IoT Data Proxy

Access tokens ​

A proxy user is identified by an access token which must be presented as a Bearer token in the Authorization header whenever an API request is made:

shell
curl --header 'Authorization: Bearer «access token»' \
     http://iotlab-data-proxy.example.com/proxy/01a0a9cb-c5de-7452-8a8c-336fa3c71d63/ngsi-ld/v1/types

A new proxy user does not have an access token, but an administrator can create a token for the user by clicking the "Set access token“ button:

Setting access token

When an access token has been set, it will be shown only once and you will have to copy the token and store it somewhere safe for later use in the Authorization header.

Access token has been set

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Clicking the "Copy it now" button (or the access token itself) will copy the access token to the clipboard.

If a user has lost his access token (or if it has been compromized), an administrator can reset the access token for the proxy user:

Resetting access token

WARNING

Resetting an access token deletes the old token without any trace.

Confirm access token reset

If the administrator confirms resetting the access token, a new token is set and the old one is gone:

Access token has been reset