Authenticate

Validates the client's identity using a configured authentication provider.

Use the Authenticate policy to validate the client’s identity before the request is processed in the assembly. You can require specific scopes or authentication details.

For more information on the policy parameter descriptions, see DataPower Nano Gateway documentation.

Example of an Authenticate policy in code view for MCP server.

kind: Authenticate
apiVersion: api.ibm.com/v1
metadata:
  name: Authenticate-MPM9d
  namespace: e47e8275-2ec5-4c06-baaf-136dd64079e0
  version: '1.0'
  tags: []
  labels:
    gatewayTypes:
      - nano
spec: {}

Example of an Authenticate policy in code view for LLM provider.

kind: Authenticate
apiVersion: api.ibm.com/v1
metadata:
  name: Authenticate-p2k4a
  namespace: DPNano_Product_LLM_Provider
  version: '1.0'
  tags: []
  domain: ai-platform
  labels:
    gatewayTypes:
      - nano
spec:
  namespace: client
  operation:
    subscription: {}