Set up Cribl integration authentication credentials

Configure credentials for the authentication method used by the Cribl integration.

Before you begin

Decide on the appropriate authentication method for your instance:

• Basic authentication is preferred for self-hosted (On-Prem) Cribl instances.
• Token-based authentication is required for Cribl Cloud instances.
  Note:

  Token-based authentication is also supported for self-hosted (On-Prem) Cribl instances.

For token-based authentication, create a client ID and a client secret on your Cribl instance and use them to generate a token. For example:

• Client ID: 1234567890abcdef
• Client secret: abcdef1234567890

For detailed information on the Cribl API, refer to the Cribl API documentation.

Role required: evt_mgmt_admin

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Connections & Credentials > Connection & Credential Aliases.
2. Select the default Cribl credential alias: Cribl_Credential_Alias.
3. Select New to create a credential record.
4. Select the appropriate credentials type for your Cribl instance:
   • For basic authentication, select Basic Auth Credentials.
   • For token-based authentication, select Custom Header API Key Credential.
5. On the displayed form, fill in the fields.
   • For basic authentication:

     Table 1. Basic Auth credentials fields

     Field	Description
     Name	A name that describes the credentials.
     Username	Your Cribl server username. For example: admin.
     Password	Your Cribl server password. For example: admin123.

   • For token-based authentication:

     Table 2. Custom Header API Key credential fields

     Name	A name that describes the credential.
     API Key	The authentication token you generated on the Cribl instance.

6. Select Save to save the credentials configuration.

What to do next

• Verify that the provided credentials have appropriate permissions to access your Cribl instance.
• Verify that only one active credential record of each credentials type exists under the credential alias.