Service Accounts
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      How to Create a Service Account

      Service accounts are recommended for CI/CD pipelines. The RapidFort CLI tools require authenticating with RapidFort.

      1. Step 1: Log into the RapidFort Dashboard
        1. Open a web browser, navigate to the RapidFort dashboard, and log in.
      2. Create a Service Account
        1. Go to the Settings page. Select Service Accounts and Create a new service account.
          1. Name/Tag: Enter a tag for the service account (e.g. "GitLab Runner").
          2. Expiration time: Select an expiration time (e.g. 90 days).
          3. Password: Enter your password.
        2. Create the service account.Step 2: Create a Service Account
      3. Add the Service Account Credentials

      Copy the service account credentials to your clipboard or download the credentials to your system.

      credentials

      [rapidfort-user]

      access_id = RFabcdefghijkl123456

      secret_key = 01234567891011abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

      rf_root_url = https://rapidfort.example.com

      To use the service account, you can either set environment variables or update the RapidFort credentials file on the client system.

      You can set the following environment variables:

        • RF_ACCESS_ID

        • RF_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY

      You can also update the RapidFort credentials file on the client system with the service account credentials. By default, the RapidFort credentials file is in ~/.rapidfort/credentials.

      You may delete service accounts. Once a service account has been deleted, the access id and secret access key will no longer be valid.