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One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions 7.4 - REST API Reference Guide

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Global Telnet options

List of options that affect all Telnet connections.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/options
Cookies
Cookie name Description Required Values
session_id Contains the authentication token of the user Required

The value of the session ID cookie received from the REST server in the authentication response, for example, a1f71d030e657634730b9e887cb59a5e56162860. For more information on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.

NOTE: This session ID refers to the connection between the REST client and the SPS REST API. It is not related to the sessions that SPS records (and which also have a session ID, but in a different format).
Sample request

The following command lists global Telnet options.

curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/options
Response

The following is a sample response received when listing the default global Telnet options.

For more information on the meta object, see Message format.

{
  "body": {
      "channel_database_cleanup": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "service": {
        "enabled": false        
      }
    }
  }
  "key": "options",
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/telnet/channel_policies",
    "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/options",
    "last": "/api/configuration/telnet/options",
    "next": null,
    "parent": "/api/configuration/telnet",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/telnet/channel_policies",
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Element Type Description

key

  Top level item Contains the ID of the endpoint.

body

  Top level item Contains the elements of the global Telnet options.
  channel_database_cleanup Top level item Contains settings for database cleanup.
  service Top level item Global setting to enable Telnet connections, and specify the logging detail.
Elements of channel_database_cleanup Type Description
days integer

Applies only if enabled is set to true.

Global retention time for the metadata of Telnet connections, in days. Must exceed the retention time of the archiving policy (or policies) used for Telnet connections, and the connection-specific database cleanup times (if configured).

enabled

boolean To enable the global cleanup of Telnet connection metadata, set this element to true.
Elements of service Type Description
log_level integer

Applies only if enabled is set to true.

Defines the logging detail of Telnet connections.

enabled

boolean Set to true to enable Telnet connections.
Examples

Querying the full list of global Telnet options:

{
  "body": {
    "channel_database_cleanup": {
      "enabled": true,
      "days": 365
     },
    "service": {
      "enabled": true,
      "log_level": 4
    }
  }
  "key": "options",
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/telnet/channel_policies",
    "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/options",
    "last": "/api/configuration/telnet/options",
    "next": null,
    "parent": "/api/configuration/telnet",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/telnet/channel_policies",
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Modify global Telnet settings

To modify global Telnet settings, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Modify the JSON object of the global Telnet settings endpoint.

    PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/options endpoint.

    You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element.

    For more information about the elements of the channel_database_cleanup item, see Elements of channel_database_cleanup.

    For more information about the elements of the service item, see Elements of service.

  3. Commit your changes

    For more information, see Commit a transaction.

Status and error codes

The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.

Code Description Notes
201 Created The new resource was successfully created.
401 Unauthenticated

The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authenticated and the resource requires authorization to access it. The details section contains the path that the SPS REST API attempted to access, but could not retrieve.

403 Unauthorized The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authorized to access it. The details section contains the path that the SPS REST API attempted to access, but could not retrieve.
404 NotFound The requested object does not exist.

Telnet pattern sets

List of Telnet pattern sets that help to extract the username from Telnet connections.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets
Cookies
Cookie name Description Required Values
session_id Contains the authentication token of the user Required

The value of the session ID cookie received from the REST server in the authentication response, for example, a1f71d030e657634730b9e887cb59a5e56162860. For more information on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.

NOTE: This session ID refers to the connection between the REST client and the SPS REST API. It is not related to the sessions that SPS records (and which also have a session ID, but in a different format).
Sample request

The following command lists the available Telnet pattern sets.

curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets
Response

The following is a sample response received when listing the available Telnet pattern sets.

For more information on the meta object, see Message format.

{
  "items": [
    {
      "body": { "name": "Cisco devices",
            "description: "Cisco devices that require authentication"
      },
      "key": "-8000",
      "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets/-8000" }
    },
    {
      "body": { "name": "Cisco devices without authentication",
            "description": "Cisco devices that do not require authentication"
      },
      "key": "-8001",
      "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets/-8001" }
    },
    {
      "body": { "name": "General Telnet",
            "description": "General Telnet servers (for example, Linux telnetd)"
      },
      "key": "-8002",
      "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets/-8002" }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/telnet/authentication_policies",
    "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets",
    "last": "/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets",
    "next": null,
    "parent": "/api/configuration/telnet",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/telnet/options",
    "remaining_seconds": 600,
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Element Type Description
key string Contains the ID of the pattern set. The pattern set IDs can be used for specifying the active_pattern_sets JSON list at the configuration of Telnet authentication policies..
body string Contains the descriptive name of the pattern set.
name string Descriptive name of the pattern set.

To upload a telnet pattern set:

  1. Open a transaction.

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Upload the telnet pattern set file.

    POST the valid_pattern_set.tps file to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/upload/pattern_set endpoint, for example:

    curl -X POST --cookie cookies --insecure https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/upload/pattern_set --data-binary @<path-to-pattern_set.tps>

    The following is a sample response received:

    For details of the meta object, see Message format.

    {
   "body": {
     "description": "Test Pattern Set description",
     "name": "Test Pattern Set"
   },
   "key": "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX",
   "meta": {
     "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets/XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX",
     "parent": "/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets"
   }
}
    Status and error codes

    The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.

    Code Description Notes
    400 PatternSetValidationFailed The validation of the telnet pattern set file failed.
    401 Unauthenticated The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authenticated and the resource requires authorization to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved.
    403 Unauthorized The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authorized to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved.

  3. Commit your changes.

    For more information, see Commit a transaction.

Note the following points:

  • Built-in telnet pattern sets cannot be deleted. The ID of built-in pattern sets begins with "-".

  • Existing pattern sets cannot be re-loaded, only if you delete them beforehand.

