Contains the configuration endpoints for managing SPS.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management
Cookies
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 management configuration endpoints.
curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing management endpoints.
For more information on the meta object, see Message format.
{
"items": [
{
"key": "certificates",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/certificates"
}
},
{
"key": "disk_fillup_prevention",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/disk_fillup_prevention"
}
},
{
"key": "email",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/email"
}
},
{
"key": "exported_configuration_encryption",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/exported_configuration_encryption"
}
},
{
"key": "health_monitoring",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/health_monitoring"
}
},
{
"key": "license",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/license"
}
},
{
"key": "root_password",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/root_password"
}
},
{
"key": "snmp",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/snmp"
}
},
{
"key": "splunk_forwarder",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/splunk_forwarder"
}
},
{
"key": "support_info",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/support_info"
}
},
{
"key": "syslog",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/syslog"
}
},
{
"key": "system_backup",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/system_backup"
}
},
{
"key": "universal_siem_forwarder",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/management/universal_siem_forwarder"
}
},
{
"key": "web_gateway_authentication",
"meta": {
"href": /api/configuration/management/web_gateway_authentication"
}
}
],
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/aaa",
"href": "/api/configuration/management",
"last": "/api/configuration/x509",
"next": "/api/configuration/network",
"parent": "/api/configuration",
"previous": "/api/configuration/local_services",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
certificates |
References the certificates of SPS's internal Certificate Authority, Timestamping Authority, and the SSL certificate of the web interface. |
disk_fillup_prevention |
Disk fill-up prevention. |
email |
SMTP server address and authentication, administrator e-mail, and e-mail addresses for alerts and reports. |
exported_configuration_encryption |
SMTP server address and authentication, administrator e-mail, and e-mail addresses for alerts and reports. |
health_monitoring |
Configuration settings for monitoring the utilization of SPS. |
snmp |
SNMP settings. |
syslog |
Syslog server address and authentication. |
web_gateway_authentication |
Configuration of the banner on the login screen before web gateway authentication. |
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.
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. |
Use the /web_gateway_authentication endpoint to configure tha banner on the login screen before web gateway authentication in order to make users aware of being audited before logging in, or that they are accessing a government website, and so on.
URL
PUT https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/web_gateway_authentication
Cookies
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). |
Operations with the /web_gateway_authentication endpoint include:
Configuring the web gateway authentication banner |
PUT |
/api/configure/management/web_gateway_authentication |
Querying the web gateway authentication banner |
GET |
/api/configure/management/web_gateway_authentication |
Sample request
The following command configures the web gateway authentication banner.
curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/web_gateway_authentication
Response
The following is a sample response when the configured web gateway authentication banner is queried.
For more information on the meta object, see Message format.
{
"key": "web_gateway_authentication",
"body": {
"auto_assign": false,
"banner": {
"enabled": true,
"text": "Web gateway\nBANNER"
}
}
}
Elements of the response message body include:
key |
string |
Top level element, contains the ID of the endpoint. |
body |
object |
Top level element. |
body.auto_assign |
boolean |
Enable auto-assign to permit your users to authenticate on the SPS web interface once, and open sessions without repeating the gateway authentication. |
body.banner |
object |
Top level element. |
body.banner.enabled |
boolean |
Shows whether the banner is enabled or not. |
body.banner.text |
string |
The text of the banner. |
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.
400 |
InvalidRequestBody |
The request body sent by the user has an invalid format. This may be an error with the encoding or the body is not a properly encoded JSON value. |
400 |
SemanticError |
The configuration contains semantic errors, inconsistencies or other problems that would put the system into an unreliable state if the configuration had been applied. The details section contains the errors that were found in the configuration. |
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. |
SPS can send its system log messages to remote syslog servers, for example, syslog-ng Premium Edition, syslog-ng Store Box, Splunk, or HPE ArcSight Data Platform.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/syslog
Cookies
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 syslog server settings.
curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/syslog
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing syslog server settings.
For more information on the meta object, see Message format.
{
"body": {
"certificates": {
"ca": "<ca-cert>",
"client": {
"key": "191725ec-b71b-47ab-9e87-561a5d9e2bb7",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/x509/191725ec-b71b-47ab-9e87-561a5d9e2bb7"
}
}
},
"include_node_id": true,
"receivers": [
{
"address": {
"selection": "ip",
"value": "10.20.30.40"
},
"port": 514,
"protocol": {
"ip_protocol": "tcp",
"protocol_type": "legacy-bsd",
"tls_enabled": false
}
}
],
"server_key_check": "optional-trusted"
},
"key": "syslog",
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/management/certificates",
"href": "/api/configuration/management/syslog",
"last": "/api/configuration/management/webinterface",
"next": "/api/configuration/management/webinterface",
"parent": "/api/configuration/management",
"previous": "/api/configuration/management/snmp",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
key |
|
|
string |
Top level element, contains the ID of the endpoint. |
body |
|
|
Top level element (string) |
Contains the syslog server configuration settings. |
|
certificates |
|
Top level item |
Contains the certificates of the client (SPS), and the certificate of the CA. |
|
|
ca |
string |
The CA certificate of the Certificate Authority. Configure this option if the value of the tls_enabled element is set to true. |
|
|
client |
string |
Configure this option if the value of the tls_enabled element is set to true, and the syslog server requires mutual authentication. Otherwise, set its value to null.
