Authentication

Zephyr Squad Cloud REST API uses JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication.

• To authenticate, provide your Zephyr AccessKey and SecretKey.

• Upon successful authentication, the Zephyr server returns a cookie containing the acpt token.

• Use this cookie for all subsequent API requests.

Notes on JWT Authentication

• Generating an AccessKey and SecretKey requires the following parameters:
  o  username
  o  tenantId
  o  accountId (optional in some flows, but mandatory when using custom JWT generation)
   

  If you are generating a custom JWT, include the following claim context, ensuring that accountId is present:

References

• Understanding JWT (Atlassian Developer Guide)

• Generating a JWT Authentication Token for Zephyr Squad Cloud API