Credentials & Security
Configure Redis credentials to allow Radar Collector to collect monitoring data. The collector supports various authentication methods depending on the deployment type.
Deployment-Specific Credentials
- Redis Standalone - Password auth, default ACL user, TLS/SSL
- Redis Software - REST API basic auth, Data ACL setup
For Redis Cluster deployments, authentication is configured via credentials.password and optional credentials.username. If credentials.username is omitted, the collector authenticates as the default ACL user.
For Redis Sentinel deployments, authentication is configured via the credentials.password field in the deployment configuration. See Deployment Types for examples.
General Security Recommendations
- Use dedicated monitoring credentials - Don’t reuse admin credentials for collection
- Apply least privilege - Only grant the permissions the collector needs
- Use environment variables for secrets - Never hardcode credentials in config files
- Enable TLS where supported - Use
rediss://URLs for encrypted Redis connections - Rotate credentials regularly - Update passwords and API keys on a schedule