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Authentication Header Elements

The following table lists the elements that have to be included in the call header for authentication.

Note: For configuration management, credential management, user authentication, and bulk operations Web services that are discussed in chapter, "Managing AuthMinder Configurations", chapter, "Performing Credential Operations", chapter, "Authenticating Users", and chapter, "Performing Bulk Operations" you can either pass the authentication details in the call header or as an additional input in the call body.

Element

Mandatory

Description

userID

Yes

The unique identifier of the user whose account has to be authenticated.

orgName

Yes

The organization name to which the authenticating user belongs.

credential

Yes

The credential of the user that is to be used for authentication.