Configure OAuth Authentication

You must configure OAuth authentication so that the connector can authenticate with Box. Micro Focus recommends that you use the OAuth configuration tool that is supplied with the connector.

NOTE: There is no need to complete this procedure if you ran the OAuth configuration tool during the installation process.

To configure OAuth authentication

  1. Open the folder where you installed the connector.
  2. Open the file oauth_tool.cfg in a text editor.
  3. In the [Default] section, set any SSL or proxy settings that are required to access the repository:

    SSLMethod The version of SSL/TLS to use.
    ProxyHost The host name or IP address of the proxy server to use.
    ProxyPort The port of the proxy server to use.

    For example:

    SSLMethod=NEGOTIATE
    ProxyHost=10.0.0.1
    ProxyPort=8080
  4. In the [OAuthTool] section, set the following parameters:

    AppKey The client ID provided when you created a Box application to represent the connector.
    AppSecret The client secret provided when you created a Box application to represent the connector.

    Do not modify the other parameters in this section.

  5. Open a command-line window and run the following command:

    oauth_tool.exe oauth_tool.cfg OAuthTool

    Your default web browser opens to the Box web site. The web page asks you to log in and grant consent.

  6. Log in and grant consent.

    NOTE: To retrieve data from Box Enterprise you must log in as an admin or co-admin.

    The web page displays a message stating that the OAuth details have been successfully stored, and the OAuth tool creates the files oauth.cfg and oauth2_sites.bin. When you configure the connector, import the parameters from oauth.cfg into your task configuration. For more information about including parameters from another file, see Include an External Configuration File.

  7. You can now configure a task to retrieve data from Box. See Retrieve Information from Box or Retrieve Information from Box Enterprise.