Tokens
Note: The Tokens feature is available for Belden Horizon Data Manager 2.7.0 and later.
The Tokens module allows you to create, view, and remove long-term tokens that can access your Belden Horizon Data Manager companies and their projects. These tokens help facilitate better communication between a Belden Horizon Data Manager and its Belden Horizon Data Operations instances. You can use the API to mass deploy and configure edge instances. These tokens are best utilized within a CI/CD script to manage Belden Horizon Data Manager and its Belden Horizon Data Operations instances.
Each token has three built-in attributes that define their characteristics and purposes:
- Token name
- Time to live: The expiration date of the token.
- Scope: The permissions the scope has and how many companies/projects the token can access.
- Edge API Bridge (available for Belden Horizon Data Manager 2.16.0 and later): Allows you to integrate multiple Belden Horizon Data Operations REST APIs through a single Belden Horizon Data Manager endpoint.
After creating the token, you can use it in the API through the custom field X-AuthToken in the HTTP header.
For example:
X-AuthToken: zZA82pIo70xzsrwmSl1f0P6DSfvuZgo1
Access Tokens UI
To access the Tokens UI:
- Log in to the Belden Horizon Data Manager (BHDM) Admin Console at the following URL: https://[BHDM IP address]:8446.
- From the Navigation panel, select Settings. Settings' Domain/SSL pane by default appears.
- From Settings' navigation sub-panel, select Tokens. Settings' Tokens pane appears.
Next Steps