Generating a basic authorization token

To generate a basic authorization token, use the following command:

echo -ne "<siem_user>:<password>" | base64

Example

Review the following example:

echo -ne siemuser@centrify.com:Pass@2k17" | base64

Sample output

The sample output looks like this:

c2llbXVzZXJAY2VudHJpZnkuY29tOkxlZW5hQDIwMTc