auth not working

[OptimusGREEN]

Hi,

I've upgraded to the 0.17 and didn't have auth enabled prior so I have no reason to think this is the reason.

I have added auth to the configuration as per the docs and added some test users but regardless of what user I try to login as, it always says I'm logged in as anonymous admin. If I log out then refresh the main url, I have full access.

I've checked the logs but don't see anything at all in relation to login or auth.

[inkeep-ai-assistant[bot]]

The issue you're experiencing—where you see "anonymous (admin)" regardless of login attempts—typically indicates you're accessing Frigate on the wrong port(1)(2).

Frigate has two distinct ports with different authentication behaviors(1):

• Port 8971: Authenticated UI and API - this is where you should access Frigate when authentication is enabled(1)
• Port 5000: Internal unauthenticated UI and API access - this port bypasses authentication and is intended for use within the Docker network for services that don't support authentication(1)

When you access Frigate through port 5000, authentication is not enforced regardless of your auth.enabled: true setting(1). On the unauthenticated port (5000), all requests are treated as anonymous with admin-level access(1). The UI will always display "anonymous" for the username and "admin" for the role when using port 5000(1).

To fix this, ensure you're accessing Frigate at http://your-host:8971 instead of port 5000(1)(2). You'll need to expose port 8971 in your Docker configuration if you haven't already(2).

When you first start Frigate with authentication enabled, an admin user and password are generated and printed in the logs(1). Check your Frigate logs for these credentials, or use the reset_admin_password: true setting to generate new credentials(1)(3).

📚 Sources:

1. Authentication
2. [Config Support]: Authentication not enforced despite user management and auth configuration
3. Full Reference Config

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