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How to reset security token of API only?
API only users cannot login and choose ‘Reset my security token’. Right now, in my company, we select a System Administrator profile for users, log in for the first time, choose ‘Reset my security token’, then change the profile to a custom profile which has API only enabled.
How to set another user’s security token as an admin?
Get the user’s password, and login as them. Call setPassword on the user, thus giving you the ability to log in as them and then reset their password. Change the user’s email to your own, reset the password, login, and you’ll have a new token (a token is issued when a permanent password is set).
When do I need to change my security token?
The security token is valid until a user resets their security token, changes their password, or has their password reset. One way to change the password would be to use the setPassword () Partner API method from another valid API user.
Why are API tokens considered to be public?
To you, they feel private because they are only used by your enterprise applications. However, if they can be used from a mobile application, they are on the public internet, and thus public. Any API exposed outside your enterprise network must be considered public.
Which is better API keys or OAuth tokens?
OAuth tokens are used to significantly lesser extent, meaning that APM compatibility for developers who prefer to use OAuth tokens may be limited. That problem tends not to arise for users of API key security protocols. API keys used in REST API security practices can also benefit from universal HTTP connectors.
Why do we use API keys for authentication?
API Keys were created as somewhat of a fix to the early authentication issues of HTTP Basic Authentication and other such systems. In this method, a unique generated value is assigned to each first time user, signifying that the user is known.