In VantageCloud Lake personal access tokens (PAT) are used with Flow, user-defined functions, and the Open Analytics Framework.
To create a PAT, you must have a public key in pem format. You can upload one or generate one here.
- Open Account Settings and scroll down to locate Access tokens and keys.
- Select Keys then Create.
- To upload an existing public key:
- Select Upload public key.
- Enter a Key name.
- Paste the public key into the box.The key must be in pem format.
- Select Save.
- To have Teradata generate a key pair:
- Select Generate key pair.
- Enter a Key name.
- Select Generate Private Key.The private key half of the pair is generated.Important: Teradata does not keep the private key half of the pair. Teradata recommends that you download the private key.
- Select the Download button to save the private key.
- Select Save to save the public key half of the pair.
- Under Access tokens and keys select Access tokens then Create.
- Select the Environment to associate with this PAT.
- [Optional] Enter a Description.
- [Optional] Select an Expiration date for the token. The default is 10 years.
- [Optional] Set the Idle timeout. The access token is invalidated if it isn't used in this time period.
- Select Save.
- Select Copy Access Token and save your access token in a safe location.Teradata does not retain this information.
Create the Key
Create Access Token