From 7599f0af3977e6776c9e97f29d977e87f38dc8f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: May Lee Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:40:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update token configuration instructions for clarity --- content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md b/content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md index 2ebdf5de869..2f0d4a6bedd 100644 --- a/content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md +++ b/content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ To configure authentication tokens, enable the {{< ui >}}Configure authenticatio 1. Click {{< ui >}}Manage Tokens{{< /ui >}} and then {{< ui >}}Add Token{{< /ui >}}. 1. Enter the identifier for your token key.
**Note**: If you are using environment variables, the environment variable for this token is the identifier you entered prepended with `DD_OP_`. -1. (Optional) Enter a field and value if you want to add additional information to logs successfully authenticated with this specific token. -1. Select the path to token in the {{< ui >}}Path to Token{{< /ui >}} dropdown menu: +1. (Optional) Enter a field and value if you want to add additional information to logs that are successfully authenticated with this specific token. +1. Select the path to the token in the {{< ui >}}Path to Token{{< /ui >}} dropdown menu: - {{< ui >}}Header{{< /ui >}} for an authorization header (optionally, enter the header name) - {{< ui >}}Address{{< /ui >}} for an IP address - {{< ui >}}Path{{< /ui >}} for an endpoint path From 1c4a367b1457c78fdea9fbf2d05c2969db309b2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: May Lee Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:03:50 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] updates --- content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md b/content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md index 2f0d4a6bedd..26cab9f0241 100644 --- a/content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md +++ b/content/en/observability_pipelines/sources/http_server.md @@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ To configure authentication tokens, enable the {{< ui >}}Configure authenticatio 1. Enter the identifier for your token key.
**Note**: If you are using environment variables, the environment variable for this token is the identifier you entered prepended with `DD_OP_`. 1. (Optional) Enter a field and value if you want to add additional information to logs that are successfully authenticated with this specific token. 1. Select the path to the token in the {{< ui >}}Path to Token{{< /ui >}} dropdown menu: - - {{< ui >}}Header{{< /ui >}} for an authorization header (optionally, enter the header name) - - {{< ui >}}Address{{< /ui >}} for an IP address - - {{< ui >}}Path{{< /ui >}} for an endpoint path + - {{< ui >}}Header{{< /ui >}} for a custom header or an authorization header, such as `"Authorization: Basic ABCDEF1234567="`. + - Optionally, enter the header name. **Note**: The header name is case insensitive. + - {{< ui >}}Address{{< /ui >}} for an IP address. + - {{< ui >}}Path{{< /ui >}} for an endpoint path. ## Secret defaults