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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Authentication

If you plan to use the PKI authentication, realize that the content of the login request is encrypted with a private key that can only be decrypted by its matching public key. The response of the login request is returned as plain text.

Generally, each application accessing CA SDM Web Services is assigned with a policy. CA SDM Web Services stores detailed information about a policy, along with the public key of a digital certificate. An application, as the policy holder, uses the private key of the digital certificate and the policy code (as policy identifier) to assemble a login request.