User Authentication

Tutorials for authenticating human users with GL IAM.

Learn the concepts first? See Introduction to GL IAM.

Session Lifecycle

Token Types

Token	Lifetime	Purpose	Store Where?
Access Token	Short (15-60 min)	API calls	Memory
Refresh Token	Long (7-30 days)	Renew access token	Secure storage

Tutorials

1

Login

Login — authenticate() - create session

2

User

User — Understanding the User object

3

Validate

Validate — validate_session() - verify token

4

Refresh

Refresh — refresh_session() - renew token

5

Logout

Logout — logout() - end session