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Box

Version 24.2.9064

Box

You can use the Box connector from the CData Sync application to capture data from Box and move it to any supported destination. To do so, you need to add the connector, authenticate to the connector, and complete your connection.

Add the Box Connector

To enable Sync to use data from Box, you first must add the connector, as follows:

  1. Open the Connections page of the Sync dashboard.

  2. Click Add Connection to open the Select Connectors page.

  3. Click the Sources tab and locate the Box row.

  4. Click the Configure Connection icon at the end of that row to open the New Connection page. If the Configure Connection icon is not available, click the Download Connector icon to install the Box connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections.

Authenticate to Box

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.

On the New Connection page, enter the connection name of your choice.

CData Sync supports authenticating to Box in several ways. Select your authentication method below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.

OAuth

CData Sync provides an embedded OAuth application with which to connect. To use the application, select OAuth for Auth Scheme. No additional properties are required.

OAuth JWT

To connect with a Box account, set the following properties:

  • OAuth Client Id - Enter the client Id that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.

  • OAuth Client Secret - Enter the client secret that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.

  • OAuth JWT Cert – Enter your Java web tokens (JWT) certificate store.

  • OAuth JWT Cert Type – Enter the type of key store that contains your JWT Certificate. The default type is PEMKEY_BLOB.

  • OAuth JWT Issuer – Enter the issuer of your Java web token. Typically, the issuer is either the client Id or the email address of the OAuth application.

  • OAuth JWT Cert Password (optional) – Enter the password for your OAuth JWT certificate.

  • OAuth JWT Cert Subject (optional) – Enter the subject of your OAuth JWT certificate.

  • OAuth JWT Subject (optional) – Enter the user subject for which the application is requesting delegated access.

  • OAuth JWT Subject Type (optional) - Select the subject type (enterprise or user) for the JWT authentication. The default type is enterprise.

  • OAuth JWT Public Key Id (optional) – Enter the Id of the public key for JWT.

Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:

  1. Define advanced connection settings on the Advanced tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)

  2. Click Connect to Box to connect to your Box account.

  3. Click Create & Test to create your connection.

More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Sync and Box, see Box Connector for CData Sync.