How to Generate API Keys for Authentication and Authorization With Artifactory

⚠️ This guide is applicable for Artifactory OSS version 6.x.

The two methods for authenticating with Artifactory are Username/Password authentication, and API Key authentication. The following are the main reasons why one may want to use API Key authentication over Username/Password authentication:

• Increased security
• The Artifactory Helpers Groovy scripts require API Key authentication.

 

Generate an API Key for Artifactory on zCX

• Login to the Artifactory UI of your Artifactory server running on zCX using the credentials of the user that you want an API Key for.
  • http://<host/ip of your artifactory server>/artifactory/webapp/#/home
• Navigate to the profile page. (Click your username in the top right-hand corner.)
• Enter your password in the Current Password field and click the big green button labeled Unlock to unlock your profile settings.
• Under the Authentication Settings section, click the Gear Icon next to the API Key field to generate your API Key.
• Artifactory should have generated an API Key for you. Now you can copy that API Key from the API Key field and use it to Authenticate with Artifactory.