User Access Token

Business Background

Tokens are valuable when it comes to controlling access to your Titan Web project. With tokens, you have the ability to permit users to access certain projects for a specific timeframe. When a token has been enabled, the project will only be accessible with a valid token passed in the URL.

How to Video

• 00:07 A short intro to user access Token.
  
• 0:11 What happens when you enable the user access Token?
  
• 1:43 Configure Token.
  
• 4:14 Enable API.
  
• 8:53 In order to view the published project, pass the token into the URL of your Titan project, where “parameter name”=[Token].

How to Guide

1. Click the Gear icon below the + icon in Titan Web. The Project settings screen opens.

2. Select the User Access option and use the toggle switch to enable the Token switch.
3. Click the Token Gear icon. The Configure Token screen opens.

4. Configure and define the Token.
   • Type the Parameter Name in the field. Define the name of the token, this will be used to identify the project in the URL.
   • Type the Time live (minutes) in the field. Set a limit for the duration that the token will stay live. This is an API token.
   • Type the Parameter Salt in the field. Create random data that can safeguard passwords. This parameter should get the same value as configured in your project for the token encryption.
   • Map User ID from the drop-down. Use this parameter if you need to pass an identifier from your server to the Titan project. In the below example, Title is selected:

5. Click the Apply button when all the items are configured. Once the Token is configured, it will be impossible to view this published project without passing the token’s parameter:

6. To view the published project, pass the token into the URL of your Titan project, where “parameter name”=[Token].