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I'm writing a simple nodejs application that signs in to the api with a username, password and security token, obtains an access token which is used to make api calls.
Basically, the app is ready for production and they don't want to pay for a new username and password login for the app.
Is there any way one of their existing admin users can create a different form of static credentials for the app to login with?
If you use OAuth to log in, your access would be considered "static" in the sense that the changing the username or password would not automatically revoke access to the application. This is how most apps work. Note that whomever logs in would need to remain an active user, however. This is the main reason why integration users are used, so that access is not dependent on a specific "normal" user. You can choose to use an existing administrator, but also keep in mind that anything that the app does (e.g. modifying records) will appear to have been done by the administrator.
