In addition to this manual: https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/wato_user.html#_automatic_login_via_the_url, we will show you when to use which URL for automatic login via URL
LAST TESTED ON CHECKMK 2.1.0P1
Access Checkmk view within an Iframe
If your site Apache is secured by cookie-based authentication
OMD[mysite]:~$ omd config show MULTISITE_COOKIE_AUTH on
The URL for auto login needs to be set like this:
http://localhost/mysite/check_mk/login.py?_origtarget=/mysite/check_mk/view.py?view_name=allhosts&_username=cmkadmin&_password=cmk&_login=1
If your site Apache is secured by basic auth, the URL for auto login needs to be set like this:
http://cmkadmin:cmk@localhost/mysite/check_mk/view.py?view_name=allhosts
The same procedure for Nagios views presenting in an Iframe!
Debug HTTPS iframes
Problem
Since Werk #6774, it's not possible to use an HTTPS Iframe within Checkmk (this also affects nagvis).
If you're considering doing this, please remember that this is a security issue and not supported by us.
Determine the issue
You get the following broken page when opening an HTTPS Iframe within Checkmk.
For a more verbose error message, open the developer tools of the current browser, select the Header Console, and refresh the page. This is usually done with the F12 key:
The browser also produces an error about the missing Content-Secuirty-Policy (CSP). Please keep in mind that many Software/Pages do not want to be integrated as an Iframe due to security settings.
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