@splunkdev/cloud-auth-node

Splunk Cloud Services Cloud-Auth-Node

Splunk Cloud Services Cloud-Auth-Node contains an authentication library for Node.js applications, along with code and examples to enable you to authenticate with Splunk Cloud Services in a Node.js-based application using the JavaScript programming language.

You can use the @splunkdev/cloud-auth-node library alone or with the Splunk Cloud Services SDK for JavaScript to programatically access Splunk Cloud Services.

Terms of Service

Splunk Cloud Services Terms of Service

Authorization Grant Types

This library supports the following OAuth authorization grant types:

• Client Credentials
• Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)
• Refresh Token

For more about authorization flows that are supported by Splunk Cloud Services, see Plan apps for Splunk Cloud Services on the Splunk Developer Portal.

Get started

Install the @splunkdev/cloud-auth-node package to enable your project to authenticate with Splunk Cloud Services.

Run the following command from your project directory if you use Yarn:

yarn add @splunkdev/cloud-auth-node

Run the following command from your project directory if you use npm:

npm install --save @splunkdev/cloud-auth-node

Example

This example demonstrates how to use this library and the Client Credential authorization flow with the Splunk Cloud Services SDK for JavaScript.

require('isomorphic-fetch'); // Or a fetch polyfill of your choosing

const { SplunkCloud } = require('@splunkdev/cloud-sdk');
const { ClientAuthManager, ClientAuthManagerSettings } = require('@splunkdev/cloud-auth-node');

// Initialize AuthManagerSettings
const authSettings = new ClientAuthManagerSettings(
    host = SPLUNK_CLOUD_AUTH_HOST,
    scope = '',
    clientId = CLIENT_CREDENTIAL_ID,
    clientSecret = CLIENT_CREDENTIAL_SECRET,
    grantType = 'client_credentials',
    tenant = TENANT);

// Use AuthManagerSettings to initialize an AuthManager.
const authManager = new ClientAuthManager(authSettings);

// Use AuthManager as the tokenSource to initialize SplunkCloud.
const svc = new SplunkCloud({ tokenSource: authManager, defaultTenant: TENANT });

...

For additional examples, see the examples directory.

Documentation

For Splunk Cloud Services documentation, see the Splunk Developer Portal.

Contact

If you have questions, reach out to us on Slack in the #sdc channel or email us at [e-mail].