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This authentication guide will cover how to create a credential for the following services:

<a href="#h_cd8820ee9b">Nutanix Prism Central</a>

<a href="#h_d3c5cc92e0">Nutanix Prism Element</a>

1. <a href="#h_cd8820ee9b">Nutanix Prism Central</a>
2. <a href="#h_d3c5cc92e0">Nutanix Prism Element</a>

Nutanix Prism Central (PC) offers an organizational view into a distributed Nutanix deployment, with the ability to attach all remote and local Nutanix clusters to a single Prism Central deployment. This global management experience offers a single place to monitor performance, health, and inventory for all Nutanix clusters.

To create a Nutanix Prism Central credential, you will need your Nutanix Prism Central:

- <code>username</code> 
- <code>password</code>

Create a Nutanix Prism Central resource and credential in Tines

Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Resource"

Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Central resource

- Name: "nutanix_user"
- Description: Optional
- Builder: Your username

- Access: What other teams can also use the resource

Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credentials"

Click "+ New Credential" and select "Text"

Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Central credential

1. Name: "nutanix_password"
2. Description: Optional
3. Value: Your password

1. Domains: Ensure this credential can only be used when making HTTP requests to specific domains.
2. Access: What other teams can also use the API

1. Login to your Tines tenant
2. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Resource"
3. Click "+ New Resource"
4. Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Central resource
 - Name: "nutanix_user"
 - Description: Optional
 - Builder: Your username
5. Optional
 - Access: What other teams can also use the resource
6. Click "Save resource"
7. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credentials"
8. Click "+ New Credential" and select "Text"
9. Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Central credential
 1. Name: "nutanix_password"
 2. Description: Optional
 3. Value: Your password
10. Optional
 1. Domains: Ensure this credential can only be used when making HTTP requests to specific domains.
 2. Access: What other teams can also use the API
11. Click "Save"

Prism Element(PE) is a service built into the platform for every Nutanix cluster deployed. Prism Element enables you to fully configure, manage, and monitor Nutanix clusters running any hypervisor.

To create an Nutanix Prism Element credential, you will need your Nutanix Prism Element:

- <code>username</code>
- <code>password</code>

Create a Nutanix Prism Element resource and credential in Tines

Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Element resource

- Name: "nutanix_pe_user"
- Description: Optional
- Builder: Your username

Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Element credential

1. Name: "nutanix_pe_password"
2. Description: Optional
3. Value: Your password

1. Login to your Tines tenant
2. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Resource"
3. Click "+ New Resource"
4. Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Element resource
 - Name: "nutanix_pe_user"
 - Description: Optional
 - Builder: Your username
5. Optional
 - Access: What other teams can also use the resource
6. Click "Save resource"
7. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credentials"
8. Click "+ New Credential" and select "Text"
9. Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Element credential
 1. Name: "nutanix_pe_password"
 2. Description: Optional
 3. Value: Your password
10. Optional
 1. Domains: Ensure this credential can only be used when making HTTP requests to specific domains.
 2. Access: What other teams can also use the API
11. Click "Save"

For more on creating credentials in Tines, click <a href="https://explained.tines.com/en/articles/6877578-what-are-credentials-in-tines">here</a>.