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Client ID/secret authentication

Client ID/secret authentication

The following outlines the process in which a Web application client passes FortiToken Cloud authentication:

  1. The API client calls the Login API with its client ID and secret to request an access token from FortiToken Cloud.
  2. FortiToken Cloud recognizes the client ID and secret and responds with an access token.
  3. The API client puts the access token into the API request authorization header.
  4. FortiToken Cloud checks the API request authorization header to finalize the authentication.
  5. The access token remains valid for an hour, after which the client must call the Login API again to renew the access token.

Client ID/secret authentication

The following outlines the process in which a Web application client passes FortiToken Cloud authentication:

  1. The API client calls the Login API with its client ID and secret to request an access token from FortiToken Cloud.
  2. FortiToken Cloud recognizes the client ID and secret and responds with an access token.
  3. The API client puts the access token into the API request authorization header.
  4. FortiToken Cloud checks the API request authorization header to finalize the authentication.
  5. The access token remains valid for an hour, after which the client must call the Login API again to renew the access token.