# Authentication provider For details on how to [Define a Custom Hello World Authentication Provider](https://docops.ca.com/ca-live-api-creator/5-0/en/securing-apis/configure-authentication/define-a-custom-hello-world-authentication-provider-using-javascript) using JavaScript. ``` Usage: authprovider [options] Administer authentication providers for a TeamSpace. Options: -h, --help output usage information --ident [ident] The ident of the auth provider --auth_name [name] Name of auth provider --createFunction [bootstrap] Name for Create Function --paramMap [map] Map of auth provider settings (comma separated list of required config values) --comments [comment] Comment on auth provider --linkProject Link this auth provider to the current project or project specified --file [fileName] [optional] Name of file to import/export auth provider (stdin/stdout used if not provided) ``` *** ## Authentication Provider list List of commands allows you to list your CA Live API Creator authentication providers. Please see our [docs] (https://docops.ca.com/ca-live-api-creator/5-0/en/securing-apis/configure-authentication/authenticate-api-users-using-a-javascript-authentication-provider) for details on how to create and install a custom authentication provider (e.g. Active Directory, LDAP, SQL, LDAP, AD, etc.). All communication with the Espresso Logic server is done by API calls using JSON/REST. The authentication provider is the way to talk to an Espresso Logic server. User Authentication results in a new API key, which is passed on all subsequent requests, and associates a set of security roles that define what the API key is authorized to do. ``` $lacadmin authprovider list ``` The `list` command shows all authentication providers for the current TeamSpace. #### Output All authentication providers Ident Name createFunction ParamMap Comments ----- ----------------------- -------------- ------------------ -------- 1000 Built-in authentication null datasource=AdminDB # authentication providers: 1 The `list` command is currently the only one available from the command line for authentication providers. ### adding the --verbose flag Includes sample scripts which can be used by devops developers. ``` lacadmin authprovider export --auth_name 'AuthProviderFromDB' --file AUHTPROVIDER_AuthProviderFromDB.json --comments 'Uses Get Employees for REST Validation ' lacadmin authprovider export --auth_name 'JSAUth' --file AUHTPROVIDER_JSAUth.json --comments 'test' lacadmin authprovider export --auth_name 'SimpleLDAP' --file AUHTPROVIDER_SimpleLDAP.json ``` ##Create Create needs a name, comment, the create function name and a list of parameters in JSON format ``` $lacadmin authprovider create --createFunction myAuthProviderCreate --paramMap 'foo=1,bar=2' --comments 'some comment' --auth_name ``` ##insertJSCode Once you have created a JavaScript auth provider (create) - use this to import the JavaScript code ``` $lacadmin authprovider insertJSCode --file myAUthProviderCdoe.js [--auth_name | --ident ] [--project_ident ] ``` ##Delete Simply provide the ident of the auth provider you wish to delete. ``` $lacadmin authprovider delete --ident ``` ##Export Provide the ident or name of the auth provider and the export file name. ``` $lacadmin authprovider export [--ident | --auht_name ] --file myauthprovider.json ``` The export auth provider exports the specified provider into a JSON file. If the filename parameter is not specified, stdout is used. ##Import Provide the name of the json file for the auth provider you wish to import. This is the entire JSON definition. ``` $lacadmin authprovider import --file myauthprovider.json ``` The import auth provider imports the specified auth provider JSON file. If the filename parameter is not specified, stdin is used. (you can pipe the json file to the import) ##linkProject Provide the name or auth provider ident and this will set the authprovider in API Project/Settings for the active project. (or project ident) ``` $lacadmin authprovider linkProject [--auth_name | --ident ] [--project_ident ] ```