Box - How to create a Service Account

Question

I'd like to create a Service Account so I'd be able to authenticate with it with my app. All I found is this guide, but it doesn't say how to create such an account.

Can anyone assist?

Thanks

Answer 1

The docs aren't that clear but a Service Account == App. So if you create an app in the developer console and set authentication type to server authentication (jwt) and add your public key and get the app authorized in the admin console then you're ready to instantiate a service account with the following code:

        String privateKey = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(PRIVATE_KEY_FILE)));

        JWTEncryptionPreferences encryptionPref = new JWTEncryptionPreferences();
        encryptionPref.setPublicKeyID(PUBLIC_KEY_ID);
        encryptionPref.setPrivateKey(privateKey);
        encryptionPref.setPrivateKeyPassword(PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD);
        encryptionPref.setEncryptionAlgorithm(EncryptionAlgorithm.RSA_SHA_256);

        IAccessTokenCache accessTokenCache = new InMemoryLRUAccessTokenCache(MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES);

        // BoxDeveloperAPIConnection == Service Account
        BoxDeveloperEditionAPIConnection api = BoxDeveloperEditionAPIConnection.getAppEnterpriseConnection(ENTERPRISE_ID, CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, encryptionPref, accessTokenCache);