# Vsphere module account support

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vsphere-module-account-support/129819>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vsphere-module-account-support/129819 "2018-04-27T11:44:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Fille](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/fille/32/30555_2.png) [@Fille](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Fille)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vsphere-module-account-support/129819/1 "2018-04-27T11:44:46Z")

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Hi,

Testing out the vsphere module.  
Just wondering if the vsphere module supports AD, ldap or if the account needs to be a local vsphere account?  
And if it does how do I specify that 'syntax wise'...

Cheers  
/Filip

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**Author:** ![ruflin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruflin/32/3116_2.png) [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vsphere-module-account-support/129819/2 "2018-04-27T12:27:50Z")

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So far from the Metricbeat perspective only basic auth is supported, see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/master/metricbeat-module-vsphere.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/master/metricbeat-module-vsphere.html)

What I don't know is how vsphere would expose for example LDAP users and they would be also accessible through basic auth?

In case it does not work, best open a feature request for it on Github.

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**Author:** ![Fille](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/fille/32/30555_2.png) [@Fille](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Fille)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vsphere-module-account-support/129819/3 "2018-04-27T13:00:23Z")

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Very good, thanks a lot! 👍

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**Author:** ![rcowart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rcowart/32/88091_2.png) [@rcowart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rcowart)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vsphere-module-account-support/129819/4 "2018-04-29T11:34:33Z")

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Metricbeat, or anything using the API, or logging in interactively, is sending credentials to vSphere. Where vSphere goes to authenticate those credentials depends on how vSphere is configured, and is no concern of the client.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vsphere-module-account-support/129819/5 "2018-05-27T11:43:24Z")

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