Show Options on how to login to OpenText © Content Server.
Advantage: only 1 URL is used to login and call RestAPI
Disadvantage: Dialog User is used (credentials could be used to login via browser)
OpenText Content Server Ticket
Example: 375959889....23cbe80
Advantage: Ticket can be used to also call other resources than Content Server RestAPI
Disadvantage: Dialog User is used (credentials could be used to login via browser)
OpenText Directory Service Ticket
Example: *OTDSSSO*AahBQlRBSURTTl...hkAAA*
Advantage: Auth Client instead of dialog User is used (credentials can NOT be used to login via browser)
Disadvantage: Token is created in OTDS, but call is done to RestAPI of Content Server (2 different URLs)
Bearer Token
Example: eyJraWQiOiIwOGJiNTYzM...
Login Options
How to login with Username / Password to OpenText © Content Server.
POST
http[s]://<content-server>:<port>/<otcs-path>/api/v1/auth https://otcs.phil.local/otcs/cs/api/v1/auth
username=<username> password=<pw>
or
{ "ticket": "3bf4f1883f3e....35c0dd83" }
Get OTCSTicket • Login with Username / Password
OT_API
s#cretor url-encoded:
s%23cret
How to login with Username / Password to Content Server via OpenText © Directory Service.
POST
http[s]://<directory-server>:<port>/otdsws/v1/authentication/credentials https://otds.phil.local/otdsws/v1/authentication/credentials
{ "user_name": "<username>", "password": "<pw>" }
application/json;charset=utf-8
{ "token": "6F74647...", "user_id": "OT_API@Content Server Members", "ticket": "*OTDSSSO*AbhBQlFPMHhDbXo3QW...", "resourceID": null, "failureReason": null, "password_expiration_time": 0, "continuation": false, "continuationContext": null, "continuationData": null }
Get OTDSTicket • Login with Username / Password via OTDS
How to login with OAuth2 Client / Client Secret to Content Server via OpenText © Directory Service.
Create an OAuth2 Client in OTDS: oauth2 client id and client secret is required.
POST
http[s]://<directory-server>:<port>/otdsws/oauth2/token https://otds.phil.local/otdsws/oauth2/token
Basic <base64String> Example: Basic T0FVVEhfQVBJOnMjY3JldA==
grant_type=client_credentials requested_token_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:token-type:access_token
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
{ "access_token": "eyJraWQi...bOw", "token_type": "Bearer", "expires_in": 86400 }
Get Bearer Token • Login with OAuth2 Client / Client Secret via OTDS