List of options that affect all RDP connections.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/options
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 global RDP options.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/options
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing global RDP 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/rdp/channel_policies",
"href": "/api/configuration/rdp/options",
"last": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies",
"next": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies",
"parent": "/api/configuration/rdp",
"previous": "/api/configuration/rdp/domain_membership",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
| key |
|
Top level item |
Contains the ID of the endpoint. |
| body |
|
Top level item |
Contains the elements of the global RDP options. |
| |
channel_database_cleanup |
Top level item |
Contains settings for database cleanup. |
| |
service |
Top level item |
Global setting to enable RDP connections, and specify the logging detail. |
| days |
integer |
Applies only if enabled is set to true.
Global retention time for the metadata of RDP connections, in days. Must exceed the retention time of the archiving policy (or policies) used for RDP connections, and the connection-specific database cleanup times (if configured). |
|
enabled |
boolean |
To enable the global cleanup of RDP connection metadata, set enabled to true. |
| log_level |
integer |
Applies only if enabled is set to true.
Defines the logging detail of RDP connections. |
|
enabled |
boolean |
To enable RDP connections, set to true. |
Examples
Querying the full list of global RDP options:
{
"body": {
"channel_database_cleanup": {
"enabled": true,
"days": 365
},
"service": {
"enabled": true,
"log_level": 4
}
}
"key": "options",
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/rdp/channel_policies",
"href": "/api/configuration/rdp/options",
"last": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies",
"next": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies",
"parent": "/api/configuration/rdp",
"previous": "/api/configuration/rdp/domain_membership",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
Modify global RDP settings
To modify global RDP settings, you have to:
-
Open a transaction
For more information, see Open a transaction.
-
Modify the JSON object of the global RDP settings endpoint.
PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/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.
-
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 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. |
RDP settings policies define protocol-level settings (timeout, display, protocol version, and authentication). You can create multiple policies, and choose the appropriate one for each RDP connection.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies
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 RDP settings policies.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies
The following command retrieves the properties of a specific policy.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/<policy-id>
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing RDP settings policies.
For more information on the meta object, see Message format.
{
"items": [
{
"key": "-301",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/-301"
}
},
{
"key": "-303",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/-303"
}
},
{
"key": "13298899495727c51f725cf",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/13298899495727c51f725cf"
}
}
],
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/rdp/channel_policies",
"href": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies",
"last": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies",
"next": null,
"parent": "/api/configuration/rdp",
"previous": "/api/configuration/rdp/options",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
When retrieving the endpoint of a specific policy, the response is the following.
{
"body": {
"autologon_domain_suffix": "-AUTO",
"name": "API_test",
"timeout": 600,
"inactivity_timeout": {
"enabled": true
"value": 13000
},
"permit_unreliable_usernames": true,
"preconnect_channel_check": true,
"protocol_features": {
"nla": {
"enabled": true,
"require_domain_membership": true
},
"server_screen": true
},
"screen": {
"maximum_bpp": 32,
"maximum_height": 2000,
"maximum_width": 2000
},
"timeout": 600,
"userauth_banner": "Click 'OK' to log in."
},
"key": "13298899495727c51f725cf",
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/-301",
"href": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/13298899495727c51f725cf",
"last": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/13298899495727c51f725cf",
"next": null,
"parent": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies",
"previous": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/-303",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
| key |
|
|
string |
Top level element, contains the ID of the policy. |
| body |
|
|
Top level element (string) |
The elements of the RDP settings policy. |
|
autologon_domain_suffix |
|
string |
Enter the suffix that the client will append to the domain when using autologon in conjunction with Network Level Authentication (CredSSP). |
|
name |
|
string |
Name of the RDP settings policy. Cannot contain whitespace. |
|
permit_unreliable_usernames |
|
boolean |
Set to true to automatically terminate RDP connections if SPS cannot reliably extract the username. |
|
preconnect_channel_check |
|
boolean |
Before establishing the server-side connection, SPS can evaluate the connection and channel policies to determine if the connection might be permitted at all. The server-side connection is established only if the evaluated policies permit the client to access the server.
