Dynamic Accounts

Learn how to configure account credentials at runtime on Digibee using the Store Account connector, instead of setting them statically.

Why use Dynamic Accounts

Static account configuration does not allow credentials to change at runtime. This limits scenarios such as receiving a certificate from an endpoint to authenticate in a REST API, or receiving an ephemeral token to authenticate over an SFTP connection.

The Store Account connector lets you configure credentials on the Runtime screen for multipurpose pipelines. This centralizes credential management and provides agility and security across the stages of a workflow.

Availability

Dynamic Accounts adapt account settings to the specific needs of each connector. This functionality is available as a parameter configuration for the following connectors:

• SAP

• SFTP

• FTP

• REST v2

• SOAP v3

• DB v2

• Kafka

• Email v2

• AWS Simple Email Service (SES)

• Dynamics 365

• PGP

• PBE cryptography

• RSA cryptography

• S3 Storage (AWS)

Configuration parameters for Dynamic Accounts are described in the documentation of each respective connector.

For security reasons, never store credentials openly anywhere, nor save them in the Object Store.

How to add dynamic credentials to a pipeline

To add dynamic credentials to a pipeline:

1. Add the Store Account connector to the pipeline.

2. Select the type of account to register.

3. Enter the required credentials.

4. Click Save.

The credentials become available on every pipeline run, ready to be referenced by other connectors.

How to use Dynamic Accounts on a connector

To use Dynamic Accounts in a connector:

1. Enable the Use Dynamic Accounts option on the desired connector (see the list of connectors in Availability).

2. Enter the name of the account created with the Store Account connector in the Account Name field.

3. Confirm that the connector authenticates using this credential.

How to reference accounts with Double Braces

To reference the account scope in the body of requests in connectors such as REST v2 and SOAP v3, register the credential using the Store Account connector with the syntax {{ account.custom-1.password }}. This makes the information available for use in your operations.

For example, for a Basic type account named account-test, the reference is: {{account.account-test-password}}.