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Egnyte Egnyte

The Egnyte platform provides content security, compliance, and collaboration capabilities to govern content. Egnyte can be used to scan a range of data repositories for malware—including email, on-premises storage, and third-party cloud storage—and block ransomware attacks from spreading.

Creating an Egnyte connection​

Create the connection by using one of the following methods:

Using OAuth​

Creating your connection​

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
  2. Select the Egnyte icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
  4. Click Egnyte > fill in your Egnyte API address.
  5. Click Connect to authenticate using OAuth.
  6. Sign in using your credentials.

Using API Token​

To create the connection you need:

  • An API Address
  • An API Token

Obtaining the credentials​

  1. Navigate to Egnyte Developer Console

  2. Click Get API Key

    Get API Key

  3. Copy the API Key

    Get API Key

Creating your connection​

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
  2. Select the Egnyte icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
  4. Select API Token as the method to create the connection.
  5. Fill in the parameters:
    • The API Address
    • The API Token
  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.