A join token is a special-purpose, system-generated alphanumeric string used to authenticate a virtual on-prem hostNIOS-X virtual server, which can then automatically associate itself with its user account and establish a connection to the BloxOne Infoblox services. To deploy a virtual appliancean endpoint, create a join token, and then issue it to the corresponding on-prem host when you set up your machine.
This release of BloxOne Cloud introduces a new workflow that streamlines the deployment of hosts. The workflow uses a secure join token mechanism to authenticate and deploy virtual appliances that you configure in your VM environments. For information about deployment options, see Deploying Hosts.
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Create as many join tokens as you need, and use them for different purposes, such as the following:
Use the same join token to deploy multiple NIOS-X virtual appliancesservers.
Create a join token to provision a set of remote devices, and assign them to your Cloud Services Infoblox Portal account.
Create a short-lived join token for an admin who wants to join onNIOS-prem hostsX servers. When the admin finishes the task, revoke the join token and thus prevent the admin from provisioning new hostsservers.
Revoke a join token if it has been compromised, to prevent its use in provisioning of new onNIOS-prem hostsX servers. If you use a revoked token, a host server cannot establish a new connection to the cloud; however, it Infoblox Platform. However, the server will keep an existing connection. Note that join tokens are valid until you revoke them through the Cloud Services Infoblox Portal.
The Manage > Infrastructure > Configure > Administration > Join Tokens page displays the following information for each join token you have created:
TOKEN NAME: The token’s name.
STATUS: The token’s current status: Active or Revoked.
COUNT: The number of times you have used the token to set up your NIOS-X virtual appliancesservers. You can reuse a token for various different virtual appliancesservers.
This number is useful for security purposes. For example, if you have used a join token to connect a certain number of appliancesservers, and if that number does not match the value of COUNT, then you might may want to review the appliances servers that have joined your network.
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