The list of audit policies. An audit policy contains settings for encrypting, timestamping, and signing audit trails. To enable auditing for a connection, select an audit policy when configuring connections, and enable auditing for the appropriate protocol channels in the connection's channel policy.

URL

GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/policies/audit_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 the audit policies.

curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies

The following command retrieves the properties of a specific policy.

curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/policies/audit_policies/<policy-id>

Response

The following is a sample response received when listing audit policies.

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

{
  "items": [
    {
      "key": "78101850949e47437dd91d",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/78101850949e47437dd91d"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "9161063345713f11489305",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/9161063345713f11489305"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "1e089e2a-76b4-4079-94e3-c83ebc74dc2e",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/1e089e2a-76b4-4079-94e3-c83ebc74dc2e"
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies",
    "href": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies",
    "last": "/api/configuration/policies/usermapping_policies",
    "next": "/api/configuration/policies/content_policies",
    "parent": "/api/configuration/policies",
    "previous": null,
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}

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

{
  "body": {
    "encryption": {
      "certificates": [
        {
          "certificate": "<cert1>",
          "four_eyes_certificate": "<cert2>"
        }
      ],
      "different_certificates_for_upstream": {
        "certificates": [
          {
            "certificate": "<cert3>",
            "four_eyes_certificate": "<cert4>"
          }
        ],
        "enabled": true
      },
      "enabled": true
    },
    "name": "<policy-name>",
    "signing": {
      "enabled": true,
      "x509_identity": {
        "key": "ec0b6604-37f6-4df6-bd2f-d7879a75b324",
        "meta": {
          "href": "/api/configuration/x509/ec0b6604-37f6-4df6-bd2f-d7879a75b324"
        }
      }
    },
    "timestamping_enabled": true
  },
  "key": "1e089e2a-76b4-4079-94e3-c83ebc74dc2e",
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/78101850949e47437dd91d",
    "href": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/1e089e2a-76b4-4079-94e3-c83ebc74dc2e",
    "last": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/1e089e2a-76b4-4079-94e3-c83ebc74dc2e",
    "next": null,
    "parent": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/9161063345713f11489305",
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}

Element			Type	Description
key			string	Top level element, contains the ID of the policy.
body			Top level element (string)	The configuration elements of the policy.
	encryption		Top level element	Audit trail encryption settings.
	name		string	The name of the policy. This name is also displayed on the SPS web interface. It cannot contain whitespace.
	signing		Top level element	Audit trail signing settings.
		enabled	boolean	Set to true to enable audit trail signing. If signing is enabled, the x509_identity element is also required.
		x509_identity	string	Required for signing audit trails. References the identifier of the X.509 certificate stored on SPS. You can configure certificates at the /api/configuration/x509/ endpoint. To modify or add an X.509 host certificate, use the value of the returned key as the value of the x509_identity element, and remove any child elements (including the key).
	timestamping		boolean	Set to true to timestamp the audit trail.

Elements of encryption			Type	Description
certificates			Top level list	Contains the encrypting certificates.
	certificate		string	The encrypting certificate. You can replay an encrypted audit trail with the private key of the encrypting certificate.
	four_eyes_certificate		string	Additional certificate for joint (4-eyes) encryption. You can only replay a jointly encrypted audit trail with the private keys of both certificates.
different_certificates_for_upstream			Top level item	Configures encrypting upstream traffic separately.
	certificates		Top level list	The certificates for encrypting upstream traffic.
		certificate	string	The encrypting certificate. You can replay an encrypted upstream with the private key of the encrypting certificate.
		four_eyes_certificate	string	Additional certificate for joint (4-eyes) encryption. You can only replay a jointly encrypted upstream with the private keys of both certificates.
	enabled		boolean	Set to true to encrypt the upstream traffic with separate certificate(s). If upstream encryption is enabled, the certificates element is required.
enabled			boolean	Set to true to enable encrypting audit trails. If encryption is enabled, the certificates and different_certificates_for_upstream elements are required.

Examples:

Disable encryption, signing, and timestamping.

{
  "encryption": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "name": "default",
  "signing": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "timestamping_enabled": false
}

Encrypt upstream traffic only (single certificate).

{
  "encryption": {
    "certificates": [],
    "different_certificates_for_upstream": {
      "certificates": [
        {
          "certificate": "<cert>",
          "four_eyes_certificate": null
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "name": "Upstream_only",
  "signing": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "timestamping_enabled": false
}

Enable signing and timestamping, no traffic encryption.

{
  "encryption": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "name": "Sign_and_timestamp",
  "signing": {
    "enabled": true,
    "x509_identity": {
      "key": "9508db81-4a3f-45a7-a2b1-a86f71c56416",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/x509/9508db81-4a3f-45a7-a2b1-a86f71c56416"
      }
    }
  },
  "timestamping_enabled": true
}

Enable signing and timestamping, and encrypt traffic with a single certificate (no separate upstream encryption).

{
  "encryption": {
    "certificates": [
      {
        "certificate": "<cert>",
        "four_eyes_certificate": null
      }
    ],
    "different_certificates_for_upstream": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "name": "API_audit_pol",
  "signing": {
    "enabled": true,
    "x509_identity": {
      "key": "d0286f64-41aa-45e1-ab19-830ac2f99f57",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/x509/d0286f64-41aa-45e1-ab19-830ac2f99f57"
      }
    }
  },
  "timestamping_enabled": true
}

Encrypting certificates

Encrypting certificates must not contain any metadata. SPS uses only the key part of the certificate, no other data (expiry, etc.) are relevant for encryption.

To use a certificate with the SPS API, remove all metadata, 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"

Add an audit policy

To add an audit policy, you have to:

1. Open a transaction.

   For more information, see Open a transaction.

2. Create the JSON object for the new audit policy.

   POST the JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/policies/audit_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 audit policy. For example:

   {
     "key": "1e089e2a-76b4-4079-94e3-c83ebc74dc2e",
     "meta": {
       "href": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/1e089e2a-76b4-4079-94e3-c83ebc74dc2e",
       "parent": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies",
       "transaction": "/api/transaction"
     }
   }

3. Commit your changes.

   For more information, see Commit a transaction.

Modify an audit policy

To modify an audit policy, you have to:

1. Open a transaction.

   For more information, see Open a transaction.

2. Modify the JSON object of the audit policy.

   PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/<policy-key> 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.