# CLI Authentication with Xygeni

When you download the scanner, you may (or not) have indicated Xygeni API token.

{% hint style="info" %}
If you specified `./install.sh -o -v -t $XYGENI_TOKEN` , the token will be saved (encrypted) into `conf/xygeni.yml` and will be used by Xygeni CLI without need to specify it again.

Instead, if you executed `./install.sh -o -v`   (without the token), you will need to specify the token when running the Xygeni CLI. 
{% endhint %}

To authenticate through the Xygeni Scanner CLI you may use the following options:

```
 xygeni [-hqvV]
  [--user=<username>] [--pass=<password>] [--token=<token>] [--url=<url>]
  COMMAND [@<args_file>] [<command options>]
  
Xygeni credentials - clear-text or encrypted, env:VAR, file:PATH
They override the corresponding values in xygeni.yml configuration.
      --url=<url>         Xygeni api URL
      --token=<token>     Access token.
      --user=<username>   Username.
      --pass=<password>   Password. Deprecated, token is recommended.
```

{% hint style="info" %}
See [Generate Token for Scanner and API client](/xygeni-administration/platform-administration/profile.md#generate_token_for_scanner-1) for further information on how to create Xygeni tokens.
{% endhint %}


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