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Configuring API JSON to extract user information

This topic discusses the process to extract user attributes from signed JWT (JSON Web Token).

About this task

To extract the user information from the JSON Web Token (JWT) identity mapping:

Steps

  1. Capture the value assigned to HEADER NAME.

    This is the name of the header to use when sending the signed JWT to the ASE.

    A screen capture of the Username page.

  2. Assign the value of HEADER NAME to the location key in the jwt object of the API JSON file.

    For more information, see API JSON files configuration.

    "jwt": {
             "location": "h:X-Identity",
            "username": "username",
            "clientid": "client_id"
        }

Next steps

Refer to Creating a JWT identity mapping and API JSON files configuration.