Pass User/Password in URL for Login

[mikew]

I have a customer that has several applications that they want to integrate with Nagios XI in their application interface. What they need is a URL built for a read only user so the URL will need to pass the user and password.

The need is for several read only users so the auto-login is not enough. Is there a way to pass the user and password in the URL?

[tgriep]

Are you looking for something like the "Backend API URL" component?

If not, could you describe what they are looking for?

[lmiltchev]

Perhaps they can try using the Nagios XI Backend API URL component. They can create a read-only user, then in the backend API URL component's settings, grab the "username" and "ticket" portion of the URL and use it to access the data. Is this something that you are looking for or I am missing the point?

[mikew]

I have tried to use the backend API but I cannot get it work. For example if I wanted to connect to BPI the link is:

https://ip_address/nagiosxi/includes/components/nagiosbpi/index.php

The API uses &username=nagios_read&ticket=bunchofstuff...guess I cannnot figure out the exact string for connecting the two.

[mikew]

Looks like I figured it out with the backend API, still tesing but I will update the status. Here is what I did:

Locate the URL I want:

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http://server_ip/nagiosxi/includes/components/nagiosbpi/index.php

Use the backend APi to get the user and ticket info:

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?&username=someuser&ticket=fgsgm29aamd73attena3dnin6n2cc5brk7b86ihe8ri83f3h4che2235998ghcg

Combine the two:

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http://server_ip/nagiosxi/includes/components/nagiosbpi/index.php?&username=someuser&ticket=fgsgm29aamd73attena3dnin6n2cc5brk7b86ihe8ri83f3h4che2235998ghcg

Thanks for your help as always......

[scottwilkerson]

That is correct.

There are only a few pages I recall that this will not work on, but by in large it can be used.

[mikew]

You can close this...thanks guys for your help....