Security

How does Native Splunk Authentication work?

andrewtrobec
Motivator

Hello,
As the question title suggests, I am looking for any technical documentation that concerns the Native Splunk Authentication mechanism. For example, is there anything concerning how and where account information is stored, and whether data is encrpyted?
Thanks!
Andrew

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Splunk uses a passwd file ($SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd) that is very much like its Linux namesake. Passwords are encrypted in the file, but the rest of the contents are plain text.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Splunk uses a passwd file ($SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd) that is very much like its Linux namesake. Passwords are encrypted in the file, but the rest of the contents are plain text.

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If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.

andrewtrobec
Motivator

Thanks for the reply!

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