# Authentication

1.  **Create Account on Mevris API Connect Portal**

    Creating Account on Mevris API Connect allows you to subscribe the available products and plans.

    * Sign up on [Mevris API Connect portal](https://sb-blueeastorientgmailcom-dev.developer.us.apiconnect.ibmcloud.com/)
    * Verify Account by clicking the link sent through the email
    * Login to your account to consume an API
2.  **Create Account on Mevris**

    Creating account on Mevris allows you to use the APIs

    * Sign up on [Mevris](https://mevris.io/login)

> **Warning:** Your [Mevris API Connect](https://sb-blueeastorientgmailcom-dev.developer.us.apiconnect.ibmcloud.com/) Account and [Mevris](https://mevris.io/login) Account are both separate accounts. Updating one account does not affect the other one i.e if you change password of your Mevris API Connect Account, it won't change your Mevris Account password.
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> **Warning:** _Mevris API Connect connect allows you to use the Mevris APIs but Mevris is a separate application and has separate accounts, security measures and procedures. Stand alone Mevris account won't suffice your API consumption requirements. Your Mevris account would let you use the Mevris Application not the APIs. In order to use the APIs Mevris API Connect Account is required._

Mevris API Connect uses Client ID and Client Secret Key for authentication which is assigned to every user after he has subscribed to a product. For details about subscribing a product [see here](subscribing-a-product).
