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Access the Armor API System via an API token

You can use the API tokenization (C#) feature in the Armor Management Portal (AMP) to create an API key. This key will help you log into the Armor API system.


Step 1: Create an API key


Step 2: Authenticate into the Armor API system

To authenticate, you need to build a header with the following components:

Parameter

Description

apiKey

Enter the Key ID generated from AMP.

In the example below, replace use the api key id with your key ID.

secretKey

Enter the Secret Key generated from AMP.

In the example below, replace use the secret key with your secret key.

nonce

Enter a unique ID.

  • This ID should be unique per request.

  • This ID cannot be longer than 128 characters.

  • This ID cannot contain a colon ( : ).

requestPath


requestBody


timestamp

Enter a Unix time stamp within 5 minutes of the current time.

httpMethod

Enter GET or POST.

For all v2 API's, the request body should be empty.

JavaScript
using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Text;
 
public static class AuthHeaderHelper
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The following function creats the needed authentication header to work for ApiToken
    /// HttpRequestMessage.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("ARMOR-PSK", authValue)
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="apiKey">Unique Id created by the customer</param>
    /// <param name="secretKey">The secret key generated by the customer.</param>      
    /// <param name="requestPath">absolute path: Example: /accounts/2</param>
    /// <param name="requestBody">Request body applies.</param>
    /// <param name="httpMethod">Http Method: GET, POST, ...</param>
    /// <returns>string auth header Example: 'ARMOR-PSK apiKey:signature:nonce:unixTime'</returns>
    public static string CreateAuthorizationHeader(string apiKey, string secretKey,  string requestPath, string requestBody, string httpMethod = "GET")
    {
        var requestContentBase64String = string.Empty;
        var AUTH_TYPE = "ARMOR-PSK";
        var timestamp = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
        var nonce = timestamp;
        var requestData = apiKey + httpMethod + requestPath + nonce + timestamp + requestBody;
        byte[] mac;
        using (var hmac = new HMACSHA512(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(secretKey)))
        {
            mac = hmac.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(requestData));
        }
        var signature = Convert.ToBase64String(mac);
        var authHeader = AUTH_TYPE + ' ' + apiKey + ':' + signature + ':' + nonce + ':' + timestamp;
        return authHeader;
    }
}


Step 3: Make an API Call

To learn about the different calls that you can make, see Armor API Guide.