Summary
This article describes Tableau Personal Access Token Authentication (PAT). Using this Platform authentication type, InfoBurst will authenticate to Tableau Server using a Personal Access Token instead of InfoBurst user-level Platform Credentials.
Create Personal Access Token
The following Tableau article explains how to generate and manage a Personal Access Token:
https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/security_personal_access_tokens.htm
InfoBurst Configuration
- Create a new Tableau Server Platform (or open existing)
- Locate Personal Access Token Authentication
- Enter the Token Name and Token Secret
- Select Save
- Select the Test Logon button to test App-Only authentication
Restrictions
The following Tableau article describes limitations of PAT usage:
https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/security_personal_access_tokens.htm
From Tableau:
One personal access token is required per concurrent request. Signing in again with the same access token, whether at the same site or a different site, will terminate the previous session and result in an authentication error.
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