ECS 3.6.2 Data Access Guide

Authenticate with the ECS Management REST API

ECS uses a token-based authentication system for REST API calls. This section provides examples of authenticating with the ECS API, with and without cookies.

When you are authenticated by ECS, the ECS API returns an authentication token. You can use this token for authentication in subsequent calls.

• If the client automatically follows redirects, the ECS API returns an HTTP 401 code. You must then log in and authenticate to obtain a new token.
• If the client does not automatically follow redirects, the ECS API returns an HTTP 302 code. The 302 code directs the client to where it must get re-authenticated.

You can retrieve and use authentication tokens by:

• Saving the X-SDS-AUTH-TOKEN cookie from a successful authentication request and sending that cookie with subsequent requests.
• Reading the X-SDS-AUTH-TOKEN HTTP header from a successful authentication request and copying that header into any subsequent request.

https://<ECS_IP>:4443/login