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How to get session key / auth token for mod input script

jimmycmfu
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Hi,

I'm currently trying to get the auth token that can be used for rest apis without exposing my password. Since it is a mod input script, I am using passAuth = <user> in inputs.conf. This provides me the auth token via stdin, but it is exposing some information that I would not like exposed. The stdin that I get is "sessionKey=abcd1234" for example. Is there a way to omit the "sessionKey=" part and only return the session key?

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.1/Admin/Inputsconf

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/8.2.2105/AdvancedDev/ModInputsIntro

Alternatively, is there another way to retrieve the session key / auth token without including the password in my script?

Thanks!

 

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