Generating an authentication token for a repository

Each repository has a unique authentication token used for requests to the Repository API. Boomi DataHub automatically creates an authentication token for a repository when you create the repository. You have the option to generate a new token on the Configure tab.

Before you begin

All integrations between a source system and a repository submit requests to the Repository API. With Basic authentication, you must authenticate with the repository authentication token. Each repository has a unique authentication token. Boomi DataHub automatically creates an authentication token for a repository when you create the repository.

You can obtain the current username and authentication token from the repository in Boomi DataHub. You also have the option to generate a new token in the Configure tab.

You must have the following privileges:

• MDM - View Repositories
• MDM - Repository Management

Procedure

1. In the Repositories page, click the repository name.

2. Select the Configure tab, and click Generate New.

   caution

   A confirmation dialog appears warning that generating a new authentication token will nullify the old authentication token and may break any existing integration processes that depend on it (including Integration processes utilizing the Boomi DataHub connector).

3. Click OK in the confirmation dialog to confirm the request.

   You return to the Configure tab. The My Authentication Token field updates to show the new authentication token for your account.

Next steps

After the new authentication token appears, you can click Copy to Clipboard to copy the token to the system clipboard and then paste the token where needed in your integration tool development environment — for example, a Boomi DataHub connection component for connecting to the repository from a Integration process.