Connect Your Box Account to Coro¶
Stage 1: Creating Application¶
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To create a new application, log into your Box developer console (https://app.box.com/developers/console) and select Create New App:
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Choose Custom App and click Next
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Choose Server Authentication (with JWT), type in a name for the Coro app in the App Name field and click Create app:
Stage 2: Configure the Application¶
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Switch to the Configuration tab and set the following permissions:
- In the App Access Level section, select App + Enterprise Access
- In the Application Scopes/Content actions section, leave as default (only Read all files and folders stored in Box is checked)
- In the Application Scopes/Administrative actions and Application Scopes/Developer options sections, check all options
- In the Advanced Features section, check all options
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Click Save changes at the top-right corner of the screen
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Scroll down to the Add and Manage Public Keys section and select Generate a Public/Private keypair.
Note
You will be required to confirm the operation with 2FA (two-factor-authentication) process
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Save the configuration file that has been downloaded. This file will be used later in the Coro console as a configuration file (Stage 3). Click OK to close the message and click Save changes again
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Switch to the Authorization tab and click Review and Submit
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Click Submit at the opened window
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Click Back to My Account at the bottom-left corner of the screen
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Click Admin console at the bottom-left corner of the screen to navigate to your Box admin screen
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Click Apps on the left-side menu and switch to the Custom Apps Manager tab.
Find the record of your newly created Coro app, click the 3-dots menu on the right side of the line and select Authorize App
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Click Authorize in the opened window
Stage 3: Upload Configuration File to Coro¶
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Navigate to your Coro console. Select Control Panel > Cloud Apps.
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Click Connect next to the Box app.
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Upload the configuration file you saved in Stage 2 and click Confirm.
Your Box account should now be connected to and protected by Coro.
If you have any question, please contact us at support@coro.net