Authentication and security for APIs and requests

APIs use credential-based authentication. You must have a valid user ID and password to access APIs.

To control access to APIs, Administrators create accounts that have a user name, a role, and an associated password.

The role defines the level of access granted to users under that account. 

offers the following predefined roles:The following table shows access levels for each role.

Roles and permissions matrix

Role ↓	Security settings access	Accounts access	Overall configuration access	Web interface access	Data download
Security	•	•	•	•	•
Administrator		•	•	•	•
Operator			•	•	•
Observer				•	•
Export					•

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User-accounts-and-roles