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Authorization

This topic describes the Authorization element.

Description

The authorization protocol used when polling the status. Only use this element if you are monitoring a secure Web service.

Attributes

AttributeDescription and useType
Scheme

The HTTP authorization scheme.

(required)

One of the following values:

OAuth2
Use this value if your monitored endpoint is secured with OAuth 2.0.
AntiCSRF
Use this value if your monitored endpoint is secured with Anti-CSRF (Anti Cross-Site Request Forgery).
Endpoint

The token Endpoint attribute is needed if the HTTP Authorization scheme is set to OAuth2.

(optional)
string
ClientId

The id of the client needed if the HTTP Authorization scheme is set to OAuth2.

(optional)
string
ClientSecret

The client secret needed if the HTTP Authorization scheme is set to OAuth2.

(optional)
string
TokenHeaderName

The token header name. Set this string to monitor anti-CSRF-secured services with a custom header name.

(optional)
string
TokenCookieName

The token cookie name. Set this string to monitor anti-CSRF-secured services with a custom cookie name.

(optional)
string