Authentication models

This chapter describes different Authentication options between oData Flows and IFS Cloud.

Authentication is setup on configuration level in the oData connector admin interface.

Different authentication models

Each OData connector configuration has three authentication configuration categories, Design time and Runtime are mandatory.

Design time is used:

During workflow design in Flow Studio, setting up machine steps and exploring projections

Runtime is used:

During execution of user flows by any of the clients (mobile/web)
Executing machine workflows
Running flows in Testbench

Each authentication configuration should be tailored to meet specific customer requirements and flow types. It is common to have multiple oData connector configurations within a solution for the different scenarios.

Authentication flow type overview

Client Credential flow

Password Credentials flow

Basic authentication

Basic Authentication is not recommended for use with IFS Cloud as it is considered insecure and is disabled by default. But it's still supported by the oData connector.

Authorization Code Flow

OpenId flow

Summary of authentication flows

Below is a summary of main features of each authentication flow to consider when configuring OData configurations based on customer requirements and flow types developed.

Flow documentation about authentication

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