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).