How BIG-IP Token/Authentication works ?

For more information on the authentication token, refer to the following documents.

• iControl® REST API User Guide Version 13.0, especially the following sections:

  • About iControl and authentication for user accounts, pp. 20-21.
  • About external authentication providers with iControl REST, pp. 22-23

• BIG-IQ® Systems: REST API Reference

  • Authentication token resource API, pp. 3-53 -- 3-58

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lastUpdateMicros

ExpirationMicros

>>> import time
>>> time.gmtime(1386701529797298/10**6)
time.struct_time(tm_year=2013, tm_mon=12, tm_mday=10, tm_hour=18, tm_min=52, tm_sec=9, tm_wday=1, tm_yday=344, tm_isdst=0)