Passing credentials in Splunk URL

[pjsplunker]

I am doing some load testing and need to pass uid and pwd in the Splunk URL. Generically, it looks like there are several ways to do it. Anyone have a sample that works ?

Thx..

[jonuwz]

Create a setcion in etc/system/local/web.conf like this :

[settings]
enable_insecure_login = True

Restart splunk

Now you can log in directly with

http://splunk:8000/en-US/account/insecurelogin?username=admin&password=changeme

[jonuwz]

You might want to accept this answer if it worked for you so that other people can find it

[jonuwz]

That is a terrible, terrible idea. Anyone looking at your source in the external app would be able to get splunk credentials.

i.e. I know your admin password is "smol"

and there's no use passing additional fields to the login screen. You probably want to re-direct it to a different page.

&return_to=%2Fen-GB%2Fapp%2Fmy_app%2Fmy_view

[thunder_wu]

There is a valid case. I want to use it for my local splunk free installation and prototyping. This way do not have to type admin/admin every time.

[smolcj]

some values from an external application bypassing splunk credentials. after reading this answer from jonuwz i think it will be a good idea when splunk is redirecting from some other applications with some values passing through the url.

[Ayn]

Purpose being what?

[smolcj]

can i pass an external value along with this?
something like idno=12234
http://localhost:8000/en-US/account/insecurelogin?username=admin&password=smol&srno=777

[pjsplunker]

Awesome, thanks !