Library Interface Credential Requirements

The library provides a browser-based GUI interface and a web services API (StorageTek Library Control Interface - SCI) for configuring, managing, and operating the library. Connecting with either interface requires valid user ID and password credentials.

When using the GUI, whether remotely with a browser or locally at the operator panel, you must provide a valid user ID and password to log in.

When using SCI, you must embed the user ID and password into the SOAP header of each SCI method call. The library uses the WS-Security SOAP extension as defined by OASIS WS-SecurityPolicy 1.2 (July 2007). Because the credentials in the header are in plain text, SCI must use an HTTPS connection. The exact details of how to include the SOAP headers depends on the language used to invoke the web services API.