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Key Auth

Key authentication is Konnect’s built-in API Authetication Strategy. When Developers sign up and create an Application, they will be granted credentials.

Your Dev Portal is automatically created with a “Key Auth” Authentication Strategy. If you selected Private when creating your Dev Portal, this will be the Default Authentication Strategy in Security Settings.

Create a key auth strategy

Be sure to complete Prerequisites

If you need to create an additional key auth strategy:

  1. In the Dev Portal menu, navigate to the Application Auth tab. Click New Auth Strategy to create an auth strategy.

  2. Enter a name to be seen only in Konnect and a display name that will be displayed on your Dev Portal.

  3. In the Auth Type dropdown menu select Key auth.

  4. Click Save

Be sure you review Security Settings to ensure you have configured your Dev Portal’s settings appropriately.