{"id":4241,"date":"2026-06-08T17:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/?post_type=support_article&p=4241"},"modified":"2026-06-08T17:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:58:01","slug":"how-to-create-withsecure-elements-vulnerability-management-api-keys-for-authentication","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/support-articles\/how-to-create-withsecure-elements-vulnerability-management-api-keys-for-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create WithSecure Elements Vulnerability Management API keys for authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue:<\/h3>\n

How to create WithSecure Elements Vulnerability Management API keys for authentication<\/p>\n

Resolution:<\/h3>\n

An API key consists of an access key (for example,\u00a0PA3IAKNANLM9<\/i>) and a secret key (for example,\u00a0UO9mkDEHFGa1Vau6o#1AfxwRmBQW@!qV<\/i>). Note that the sample requests in this documentation show access and secret keys enclosed in braces, which must be omitted when you submit requests.<\/p>\n

Follow the steps below to create an API key:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Log in to the Elements Vulnerability Management \/ Elements Security Center portal (https:\/\/elements.withsecure.com).<\/li>\n
  2. Click the MANAGEMENT<\/strong> > Vulnerability Settings<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n
  3. Click on API keys<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n
  4. Under\u00a0Configure API keys<\/strong>, click Add API<\/strong> key.<\/li>\n
  5. Add a new API key and store it safely.\n
      \n
    • Apply the created API key to the HTTP header of every API request that requires authentication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Run a simple request to check the authentication:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      curl -X GET https:\/\/api.radar.f-secure.com\/api\/integration\/authenticationcheck
      -H 'Content-Type: application\/json'
      -H 'ApiAccessKey: {ApiAccessKey}'
      -H 'ApiSecretKey: {ApiSecretKey}'<\/p>\n

      If authentication was successful, you will get a HTTP response with status code\u00a0200 Authenticated<\/i>.<\/p>\n

      Reference:<\/strong>https:\/\/www.withsecure.com\/userguides\/product.html#business\/radar\/4.0\/en\/task_E974D4465373492480A62E0D65BAD5E2-4.0-en<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Note:<\/b>
      \t\t\tSingle quote works in Linux environment. When using CURL in Windows Operating System, recommended to use double quotes masked with backslash (\\). Backslash is used to escape the inner quotes.<\/p>\n

      \t\t\tExample:<\/b>
      \t\t\tcurl -X POST https:\/\/api.radar.f-secure.com\/api\/integration\/assetMonitoring\/withStartIndex\/0\/andPageSize\/250 -H "Content-Type: application\/json" -H "ApiAccessKey: {ApiAccessKey}" -H "ApiSecretKey: {ApiSecretKey}" -d "{\\"AssetSourceType\\": \\"Custom\\"}"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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