Authentication

Introduction

The authentication tab for an endpoint is where you decide which of your defined authentication methods for this connector, can be used for this endpoint:

When an authentication method is activated for an endpoint, it means that that the endpoint will be available in process flows when:

• You add a connection shape to a process flow

AND

• You associate that connection with an instance of this connector

AND

• That instance was originally configured using this authentication method

How does this work?

When you add an instance for a connector, you must provide a set of credentials for authentication. Any authentication methods that you have configured for the connector will be available to choose from.

So, if you have configured two authentication methods and added an instance for each - and you want your endpoint to be available whichever instance a user chooses to use in a process flow - you need to activate both of these for your endpoint.

For example, let's say that:

• You've configured basic auth and OAuth 2 authentication methods for your connector, and have added instance 1 with basic auth credentials and instance 2 using OAuth credentials.

• You add an 'orders' endpoint but you ONLY activate the basic auth authentication method.

The effect will be:

• If you add a connection shape to a process flow and associate it with instance 1 (i.e. using basic auth), the 'orders' endpoint will be available for selection - this is because we've activated basic auth for the endpoint.
• If you add a connection shape to a process flow and associate it with instance 2 (i.e. using OAuth 2), the 'orders' endpoint will NOT be available for selection - this is because we didn't activate OAuth 2 for the endpoint, but the instance is authenticated using OAuth 2 credentials.

It's not mandatory to activate all of your configured authentication methods for an endpoint. For example, you might have some endpoints that are fine to use basic auth, but others which need the extra security provided by OAuth 2.

Activating an authentication method for an endpoint

To activate an authentication method for an endpoint, simply set the appropriate toggle option to 'on' - for example: