“kube-prometheus” is a Kubernetes monitoring solution that uses Prometheus as the core component. “basic_auth_users” refers to the list of users and their passwords that are authorized to access the Prometheus server using basic authentication.
These basic auth credentials can be configured in the Prometheus server’s configuration file, typically located at /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
. An example configuration for basic auth users might look like:
global:
scrape_interval: 15s
scrape_configs:
- job_name: 'prometheus'
static_configs:
- targets: ['localhost:9090']
# Basic Auth Configuration
basic_auth:
username: password
In this example, there is only one user configured with the username “username” and password “password”. This user would need to provide these credentials when accessing the Prometheus server through its web interface or API endpoints.
It is important to note that basic authentication is not a secure method of authentication since it sends usernames and passwords in plaintext. It is recommended to use more secure methods such as HTTPS with TLS certificates or OAuth2 for authenticating users.