Generating security credentials

A client application can connect to the Data Catalog REST service using OAuth 1.0 security credentials.

To generate the OAuth security keys for a client application:

  1. On the server where ION is installed, open the Grid UI.
  2. Select Security > OAuth Credentials. Click + Add New.
  3. Specify a name such as DataCatalog_account.
  4. In the list of roles, select DataCatalog. On the right side, select one of these check boxes:
    • datacatalog-admin to give access to all the available API methods
    • datacatalog-reader to give access to the read-only methods of the GET type.
  5. Click Save.
    Note: The OAuth keys are now displayed. Save these keys before you close the dialog box.
  6. Copy the Secret Key and Consumer Key to a text file.
  7. Click OK.

The client application can use these keys to connect to the data catalog.

These are the authorization details:

  • Type: OAuth 1.0
  • Consumer Key: See the saved value
  • Consumer Secret: See the saved value
  • Signature Method: HMAC-SHA256