Create an API key for a local user on Management Center

Products

• Management Center

Issue/Introduction

• Only local users on the Management Center (MC) can have an API key generated.
• You can choose the number of days for this key to be active for.
• The default value is 360 days.
• You can use the API key when making calls to the API via curl Using API on Management Center to update policy object or python Use python to update policy objects on MC via API

Resolution

To generate the API key on the Web GUI - https://<MC-IP>:8082, please navigate to "Administration > Users > Choose the user > Edit User"