»Server Authentication

All connections to the Waypoint server via the CLI or UI require an auth token to authenticate.

If you're a new user that ran waypoint install, the auth token was automatically configured for your local CLI.

»Using Your Token

»CLI

To use the token with the CLI, the preferred way is to persist it with a context using waypoint context create. This will store the token in your home directory and make it always available when using Waypoint.

You may also set the token at any time using the WAYPOINT_TOKEN environment variable. This will override any context settings.

»UI

When you first visit the Waypoint UI, you will be asked to enter a token. Enter your token to authenticate. The UI will save this token in your browser's local storage.

»Invite

If you're inviting other users to access your Waypoint server, you should generate an invite token. An invite token is a special type of token that can be exchanged exactly once for a real auth token. To generate an invite token, you can use the "Invite" link in the UI or the CLI;

$ waypoint token invite
svESKuVYKeLkgFP3heNanrhvwiMfxfM7q7d3m8UTU3fTDwetfq9vMsBtdqeRmKakXZXJjLDinApxkDcVe594vR2FfVeF3m6gupZ8NVcSC

The receiving user can exchange this token using the UI or using waypoint token exchange.

»Generate

If you're creating a new token for yourself, you can generate a new auth token directly:

$ waypoint token new
svESKuVYKeLkgFP3heNanrhvwiMfxfM7q7d3m8UTU3fTDwetfq9vMsBtdqeRmKakXZXJjLDinApxkDcVe594vR2FfVeF3m6gupZ8NVcSC

»Revoke, Inspect, etc.

Waypoint currently doesn't have any mechanism to revoke tokens, audit token usage, inspect an existing token, etc. We plan on expanding our token system to support this in the future.