How to set username/password mosquitto?

Question

I used the mosquitto_passwd command to create a password file.

mosquitto_passwd /etc/mosquitto/passwd admin

I added the path to my password file in mosquitto.conf:

password_file /etc/mosquitto/passwd

But when i subscribe or publish it doesn't require username/password?

mosquitto_sub  -t '#' -d
Client mosqsub/19032-Dell sending CONNECT
Client mosqsub/19032-Dell received CONNACK
Client mosqsub/19032-Dell sending SUBSCRIBE (Mid: 1, Topic: #, QoS: 0)
Client mosqsub/19032-Dell received SUBACK
Subscribed (mid: 1): 0

What did I miss?

score 69 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 07 '15 at 06:23

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By default, Mosquitto will still allow anonymous connections, i.e. connections where no username/password is provided. In addition to the password_file entry, you also need:

allow_anonymous false

answered Jul 07 '15 at 06:23

kartben

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Don't forget to upvote and accept the answer if that worked for you. Thanks! – kartben Jul 08 '15 at 09:17
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@datnq almost 2 years later, don't forget to accept :) – A.W. Mar 02 '17 at 07:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 19 '18 at 12:24

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password_file MUST not be empty. Or password is not required.

answered Dec 19 '18 at 12:24

BaiJiFeiLong

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 12 '22 at 15:13

Everything that was needed for me to get it working was already on this page, but scattered, so below are the complete required lines to add to the mosquitto_conf file:

listener 1883
password_file /etc/mosquitto/password_file
allow_anonymous false

How to set username/password mosquitto?

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