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. Select the Project Settings Gear Icon on the project home page to navigate to the Project Settings page.

2. Select the User Access tab on the navigation ribbon. Enable the Token switch and select the Token Gear Icon. The Configure Token screen opens.

3. 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:

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

5. In order to view the published project, pass the token into the URL of your Titan project, where “parameter name”=[Token].
6. In order to learn how to invoke the Titan API, watch the video above.