Authenticate User with Window Authentication
{ authenticateUserWindows }
Generates a Pyramid access authentication token using windows authentication tokens
Method
Output Response
Successful Result Code
200
Description of Response Type
The response is the security token as a base64 string. It is usually stored in a cookie.
Notes
The security token is a string that needs to be embedded in every API call to ensure the API calls are authorized. If saved as a cookie in a web browser, it can be used (for the authenticated user) to auto-login into the application.Importantly, the web browser must support Windows Authentication and the authentication METHOD must be set to 'Windows Authentication' in Pyramid.
Examples
User Client/API Authentication (C#):
This example demonstrates how to authenticate users with Windows Authentication and run a query programmatically.