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This page is for data modellers who need to provide securely-stored credentials to access data via HTTP.

Overview

When importing data via HTTP, you sometimes need to provide authentication to an external site. In order to provide a username and/or password securely,

Configure a key/value pair using the PhixFlow items:  

1.   In a HTTP Datasource properties → Secret Key Details, create a secret key.
2.   Add the value to the local secret. PhixFlow encrypts the local secret.

You can use the secret key name to refer to the encrypted value in the following places:

• HTTP Datasources → Properties →  Secret Key Details
• Datasource instances → Username/Password or Username Key/Password Key
• HTTP Headers Properties → Basic Settings → Value 
• HTTP collectors → URL expression or Statement Expression                                                                                                                                                              

When you run analysis

PhixFlow then finds the secure credentials in the keystore and provides them to authenticate to the external site.

Property Pane Toolbar

For information about the toolbar options, see the Common Properties page, Toolbars and Controls section.

 Properties Tab

Parent Details

If this item is within or belongs to another, its parent name is shown here. See the Parent Details section on the Common Properties page for more details.

Local Secret

Basic Settings