---
title: influxd recovery auth
description: The influxd recovery auth command and subcommands manage on-disk authorization data for recovery purposes.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/auth/
estimated_tokens: 414
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/auth/
date: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
lastmod: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
---

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS.[InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

#### API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0

Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a
copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing
tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t
be recovered afterward — **capture any plaintext tokens you still
need before you upgrade**.

For more information, see [Token hashing](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#token-hashing).

The `influxd recovery auth` command and subcommands manage on-disk authorization
data for recovery purposes.

## Usage

```sh
influxd recovery auth [flags]
influxd recovery auth [command]
```

## Subcommands

|                                     Subcommand                                     |            Description             |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|[create-operator](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/auth/create-operator/)|Create new operator token for a user|
|           [list](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/auth/list/)           |        List authorizations         |

## Flags

|Flag|        |  Description  |
|----|--------|---------------|
|`-h`|`--help`|Help for `auth`|
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| create-operator | Create new operator token for a user |
| list | List authorizations |

| Flag |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description |
| -h | --help | Help for  auth |