Hotspot Service HTTP API Authentication Integration

Summary

API is an interface provided by an application that shares its capabilities so that an application’s capabilities can be used in another application. The HTTP API if this app on HTTP authentication ability. The Http API is the ability of this application to authenticate over HTTP.

Network Topology

Configuration

1) Firstly, click Identity Provider Definitions under the Authentication Rules menu.

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2) Http (Api) is selected by clicking the Add button and the necessary configurations are defined.

Service	Settings
Status	Active
Provider Type	HTTP(Api)
Name	Enter name.
Domain	The required domain name is entered.
Server Address	Enter Server Address. For example: https://obs.epati.com.tr
Method	One of the Post or GET methods are selected.
Character Set	One of the UTF-8 or ISO-8859-9 sets are selected.
Sent Data	Information to be sent to the server side write.
Headers	The “values” and “keys” for the headings are entered.
Variables	Keys and values related to variables are entered.
Authentication Type	The verification method to be performed are selected.
Authentication Username	“Basic” and “Digest” validation types are written if any.
Authentication Password	“Basic” and “Digest” validation types are written if any.
Username Variable	Enter Username Variable. For example: studentNum
Password Variable	Enter user Password Variable. For example: studentPassword
Response Data	“Authentication” by type, the information incoming from the server is written.
Successful Response Code	When verification is complete contains the relevant message. For example: True

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3) Http (Api) is assigned to that service if validation related to which service is done on the page of Verification Rules.

4) For testing, click to the Authentication Test page.

Since the for Hotspot service has been assigned the Authentication method Hotspot are selected. After entering the username and password registered on the server, the Verify button are clicked.