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Authentication and password management API reference for on-premises management consoles

This article lists the authentication and password management REST APIs supported for Microsoft Defender for IoT on-premises management consoles.

set_password (Change password)

Use this API to let users change their own passwords. All Defender for IoT user roles can work with the API.

You don't need a Defender for IoT access token to use this API.

URI: /external/authentication/set_password

POST

Type: JSON

Example:

request:
{
    "username": "test",
    "password": "Test12345\!",
    "new_password": "Test54321\!"
}

Request parameters

Name Type Required / Optional
username String Required
password String Required
new_password String Required

set_password_by_admin (User password update by system admin)

Use this API to let system administrators change passwords for specified users. Defender for IoT admin user roles can work with the API.

You don't need a Defender for IoT access token to use this API.

URI: /external/authentication/set_password_by_admin

POST

Type: JSON

Request example

request:

{
    "admin_username": "admin",
    "admin_password: "Test0987"
    "username": "test",
    "new_password": "Test54321\!"
}

Request parameters

Name Type Required / Optional
admin_username String Required
admin_password String Required
username String Required
new_password String Required

validation (Authenticate user credentials)

Use this API to validate user credentials.

You don't need a Defender for IoT access token to use this API.

URI: /external/authentication/validation

POST

Type: JSON

Query parameters

Name Type Required/Optional
username String Required
password String Required

Request example

request:

{

    "username": "test",
    "password": "Test12345\!"

}

Next steps

For more information, see the Defender for IoT API reference overview.