Authentication with B2SAFE credentials

The B2STAGE HTTP-API supports authentiction using local B2SAFE credentials (username and password).

Therefore, to use the B2STAGE HTTP-API service, you need a B2SAFE user on the B2SAFE instance which the HTTP-API is connected to. Please refer to the B2SAFE service if you need one.

To obatin an access token using local B2SAFE credentilas the following enpoint is available:

• /auth/b2safeproxy - request an access token

GET

Obtain an access token

Example

$ curl <http_server:port>/auth/b2safeproxy -d "username=<b2safe_username>&password=<b2safe_password>"

Response

{
  "Meta": {
    "data_type": "<class 'dict'>",
    "elements": 3,
    "errors": 0,
    "status": 200
  },
  "Response": {
    "data": {
      "b2safe_home": "/path/to/home",
      "b2safe_user": "<b2safe_username>",
      "token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoiOTcwM2MwN2EtOTlkNC00YWVmLWE0MDQtNTlhN2ZiYjhmYWRmIiwianRpIjoiYWIyNmU5NmQtZDMyYy00MDM4LWIyYTEtNzQ4ODE4NDljOTBkIn0.3z54pB8OqonEIwQN8ioPcN4P6F7Ga0WW-2gBZjuSIl0"
    },
    "errors": null
  }
}

The token received (in our example: “eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoiOTcwM2MwN2EtOTlkNC00YWVmLWE0MDQtNTlhN2ZiYjhmYWRmIiwianRpIjoiYWIyNmU5NmQtZDMyYy00MDM4LWIyYTEtNzQ4ODE4NDljOTBkIn0.3z54pB8OqonEIwQN8ioPcN4P6F7Ga0WW-2gBZjuSIl0Y”) must be used in each HTTP request