300-635 DCNAUTO: Automating Cisco Data Center Networking SolutionsDemo

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QuestionQ58

Network Automation Foundation

Which two statements are true about authentication when using the Cisco Intersight API?

Choose two
  • A Each API Key can be assigned specific roles but not privileges.
  • B Secret Key is only available at API Key creation time.
  • C An API Key is composed of a Key ID and Secret Key.
  • D The user credentials for the cisco.com accounts are shared with the Cisco Intersight Web Service.
  • E An API Key is composed of a keyId and sessionCookie.
Explanation

A Cisco Intersight API key uses a key ID together with a secret (private) key to cryptographically sign API requests. The secret/private key is available only at API-key generation time; Intersight does not retain it for later retrieval.

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