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@@ -30962,18 +30962,9 @@ The system user to run the service as.
@item @code{coordinator} (default: @code{"http://localhost:8745"})
The URI to use when connecting to the coordinator.
-@item @code{uuid}
-The UUID of the agent. This should be generated by the coordinator
-process, stored in the coordinator database, and used by the intended
-agent.
-
-@item @code{password} (default: @code{#f})
-The password to use when connecting to the coordinator. A file to read
-the password from can also be specified, and this is more secure.
-
-@item @code{password-file} (default: @code{#f})
-A file containing the password to use when connecting to the
-coordinator.
+@item @code{authentication}
+Record describing how this agent should authenticate with the
+coordinator. Possible record types are described below.
@item @code{systems} (default: @code{#f})
The systems for which this agent should fetch builds. The agent process
@@ -30993,6 +30984,39 @@ input store items aren't already available.
@end table
@end deftp
+@deftp {Data Type} guix-build-coordinator-agent-password-auth
+Data type representing an agent authenticating with a coordinator via a
+UUID and password.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{uuid}
+The UUID of the agent. This should be generated by the coordinator
+process, stored in the coordinator database, and used by the intended
+agent.
+
+@item @code{password}
+The password to use when connecting to the coordinator.
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
+@deftp {Data Type} guix-build-coordinator-agent-password-file-auth
+Data type representing an agent authenticating with a coordinator via a
+UUID and password read from a file.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{uuid}
+The UUID of the agent. This should be generated by the coordinator
+process, stored in the coordinator database, and used by the intended
+agent.
+
+@item @code{password-file}
+A file containing the password to use when connecting to the
+coordinator.
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
The Guix Build Coordinator package contains a script to query an
instance of the Guix Data Service for derivations to build, and then
submit builds for those derivations to the coordinator. The service