To enable this function, set the parameter to true. |
|
protocol_features |
|
Top level item |
Settings for RDP protocol versions, and Network Layer Authentication. |
|
screen |
|
Top level item |
Display size and depth settings. |
|
timeout |
|
int |
Connection timeout, in seconds. |
|
inactivity_timeout |
|
Top level element |
|
|
|
enabled |
boolean |
- true: If no user activity is detected, it terminates 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 |
|
|
userauth_banner |
|
string |
You can display a banner message to the clients before authentication. |
| nla |
|
Top level item |
Settings for Network Level Authentication. |
|
enabled |
boolean |
Set to true to enable Network Level Authentication.
If set to true, the require_domain_membership element is required in the JSON. |
|
require_domain_membership |
boolean |
Set to true to require domain membership.
Must be in the JSON if NLA is enabled. |
| maximum_bpp |
int |
The maximum allowed color depth of the remote desktop, in bits. The following values are valid: 8, 15, 16, 24. |
| maximum_height |
int |
The maximum allowed height of the remote desktop, in pixels. |
| maximum_width |
int |
The maximum allowed width of the remote desktop, in pixels. |
Examples:
Turn off NLA.
{
"autologon_domain_suffix": "-AUTO",
"name": "API_test",
"permit_unreliable_usernames": true,
"preconnect_channel_check": true,
"protocol_features": {
"nla": {
"enabled": false
},
"server_screen": true
},
"screen": {
"maximum_bpp": 24,
"maximum_height": 2000,
"maximum_width": 2000
},
"timeout": 600
}
Configure NLA.
{
"autologon_domain_suffix": "-AUTO",
"name": "API_test",
"permit_unreliable_usernames": true,
"preconnect_channel_check": true,
"protocol_features": {
"nla": {
"enabled": true,
"require_domain_membership": false
},
"server_screen": true
},
"screen": {
"maximum_bpp": 24,
"maximum_height": 2000,
"maximum_width": 2000
},
"timeout": 600
}
Add RDP settings policies
To add a settings policy, you have to:
-
Open a transaction
For more information, see Open a transaction.
-
Create the JSON object for the new policy.
POST the JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/ endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in the table of RDP settings policy parameters.
If the POST request is successful, the response includes the key of the new policy. For example:
{
"key": "9c3a0419-53e6-43a4-902c-2b3b0ce7a7a7",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/9c3a0419-53e6-43a4-902c-2b3b0ce7a7a7",
"parent": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
-
Commit your changes
For more information, see Commit a transaction.
Modify RDP settings policies
To modify a settings policy, you have to:
-
Open a transaction
For more information, see Open a transaction.
-
Modify the JSON object of the policy.
PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/<key-of-the-object> endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in the table of RDP settings policy parameters.
-
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. |
| 400 |
Bad Request
"message": "RDP Settings Policy 'API_test': SPS must be a domain member to allow enabling Network Level Authentication." |
You have set require_domain_membership to true, but SPS is not the member of a domain. |
| 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. |
List of endpoints for configuring the policies, options and connection rules of SSH connections.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/ssh
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 available settings for configuring for SSH connections.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/ssh
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing the configuration settings.
For more information on the meta object, see Message format.
{
"items": [
{
"key": "authentication_policies",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/ssh/authentication_policies"
}
},
{
"key": "channel_policies",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/ssh/channel_policies"
}
},
{
"key": "connections",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/ssh/connections"
}
},
{
"key": "options",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/ssh/options"
}
},
{
"key": "settings_policies",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies"
}
}
],
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/aaa",
"href": "/api/configuration/ssh",
"last": "/api/configuration/x509",
"next": "/api/configuration/telnet",
"parent": "/api/configuration",
"previous": "/api/configuration/reporting",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
| authentication_policies |
List of the default and custom authentication policies. |
| channel_policies |
List of the default and custom channel policies. |
| connections |
List of connection policies. |
| options |
List of global SSH options that affect all connections. |
| settings_policies |
List of protocol-level settings (algorithms, greetings and banners, timeout). You can create multiple variations, and choose the appropriate one for each connection policy. |
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. |
