Demystifying iControl REST Part 6: Token-Based Authentication
iControl REST. It’s iControl SOAP’s baby, brother, introduced back in TMOS version 11.4 as an early access feature but released fully in version 11.5.
Several articles on basic usage have been writ...
Updated Jan 06, 2024
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NimbostratusHere's our function for getting the token:
function Get-F5Token
{
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,ValueFromPipeline=$True,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True)]
$F5LoadBalancer,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,ValueFromPipeline=$True,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True)]
$user,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,ValueFromPipeline=$True,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True)]
$password,
[int]$timeout = 28800
)
$json = @"
{
"user": {
"link": "https://localhost/mgmt/shared/authz/users/$user"
},
"timeout": $timeout,
"address": "$F5LoadBalancer"
}
"@
$method = "POST"
$uri = "https://$F5LoadBalancer/mgmt/shared/authz/tokens"
$return = Invoke-F5RestMethod -URL $uri -method $method -json $json -user $user -password $password
return $return
}Get-F5Token