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id="token-authentication-overview">Token Authentication Overview<a href="#token-authentication-overview" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Token Authentication Overview" title="Direct link to Token Authentication Overview"></a></h2><p>Pulsar supports authenticating clients using security tokens that are based on <a href="https://jwt.io/introduction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">JSON Web Tokens</a> (<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RFC-7519</a>).</p><p>Tokens are used to identify a Pulsar client and associate with some &quot;principal&quot; (or &quot;role&quot;) which
will be then granted permissions to do some actions (eg: publish or consume from a topic).</p><p>A user will typically be given a token string by an administrator (or some automated service).</p><p>The compact representation of a signed JWT is a string that looks like:</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJKb2UifQ.ipevRNuRP6HflG8cFKnmUPtypruRC4fb1DWtoLL62SY</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><p>The application specifies the token when creating the client instance. An alternative is to pass
a &quot;token supplier&quot;, that is to say, a function that returns the token when the client library
will need one.</p><blockquote><h4 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="always-use-tls-transport-encryption">Always use TLS transport encryption<a href="#always-use-tls-transport-encryption" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Always use TLS transport encryption" title="Direct link to Always use TLS transport encryption"></a></h4><p>Sending a token is equivalent to sending a password over the wire. It is strongly recommended to
always use TLS encryption when talking to the Pulsar service. See
<a href="/docs/3.0.x/security-tls-transport/">Transport Encryption using TLS</a></p></blockquote><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="secret-vs-publicprivate-keys">Secret vs Public/Private keys<a href="#secret-vs-publicprivate-keys" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Secret vs Public/Private keys" title="Direct link to Secret vs Public/Private keys"></a></h2><p>JWT supports two different kinds of keys to generate and validate the tokens:</p><ul><li>Symmetric:<ul><li>there is a single <strong><em>Secret</em></strong> key that is used both to generate and validate</li></ul></li><li>Asymmetric: there is a pair of keys.<ul><li><strong><em>Private</em></strong> key is used to generate tokens</li><li><strong><em>Public</em></strong> key is used to validate tokens</li></ul></li></ul><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="secret-key">Secret key<a href="#secret-key" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Secret key" title="Direct link to Secret key"></a></h3><p>When using a secret key, the administrator will create the key and he will
use it to generate the client tokens. This key will be also configured to
the brokers to allow them to validate the clients.</p><h4 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="creating-a-secret-key">Creating a secret key<a href="#creating-a-secret-key" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Creating a secret key" title="Direct link to Creating a secret key"></a></h4><blockquote><p>Output file will be generated in the root of your pulsar installation directory. You can also provide absolute path for the output file.</p></blockquote><div class="language-shell codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-shell codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">bin/pulsar tokens create-secret-key --output my-secret.key</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><p>To generate base64 encoded private key</p><div class="language-shell codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-shell codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">bin/pulsar tokens create-secret-key --output /opt/my-secret.key --base64</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="publicprivate-keys">Public/Private keys<a href="#publicprivate-keys" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Public/Private keys" title="Direct link to Public/Private keys"></a></h3><p>With public/private, we need to create a pair of keys. Pulsar supports all algorithms supported by the Java JWT library shown <a href="https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt#signature-algorithms-keys" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></p><h4 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="creating-a-key-pair">Creating a key pair<a href="#creating-a-key-pair" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Creating a key pair" title="Direct link to Creating a key pair"></a></h4><blockquote><p>Output file will be generated in the root of your pulsar installation directory. You can also provide absolute path for the output file.</p></blockquote><div class="language-shell codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-shell codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">bin/pulsar tokens create-key-pair --output-private-key my-private.key --output-public-key my-public.key</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><ul><li><code>my-private.key</code> will be stored in a safe location and only used by administrators to generate
new tokens.</li><li><code>my-public.key</code> will be distributed to all Pulsar brokers. This file can be publicly shared without
any security concerns.</li></ul><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="generating-tokens">Generating tokens<a href="#generating-tokens" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Generating tokens" title="Direct link to Generating tokens"></a></h2><p>A token is a credential associated with a user. The association is done through the &quot;principal&quot;,
or &quot;role&quot;. In the case of JWT tokens, this field it&#x27;s typically referred to as <strong>subject</strong>, though
it&#x27;s exactly the same concept.</p><p>The generated token is then required to have a <strong>subject</strong> fieldset.</p><div class="language-shell codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-shell codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">bin/pulsar tokens create --secret-key file:///path/to/my-secret.key </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> --subject test-user</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><p>This will print the token string on stdout.</p><p>Similarly, one can create a token by passing the &quot;private&quot; key:</p><div class="language-shell codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-shell codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">bin/pulsar tokens create --private-key file:///path/to/my-private.key </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> --subject test-user</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><p>Finally, a token can also be created with a pre-defined TTL. After that time,
the token will be automatically invalidated.</p><div class="language-shell codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-shell codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">bin/pulsar tokens create --secret-key file:///path/to/my-secret.key </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> --subject test-user </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> --expiry-time 1y</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="authorization">Authorization<a href="#authorization" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Authorization" title="Direct link to Authorization"></a></h2><p>The token itself doesn&#x27;t have any permission associated. That will be determined by the
authorization engine. Once the token is created, one can grant permission for this token to do certain
actions. Eg. :</p><div class="language-shell codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-shell codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">bin/pulsar-admin namespaces grant-permission my-tenant/my-namespace </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> --role test-user </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> --actions produce,consume</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="enabling-token-authentication-">Enabling Token Authentication ...<a href="#enabling-token-authentication-" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Enabling Token Authentication ..." title="Direct link to Enabling Token Authentication ..."></a></h2><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="-on-brokers">... on Brokers<a href="#-on-brokers" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to ... on Brokers" title="Direct link to ... on Brokers"></a></h3><p>To configure brokers to authenticate clients, put the following in <code>broker.conf</code>:</p><div class="language-properties codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-properties codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># Configuration to enable authentication and authorization</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">authenticationEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">true</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">authorizationEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">true</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">authenticationProviders</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">org.apache.pulsar.broker.authentication.AuthenticationProviderToken</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># If using secret key (Note: key files must be DER-encoded)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">tokenSecretKey</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">file:///path/to/secret.key</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># The key can also be passed inline:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># tokenSecretKey=data:;base64,FLFyW0oLJ2Fi22KKCm21J18mbAdztfSHN/lAT5ucEKU=</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># If using public/private (Note: key files must be DER-encoded)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># tokenPublicKey=file:///path/to/public.key</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path 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The role token for this
key pair should be configured in the <code>proxyRoles</code> of the brokers. See the <a href="/docs/3.0.x/security-authorization/">authorization guide</a> for more details.</p><div class="language-properties codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-properties codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># For clients connecting to the proxy</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">authenticationEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">true</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">authorizationEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">true</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">authenticationProviders</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">org.apache.pulsar.broker.authentication.AuthenticationProviderToken</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">tokenSecretKey</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">file:///path/to/secret.key</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># For the proxy to connect to brokers</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">brokerClientAuthenticationPlugin</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">org.apache.pulsar.client.impl.auth.AuthenticationToken</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key attr-name" style="color:rgb(241, 250, 140)">brokerClientAuthenticationParameters</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">=</span><span class="token value attr-value">{&quot;token&quot;:&quot;eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ0ZXN0LXVzZXIifQ.9OHgE9ZUDeBTZs7nSMEFIuGNEX18FLR3qvy8mqxSxXw&quot;}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># Or, alternatively, read token from file</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)"># brokerClientAuthenticationParameters=file:///path/to/proxy-token.txt</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 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