From 4b2a72c61683182a85d082ccc265aa1e358d221f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason O'Donnell <2160810+jasonodonnell@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 10:11:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify token helper intro (#9058) --- website/pages/docs/commands/token-helper.mdx | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/pages/docs/commands/token-helper.mdx b/website/pages/docs/commands/token-helper.mdx index f66d18a4e..588983154 100644 --- a/website/pages/docs/commands/token-helper.mdx +++ b/website/pages/docs/commands/token-helper.mdx @@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ description: >- # Token Helpers -The Vault CLI provides a built in tool for authenticating to any of the enabled auth backends. By default the Vault CLI will take the generated token after a successful authentication and store it on disk in the `~/.vault-token` file. This functionality can change in Vault via the use of a token helper. A token helper is an external program that Vault calls to save, retrieve or erase a saved token. The token helper could be a very simple script or a more complex program depending on your needs. The interface to the external token helper is extremely simple. +A token helper is an external program that Vault calls to save, retrieve or erase +a saved token. The token helper could be a very simple script or a more complex +program depending on your needs. The interface to the external token helper is +extremely simple. + +By default the Vault CLI provides a built in tool for authenticating with any +of the enabled authentication backends. Once authenticated, the CLI will store +the generated token on disk in the `~/.vault-token` file. By using a token helper, +this default functionality can be changed. ## Configuration