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Expand Up @@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ 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.<br>**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:
- {{< 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
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 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

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