Create an Authentication Connection

Learn to create an Authentication Connection

Last published at: July 27th, 2024

Authentication Connections lets you define and manage user-configured connections for a selected service provider. The screen below displays the list of connections and service providers using a definition for configured selections only. 

 

The following operations can be performed using the UI:

  • Create an authentication connection
  • Edit an authentication connection
  • Make a copy of the connection
  • Remove the selected connection
  • Upload the security certificate
  • Export and Import the connection definition

All dates/times are stored within the database as UTC and displayed based on the user's local timezone. The new FlowWright application provides a UI for the user to change the timezone.

Note: Engine runtime data are in ISO + UTC format.

 

Create an Authentication Connection

A new authentication connection can be created by clicking the Actions - Create menu item. 

 

The following dialog is displayed to create a connection. Provide a name and description for the connection. Select an authentication provider from the list. Provide the auth key. Click on the Create button to create a new authentication connection. 

 

Edit an Authentication Connection

An authentication connection can be updated by selecting an existing connection from the table and selecting the Actions—Edit menu option. The authentication connection table only displays a list of configured selections.

 

The connection details are displayed in the popup window as below. After updating the field values, click the Update button to confirm the changes. 

 

The UI is different for different types of Authentication Connections. In this example, the LinkedIn Auth Connection has the following UI.

 

Upload Icon to an Authentication Connection

This function is used to upload an icon to an Auth Connection. 

Select the connection on the Authentication Connections page and click on the Actions - Upload Icon menu option. 

 

A popup window is displayed for configuration. Choose an image file from the local folder and click the Upload button. The confirmation message is displayed at the top right corner. 

 

The icon for the Auth Connection is visible after the table refresh.