PingAccess

Adding sideband clients

Create new sideband clients that will query PingAccess for access decisions.

Before you begin

Verify that the sideband.http.enabled property is set to true in the PingAccess configuration file. You can find more information in the Configuration file reference.

Steps

  1. Click Applications, then go to Sideband Clients.

  2. Click Add Sideband Clients.

  3. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the sideband client.

  4. (Optional) In the Description field, enter a description for the sideband client.

  5. In the Secrets section, add a secret:

    Result:

    The New Secret page opens.

  6. On the New Secret page, click Copy to copy the new secret to your clipboard.

    Save the secret in a secure location.

    When you use the secret, replace the <client name> placeholder value with the Name you configured in step 3.

  7. Click Done.

  8. (Optional) In the Header Name field, enter a unique, descriptive name to make it easier to tell your configured secrets apart.

    Configure your sideband integration to send a request header using the configured Header Name as the header field value.

  9. (Optional) Repeat steps 5 - 8 to create additional secrets.

  10. Click Save.