# Creating a Client Application ## Configure Password Authentication for the Client Application Follow these steps to configure password authentication for the client application: 1. [View authenticated clients](https://processmaker.gitbook.io/developer-documentation/advanced-examples/authentication/broken-reference). The **Auth Clients** page displays.
2. Click the **+Auth Client** button. The **Create Auth-Client** screen displays.
3. In the **Name** setting, enter a name for the client authentication. 4. Select the grant type you will be using. 5. Click **Save**. A new authenticated client is created. 6. The authenticated client in the **Auth Clients** page contains the client secret, and the client id is the primary key of the table. In the example above, Passwrod Grant application has the client id of `3`, and then click the **Copy Client Secret to Clipboard** icon.
That's it. You are now ready to attempt authenticating with the ProcessMaker REST API.
Getting an Access Tokengetting-an-access-tokentoken.png
Getting a Refresh Tokengetting-a-refresh-tokenrefresh.png
Starting a Request VIA REST APIstarting-a-request-via-rest-apistart api.jpeg
{% hint style="info" %} If you want to dig deeper into client applications, you can see the [full documentation here](https://processmaker.gitbook.io/developer-documentation/advanced-examples/authentication/broken-reference). {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} If you need more details about which grant type to use, you can look at the relevant [documentation here](https://processmaker.gitbook.io/developer-documentation/advanced-examples/authentication/broken-reference). {% endhint %}