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[7.x] [DOCS] Adds API keys to API docs (#71738) (#71889)
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KOTungseth authored Jul 15, 2020
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=== Authentication
{kib} supports token-based authentication with the same username and password that you use to log into the {kib} Console.

The {kib} APIs support key- and token-based authentication.

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==== Token-based authentication

To use token-based authentication, you use the same username and password that you use to log into Elastic.
In a given HTTP tool, and when available, you can select to use its 'Basic Authentication' option,
which is where the username and password are stored in order to be passed as part of the call.

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==== Key-based authentication

To use key-based authentication, you create an API key using the Elastic Console, then specify the key in the header of your API calls.

For information about API keys, refer to <<api-keys,API keys>>.

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