[Home](./index.md) > [ibm-cloud-sdk-core](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.md) > [IamRequestBasedAuthenticator](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.iamrequestbasedauthenticator.md) ## IamRequestBasedAuthenticator class The IamRequestBasedAuthenticator provides shared configuration and functionality for authenticators that interact with the IAM token service. This authenticator is not meant for use on its own. **Signature:** ```typescript export declare class IamRequestBasedAuthenticator extends IamRequestBasedAuthenticatorImmutable ``` **Extends:** IamRequestBasedAuthenticatorImmutable ## Methods

Method	Modifiers	Description
[setClientIdAndSecret(clientId, clientSecret)](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.iamrequestbasedauthenticator.setclientidandsecret.md)		Setter for the mutually inclusive "clientId" and the "clientSecret" fields.
[setDisableSslVerification(value)](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.iamrequestbasedauthenticator.setdisablesslverification.md)		Set the flag that indicates whether verification of the server's SSL certificate should be disabled or not.
[setHeaders(headers)](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.iamrequestbasedauthenticator.setheaders.md)		Set headers.
[setScope(scope)](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.iamrequestbasedauthenticator.setscope.md)		Setter for the "scope" parameter to use when fetching the bearer token from the IAM token server.