Using a Pre-Authentication Token

When using a pre-authentication mechanism, the verification of the credentials is performed at the base URL of the server.

Method

URL

GET

http://<host>:<port>/jasperserver[-pro]/?<arguments>

Argument

Type/Value

Description

pp Text The token for your pre-authentication mechanism. The default parameter name for a pre authentication token is "pp". This parameter name can be changed in the configuration file applicationContext-externalAuth-preAuth.xml.
Options  
accept: application/json  

Return Value on Success

Typical Return Values on Failure

302 Moved Temporarily – Response HTTP Header "Location" redirects to "/loginsuccess.html" by default, but often depends on the last session operation.

302 Moved Temporarily – Response HTTP Header "Location" redirects to /login.html?error=1.

For example, if you have configured the server to use pre-authentication, you can authenticate and receive the session ID with the following request:

GET http://localhost:8080/jasperserver-pro?pp=u%3DSteve%7Cr%3DExt_User%7Co%3Dorganization_1%7Cpa1%3DUSA%7Cpa2%3D1
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