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Connect Better with the Administrator API

Posted by Michael Bleigh on April 24, 2009

Yesterday we made available a new feature for claimed accounts: the Administrator API. This provides a token and secret that will allow administrators to access the API as an arbitrary user in the network.

Why an Administrator API?

We want Present.ly to be able to integrate with as many of the services your organization uses as possible. Much of the time, these services are not going to allow for the storage of individual Present.ly usernames and passwords, making it difficult to impossible to have them automatically integrate with Present.ly.

The Administrator API allows you to, for example, post an update as any user in the network by logging into the API with the admin token and secret and specifying the user by username or e-mail in an admin_user parameter. You could tie this in to your project management tools or other services to notify Present.ly users when other services have experienced changes.

To view your administrator token and secret simply go to the “Account Settings” page of the Admin dashboard. Here you can see the current token as well as regenerate it if security concerns arise.

For more information on how to utilize the Administrator API, visit the Knowledge Base Article.

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LDAP Authentication is in Beta

Posted by Michael Bleigh on April 07, 2009

We want to make Present.ly a seamless part of your organization’s workflow. To that end we are excited to announce a new feature that is finally ready to enter beta: LDAP Integration! With LDAP, you can allow your employees to use the same credentials to log in to Present.ly that they use to log in to your other business services, making it easier and more secure by utilizing your existing processes. This is especially useful for large organizations with hundreds of employees, as replicated logins create a great deal of stress and extra work.

To utilize the LDAP integration in Present.ly an administrator of your network needs to go to the Admin page and click on LDAP Settings. The administrator should then fill out the form that appears:

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For more detailed information about LDAP usage, visit the LDAP Knowledge Base Article on the Present.ly support pages. This feature is available immediately for all claimed networks. It is still considered a beta feature at this point, so if you have any questions, concerns, or problems don’t hesitate to contact support and we’ll work with you to improve the system.

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