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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section I. Identity and access management
  4. API keys
  5. About API keys
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

About API keys

NetBackup supports user authentication through API keys.

A NetBackup API key is a pre-authenticated token that lets a NetBackup user run NetBackup commands (such as nbcertcmd -createToken or nbcertcmd -revokeCertificate) or access NetBackup RESTful APIs.

Unlike a password, an API key can exist for a long time and you can configure its expiration. Therefore, operations like automation that need authentication can run for a long time using API keys.

See Creating API keys.

See Using an API key.

See Managing an API key.

Note:

It is recommended that you delete an API key that was generated for a principal user after the user becomes inactive, or is blocked, or removed from the authentication system (AD or LDAP).

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