Is there a more secure way to make client connect to splunk?

[jaburke1]

Is there a more secure way to make client connection to splunk other than username and password (in conf file)? (such as system account using certificate?)

[jaburke1]

Thanks for the links!

I meant a system account accessing Splunk search head via an automated process

[drodman29]

By client do you mean a forwarder?
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Forwarder/8.0.2/Forwarder/Controlforwarderaccess#Prerequisites...

Or a user?
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.2/Security/WhatyoucansecurewithSplunk