Maximo Monitor IoTP API Key

API Keys in Maximo Monitor provide token-based authentication for IoT devices to securely send data to the platform.

What are IoTP API Keys?

API Keys are authentication tokens that enable secure device-to-platform communication. They serve as credentials that devices use to prove their identity when sending data to Maximo Monitor.

Key Benefits:

• Secure Device Authentication: Token-based authentication for IoT devices
• Data Ingestion Control: Manage which devices can send data to Monitor
• Access Management: Create, update, and revoke API keys as needed

What You'll Learn

In the API Key exercises, you will:

• Generate API Key: Create new API keys for device authentication and understand the key generation process
• Edit/Update API Key: Modify existing API key configurations and manage key properties
• Delete API Key: Remove API keys when no longer needed and understand security implications

Practical Skills: - How to create API keys - When to rotate or revoke API keys - How API keys integrate with device authentication

Lab Exercises

1. Create API Key

Learn how to generate new API keys for device authentication.

2. Edit API Key

Modify and update existing API key configurations.

3. Delete API Key

Remove API keys and understand the security implications.

Prerequisites

Before starting these exercises, ensure you have:

• Access to Maximo Monitor 9.2
• Basic understanding of IoT device connectivity
• A device type configured in Monitor (for testing)

Expected Outcomes

By completing these exercises, you will be able to:

• Generate and manage API keys for IoT device authentication
• Apply API key best practices to your IoT deployments

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Updated: 2026-06-18

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