References the identifier of the client's (SPS's) X.509 certificate. You can configure certificates at the /api/configuration/x509/ endpoint.
To modify or add an X.509 certificate, use the value of the returned key as the value of the x509_identity element, and remove any child elements (including the key). |
|
include_node_id |
|
boolean |
Set to true to display separate hostnames for syslog messages sent by the nodes of a SPS HA cluster.
The node ID included in the hostname filed of the syslog message is the MAC address of the node's HA interface. Messages of the core firmware are always sent by the master node. |
|
receivers |
|
Top level list |
Contains the addresses of the syslog servers. |
|
server_key_check |
|
string |
Configures validating the syslog server's certificate with the CA. The following values are possible:
-
optional-trusted
If the server sends a certificate, SPS checks if it is valid (not expired) and that the Common Name of the certificate contains the domain name or the IP address of the server. If these checks fail, SPS rejects the connection. However, SPS accepts the connection if the server does not send a certificate.
-
optional-untrusted
SPS accepts any certificate shown by the server.
-
required-trusted
SPS verifies the certificate shown by the server.
-
required-untrusted
SPS requests a certificate from the server, and rejects the connection if no certificate is received, if the certificate is not valid (expired), or if the Common Name of the certificate does not contain the domain name or the IP address of the server. |
address |
|
Top level item |
Contains the address of the syslog server. |
|
selection |
string |
Defines the address type (IP or domain name). Possible values are:
|
|
value |
string |
The address of the syslog server, corresponding to the format set in the selection field. |
port |
|
int |
The port of the syslog server. |
protocol |
|
Top level item |
Contains the syslog protocol settings. |
|
ip_protocol |
string |
Configures the IP protocol. The following options are available:
-
tcp
TCP protocol.
-
udp
UDP protocol. |
|
protocol_type |
string |
Configures the syslog protocol. The following options are available:
-
legacy-bsd
BSD-syslog protocol.
-
syslog
IETF-syslog protocol. |
|
tls_enabled |
string |
Set to true to enable TLS encryption.
If TLS is enabled, the value of the ca and client elements cannot be null. |
Examples:
Default settings: no external syslog servers.
{
"certificates": {
"ca": null,
"client": null
},
"include_node_id": true,
"receivers": [],
"server_key_check": "optional-untrusted"
}
Upload CA certificates
SPS uses only the key part of the CA certificate.
You can choose to upload a single certificate or a certificate chain.
To use a certificate with the SPS API, remove all data, and substitute line breaks with \n. The same is true for a certificate chain: copy individual certificates one after the other, and substitute line breaks with \n.
The following is an example certificate, as used on the SPS web interface:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
The same certificate, as accepted by the SPS API:
"certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nqYyyD1ld89OUEYZ+aJQd/A==\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n"
Modify syslog server settings
To modify the syslog server settings, you have to:
-
Open a transaction.
For more information, see Open a transaction.
-
Modify the JSON object of the endpoint.
PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/syslog endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element.
-
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.
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. |
Contains the configuration options for preventing disk fill-up.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/disk_fillup_prevention
Cookies
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 disk fill-up prevention options.
curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/disk_fillup_prevention
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing disk fill-up prevention settings.
For more information on the meta object, see Message format.
{
"body": {
"archiving_enabled": false,
"enabled": true,
"used_space_ratio_limit": 80
},
"key": "disk_fillup_prevention",
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/management/certificates",
"href": "/api/configuration/management/disk_fillup_prevention",
"last": "/api/configuration/management/webinterface",
"next": "/api/configuration/management/email",
"parent": "/api/configuration/management",
"previous": "/api/configuration/management/certificates",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
key |
|
string |
Top level element, contains the ID of the endpoint. |
body |
|
Top level element (string) |
Contains the configuration settings for disk fill-up prevention. |
|
archiving_enabled |
boolean |
Set to true to automatically start all configured archiving/cleanup jobs when disk usage goes over the value of the used_space_ratio_limit element. |
|
enabled |
boolean |
Set to true to enable disk fill-up prevention. |
|
used_space_ratio_limit |
int |
Disk utilization limit, in percent. When used disk space reaches this limit, SPS disconnects all clients.
Set to 0 to turn the feature off. |
Modify disk fill-up prevention settings
To modify the disk fill-up prevention settings, you have to:
-
Open a transaction.
For more information, see Open a transaction.
-
Modify the JSON object of the disk fill-up configuration endpoint.
PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/disk_fillup_prevention endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element .
-
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.
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. |