Creating a shared secret - PingAuthorize - 9.1

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Product PingAuthorize 9.1 Content Type Product documentation Administration User task

Define the authentication credentials that the JSON PDP API might require a client to present.

To create a shared secret, run the following example dsconfig command, substituting values of your choosing.
```
PingAuthorize/bin/dsconfig create-authorization-policy-decision-shared-secret \
  --secret-name "Shared Secret A" \
  --set "shared-secret:secret123"
```
Note:
- The shared-secret property sets the value that the JSON PDP API requires the client to present. After you set this value, it is no longer visible.
- The secret-name property is a label that allows an administrator to distinguish one JSON PDP API Shared Secret from another.
To update the shared-secrets property, run the following example dsconfig command.
```
PingAuthorize/bin/dsconfig set-http-servlet-extension-prop \
  --extension-name "JSON PDP API" \
  --add "shared-secrets:Shared Secret A"
```
A new JSON PDP API Shared Secret is not used until the shared-secrets property of the JSON PDP API HTTP Servlet Extension is updated.