Authenticate User for Embedding with Window Authentication

Generates a Pyramid access authentication token for embedding using Windows Authentication tokens

Method

/API2/auth/authenticateUserEmbedWindows

  • API Section: /API2/auth
  • API Version: 2.0
  • From Release: 2018.5
  • Usage: REST API only via POST actions.
  • Usage by:
    • Enterprise Admin
    • Domain Admin
    • Pro
    • Analyst
    • Viewer
    • Basic

Method Signature

Input Parameters

Name

domain

Type

string

Description

The URL web domain - needed only for embedded authentication.

Output Response

Successful Result Code

200

Response Type

string

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 added to a cookie on the third party host page for any embedded content to ensure the access is authorized. The web browser must support Windows Authentication and the authentication METHOD must be set to 'Windows Authentication' in Pyramid.

Examples

ClosedAuthenticate User for Embedding with Windows Authentication (JavaScript):

This example demonstrates how to authenticate a user for embedding using Windows Authentication from JavaScript.

Importantly, credentials must be "included" in the payload. Also, the hosting browser must support Windows Authentication; Pyramid must be using Active Directory as the authentication provider; and Windows Authentication must be the authentication method.

// URL of the Pyramid installation and the path to the API 2.0 REST methods
var pyramidURL = "http://mysite.com/api2/";

      function getAuthToken() {
        var URL = pyramidURL + "/auth/authenticateUserEmbedWindows";
        var credentials = {
          data: {
            domain: document.domain,
          },
        };

        fetch(URL, {
          method: "POST",
          credentials: "include",
          body: JSON.stringify(credentials),
        })
          .then((response) => response.text())
          .then((token) => console.log("fetch: " + token));
      }

      getAuthToken();