Add secrets to Docker for Headless Browser setup in Linux

Create a Docker secret, which stores the password of the ServiceNow user who will log into the instance to execute the tests. Docker Secrets is a feature of ServiceNow® for securely storing the passwords that will be used in containers.

Before you begin

Complete Step 3: Create the Docker image and containers for Headless Browser setup in Linux

Role required: none.

About this task

Inside of the Docker container is an automation script that opens a web browser, logs into the instance, and opens the client test runner page. In order to log into the ServiceNow instance, you will need a user password. In this procedure you use a Docker feature called Docker Secrets so you can securely store passwords. When you run containers, the password is automatically available to log in to your instance.

Role required: admin on your ServiceNow instance and local administrator on the host machine.

Procedure

1. At the command line, enter docker swarm init
2. Enter echo "<your user's password>" | docker secret create sn_password -
   Note:

   Replace <your user's password> with the user's ServiceNow password.

   Your results should look like this:

   

Result

The result is your secret ID, which you must save for later use. The secret ID will be added to the ServiceNow instance in the sys_property sn_atf.headless.secret_id.

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