A Real-Time CDP Business Practitioner is working with a client who requires automatic authentication Which type of ingestion should the practitioner choose?

Batch ingestion in Adobe Real-Time CDP is the most suitable choice for a requirement of automatic authentication. This method utilizes source connectors that are configured once with the necessary authentication credentials (e.g., API keys, OAuth2 tokens, access keys). After this initial setup, the Adobe Experience Platform automatically authenticates with the source system on a recurring schedule to ingest data files without any further manual intervention. This "set it and forget it" model is the essence of automatic authentication from the platform's perspective.

B. Streaming: Streaming ingestion requires the client-side application to manage authentication, typically by obtaining an access token and including it in the header of every API request, which is less of a platform-managed automatic process.
C. Real-Time: "Real-Time" describes a capability of the platform or the result of streaming, but it is not a distinct ingestion method itself. The primary ingestion methods are Batch and Streaming.

1. Adobe Experience Platform Documentation

Sources Overview: This document explicitly categorizes data ingestion into two primary methods: batch and streaming. It states

"Batch ingestion allows you to ingest data in bulk by uploading files... Streaming ingestion allows you to send data to Platform from client and server-side devices in real time." This confirms that "Real-Time" is not a distinct ingestion type.

Source: Adobe Experience Platform Documentation

"Sources overview

" Section: "Batch ingestion" and "Streaming ingestion."

2. Adobe Experience Platform Documentation

Batch Ingestion Overview: This guide explains how batch ingestion works. "Batch ingestion allows you to ingest a large amount of data into Adobe Experience Platform at once... Data can be uploaded in file form (such as CSVs) or through a source connector." The use of source connectors with a one-time authentication setup is central to this method.

Source: Adobe Experience Platform Documentation

"Batch ingestion overview

" Section: "How does batch ingestion work?".

3. Adobe Experience Platform Documentation

Amazon S3 Source Connector: The documentation for a typical batch source connector like Amazon S3 details the one-time authentication process. "To connect S3 to Platform

you must provide a value for your access key and secret key." Once provided

the platform uses these credentials for all subsequent scheduled ingestions.

Source: Adobe Experience Platform Documentation

"Create an Amazon S3 source connection in the UI

" Section: "Connect to Amazon S3."

4. Adobe Experience Platform Documentation

Streaming Ingestion Overview: This document outlines the authentication requirements for streaming

which differ from the batch connector model. It states

"All calls to Platform APIs must be authenticated... your request must include your access token in the Authorization header." This highlights the per-request authentication responsibility of the client application.

Source: Adobe Experience Platform Documentation

"Streaming ingestion overview

" Section: "Authentication and authorization."