Configuring activities to generate a JSON Web Token

To generate a JSON Web Token in Pega Platform, you need to call the pxGenerateJWT activity. The activity can then generate the token.

1. Create a custom activity that you will use to generate the JSON web token.

2. In your activity, add a step to call the activity pxGenerateJWT, and pass these parameters.

   • profileName - Enter the token profile name that you created.
   • jwtPageName - Enter the JWT clipboard page name.
   • inputPagaName - Enter the page name that contains input data used in a custom claim.
   • payloadPageName - Enter the page name from which you want to map properties.
   • payloadCustomKeyName - Enter the node name where the data is generated. The default name is pyData.
   • excludedPropertiesJWTList - Enter a comma-separated list of properties to exclude from the node.
   • outputPegaName - Enter the generated JWT.

3. Click Save.

4. Run your custom activity to generate the token.

• Token profile data instance

  Create a JSON Web Token (JWT) profile data instance to confirm a user's identity between two different processes. JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open standard that defines a compact and self-contained method to securely exchange information between different parties as a JSON object. For example, the token can contain information about a user that can be used by another party to validate the identity of the user.

• Creating a token profile

  Use a JSON Web Token (JWT) to exchange information securely between two different parties. For example, a JWT can carry information about a user that can be used by another party to authenticate the identity of the user.

• Calling another activity