Docs: Update guide on authenticating data source plugins (#24884)

* Update guide on authenticating data source plugins

* Fix broken references
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Marcus Olsson
2020-06-11 12:12:27 +02:00
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@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Content-Type: application/json
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> NOTE: `password` and `basicAuthPassword` should be defined under `secureJsonData` in order to be stored securely as an encrypted blob in the database. Then, the encrypted fields are listed under `secureJsonFields` section in the response. See also the [Encrypting Sensitive Data]({{< relref "../developers/plugins/authentication.md/#encrypting-sensitive-data">}}) documentation for more details.
> **Note:** By defining `password` and `basicAuthPassword` under `secureJsonData` Grafana encrypts them securely as an encrypted blob in the database. The response then lists the encrypted fields under `secureJsonFields`.
**Example Graphite Request with basic auth enabled**:
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ Content-Type: application/json
}
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> NOTE: Similar to [creating a data source](#create-a-data-source), `password` and `basicAuthPassword` should be defined under `secureJsonData` in order to be stored securely as an encrypted blob in the database. Then, the encrypted fields are listed under `secureJsonFields` section in the response. See also the [Encrypting Sensitive Data]({{< relref "../developers/plugins/authentication.md/#encrypting-sensitive-data">}}) documentation for more details.
> **Note:** Similar to [creating a data source](#create-a-data-source), `password` and `basicAuthPassword` should be defined under `secureJsonData` in order to be stored securely as an encrypted blob in the database. Then, the encrypted fields are listed under `secureJsonFields` section in the response.
## Delete an existing data source by id