I need to dynamically generate an authorization code in order to authenticate my Custom Action for submitting a card transaction. The code needs combine a set of fields (among them the current date) in an HMAC-SHA256 signature that is base64 encoded. Here are the specs for anyone interested: https://epayments-api.developer-ingenico.com/s2sapi/v1/en_US/json/authentication.html?paymentPlatform=ALL

I was looking at the documentation for something similar (https://help.mypurecloud.com/articles/how-to-use-the-user-defined-oauth-credential-type/), but this does not go far enough. Two questions remain: 
1. How to encode with HMAC-SHA256?
2. How to include the current timestamp in the signature?

Any insight is much appreciated.
#Integrations

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Sven Schiller
Kognitiv
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Hi Sven,

Thanks for posting your question in the community! It was discussed in the most recent episode of the PureCloud Community Q&A Show! Check it out here!

Although your question stumped our expert, we posted it to the community Bounty Board, where members can find it and hopefully get you some answers!

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Cole Callahan
Genesys - Employees
Online Community Coordinator
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-10-2019 16:38
From: Sven Schiller
Subject: Generating Custom Action authorization code

I need to dynamically generate an authorization code in order to authenticate my Custom Action for submitting a card transaction. The code needs combine a set of fields (among them the current date) in an HMAC-SHA256 signature that is base64 encoded. Here are the specs for anyone interested: https://epayments-api.developer-ingenico.com/s2sapi/v1/en_US/json/authentication.html?paymentPlatform=ALL

I was looking at the documentation for something similar (https://help.mypurecloud.com/articles/how-to-use-the-user-defined-oauth-credential-type/), but this does not go far enough. Two questions remain:
1. How to encode with HMAC-SHA256?
2. How to include the current timestamp in the signature?

Any insight is much appreciated.
#Integrations

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Sven Schiller
Kognitiv
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LOL. To be fair, this question was probably more for the developers forum, where I also posted it (https://developer.mypurecloud.com/forum/t/generating-a-custom-action-authorization-code/6005) and got the following response from Tim Smith and Richard Schott:
This is beyond the capabilities of data actions (HMAC-SHA256 is not currently in the data actions toolkit). You will need to develop a middleware service that the data action calls with the necessary data from PureCloud.

Thanks to all who spent time on my question!

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Sven Schiller
Kognitiv
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-16-2019 14:50
From: Cole Callahan
Subject: Generating Custom Action authorization code

Hi Sven,

Thanks for posting your question in the community! It was discussed in the most recent episode of the PureCloud Community Q&A Show! Check it out here!

Although your question stumped our expert, we posted it to the community Bounty Board, where members can find it and hopefully get you some answers!

------------------------------
Cole Callahan
Genesys - Employees
Online Community Coordinator

Original Message:
Sent: 09-10-2019 16:38
From: Sven Schiller
Subject: Generating Custom Action authorization code

I need to dynamically generate an authorization code in order to authenticate my Custom Action for submitting a card transaction. The code needs combine a set of fields (among them the current date) in an HMAC-SHA256 signature that is base64 encoded. Here are the specs for anyone interested: https://epayments-api.developer-ingenico.com/s2sapi/v1/en_US/json/authentication.html?paymentPlatform=ALL

I was looking at the documentation for something similar (https://help.mypurecloud.com/articles/how-to-use-the-user-defined-oauth-credential-type/), but this does not go far enough. Two questions remain:
1. How to encode with HMAC-SHA256?
2. How to include the current timestamp in the signature?

Any insight is much appreciated.
#Integrations

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Sven Schiller
Kognitiv
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Well...ya know, that was going to be my next response... :-)

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George Ganahl GCP (PureCloud) ICCE CCXP
Principal Technology Consultant
Genesys
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-16-2019 15:08
From: Sven Schiller
Subject: Generating Custom Action authorization code

LOL. To be fair, this question was probably more for the developers forum, where I also posted it (https://developer.mypurecloud.com/forum/t/generating-a-custom-action-authorization-code/6005) and got the following response from Tim Smith and Richard Schott:
This is beyond the capabilities of data actions (HMAC-SHA256 is not currently in the data actions toolkit). You will need to develop a middleware service that the data action calls with the necessary data from PureCloud.

Thanks to all who spent time on my question!

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Sven Schiller
Kognitiv

Original Message:
Sent: 09-16-2019 14:50
From: Cole Callahan
Subject: Generating Custom Action authorization code

Hi Sven,

Thanks for posting your question in the community! It was discussed in the most recent episode of the PureCloud Community Q&A Show! Check it out here!

Although your question stumped our expert, we posted it to the community Bounty Board, where members can find it and hopefully get you some answers!

------------------------------
Cole Callahan
Genesys - Employees
Online Community Coordinator

Original Message:
Sent: 09-10-2019 16:38
From: Sven Schiller
Subject: Generating Custom Action authorization code

I need to dynamically generate an authorization code in order to authenticate my Custom Action for submitting a card transaction. The code needs combine a set of fields (among them the current date) in an HMAC-SHA256 signature that is base64 encoded. Here are the specs for anyone interested: https://epayments-api.developer-ingenico.com/s2sapi/v1/en_US/json/authentication.html?paymentPlatform=ALL

I was looking at the documentation for something similar (https://help.mypurecloud.com/articles/how-to-use-the-user-defined-oauth-credential-type/), but this does not go far enough. Two questions remain:
1. How to encode with HMAC-SHA256?
2. How to include the current timestamp in the signature?

Any insight is much appreciated.
#Integrations

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Sven Schiller
Kognitiv
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