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Expand Up @@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ The Datadog Forwarder is signed by Datadog. To verify the integrity of the Forwa
`DdApiKeySecretArn`
: The ARN of the secret storing the Datadog API key, if you already have it stored in Secrets Manager. You must store the secret as a plaintext, rather than a key-value pair.

`DdApiKeySsmParameterName`
: The name of the SSM parameter containing the Datadog API key. If set, both `DdApiKey` and `DdApiKeySecretArn` are ignored.

`DdSite`
: The [Datadog site][13] that your metrics and logs will be sent to. Your Datadog site is {{< region-param key="dd_site" code="true" >}}.

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`DD_API_KEY_SECRET_ARN`
: The ARN of the secret storing the Datadog API key, if you already have it stored in Secrets Manager. You must store the secret as a plaintext, rather than a key-value pair.

`DD_API_KEY_SSM_NAME`
: The name of the parameter in AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Parameter Store containing the Datadog API key. Takes precedence over `DD_KMS_API_KEY` and `DD_API_KEY`.

`DD_KMS_API_KEY`
: The Datadog API key encrypted with AWS KMS. Takes precedence over `DD_API_KEY`.

`DD_SITE`
: The [Datadog site][13] that your metrics and logs will be sent to. Your Datadog site is {{< region-param key="dd_site" code="true" >}}.

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