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title: "PE - Configuring Prometheus Exporter for Jira Lite"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PE/14680426/PE%20-%20Configuring%20Prometheus%20Exporter%20for%20Jira%20Lite"
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> Macro (aura-html)

## Configuring a secret token (recommended)

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| Note that this plugin publicly exposes some sensitive data by default. The metrics page exposes the usernames for who logged in last, who was the last editing issues in every project and so on. We recommend that you enable token protection to make sure the public cannot view usernames. |

  


To configure a secret token:

![image](media://d0ffdfcf-e2b8-44fc-b4e4-234a1efa4cb3)

1. Log into your Jira as Admin.
2. Go to Jira **Administration > Manage apps**, and click **Prometheus Exporter Settings **in the PROMETHEUS EXPORTER section.   
The **Prometheus Exporter Settings** page opens.
3. Generate or create a token**. **We recommend to use 128 characters.  
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4. Use this secret token in the **scrape_configs** inside the **prometheus.yml** configuration file: