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# Activate API Key and HMAC Authentication

# Activate API Key and HMAC Authentication {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
* 
* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

You can activate the plugin API Key and HMAC Authentication (<kbd class="ph userinput">com.glide.tokenbased_auth</kbd>) in your ServiceNow® instance.

## Vorbereitungen

## Prozedur

1. Navigate to AllSystem ApplicationsAll Available ApplicationsAll. {#active-api-key-hmac__find-plugins-cmd}
2. Find the API Key and HMAC Authentication plugin (<kbd class="ph userinput">com.glide.tokenbased_auth</kbd>) using the filter criteria and search bar.  
   You can search for the plugin by its name or ID. If you cannot find a plugin,
   you might have to request it from ServiceNow
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3. Select Install to start the installation process.  
   Hinweis:  
   When domain separation and delegated admin are enabled in an instance, the administrative user must be in the global domain. Otherwise, the following error appears: Application installation is unavailable because another operation is running: Plugin Activation for \<plugin name\>.
   You will see a message after installation is completed. For information about the components installed with a plugin, see [Find components installed with an application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/australia-platform-administration/page/administer/plugins/task/find-components.html).
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