3.7.1 Initial secret
Temporary secret that the client uses for authentication when automatically registering and retrieving client secret when setting up the client (subject to authentication).
The secret ID is "MANAGER_initial".
Use initial secret in the following cases:
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To specify in the installer when installing JP1/IM - Agent (integrated agent)
For details, see 1.3.1(3) Procedure of JP1/IM - Agent installation (for Windows) and 2.3.1(2) Procedure of JP1/IM - Agent installation (for UNIX) in the JP1/Integrated Management 3 - Manager Configuration Guide.
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When specifying in the [Add lower manager] dialogbox when adding lower manager data
For details, see 2.2.5 List of Lower Managers window in the JP1/Integrated Management 3 - Manager GUI Reference and 5.19.2 Add lower manager info in the JP1/Integrated Management 3 - Manager Command/Definition File API Reference.
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When you want an external application (IM client) to obtain an client secret automatically and specify it together with the secret ID as authentication of IM client secret registered API
For details, see 5.2.8 Authentication methods for REST API and 5.4.5 IM Client secret issue in the JP1/Integrated Management 3 - Manager Command, Definition File and API Reference.
The following are REST API that initial secret can authentication:
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IM client secret enrollment API
Register client secret to use as authentication for connecting to the manager host (Intelligent Integrated Management Base) from your own OSS, provided by JP1/IM - Manager.
Registers and retrieves initial secret when clicking [initial secret] in integrated operation viewer administration menu or executing initial secret Publishing API. If you want to change initial secret, you can reissue or re-acquire it by repeating the above procedure.
For details, see 2.2.3 Show Initial Secret window in the JP1/Integrated Management 3 - Manager GUI Reference and 5.4.3 Initial secret issue in the JP1/Integrated Management 3 - Manager Command, Definition File and API Reference.