example/in_forward_client.conf
<system>
rpc_endpoint 0.0.0.0:24444
</system>
<source>
@type forward
port 24224
bind 0.0.0.0
<security>
self_hostname input.testing.local
shared_key secure_communication_is_awesome
user_auth yes
allow_anonymous_source no
<user>
username user1
password yes_this_is_user1
</user>
<user>
username user2
password yes_this_is_really_user2
</user>
<user>
username user3
password noooooo_this_may_not_be_user3
</user>
<client>
# host 127.0.0.1
network 127.0.0.0/24
shared_key using_different_key_makes_us_secure
users user1,user2
</client>
</security>
</source>
<match {test,test2,test3,test4}>
@type stdout
</match>