docs: indicate secret-store support in plugin READMEs (#12592)

plugins/inputs/http/README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/inputs/http_response/README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/inputs/kafka_consumer/README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `sasl_username`,
+`sasl_password` and `sasl_access_token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/inputs/mqtt_consumer/README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `usernane` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/inputs/postgresql/README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `address` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/inputs/postgresql_extensible/README.md

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `address` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/inputs/snmp_trap/README.md

@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `sec_name`,
+`auth_password` and `priv_password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/inputs/sql/README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `dsn` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf
@@ -185,3 +193,8 @@ nation,host=Hugin,name=Beast guest_id=5i 1611332164000000000
 ```
 
 [maria-sample]: https://www.mariadbtutorial.com/getting-started/mariadb-sample-database
+
+## Metrics
+
+The format of metrics produced by this plugin depends on the content and data
+format of the file.

plugins/inputs/sqlserver/README.md

@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `servers` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/inputs/vsphere/README.md

@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/amqp/README.md

@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/dynatrace/README.md

@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `api_token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/elasticsearch/README.md

@@ -232,6 +232,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username`,
+`password` and `auth_bearer_token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/groundwork/README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/http/README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf
@@ -118,9 +127,11 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 ### Google API Auth
 
-The `google_application_credentials` setting is used with Google Cloud APIs. It specifies the json key file. To learn about creating Google service accounts, consult Google's
+The `google_application_credentials` setting is used with Google Cloud APIs.
-[oauth2 service account documentation][create_service_account]. An example use case is a metrics proxy deployed to
+It specifies the json key file. To learn about creating Google service accounts,
-Cloud Run. In this example, the service account must have the "run.routes.invoke" permission.
+consult Google's [oauth2 service account documentation][create_service_account].
+An example use case is a metrics proxy deployed to Cloud Run. In this example,
+the service account must have the "run.routes.invoke" permission.
 
 [create_service_account]: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/production#create_service_account
 

plugins/outputs/influxdb/README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/influxdb_v2/README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/instrumental/README.md

@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `api_token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/iotdb/README.md

@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/kafka/README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `sasl_username`,
+`sasl_password` and `sasl_access_token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/librato/README.md

@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `api_user` and
+`api_token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/logzio/README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/loki/README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/mongodb/README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/mqtt/README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/nats/README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/nats/nats.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type NATS struct {
 	Name        string        `toml:"name"`
 	Username    config.Secret `toml:"username"`
 	Password    config.Secret `toml:"password"`
-	Credentials config.Secret `toml:"credentials"`
+	Credentials string        `toml:"credentials"`
 	Subject     string        `toml:"subject"`
 
 	tls.ClientConfig
@@ -66,13 +66,8 @@ func (n *NATS) Connect() error {
 		config.ReleaseSecret(password)
 	}
 
-	if !n.Credentials.Empty() {
+	if n.Credentials != "" {
-		credentials, err := n.Credentials.Get()
+		opts = append(opts, nats.UserCredentials(n.Credentials))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("getting credentials failed: %w", err)
-		}
-		opts = append(opts, nats.UserCredentials(string(credentials)))
-		config.ReleaseSecret(credentials)
 	}
 
 	if n.Name != "" {

plugins/outputs/redistimeseries/README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/signalfx/README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `access_token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/stomp/README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `username` and
+`password` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/warp10/README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf

plugins/outputs/wavefront/README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
 [CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins
 
+## Secret-store support
+
+This plugin supports secrets from secret-stores for the `token` option.
+See the [secret-store documentation][SECRETSTORE] for more details on how
+to use them.
+
+[SECRETSTORE]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#secret-store-secrets
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml @sample.conf