| Variable | AUTH_BY_PROXY_HEADER_NAME | |
| Description | Specifies usernames in header for the proxy | |
| Default | none | |
The proxy must add a header with the username of the end user in the specified header. If the proxy leaves the header blank, the user does not get authenticated, and can thus only access shared dashboards.
ini
AUTHENTICATION_METHOD=byproxy
AUTH_BY_PROXY_HEADER_NAME=name-of-http-header
LogScale uses the "Authentication" header as transport from the browser to
the LogScale back-end. It's not possible to use a proxy that also uses
this header. This rules out using
https://github.com/bitly/oauth2_proxy.