---
title: Enabling sideband authentication
description: Enabling sideband authentication ensures a secure the connection between your API gateway and API Security Enforcer (ASE).
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.2
page_id: pingintelligence:pingintelligence_reference_guide:pingintelligence_enabling_sideband_authentication
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.2/pingintelligence_reference_guide/pingintelligence_enabling_sideband_authentication.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  example: Example:
  example-2: Example:
---

# Enabling sideband authentication

Enabling sideband authentication ensures a secure the connection between your API gateway and API Security Enforcer (ASE).

## About this task

To enable sideband authentication:

## Steps

1. Run the `enable_sideband_authentication` command.

   ### Example:

   ```
   /opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh enable_sideband_authentication -u admin -p admin
   Sideband authentication is successfully enabled
   ```

2. To generate an ASE sideband token, run the `create_sideband_token` command.

   ### Example:

   ```
   /opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh create_sideband_token -u admin -p admin
   Sideband token d9b7203c97844434bd1ef9466829e019 created.
   ```

   |   |                                                                                      |
   | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
   |   | This token is configured in the API gateway for it to communicate securely with ASE. |