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Authentication & Authorisation Mechanisms

For Data Custodians​

Pod API Keys​

Bitfount has enabled a mechanism to ensure you are no longer required to authenticate via the online Hub each time you wish to run a Pod. Instead, each Pod is assigned a set of API keys, which are used to authenticate upon initialisation.

In the event of a breach of your systems or to enable shared ownership of a Pod, you can change API keys as desired via the Pod’s “API Keys” tab within “My Pods” in Bitfount Hub.

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Pod API keys can also be used to enable you to build a network of distributed Pods with the same set of credentials. This is most typically done using Bitfount’s SDK. For more information on how to deploy Bitfount for this use case, please reach out to info@bitfount.com.