A key is necessary to send logs over the logging pipeline. For more information about the purpose of a pipeline key, see Log Security.
Warning:
IONOS adheres to a Share Once policy to generate a key; there is no alternative method to retrieve it if lost. Hence, we recommend that you secure the generated key.
The previous key is instantly revoked when you generate a new key for a specific pipeline.
To get a new key for a pipeline, you can use the following request. Remember to replace the {pipelineID}
with a valid ID of a pipeline to access its key
.
The response contains the key necessary to configure the Shared_Key
in Fluent Bit.