Mender Authentication API v1

io.mender.Authentication1

This interface lets applications authenticate with the Mender server. The Mender client will handle the authentication and provide the user with a JSON Web Token (JWT) and the server URL, which the user can use to do API calls to the Mender server on his own. It is exposed at

• connection: io.mender.AuthenticationManager
• object: /io/mender/AuthenticationManager

Methods

• io.mender.Authentication1.GetJwtToken()
• io.mender.Authentication1.FetchJwtToken()

Signals

• io.mender.Authentication1::JwtTokenStateChange

Method Details

io.mender.Authentication1.GetJwtToken()

GetJwtToken (OUT s token,
             OUT s server_url);

Gets current JWT token and server URL. If no JWT token is available, an empty token is returned

io.mender.Authentication1.FetchJwtToken()

FetchJwtToken (OUT b success);

Instructs the Mender client to fetch the JWT token from the server. When the token is ready, a JwtTokenStateChange signal will be emitted.

Signal Details

io.mender.Authentication1::JwtTokenStateChange

JwtTokenStateChange (s token,
                     s server_url);

Emitted whenever a valid JWT is available in the Mender client. The event includes the new token and the server URL.