# Kubernetes Dashboard Authentication

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/kubernetes-dashboard-authentication/15600>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [April 19, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/kubernetes-dashboard-authentication/15600 "2021-04-19T17:47:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![lmacdonald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lmacdonald](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/lmacdonald)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/kubernetes-dashboard-authentication/15600/1 "2021-04-19T17:47:32Z")

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I was able to get the Kubernetes Dashboard up but must use the token option to log in. For the life of me I can’t figure out how to setup some sort of user name and password option or even just turn off the security. It’s just a dev area and the apps don’t contain sensitive information. I stood up the cluster and I need to be able to give other people access without sending them a long long token each time. Can this be done? Haven’t found any documentation I was able to follow yet. Thanks for tips!

### Cluster information:

Kubernetes version:  
Cloud being used: (put bare-metal if not on a public cloud)  
Installation method:  
Host OS: Ubuntu 20.x  
CNI and version: Flannel  
CRI and version:

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