credentials

Command: boundary credentials

The credentials command lets you create and manage Boundary credential resources in Boundary's static credential store.

Note

The credentials command does not support viewing, creating, or managing credentials that reside in the Vault credential store.

A credential is a data structure containing one or more secrets that bind an identity to a set of permissions or capabilities on a host for a session.

Examples

The following example retrieves information about a credential with the ID credup_J15mtU4qmy:

$ boundary credentials read -id credup_J15mtU4qmy

Example output:

Credential information:
  Created Time:          Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:56:07 PDT
  Credential Store ID:   csst_5GGWwRngd7
  ID:                    credup_J15mtU4qmy
  Name:                  ssh-user
  Type:                  username_password
  Updated Time:          Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:56:07 PDT
  Version:               1

  Scope:
    ID:                  p_1zMlAwGHtH
    Name:                quick-start-project
    Parent Scope ID:     o_R0wbo0H6Zl
    Type:                project

  Authorized Actions:
    no-op
    read
    update
    delete

  Attributes:
    Password HMAC:       bXhHJHgaGz6fpolEpQPd0azcICSgmbVuSLfyhJhmqJY
    Username:            ssh-user

Usage

Usage: boundary credentials [sub command] [options] [args]

  # ...

Subcommands:
    create    Create a credential
    delete    Delete a credential
    list      List a credential
    read      Read a credential
    update    Update a credential

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