Auth:AuthCode

Authenticates with the server, providing client identity and an authorisation grant sourced externally.

This is primarily for internal and specialised clients. Typical API users should use the OAuth flow documented in the Authentication section of this document.

Controller: Auth
Topic: AuthCode
Action: Publish
Permissions: Nothing

Request

Name Type Expect Description
Provider String Always The authentication provider to login with
ClientID String Always The identifier of the client software
ClientSecret String Optional The password for this client software, if any. Used for secure clients.
AuthGrant String Always An authorisation grant understood by the given Provider
Scope Array Optional An array of strings identifying the desired access rights. If omitted, uses the maximum available for the user. See Appendix A: Access Rights for more information.

Response

Name Type Expect Description
Result String Always Result code. One of the following:
Success: Authentication accepted
Reject: Authentication rejected.
AccessToken String Optional If successful and permitted for the user, provides the Base-64-encoded access token that can be saved and given to AuthToken to restore this connection in the future
DisplayName String Optional If successful and available, provides a friendly name for the authenticated user
UserID String Optional If successful, provides an internal name for the authenticated user
ExpiryDate DateTime Optional If successful and this authentication will expire, provides the date and time when this will occur
Scope Array Optional If successful, provides an array of strings describing the accepted security scopes

See Data Types for DateTime formatting.

Example

var authGrant = authWithExternalService();
websocket.send(JSON.stringify(
{
 Controller:"Auth",
 Topic:"AuthCode",
 TransactionID:1,
 Data:
 {
  Provider: "Paritech",
  ClientID: "TriOptimum",
  AuthGrant: "authGrant",
  Scope: ["Paritech.Zenith"]
 }
}));

Sample Response:

{
 "Controller":"Auth",
 "Topic":"Identify",
 "TransactionID":1,
 "Data":
 {
  "Result":"Success",
  "Scope":["Paritech.Zenith.Market", "Paritech.Zenith.Trading"]
 }
}