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PowerFlex API operations are divided into three categories.
Eventually, the block API and PowerFlex Manager API will be deprecated and their functions will be merged into the PowerAPI model. The web service for REST API is hosted on the PowerFlex management platform (PFMP), simplifying programmatic operations including authentication. We will look a little closer at each one of these models in the following sections.
PFMP uses the OAuth 2.0 industry standard protocol for authorization. In OAuth 2.0, a user authenticates with an authorization microservice in PFMP. Upon authentication, the user is passed an access (bearer) token. The bearer token enables the user to access protected resources and perform protected operations on all areas of the PowerFlex system.