Connecting and disconnecting your Box account
This article describes how to connect your Box account for Coro protection.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
- A minimum subscription of Box "Enterprise"
- Full administrator access for your Box subscription
Connecting to Coro
To connect your Box account for Coro protection:
Creating an application in Box
Use this process to create a new application for Coro in the Box developer console.
Perform the following steps:
-
Sign in to your Box developer console:
https://account.box.com/login?redirect_url=%2Fdevelopers%2Fconsole
-
In
My Apps
, select
Create New App
:
-
Choose
Custom App
, then select
Next
:
-
In the
Custom App
dialog:
- For Authentication Method , choose Server Authentication (with JWT) .
- Specify an App Name .
- Select Create App .
-
In your new application:
- Select the Configuration tab.
- For App Access Level , select App + Enterprise Access .
-
For
Application Scopes
, set the following permissions:
- In Content Actions , leave all settings as their default values (only Read all files and folders stored in Box is enabled).
- In Administrative Actions and Developer Actions , enable all settings.
- For Advanced Features , enable all settings:
-
Select
Save Changes
at the top-right corner of the screen:
-
Locate the
Add and Manage Public Keys
section and select
Generate a Public/Private Keypair
.
note
You are required to confirm this operation through 2FA (two-factor-authentication).
Box generates a configuration file for your application.
Important
Save this file to your local device. Coro uses it to configure access to Box.
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Select
OK
to close the confirmation dialog, then select
Save changes
at the top-right corner of the screen:
-
Switch to the
Authorization
tab and select
Review and Submit
:
-
In the
Review App Authorization Submission
dialog, review the presented
App Info
, then select
Submit
:
-
Select
Back to My Account
:
-
Select
Admin Console
:
- Select Apps from the side menu, then switch to the Custom Apps Manager tab.
-
Find the record of your newly created Coro application, select the adjacent 3-dots menu, then select
Authorize App
:
-
In the
Authorize App
dialog, check the information is correct and select
Authorize
:
The process is now complete.
Connecting your Box application to Coro
- Sign in to the Coro console .
-
From the sidebar, select
to access the Control Panel .
-
Select
Cloud Applications
:
-
On the
Cloud Applications
page, select
Box
:
note
Alternatively, select + CONNECT and then, select Box from the Connect cloud applications dialog that follows.
Coro displays Connect to Box dialog:
-
Step 1
requires you to create a new Coro application in Box. For details, see
Creating an application in Box
.
If you have already created a Coro application in Box, select CONTINUE.
-
In
Step 2
, specify the configuration file downloaded as part of the Box application creation process, then select
CONFIRM
:
Box is now connected to Coro and is shown as Connected:
Disconnecting your Box account
To disconnect Box from Coro protection:
- Sign in to the Coro console and go to Control Panel > Cloud applications .
- From the three-dot menu adjacent to Box , select Disconnect .
- When the confirmation dialog appears, select YES, DISCONNECT .
Box is now disconnected from Coro protection.