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  5. Authorization
  6. Setting Up Authorization using an API Key

Setting Up Authorization using an API Key

An API key can act as both a unique identifier and a secret token for identification as well as authorization to provide a set of access rights on the associated API. Instead of prompting the end-user for both a username and password for access, the user is prompted only for an API key when configuring the assistant.

To use the API Key Authorization Type, you must first register an account with the web application and then generate an API Key for that application to configure the settings for the Kore.ai authorization mechanism.

Configuring API Key Authorization

To define Authorization for your assistant, using an API Key, follow these steps:

  1. Open the assistant for which you want to configure an Authorization profile.
  2. Select the Build tab from the top menu.
  3. From the left menus, click Configurations > Authorization Profile
  4. Click Add to open the New Authorization Mechanism dialog.

  5. In the Authorization Type drop-down list, select Api Key.

Defining Tenancy

If required, in the Subdomain section, select Yes if the base URL for a web application or user interface uses a tenant name in the URL. For example, kore is the tenant organization for a web service using tenants at www.kore.someCompany.com.

Adding Form Fields

If, for example, the default username and password fields do not meet your needs, you can add new fields displayed to the end-user by adding authorization IDP form fields. To add fields on the authorization form, click Add Form Fields.

The following table describes the fields used to define an authorization IDP form field.

FIELD NAME

DESCRIPTION

Title of Field

Specify the name of the field displayed to the end-user in the authentication dialog.

Field Key

The value represents the end-user input value to the authenticating service.

Help Hint

The help text displayed in the field to describe what should be entered into the field.

Field Type

When Advanced Options is selected, specify the type of field displayed in the end-user interface to collect the user input assigned as the value for the Field Key, one of:

  • Textbox
  • Password

Mandatory

When Advanced Options is selected, select if the end-user must define this field to complete authentication.

Data Type

When Advanced Options is selected, specify the type of data expected as input from the end-user, for example, String.

Visibility

When Advanced Options is selected, specify if the authentication field should be visible, hidden, or displayed as read-only.

Adding Authorization Fields

By default, authorization fields are configured as part of the header of the request message. If your request needs additional authorization fields or the expected authorization is not part of the header, for example, social security number or PIN, click Add in the Authorization Fields section and then define the fields as shown in the following illustration.

  1. In the Field Type field, you can select one of the following depending on where in the request message and the type of authorization fields that are required.
    1. Header – The assistant expects the authorization fields as part of the header of the request.
    2. Payload – The assistant expects the authorization fields as part of the content of the body of the request.
    3. Query String – The assistant expects the authorization fields as a query in the body of the request.
    4. Path Param – The assistant expects the authorization fields as part of the URL path for the request.
  2. In the Field Key field, enter the name of the field for the selected Field Type.
  3. In the Field Value field, enter the value for the Field Key specified.
  4. Click Add. The new authorization field is added in the Authorization Fields section.

To add additional authorization fields, click Add in the Authorization Fields section.

Authorization Check URL

In the Authorization Check URL field, optionally define a URL that can be used to test the authentication settings from the XO Platform before you deploy the VA with the authorization mechanism. You can use dynamic fields, path parameter fields, query fields, and so forth, to define the test URL, for example,

https://kore.someCompany.com/sap/opu/odata/sap/{{authfield1}}/?$format=json

Access Using a Connector

In the Access Using a Connector section, select Yes to enable access for Kore.ai assistants using the Kore.ai Connector agent. If your domain does not have any active Kore.ai Connectors defined, a warning message is displayed to contact the Admin Console system administrator. For more information, see Using the Kore.ai Connector in the Admin Console documentation.

Click Save to save the authorization settings and close the New Authorization Mechanism dialog.

Testing the Authorization

After you save the authentication, you can test your authorization definition when you click Test from the Authorization Profile page.

When you click Test, the Test Authorization dialog is displayed.

To configure the Test Authorization – API Key

  1. In the Auth Check URL field, verify or enter the URL to test the authentication configuration.
  2. If your assistant uses subdomains, the Tenancy field is displayed and you must specify the tenant.
  3. Enter the API key for the application in the API Key field.
  4. Select the content type expected for the URL in the Content-Type field.
  5. For testing the URL, the Method field is read-only and set to GET.
  6. Click Test to begin the authorization test.

When the validation of authentication is complete, the Test Authorization dialog is closed and the result of the validation, either success or failure, is displayed. If the authorization fails, the Auth Test Failed message is displayed along with the Headers and Response tabs as shown in the following illustration.

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