How to Generate an Access Token in Polaris

Polaris Personal Access Tokens function like ordinary OAuth access tokens. They are used by client tools for authentication and allowing you to submit jobs. You can create as many tokens as you want and delete tokens that are no longer needed. Newly-created tokens display only until the first time you refresh the page. For security reasons, tokens are not stored. Synopsys recommends that you save the token in a text file. 

Generating your personal access token

To generate an API token in Polaris, use the following process.

1. Log into Polaris.

2. At the top of the left navigation panel, click your user name to access the User Profile page.

3. On the User Profile page, click Access Tokens.

4. In the upper right corner, click +Create New Token to access the New Token page.

5. On the New Token page in the Token name field, type a name for the new token.

6. Click Save.  Your token temporarily displays at the top of the Personal Access Tokens page. 

7. At the right of your token, click the clipboard icon to copy your token. Note that this is the only time you can access your token; if it is lost, you must create a new one.

8. Paste your token into a text file to save it.

Deleting your personal access token

To delete your personal access token, use the following process.

1. Log into Polaris.

2. At the top of the left navigation panel, click your user name to access the User Profile page.

3. On the User Profile page, click Access Tokens to navigate to the Personal Access Tokens page.

4. On the Personal Access Tokens page, locate your token in the list.

5. At the far right of your token, click the trash can icon.  A confirmation message displays.  Note that deleting your token means that applications or scripts using this token are no longer allowed access.

6. To complete deletion of your token, click OK.