You use a token to authenticate a vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager API request.
All vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager API requests require a valid authentication token in the header x-xenon-auth-token
. To obtain a token, the login request supplies the user credentials in a form that Basic HTTP authentication requires. In this example, the user is logging in to a vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance with URL https://LCM-Hostname/
Prerequisites
- Secure a channel between the web browser and the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager server. Open a browser and enter the URL such as:
https://LCM-Hostname/
The system warns that your connection is not private. Click through to confirm the security exception and establish an SSL handshake.
- Verify that you can log in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager using the applicable credentials.