Get Your WildFire Appliance API Key
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- Get a WildFire Verdict (WildFire API)
- Get Multiple WildFire Verdicts (WildFire API)
- Get a List of Samples with Changed WildFire Appliance Verdicts (WildFire API)
- Get a Sample (WildFire API)
- Get a Packet Capture (WildFire API)
- Get a WildFire Analysis Report (WildFire API)
- Get a Malware Test File (WildFire API)
- Get URL Web Artifacts
- WildFire API Error Codes
Get Your WildFire Appliance API Key
Follow these steps to get your API key for
the WildFire appliance:
- Generate a new API key on the WildFire appliance. The appliance supports up to 100 API keys.
- Use terminal emulation software to establish an SSH console connection with the WildFire appliance. For more information, learn how to Use the WildFire Appliance CLI.
- Generate the API key using one of the following methods:
- Generate a key automatically:admin@WF-500>create wildfire api-key name key-nameFor example, to create a key with the namemy-api-key:admin@WF-500>create wildfire api-key name my-api-keyTo generate a key manually (wherekey-valueis a 64-bit key):admin@WF-500>create wildfire api-key name my-api-key key key-valueFor example:admin@WF-500>create wildfire api-key name my-api-key key <API KEY>Exclude the key-value option in this step and the firewall will generate a key automatically. If you manually enter a key, the key-value must be 64 alpha characters (a-z) or numbers (0-9) that you randomly choose.