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Authenticate with Egnyte Using Username and Password

Source: R/oauth.R
eg_oauth_password.Rd

Uses the OAuth 2.0 Resource Owner Password flow to obtain an access token directly using Egnyte credentials. This is simpler than the Authorization Code flow and doesn't require browser interaction.

Usage

eg_oauth_password(username = NULL, password = NULL)

Arguments

username

Egnyte username. If NULL, checks the EGNYTE_USERNAME environment variable.

password

Egnyte password. If NULL, checks the EGNYTE_PASSWORD environment variable.

Value

Invisibly returns a list containing access_token and expires_in.

Details

This flow is intended for internal applications where the user trusts the application with their credentials. The username and password are sent directly to Egnyte's token endpoint.

You must first configure the OAuth app with eg_oauth_app().

Credentials can be provided via:

  • Function arguments

  • Environment variables: EGNYTE_USERNAME, EGNYTE_PASSWORD

  • Interactive prompt (if running interactively and not provided)

Note: This flow does not return a refresh token. When the access token expires (after 30 days), you'll need to authenticate again.

See also

eg_oauth_app() to configure the OAuth application first.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Set up your OAuth app first
eg_oauth_app("mycompany", "client_id", "client_secret")

# Authenticate with username/password
eg_oauth_password("myuser", "mypassword")

# Or use environment variables
Sys.setenv(EGNYTE_USERNAME = "myuser", EGNYTE_PASSWORD = "mypassword")
eg_oauth_password()

# Now you can use eg_read() and eg_write()
eg_read("/Shared/Documents/file.txt", "local.txt")
} # }