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File

Purpose​

file reads the entire contents of a file from the local filesystem. This transform can only be used on the generator and responder. Typically, this extractor is used to pull small amounts of data like a secret or configuration item.

Usage​

"type": "file",
"config": {
    "filename": "<path to file>"
}

filename - the fully qualified path to the desired file

Example​

"type": "file",
"config": {
    "filename": "/var/secrets/myssecret.key"
}