Operations with the /pattern_sets endpoint

  • /api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets: GET

  • /api/configuratation/telnet/pattern_sets/<id>: GET, DELETE

  • /api/upload/pattern_set: POST

Status and error codes

The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.

Code Description Notes
404 NotFound The requested object does not exist.
405 DeleteNotAllowedOnBuiltInPatternSet The deletion of built-in telnet pattern sets is not allowed.

Telnet settings policies

Telnet settings policies define protocol-level settings. You can create multiple policies and choose the appropriate one for each Telnet connection.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies
Cookies
Cookie name Description Required Values
session_id Contains the authentication token of the user Required

The value of the session ID cookie received from the REST server in the authentication response, for example, a1f71d030e657634730b9e887cb59a5e56162860. For more information on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.

NOTE: This session ID refers to the connection between the REST client and the SPS REST API. It is not related to the sessions that SPS records (and which also have a session ID, but in a different format).
Sample request

The following command lists Telnet settings policies.

curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies

The following command retrieves the properties of a specific policy.

curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies/<policy-id>
Response

The following is a sample response received when listing Telnet settings policies.

For more information on the meta object, see Message format.

{
    "items": [
        {
            "body": {
                "banner": "",
                "client_tls_security_settings": {
                    "cipher_strength": {
                        "selection": "recommended"
                    },
                    "minimum_tls_version": "TLSv1_2"
                },
                "inactivity_timeout": {
                    "enabled": false
                },
                "name": "default",
                "preconnect_channel_check": false,
                "server_tls_security_settings": {
                    "cipher_strength": {
                        "selection": "recommended"
                    },
                    "minimum_tls_version": "TLSv1_2"
                },
                "timeout": 600
            },
            "key": "-302",
            "meta": {
                "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies/-302"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "first": "/api/configuration/telnet/authentication_policies",
        "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies",
        "last": "/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies",
        "next": null,
        "parent": "/api/configuration/telnet",
        "previous": "/api/configuration/telnet/pattern_sets",
        "remaining_seconds": 600,
        "transaction": "/api/transaction"
    }
}

When retrieving the endpoint of a specific policy, the response is the following.

{
    "body": {
        "banner": "",
        "client_tls_security_settings": {
            "cipher_strength": {
                "selection": "recommended"
            },
            "minimum_tls_version": "TLSv1_2"
        },
        "inactivity_timeout": {
            "enabled": false
        },
        "name": "default",
        "preconnect_channel_check": false,
        "server_tls_security_settings": {
            "cipher_strength": {
                "selection": "recommended"
            },
            "minimum_tls_version": "TLSv1_2"
        },
        "timeout": 600
    },
    "key": "-302",
    "meta": {
        "first": "/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies/-302",
        "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies/-302",
        "last": "/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies/-302",
        "next": null,
        "parent": "/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies",
        "previous": null,
        "remaining_seconds": 600,
        "transaction": "/api/transaction"
    }
}
Element Type Description
key   string Top level element, contains the ID of the policy.
body   Top level element (string) The elements of the Telnet settings policy.
  client_tls_security_settings JSON object Configures TLS security settings on the client side.
  name string Name of the Telnet settings policy. Cannot contain whitespace.
  preconnect_channel_check boolean  
  server_tls_security_settings JSON object Configures TLS security settings on the server side.
  timeout int

Idle timeout, in seconds.

NOTE: The SPS web UI displays the same value in seconds.

  inactivity_timeout   Top level element
  enabled boolean
  • true: If no user activity is detected, it stops the session after the configured time has passed since the last user activity.
  • false: No user inactivity timeout.
  value int

Only if enabled is true

The value of user activity timeout. Must be greater than or equal to the value of timeout.

 

banner

string

You can display a banner message to the clients.

Elements of client_tls_security_settings and server_tls_security_settings Type Description
cipher_strength   JSON object Specifies the cipher string OpenSSL will use.
  custom_cipher string

The list of ciphers you want to permit SPS to use in the connection. For more details on customizing this list, check the openssl-ciphers manual page on your SPS appliance.

  selection string

Specifies the cipher string OpenSSL will use. The following options are available:

  • recommended: this setting only uses ciphers with adequate security level.

  • custom: this setting allows you to specify the list of ciphers you want to permit SPS to use in the connection. This setting is only recommended to ensure compatibility with older systems. For more details on customizing this list, check the 'openssl-ciphers' manual page on your SPS appliance.

    For example: ALL:!aNULL:@STRENGTH

minimum_tls_version   string

Specifies the minimal TLS version SPS will offer during negotiation. The following options are available:

  • TLSv1_2: Offers TLS version 1.2 during negotiation. This is the recommended setting.

  • TLSv1_1: Offers TLS version 1.1 and later during negotiation.

  • TLSv1_0: Offers TLS version 1.0 and later during negotiation.

Add Telnet settings policies

To add a settings policy, you must:

  1. Open a transaction

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Create the JSON object for the new policy

    POST the JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies/ endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element.

    If the POST request is successful, the response includes the key of the new policy. For example:

    {
      "key": "3848c708-2e1d-4463-b232-0c8c5875ff55",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies/3848c708-2e1d-4463-b232-0c8c5875ff55",
        "parent": "/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies",
        "transaction": "/api/transaction"
      }
    }
  3. Commit your changes

    For more information, see Commit a transaction.

Modify Telnet settings policies

To modify a settings policy, you must:

  1. Open a transaction

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Modify the JSON object of the policy

    PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/telnet/settings_policies/<key-of-the-object> endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element.

  3. Commit your changes

    For more information, see Commit a transaction.

Status and error codes

The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.

Code Description Notes
201 Created The new resource was successfully created.
401 Unauthenticated The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authenticated and the resource requires authorization to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved.
403 Unauthorized The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authorized to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved.
404 NotFound The requested object does not exist.

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