From 239a4c63a2e644f44297c0f330f8985cd25716b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bruno P. Kinoshita" Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:35:30 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] Add note that not all proxy implementations use an auth token --- docs/source/getting-started/security-basics.rst | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/getting-started/security-basics.rst b/docs/source/getting-started/security-basics.rst index 1a79f2e6..5da0a668 100644 --- a/docs/source/getting-started/security-basics.rst +++ b/docs/source/getting-started/security-basics.rst @@ -86,9 +86,13 @@ Proxy authentication token -------------------------- The Hub authenticates its requests to the Proxy using a secret token that -the Hub and Proxy agree upon. The value of this token should be a random -string (for example, generated by ``openssl rand -hex 32``). You can store -it in the configuration file or an environment variable +the Hub and Proxy agree upon. Note that this applies to the default +``ConfigurableHTTPProxy`` implementation. Not all proxy implementations +use an auth token. + +The value of this token should be a random string (for example, generated by +``openssl rand -hex 32``). You can store it in the configuration file or an +environment variable Generating and storing token in the configuration file ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~