Manage tokens
InfluxDB uses token authentication to authorize access to data in your InfluxDB cluster. With InfluxDB Clustered, there are two types of tokens:
Database tokens
Database tokens grant read and write permissions to one or more databases and allows for actions like writing and querying data.
All read and write actions performed against time series data in your InfluxDB cluster must be authorized using a token.
Management tokens
Management tokens grant permission to perform administrative actions such as
managing users, databases, and database tokens.
Management tokens allow clients, such as the
influxctl CLI,
to perform administrative actions.
Store secure tokens in a secret store
Token strings are returned only on token creation. We recommend storing database tokens in a secure secret store. For example, see how to authenticate Telegraf using tokens in your OS secret store.
Manage database tokens
Manage database tokens in your InfluxDB cluster. Database tokens grant read and write permissions to one or more databases and allow for actions like writing and querying data.
Manage management tokens
Manage management tokens in your InfluxDB cluster. Management tokens grant permission to perform administrative actions such as managing users, databases, and database tokens.
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