Authentication process for REST services

Before you access IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager REST services, authenticate to the IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager server by using your user name and password.

You can use a REST client to access the IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager REST services. To access a REST service, you must complete the following process:
  1. Log in to the IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager server with your login credentials. You can use Login REST Service to access the server. The Login REST Service accepts user name and password and returns a unique user authentication identifier.
  2. Access the IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager REST services that provide the required server functions. To access an IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager REST service, pass the user authentication identifier that you obtained in Step 1 along with the request message.
  3. Log out of the IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager server by using Logout REST Service. To log out, you must pass the user authentication identifier that you obtained in Step 1.