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Access to the PeerGFS API is available as a combination of two elements:

•A web URL hosted by the API service.  This URL is defined as a combination of a PMC server name or IP and a port, as specified by the Web and API Configuration settings in Preferences.

•Local (aka basic) authentication with a user name and password that is passed into a script or the API web interface.  This user name and password is used to authenticate the user with the PeerGFS API service.

If you are authenticated, you are authorized to access the entire API.  Role-based access will be added in future versions of the API.