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layout: docs
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page_title: Vault Auto-Auth Token File Method
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description: Token File Method for Vault Auto-Auth
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---
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# Vault Auto-Auth token file method
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~> Note: This authentication method is tailored for the development experience,
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and to facilitate getting started with Vault Agent and Vault Proxy. Vault Agent and
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Vault Proxy should never be configured to use this auto-auth method in a production environment.
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The `token_file` method reads in an existing, valid Vault token from a file, and uses that
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token in lieu of authenticating itself. While it's a first class auto-auth method for all intents
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and purposes, it naturally doesn't authenticate itself, as it requires a token from elsewhere. Like
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other auto-auth methods, this method will attempt to renew the token, as appropriate.
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This auto-auth method is especially useful when testing Vault Agent or Vault Proxy without needing to set up
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any authentication methods in Vault. For long-running Agent or Proxy processes, we strongly recommend another
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auto-auth method, such that Agent and Proxy are issuing their own own authentication requests to Vault.
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## Configuration
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- `token_file_path` `(string: required)` - The path to the file with the token inside. This token cannot be a wrapping token.
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## Example configuration
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An example configuration for Vault Agent, using the `token_file` method to enable [auto-auth](/vault/docs/agent-and-proxy/autoauth), follows:
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```hcl
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pid_file = "./pidfile"
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vault {
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address = "https://127.0.0.1:8200"
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}
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auto_auth {
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method {
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type = "token_file"
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config = {
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token_file_path = "/home/username/.vault-token"
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}
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}
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}
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api_proxy {
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use_auto_auth_token = true
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}
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listener "tcp" {
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address = "127.0.0.1:8100"
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tls_disable = true
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}
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template {
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source = "/etc/vault/server.key.ctmpl"
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destination = "/etc/vault/server.key"
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}
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template {
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source = "/etc/vault/server.crt.ctmpl"
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destination = "/etc/vault/server.crt"
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}
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```
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