Silverfort
Silverfort is a cybersecurity company specializing in adaptive multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) solutions. Silverfort’s technology aims to secure access to various systems, applications, and networks by implementing risk-based authentication methods.
Creating a Silverfort connection
Using Access Token
To create the connection you need:
- A Risk API Key
- An App User ID
- An App User Secret
Obtaining the credentials
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Log in to your Silverfort’s admin console
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On the left sidebar, click Settings
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Click Silverfort API
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Click Create App User
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Copy the App User ID and App User Secret
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Copy the Risk API Key and select the Allow 3rd party risk updates checkbox
Creating your connection
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In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
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Select the Silverfort icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
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(Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
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Select Access Token as the method to create the connection.
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Fill in the parameters:
- The Risk API Key
- The App User ID
- The App User Secret
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(Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
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Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.