RSA Product/Service Type: Cloud Authentication Service
You need a valid JWT to authenticate Administration API calls made to the RSA Cloud Authentication Service.
Generate an API key
1. Access the Cloud Administration Console
2. Navigate to Platform > API Key Management
3. Under the Administration API Key, click ADD to create a new key
4. Save & Download the key file
Using the Cloud Administration REST API client
1. Download the Cloud Administration REST API client
2. Store the key file obtained in step 4 under <client_home>/rsa-securidaccess-rest-client-sdk-2.7.2/bin
3. Open a Command Prompt window
4. Navigate to SDK bin directory:
cd <client_home>/rsa-securidaccess-rest-client-sdk-2.7.2/bin
5. Run generatetoken command:
rsa-securidaccess-rest-client-sdk -f <keyfile.key added in step 2> -o generatetoken
6. Add the token to your API requests in the Authorization header:
Authorization: Bearer <JWT>
2. All API keys can be created using the Help Desk Administrator role, except for 2 calls where the Super Administrator role should be used to generate the key
a. Add/Remove High-Risk User API
b. Retrieve High-Risk User List API
3. Refer to Using the Cloud Administration APIs for more information
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