User Authentication by User Name

Enables an RSA application to authenticate on behalf of a particular user.

Authenticate an application in a delegated context to act on behalf of a user

post

Path parameters

usernamestringRequired

the username

Header parameters

sessionTokenstringRequired

App Session authentication token.

Responses

200

OK.

application/json

namestringOptional

The name of the header in which the token should be presented on subsequent API calls.

tokenstringOptional

Authentication token that should be passed as header in each API rest calls. This should be considered opaque data by the client. It is not intended to contain any data interpretable by the client. The format is secret and subject to change without notice.

authorizationTokenstringOptional

(Beta) Short lived access token built from a user session. This field is still on Beta, please continue using the returned "token" instead.

401

Client is unauthorized to access this resource

application/json

403

Forbidden to access this endpoint .

application/json

500

Server error, see response body for further details.

application/json

post

/pubkey/app/username/{username}/authenticate

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /login/pubkey/app/username/{username}/authenticate HTTP/1.1
Host: yourpodURL.symphony.com
sessionToken: text
Accept: */*

{
  "name": "text",
  "token": "text",
  "authorizationToken": "text"
}

📘 Requirements

The app must have been created on the pod. The app must be enabled. The user must exist and have the app installed. For more information, refer to Update user Apps.