# pwd

Password for basic HTTP authentication.

This parameter applies to omelasticsearch: Elasticsearch Output Module.

Name:

  pwd

Scope:

  action

Type:

  word

Default:

  action=none

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  at least 8.x, possibly earlier

## Description

Supplies the password when Elasticsearch requires basic authentication. This parameter cannot be combined with apikey.

## Action usage

    action(type="omelasticsearch" pwd="...")

## See also

See also omelasticsearch: Elasticsearch Output Module.

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