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  The "targets authorize-session" lets you fetch session authorization credentials for a target.
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# targets authorize-session

Command: `targets authorize-session`

The `targets authorize-session` command lets you fetch session authorization credentials for a target so that you can start a session later.

## Examples

This example fetches authorization credentials for a target with the ID `ttcp_wtXnow8Krb` and a specific host with the ID `hst_DHei2VpkBH`:

```shell-session
$ boundary targets authorize-session -id=ttcp_wtXnow8Krb -host-id=hst_DHei2VpkBH
```

You can also request an authorized session using the scope ID and target name.
This example requests authorization credentials using the scope ID `o_1234567890` and the target name `prod-ssh`:

```shell-session
$ boundary targets authorize-session -scope-id o_1234567890 -name prod-ssh
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary targets authorize-session [options] [args]
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### Command options

- `-host-id=<string>` -  The ID of a host from the target's host sets.
If you specify a host, Boundary uses that specific host for the connection.
If you do not specify a host, Boundary chooses one at random.
- `-id=<string>` - The ID of the target you want to authorize a session for.
- `-name=<string>` - The name of the target you want to fetch credentials for, if you want to authorize the session using scope parameters and target name.
- `-scope-id=<string>` - The scope ID of the target you want to fetch credentials for, if you want to authorize the session using scope parameters and target name.
Alternatively, you can specify a scope ID using the **BOUNDARY_SCOPE_ID** environment variable.
You cannot specify a scope ID if you specify a `-scope-name<string>`.
- `-scope-name=<string>` - The scope name of the target you want to fetch credentials for, if you want to authorize the session using scope parameters and target name.
Alternatively, you can specify a scope name using the **BOUNDARY_SCOPE_NAME** environment variable.
You cannot specify a scope name if you specify a `-scope-id<string>`.

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