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Is the username and password chosen by the user when registering or is it assigned when requesting registration to CAPIF public instance?
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What is a CSR?
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When doing the register_provider where can I find the CSRs that are generated?
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How to use the example client (CAPIF_INVOKER_GUI)?
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Where is the CAPIF public instance located?
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Do you have to publish 3 APIs? one for each instance?
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Once the API is published, is it always active? Or do you have to republish it every time you want to use it?
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Would the same username and password be valid for different invokers?
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What is the notfication destination field in the register_invoker request?
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Is the notification_destination a required field in the register_invoker
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What is the purpose of the "discover_service" function in the invoker client?
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What is the purpose of the "get_security_auth" function in the invoker client?
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What is the purpose of the "register_security_context" function in the invoker client?
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