Yes, you can add a password to an identity that uses Single Sign-On (SSO). Ory allows you to store identities for your application's user base, which can include identities managed by the SSO provider and identities who sign in through other means, such as passwords. However, keep in mind that the command shown in the [Create identities](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/manage-identities/create-users-identities) documentation does not create a password or any other type of credential for the identity. You would need to add the password separately. For example, to import a clear text password, you can provide the password in the JSON payload as shown in the [Importing credentials](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/manage-identities/import-user-accounts-identities#importing-credentials) documentation:

json {     "schema_id": "<preset://email>",     "traits": {       "email": "[[email protected]](<https://www.ory.sh/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection>)"     },     "credentials": {       "password": {         "config": {           "password": "the-password"         }       }     }   }

In this example, the password

the-password

will then be hashed according to the configured password hashing algorithm and stored in the database. The identity will be able to sign in using

[[email protected]](<https://www.ory.sh/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection>)

and

the-password

as credentials.

To login and get a session token with the Ory CLI, follow these steps: 1. Install the Ory CLI on your system. You can find the installation guide [here](https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/cli/installation). 2. Run

ory auth

to sign into your Ory Network account. 3. Locate the session token in the

.ory-cloud.json

file in your home folder. This token starts with the prefix

ory_st

. You can use

cat ~/.ory-cloud.json | grep 'ory_st'

to find it. Here is the relevant extract from the [Ory documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/identities/sign-in/saml#configuration):

bash # Install the Ory CLI # Follow the instructions at <https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/cli/installation>  # Sign into your Ory Network account ory auth  # Locate the session token cat ~/.ory-cloud.json | grep 'ory_st'

Remember, the session token is used to authenticate your requests to the Ory API.

I'm sorry, but based on the provided knowledge sources, the Ory CLI does not support logging in as an identity and obtaining a session token. The Ory CLI is primarily used for administrative tasks and not for performing actions as an identity. However, you can use the Ory APIs to authenticate an identity and obtain a session token. Here's a general outline of the process based on the provided knowledge sources: 1. Initiate a login flow by sending a GET request to the

/self-service/login/api

endpoint. This will return a JSON payload with an

action

URL. 2. Complete the login flow by sending a POST request to the

action

URL with the identity's credentials (email and password). This will return a JSON payload with the session token. Here's an example of how to do this with `curl`:

bash # Inits a Login Flow   actionUrl=$(curl -s -X GET -H "Accept: application/json" "<https://playground.projects.oryapis.com/self-service/login/api>" | jq -r '.ui.action')      # Complete Login Flow with password method   curl -s -X POST -H  "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"identifier": "email", "password": "password", "method": "password"}' "$actionUrl" | jq

Replace

"email"

and

"password"

with the identity's actual email and password. The session token will be in the

session_token

field of the returned JSON payload. For more details, see the [Ory Kratos API documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/user-login#api-clients).

Based on the provided knowledge sources, Ory does not directly support updating an identity's password using a PATCH request. The PATCH request is used to partially update an identity's field using JSON Patch, but the fields

id

,

stateChangedAt

and

credentials

(which includes the password) cannot be updated using this method. Here is the relevant extract from the [Ory API documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/reference/api#operation/patchIdentity):

bash PATCH /admin/identities/{id}

However, Ory provides a separate endpoint for updating a password. This is done through the Self-Service Flow, which involves initiating a password update flow and then completing it with the new password. Here is a general outline of the process: 1. Initiate a password update flow by sending a GET request to the

/self-service/settings/api

endpoint. This will return a JSON payload with an

action

URL. 2. Complete the password update flow by sending a POST request to the

action

URL with the new password. Here's an example of how to do this with `curl`:

bash # Inits a Settings Flow   actionUrl=$(curl -s -X GET -H "Accept: application/json" "<https://playground.projects.oryapis.com/self-service/settings/api>" | jq -r '.ui.action')      # Complete Settings Flow with password method   curl -s -X POST -H  "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{{"password": "new-password", "method": "password"}}' "$actionUrl" | jq

Replace

"new-password"

with the new password. For more details, see the [Ory Kratos API documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/user-settings#api-clients).

To initiate the email verification flow for a user, you can use the Ory Kratos API. Here's a general outline of the process: 1. Initiate a verification flow by sending a GET request to the

/self-service/verification/api

endpoint. This will return a JSON payload with an

action

URL. 2. Complete the verification flow by sending a POST request to the

action

URL with the user's email. Here's an example of how to do this with `curl`:

bash # Inits a Verification Flow   actionUrl=$(curl -s -X GET -H "Accept: application/json" "<https://playground.projects.oryapis.com/self-service/verification/api>" | jq -r '.ui.action')      # Complete Verification Flow with email method   curl -s -X POST -H  "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{{"email": "user-email", "method": "link"}}' "$actionUrl" | jq

Replace

"user-email"

with the user's actual email. This will send a verification email to the user. The user can then click the verification link in the email to verify their email address. For more details, see the [Ory Kratos API documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/verify-email-account-activation#api-clients).

Yes, it is a best practice to have separate Ory projects for each application environment such as staging, development, and production. This approach allows you to isolate the data and configurations for each environment, reducing the risk of accidental changes or data leaks between environments. The [Ory documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/getting-started/local-development#environments) provides a guide on how to set up different environments for your projects. Here's a brief overview: - Development projects: These provide a free test environment for your projects, with limited rate limits and no custom domain. They are ideal for early-stage development and testing. - Staging projects: These offer all features of the production environment, including a custom domain. Staging projects have lower rate limits than production projects and are suitable for testing your application and its integrations with Ory Network before deploying to production. - Production projects: These are your live environments where your application runs for end users. Remember, staging and development projects are for test data only. Ory Network doesn't guarantee GDPR-compliant PII handling in staging and development projects. Always add a custom domain to your project when you go to production.