Auth Methods

An auth method is a resource that provides a mechanism for users to authenticate to Boundary. An auth method contains accounts which link an individual user to a set of credentials and managed groups which groups accounts that satisfy criteria and can be used as principals in roles. Auth methods can be defined at either a Global or Organization scope.

Attributes

All auth methods have the following configurable attributes:

• name - (optional) If set, the name must be unique within the auth method’s scope.

• description - (optional)

Password Auth Method Attributes

The password auth method has the following additional attributes:

• min_login_name_length - (required) The default is 3.

• min_password_length - (required) The default is 8.

Referenced By

• Account
• Global
• Managed Group
• Organization

Service API Docs

The following services are relevant to this resource:

• Auth Method Service
• Auth Token Service