Neither a secret key nor a shared access token was set – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

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August-23, Version: 6.8-8.9

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Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to authenticate a request due to missing security credentials. It’s expecting either a secret key or a shared access token, but neither has been provided. To resolve this issue, you can either set a secret key or a shared access token in your Elasticsearch configuration. Ensure that the credentials are correct and have the necessary permissions. If you’re using an access token, make sure it hasn’t expired. Also, check your application’s code to ensure it’s correctly passing these credentials when making requests to Elasticsearch.

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Neither a secret key nor a shared access token was set. ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: azure, repository-azure, repositories.

Log Context

Log “Neither a secret key nor a shared access token was set.” class name is AzureStorageSettings.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

 @Nullable String secondaryEndpoint
 ) {
 final boolean hasSasToken = Strings.hasText(sasToken);
 final boolean hasKey = Strings.hasText(key);
 if (hasSasToken == false && hasKey == false) {
 throw new SettingsException("Neither a secret key nor a shared access token was set.");
 }
 if (hasSasToken && hasKey) {
 throw new SettingsException("Both a secret as well as a shared access token were set.");
 }
 final StringBuilder connectionStringBuilder = new StringBuilder();

 

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