Configuring user authentication in Conductor Live - AWS Elemental Conductor Live

Configuring user authentication in Conductor Live

You can enable user authentication on the cluster, so that all users must provide valid credentials to work from either the web interface or the REST API. When user authentication is enabled, users must provide the following credentials:

  • For the web interface, users must enter user credentials—a user name and a password.

  • For the REST API, users must include these additional HTTP headers (X-Auth-User, X-Auth-Expires, X-Auth-Key) in commands that they send.

    For more information about using the API with authentication enabled, see the AWS Elemental Conductor Live REST API documentation.

Benefits

User authentication has the following benefits:

  • It prevents unauthorized access to nodes.

  • It lets an administrator track node activity on a per-user basis.

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