# Configuring 'Authenticate sender account' in docker container

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/configuring-authenticate-sender-account-in-docker-container/14957>\
**Category:** OpenSearch\
**Tags:** notifications\
**Created:** [July 4, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/configuring-authenticate-sender-account-in-docker-container/14957 "2023-07-04T13:27:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![aravindasamy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@aravindasamy](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/aravindasamy)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/configuring-authenticate-sender-account-in-docker-container/14957/1 "2023-07-04T13:27:58Z")

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**Versions** (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser):  
Using OpenSearch version v 2.8.0

**Describe the issue** :  
While configuring notifications we have to authenticate to SMTP server. After configuring also we cannot send mail to the mail mentioned in the ‘Recipient groups’

**Configuration** :  
I have used the below commands to configure

opensearch-keystore add plugins.alerting.destination.email.email-smtp..username  
opensearch-keystore add plugins.alerting.destination.email.email-smtp..password

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**Author:** ![aravindasamy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@aravindasamy](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/aravindasamy)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/configuring-authenticate-sender-account-in-docker-container/14957/2 "2023-07-06T04:20:35Z")

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Found out the issue, It turns out to be the SMTP information