Access Token Authentication

As of the Netsweeper 8.2 and above releases, all APIs can now authenticate using an Access Token. This can be done using a Cookie. After logging in, you can call the specific, desired API.

Example

curl -b cookie.jar -c cookie.jar https://servername/webadmin/api/token.php?token=b5ebf0a2e8b481a0488663a3c59670af

curl -b cookie.jar -c cookie.jar https://servername/webadmin/api/account_list.php

Example Output

[root@localhost ~]# curl -b cookie.jar -c cookie.jar localhost/webadmin/api/token.php?token=674e6ca907df4f37853ffcc8c67b133b

OK:

[root@localhost ~]# curl -b cookie.jar -c cookie.jar localhost/webadmin/api/account_list.php

OK:

Alternatively, the new 'NswAuthentication' header can be used, but requires sending the token with every Direct or SOAP API request.

Example

curl -H "NswAuthentication: b5ebf0a2e8b481a0488663a3c59670af" -k "https://servername/webadmin/api/account_list.php"

Additional information on Access Tokens can be found in our My Account Preferences documentation.