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1. The client application makes a POST call to the /token endpoint. The POST body includes , among other parameters, a a username and password pair entered by the user.
   1. If the user entered the network name along with his or her their username and password, the client application includes the network name in the username (e.g. "username=exampleNetwork/exampleUser@brightsign.biz"). Otherwise, the network will need to be specified in a second POST call (see step 2a below).
2. If the credentials are valid, the server returns code 200 with a response body that includes access_token, expires_in, and refresh_token values. 
   1. If a network name was not specified in step 1, the response body will also include a networkNames array that lists networks associated with the specified username. The client application provides the list of networks to the user and allows him or her to select one. It then makes a second POST to the /token endpoint with network name included in the username (e.g. "username=exampleNetwork/exampleUser@brightsign.biz").
3. If less than half of the expires_in time has elapsed (in seconds), and the client application has retained the access_token value in local storage, it includes the access_token in the "Authorization" header of each request to a BSN endpoint. The value of the "Authorization" header is specified as "Bearer {token_value}".
   1. If more than half of the expires_in time has elapsed, or if the access_token is not located in local storage, the client application makes a POST call to the /token endpoint with the refresh_token value.
   2. If the refresh_token is not located in local storage, or if the expires_in time has elapsed (indicated by a 401 return from the server), the application indicates to the user that access to the BSN connection has been dropped (without loss of unsaved user data). It then prompts the user to enter access credentials again and returns to step 1 of the authentication process.

/token

POST

Posts user credentials or a refresh token to the /token endpoint. If the credentials are valid, the server returns an access/refresh token that is included with all other BSN REST calls for authentication.

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Request Body

• username: The BSN username. If this is a User Authentication Request, the network name preceeds the username (e.g. "exampleNetwork/exampleUser@brightsign.biz").
• password: The password associated with the username.
• network: The network to which the returned token should grant access. This entry can can be used for either the initial User Authentication Request, or to switch to another network to which that the user belongs to upon token renewal.
• grant_type: The type of grant being presented in exchange for the access token. This value must be set to "password".
• client_id: The client identifier. This value is currently not used by the server.
• client_secret: The client secret. This value is currently not used by the server.
• refresh_token: The refresh token to include when renewing the access token. When the refresh_token entry is included, the password does not need to be used.

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• [string] access_token: The authorization token to use with endpoint calls until half of the expires_in time period has elapsed
• [string] token_type: The OAuth 2.0 token type, which will always be returned as "bearer"
• [integer] expires_in: The lifetime (in seconds) of the authorization token
• [string] refresh_token: The token to use for re-authentication when more than half of the expires_in time period has elapsed.
• [string[]]scope: An array that lists the scope granted by the token. A successful Person Authentication Response will include the "Self" value only, while a successful User Authentication Response will contain both "Full" and "Self" values. 
• [string] userLogin: The username included in the request body
• [integer] userId: The user identifier, which may be used in subsequent requests. This entry is only returned for User Authentication Requests.
• [integer] personId: The person identifier
• [string[]] networkNames: An array of networks to which the person (i.e. the account associated with the login credentials) belongs. This entry is only returned for Person Authentication requests.
• [string] .issued: The date and time the authorization/refresh token was issued (formatted as "[3-letter weekday], dd mmm yyyy hh:mm:ss [3-letter timezone]")
• [string] .expires: The date and time the authorization/refresh token expires (formatted as "[3-letter weekday], dd mmm yyyy hh:mm:ss [3-letter timezone]")

Examples

Person Authentication Request

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