Set up a Box connector

Capabilities

Resource	Sync	Provision
Accounts
Enterprises
Groups
Roles

Gather Box credentials

Configuring the connector requires you to pass in credentials generated in Box. Gather these credentials before you move on.

ImportantA user with an administrator role in Box and two-factor authentication set on their Box account must perform this task.

Create a new Box custom app

Log into the Box Developer Console.

Click Create New App and select Custom App.

Enter a name for your new app, such as “C1”, and choose how to categorize the new app.

When prompted to choose an authentication method for your new app, select Server Authentication (Client Credentials Grant).

Click Create App.

Configure your Box app and gain approval

Navigate to your new app’s Configuration tab.

In the Application Scopes area, select the following scopes:

Manage users
Manage groups
Manage enterprise properties
Grant read resource

In the Application Access area, select App + Enterprise Access.

Save your changes.

Submit your new custom app for approval by a Box Admin. Learn more about this process in the Box developer documentation.

Look up your new app’s credentials

Navigate to your new app’s Configuration tab and scroll down to the OAuth 2.0 Credentials section of the page.

Copy and carefully save the Client ID.

Navigate to the app’s General Settings page.

Copy and carefully save the Enterprise ID.

Add the new app to your Box instance

Next, in the Box Admin Console, navigate to Integrations > Platform Apps Manager.

Click Platform Apps Manager.

Click the plus sign to add a platform app to your Box instance, then enter the client ID of your new app and click Next.

Review the app’s information and click Authorize.

Generate a client secret

Return to the Box Developer Console and navigate to your new app’s Configuration tab.

In the App Access Level area, select App + Enterprise Access.

Scroll down to the OAuth 2.0 Credentials section of the page and click Fetch Client Secret.

Carefully copy and save the client secret.

That’s it! Next, move on to the connector configuration instructions.

Configure the Box connector

To complete this task, you’ll need:

The Connector Administrator or Super Administrator role in C1
Access to the set of Box credentials generated by following the instructions above

Cloud-hosted
Self-hosted

Follow these instructions to use a built-in, no-code connector hosted by C1.

In C1, navigate to Apps > Connectors and click Add connector.

Search for Box and click Add.

Choose where to add the connector: Create a new app, or Add to an existing app (then select the app).If you’re creating a new app, choose whether to link it to an application discovered from your identity provider: select Yes and pick the IdP application, or No to continue with just the connector.

Set the connector’s Name and, optionally, a Description.

Click the pencil icon next to Owners to choose who can configure and manage this connector.

Click Add. The connector is created and its configuration page opens.

Find the Settings area of the page and click Edit.

Enter the client ID and client secret into the Client ID and Client secret fields.

Enter the enterprise ID into the Enterprise ID field.

Click Save.

The connector’s label changes to Syncing, followed by Connected. You can view the logs to ensure that information is syncing.

That’s it! Your Box connector is now pulling access data into C1.

Follow these instructions to use the Box connector, hosted and run in your own environment.When running in service mode on Kubernetes, a self-hosted connector maintains an ongoing connection with C1, automatically syncing and uploading data at regular intervals. This data is immediately available in the C1 UI for access reviews and access requests.

Resources

GitHub repository: Access the source code, report issues, or contribute to the project.

Step 1: Set up a new Box connector

In C1, navigate to Apps > Connectors and click Add connector.

Search for Baton and click Add.

Set the connector’s Name and, optionally, a Description.

Click the pencil icon next to Owners to choose who can configure and manage this connector.

Click Add. The connector is created and its configuration page opens.

In the Settings area of the page, click Edit.

Click Rotate to generate a new Client ID and Secret. Carefully copy and save these credentials. We’ll use them in Step 2.

Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

Create two Kubernetes manifest files for your Box connector deployment:

Secrets configuration

# baton-box-secrets.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: baton-box-secrets
type: Opaque
stringData:
  # C1 credentials
  BATON_CLIENT_ID: <C1 client ID>
  BATON_CLIENT_SECRET: <C1 client secret>
  
  # Box credentials
  BATON_BOX_CLIENT_ID: <Client ID used to authenticate to the Box API>
  BATON_BOX_CLIENT_SECRET: <Client secret used to authenticate to the Box API>
  BATON_ENTERPRISE_ID: <ID of your Box app>

See the connector’s README or run --help to see all available configuration flags and environment variables.

Deployment configuration

# baton-box.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: baton-box
  labels:
    app: baton-box
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: baton-box
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: baton-box
        baton: true
        baton-app: box
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: baton-box
        image: public.ecr.aws/conductorone/baton-box:latest
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        env:
        - name: BATON_HOST_ID
          value: baton-box
        envFrom:
        - secretRef:
            name: baton-box-secrets

Step 3: Deploy the connector

Create a namespace in which to run C1 connectors (if desired), then apply the secret config and deployment config files.

Check that the connector data uploaded correctly. In C1, click Apps. On the Managed apps tab, locate and click the name of the application you added the Box connector to. Box data should be found on the Entitlements and Accounts tabs.

That’s it! Your Box connector is now pulling access data into C1.

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Set up a Box connector

Capabilities

Gather Box credentials

Create a new Box custom app

Configure your Box app and gain approval

Look up your new app’s credentials

Add the new app to your Box instance

Generate a client secret

Configure the Box connector

Resources

Step 1: Set up a new Box connector

Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

Secrets configuration

Deployment configuration

Step 3: Deploy the connector

​Capabilities

​Gather Box credentials

​Create a new Box custom app

​Configure your Box app and gain approval

​Look up your new app’s credentials

​Add the new app to your Box instance

​Generate a client secret

​Configure the Box connector

​Resources

​Step 1: Set up a new Box connector

​Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

​Secrets configuration

​Deployment configuration

​Step 3: Deploy the connector

Capabilities

Gather Box credentials

Create a new Box custom app

Configure your Box app and gain approval

Look up your new app’s credentials

Add the new app to your Box instance

Generate a client secret

Configure the Box connector

Resources

Step 1: Set up a new Box connector

Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

Secrets configuration

Deployment configuration

Step 3: Deploy the connector