Configuring customer authentication

U+ Bank wants to authenticate its customers during a live conversation to protect the customer's sensitive data and prevent unauthorized users.

To implement the business scenario, in the navigation pane of App Studio, click the Behavior tab of your Digital Messaging interface. 

Scroll down to the Options section to configure authorization settings.

In the Authentication URL field, enter the URL for the external login page to verify the end-user. For example, the URL looks like: https://pega.XXXX.pegaenablement.com/prweb/PRHTTPService/channelLogin/v1/page

For the Authentication URL, remember to replace XXXX with the value specific to your system. You can copy this from the URL displayed in your browser.

In the Authentication token TTL field, enter a value for the expiration time in minutes. The expiration time allows channel developers to determine how much time customers have to re-authenticate from when the login request (link) is sent. If you leave the field empty, the token never expires.

Now, generate an Authentication security key. The Authentication security key is an additional security mechanism to make the communication between Pega Customer Service™ and the custom login page more secure.

Now, log in to the Interaction Portal as a customer service representative (CSR), and then click the Chat icon to make the agent available.

You can now join the queues by selecting one or more queues to receive requests that are specific to those categories. In this scenario, you select all queues to receive various requests from customers, and then set status as Available for a live conversation with customers.

Now, on the U+ Bank website, log in as Sara. Start a conversation by entering chat with agent in the chat window to trigger the service case.

Select the option you need help with and then proceed.

A chat request comes to the CSR. Accept the call to continue the conversation with the customer.

To authenticate the customer's private data, click Menu and then Request authentication to validate the customer.

Switch to U+ Bank to click the Login authentication link.

On the Pega Customer Service login screen, use the customer's private credentials for successful authentication. Once authentication is complete, a screen that indicates successful login is displayed.

Now, return to the Interaction portal and verify that the customer is authenticated successfully on the chat panel with a checkmark beside the customer icon.

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