diff --git a/nvflare/app_common/widgets/external_configurator.py b/nvflare/app_common/widgets/external_configurator.py
index b9b8c5b14d..d3127bf975 100644
--- a/nvflare/app_common/widgets/external_configurator.py
+++ b/nvflare/app_common/widgets/external_configurator.py
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
 from typing import List
 
 from nvflare.apis.event_type import EventType
-from nvflare.apis.fl_constant import FLMetaKey
+from nvflare.apis.fl_constant import FLMetaKey, SecureTrainConst
 from nvflare.apis.fl_context import FLContext
 from nvflare.client.config import write_config_to_file
 from nvflare.client.constants import CLIENT_API_CONFIG
+from nvflare.fuel.data_event.utils import get_scope_property
 from nvflare.fuel.utils.attributes_exportable import ExportMode, export_components
 from nvflare.fuel.utils.validation_utils import check_object_type
 from nvflare.widgets.widget import Widget
@@ -47,8 +48,19 @@ def __init__(
     def handle_event(self, event_type: str, fl_ctx: FLContext):
         if event_type == EventType.ABOUT_TO_START_RUN:
             components_data = self._export_all_components(fl_ctx)
-            components_data[FLMetaKey.SITE_NAME] = fl_ctx.get_identity_name()
+
+            site_name = fl_ctx.get_identity_name()
+            auth_token = get_scope_property(scope_name=site_name, key=FLMetaKey.AUTH_TOKEN, default="NA")
+            signature = get_scope_property(scope_name=site_name, key=FLMetaKey.AUTH_TOKEN_SIGNATURE, default="NA")
+
+            components_data[FLMetaKey.SITE_NAME] = site_name
             components_data[FLMetaKey.JOB_ID] = fl_ctx.get_job_id()
+            components_data[FLMetaKey.AUTH_TOKEN] = auth_token
+            components_data[FLMetaKey.AUTH_TOKEN_SIGNATURE] = signature
+
+            conn_sec = get_scope_property(site_name, SecureTrainConst.CONNECTION_SECURITY)
+            if conn_sec:
+                components_data[SecureTrainConst.CONNECTION_SECURITY] = conn_sec
 
             config_file_path = self._get_external_config_file_path(fl_ctx)
             write_config_to_file(config_data=components_data, config_file_path=config_file_path)
@@ -65,5 +77,11 @@ def _export_all_components(self, fl_ctx: FLContext) -> dict:
         engine = fl_ctx.get_engine()
         all_components = engine.get_all_components()
         components = {i: all_components.get(i) for i in self._component_ids}
-        reserved_keys = [FLMetaKey.SITE_NAME, FLMetaKey.JOB_ID]
+        reserved_keys = [
+            FLMetaKey.SITE_NAME,
+            FLMetaKey.JOB_ID,
+            FLMetaKey.AUTH_TOKEN,
+            FLMetaKey.AUTH_TOKEN_SIGNATURE,
+            SecureTrainConst.CONNECTION_SECURITY,
+        ]
         return export_components(components=components, reserved_keys=reserved_keys, export_mode=ExportMode.PEER)