[db-wg] API keys for database maintenance

* Tore Anderson via db-wg <db-wg at ripe.net> [2020-02-21 11:54]:
> Hi WG.
> 
> In the LIR Portal, at https://lirportal.ripe.net/api/, it is
> possible to issue API keys for use with several different RIPE NCC
> services.
> 
> However, it is unfortunately not possible to issue API keys for the
> two APIs that are used for database maintenance; Syncupdates and the
> RESTful API. The documentation implies that the only authorisation
> [sic] method for those APIs is MD5-PW.

Hello,

I would support a modern approach to authorisation with the WEB API.
I don't think it should be bound the LIR portal (as there might be
users who are not an LIR). But some sort of API-friendly
authentication for maintainers would be appreciated, maybe coupled to
SSO user accounts. Just sending the password as an URL parameter is
not really a modern approach, also you would need to change the
maintainer password every time someone leaves the company.

Best Regards

Sebastian

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