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Authentication

Authentication module will be used by Connection. This module allow we authenticate with kintone app by password authenticator or API token authenticator. This module is also support basic authenticator.

Warning

  • If both the Token and Password Authentication are specified, the Token Authentication will be ignored and the Password authentication will be used.

Constructor

Parameter

(none)

Sample code

Init authentication module Source code
Auth kintoneAuth = new Auth();

Methods

setPasswordAuth(username, password)

Set password authentication for Authentication module.

Parameter

Name Type Required Description
username String yes The username that is able to authenticate on kintone app
password String yes The password that is able to authenticate on kintone app

Return

Auth

Sample code

Set password authentication Source code
String username = "cybozu";
String password = "cybozu";
kintoneAuth.setPasswordAuth(username, password);

setApiToken(apiTokenString)

Set Api Token for Authentication module.

Parameter

Name Type Required Description
apiToken String yes The apiToken that is able to authenticate on kintone app

Return

Auth

Set APIToken authentication Source code
String apiToken = "123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
kintoneAuth.setApiToken(apiToken);

setBasicAuth(username, password)

Set Basic authentication for Authentication module.

Parameter

Name Type Required Description
username String yes The username that is able to authenticate on kintone app
password String yes The password that is able to authenticate on kintone app

Return

Auth

Sample code

Set basic authentication Source code
String username = "cybozu";
String password = "cybozu";
kintoneAuth.setBasicAuth(username, password);

createHeaderCredentials()

Provide the list of HTTP Headers which use to authentication in.

Parameter

(none)

Return

Array<HTTPHeader>

Sample code

Provide the list of HTTP Headers which use to authentication in Source code
for (HTTPHeader header : kintoneAuth.createHeaderCredentials()) {
    connection.setRequestProperty(header.getKey(), header.getValue());
}

setClientCert(cert, password)

Set certificate by certificate data

Parameter

Name Type Required Description
cert InputStream yes Data read from certificate file received from kintone
password String yes The password from kintone to decode the cert file

Return

Auth

Sample code

Set certificate by certificate data Source code
    Auth certAuth = new Auth();
    certAuth.setPasswordAuth("YOUR_KINTONE_ID", "YOUR_KINTONE_PASSWORD");
    String certPassword = "YOUR_CERT_PASSWORD"
    String certPath = "YOUR_CERT_PATH"
    InputStream cert = new FileInputStream(certPath);
    auth.setClientCert(cert, certPassword)
    Connection connection = new Connection("YOUR_DOMAIN", certAuth, -1);

setClientCertByPath(filePath, password)

Set certificate by path

Parameter

Name Type Required Description
filePath String yes Path to kintone certificate file
password String yes The password from kintone to decode the cert file

Return

Auth

Sample code

Set certificate by path Source code
    Auth certauth = new Auth();
    certAuth.setPasswordAuth("YOUR_KINTONE_ID", "YOUR_KINTONE_PASSWORD");
    String certPassword = "YOUR_CERT_PASSWORD"
    String certPath = "YOUR_CERT_PATH"
    certauth.setClientCertByPath(certPath, certPassword);
    Connection connection = new Connection("YOUR_DOMAIN", certAuth);