In Titan Cloud, Access Keys are specific to a user. Once created, they may be used as a component of API access, and for creating a URL-based shortcut to log in as a specific user. This article addresses how to create, edit, and use Access Keys.

Add an Access Key

To create an Access Key for a user, the user must already exist in Titan Cloud. Follow the User Setup instructions to create a new user if needed. 

Locate the user in the list and click the pencil “edit” icon next to the user's name.

Click the Access Keys tab, then click the Add New button.

The “Add New” page does not allow you to input values into the fields. This is expected! 

Click the Add button at the bottom of the page to generate the values.

Edit an Access Key

Once an Access Key has been created, it will be added to the list of Access Keys in the user's profile. 

Clicking the pencil edit icon will allow you to set or update an expiration date for the Access Key.

Clicking the minus (-) icon will decommission the Access Key. If an Access Key has been decommissioned, or if it has expired, it may be reactivated by clicking Restore. 

Access Keys for API Access

For developer resources on API authentication and integration, please reach out to your Implementation or Customer Success Manager, or email support@titancloud.com.

Access Keys for URL-Based Login

In addition to providing API authentication, Access Keys may also be used to create an alternate login method. This login method is a url-based shortcut that allows an end user to access Titan Cloud software without having to enter individual credentials.

For example, as an alternative to creating individual logins for store-level users, a single login, “STORE 1” could be created and saved to a facility computer's web browser. Anyone with access to that computer would use the Access Key to login to Titan Cloud as the “STORE 1” user.

Common use cases include:

• High turnover for certain roles
  • Avoid creating individual logins each time a new employee joins
• Shared team access
  • Avoid sharing or frequently resetting passwords for teams that only use Titan Cloud occasionally (i.e. accounting).
• Location-based access
  • Like in the example above, Access Keys can be used to create a single login for a group of individuals in the same physical location.

Once an Access Key has been created for the user, you may create the unique login address by plugging the values into the 'accountname','AccessKeyID', and 'SecretKey' items in the URL below.

https://'accountname'.mytitan.net/app/facilities.aspx?AccessKeyId='AccessKeyID'&SecretKey='SecretKey'

For example, the following (decommissioned) URL was created for the demooilcompany account using the Access Key ID 6AWG11KASWHL9WHJYPOUF18UA and the Secret Key ny7hFeOpzaDEvLd4mSnIZFezK6389V1j11q2I.

https://demooilcompany.mytitan.net/app/facilities.aspx?AccessKeyId=6AWG11KASWHL9WHJYPOUF18UA&SecretKey=ny7hFeOpzaDEvLd4mSnIZFezK6389V1j11q2I