Initialize Device Authentication
POST {{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications
The POST /{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications operation initiates an MFA device authentication flow. The request body requires a user.id attribute to associate a user with the MFA flow.
The response returns a device authentication ID that is required for the next steps in the flow. The response also includes a status property to specify the next flow step. Common status options are OTP_REQUIRED (validate a one-time passcode), PUSH_CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED (prompt to confirm the authentication), and DEVICE_SELECTION_REQUIRED (select a supported device type for MFA actions).
Prerequisites
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Create a user to get a
{{userID}}for the body. For more information, refer to Users.
Request Model
| Property | Type | Required? |
|---|---|---|
|
String |
Required |
Refer to the Device authentications data model for full property descriptions.
Example Request
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cURL
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C#
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Go
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HTTP
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Java
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jQuery
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NodeJS
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Python
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PHP
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Ruby
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Swift
curl --location --globoff '{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}' \
--data '{
"user": {
"id": "{{userID}}"
}
}'
var options = new RestClientOptions("{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications")
{
MaxTimeout = -1,
};
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}");
var body = @"{" + "\n" +
@" ""user"": {" + "\n" +
@" ""id"": ""{{userID}}""" + "\n" +
@" }" + "\n" +
@"}";
request.AddStringBody(body, DataFormat.Json);
RestResponse response = await client.ExecuteAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);
package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications"
method := "POST"
payload := strings.NewReader(`{
"user": {
"id": "{{userID}}"
}
}`)
client := &http.Client {
}
req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
res, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer res.Body.Close()
body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
POST /{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications HTTP/1.1
Host: {{authPath}}
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}
{
"user": {
"id": "{{userID}}"
}
}
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
.build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\n \"user\": {\n \"id\": \"{{userID}}\"\n }\n}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications")
.method("POST", body)
.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
.addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
var settings = {
"url": "{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications",
"method": "POST",
"timeout": 0,
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
},
"data": JSON.stringify({
"user": {
"id": "{{userID}}"
}
}),
};
$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
console.log(response);
});
var request = require('request');
var options = {
'method': 'POST',
'url': '{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications',
'headers': {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"user": {
"id": "{{userID}}"
}
})
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
if (error) throw new Error(error);
console.log(response.body);
});
import requests
import json
url = "{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications"
payload = json.dumps({
"user": {
"id": "{{userID}}"
}
})
headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
}
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_POST);
$request->setConfig(array(
'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
$request->setHeader(array(
'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
'Authorization' => 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
));
$request->setBody('{\n "user": {\n "id": "{{userID}}"\n }\n}');
try {
$response = $request->send();
if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
echo $response->getBody();
}
else {
echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
$response->getReasonPhrase();
}
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
require "uri"
require "json"
require "net/http"
url = URI("{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
request.body = JSON.dump({
"user": {
"id": "{{userID}}"
}
})
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
let parameters = "{\n \"user\": {\n \"id\": \"{{userID}}\"\n }\n}"
let postData = parameters.data(using: .utf8)
var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/deviceAuthentications")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.addValue("Bearer {{accessToken}}", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = postData
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
guard let data = data else {
print(String(describing: error))
return
}
print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}
task.resume()
Example Response
201 Created
{
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://auth.pingone.com/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/deviceAuthentications/03e1897e-33b0-40b9-b54e-68236769b1fa"
},
"device.select": {
"href": "https://auth.pingone.com/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/deviceAuthentications/03e1897e-33b0-40b9-b54e-68236769b1fa"
},
"otp.check": {
"href": "https://auth.pingone.com/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/deviceAuthentications/03e1897e-33b0-40b9-b54e-68236769b1fa"
}
},
"_embedded": {
"devices": [
{
"id": "ea055ca3-2b5b-4766-9628-95fc03f4ec9b",
"type": "EMAIL",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"email": "j****@pingidentity.com"
}
]
},
"id": "03e1897e-33b0-40b9-b54e-68236769b1fa",
"environment": {
"id": "abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
},
"status": "OTP_REQUIRED",
"policy": {
"id": "9761c24a-208d-0499-1bf6-39905184a4e1"
},
"selectedDevice": {
"id": "ea055ca3-2b5b-4766-9628-95fc03f4ec9b"
},
"user": {
"id": "788d4931-6936-43f2-82ff-178f5762298a"
},
"createdAt": "2021-11-16T19:35:54.554Z",
"updatedAt": "2021-11-16T19:35:54.727Z"
}