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Completing the Authorization tab

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Complete the Authorization tab to store the data needed to connect to an external application by using OAuth 1.0. Consult the API guide of the external application you want to connect to, to learn how to obtain the values needed for the fields on this form.

Provider details

Enter the details of the OAuth 1.0 provider in this section.

Field

Description

Provider name Select the OAuth 1.0 provider from the drop-down list. The system generates the values for the rest of the fields in this section according to your selection.
Request token URL The request token URL that is specified in the API guide of the external application that you want to connect to. You can access this URL to obtain a request token. Modify the URL if needed.
Authorization URL

The authorization URL that is specified in the API guide of the external application. You can use this URL to obtain authorization from the external application by using the request token. Modify the URL if needed.

Access token URL The access token URL that is specified in the API guide of the external application. You can access this URL to obtain an access token. You can access private resources in the external application by using this token. Modify the URL if needed.

Consumer identification

Enter additional details that you require to access private resources in the external application that supports OAuth 1.0.

Field

Description

Consumer key Required. Enter the consumer key that is provided by the external application.
Shared secret key Required. Enter the consumer secret that is provided by the external application.
Signature method

Select the signature method that you want to use to sign the request to the external application.

  • HMACsha1 computes a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) using the SHA1 hash function.
  • PLAINTEXT computes a text-based message authentication code.