Manually creating a connection
This section describes the procedure used by the wizard to enable string authentication using IBM® Verify APIs. The procedure involves steps on both IBM Verify and Verify Identity Access.
In this process an additional parameter <subscription shortname> is used.
<subscription shortname> is derived from <subscription
hostname> by taking the first subdomain.
| subscription hostname | subscription shortname |
|---|---|
mysubscription.ice.ibmcloud.com |
mysubscription |
jkenterprises.ibmcloudsecurity.com |
jkenterprises |
The following topics are procedures that are performed on IBM Verify:
- Create an API Client
- Create an authenticators client
The following topics are procedures that are performed on Verify Identity Access:
- Create an IBM Verify server connection
- Create an IBM Verify Authentication authentication mechanism/policy.