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One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions 6.0.5 - REST API Reference Guide

Introduction Using the SPS REST API Basic settings User management and access control Managing SPS General connection settings HTTP connections Citrix ICA connections RDP connections SSH connections Telnet connections VNC connections Search, download, and index sessions Reporting Health and maintenance Advanced authentication and authorization Completing the Welcome Wizard using REST Enable and configure analytics using REST

Retrieve basic firmware and host information

The /api/info endpoint contains generic information about the SPS host. Note that part of this information is available without authentication.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/info
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 details on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.

Note that 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 displays the information about SPS that is available without authentication.

curl https://10.40.255.171/api/info

The following command displays the information about SPS that is available for authenticated users.

curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/info
Response

The following is a sample response received by an anonymous user.

For details of the meta object, see Message format.

{
    "body": {
	"domainname": "example",
        "hostname": "scbwriter",
        "nickname": null,
        "support_link": "mailto:scb-administrator@example.com"
    },
    "key": "about_info",
    "meta": {
        "href": "/api/info",
        "parent": "/api"
    }
}

The following is a sample response received by an authenticated user.

{
    "body": {
        "analytics_enabled": false,
	"build_date": "2018-06-15T20:18:40+00:00",
	"config_hash": "2abde4c81d9b544bf53fae4f4b9657fc",
        "domainname": "example",
        "firmware_version": "5.7.0",
        "hostname": "scbwriter",
        "nickname": null,
	"roles": [
		"central-management",
		"search-master"
	],
        "support_link": "mailto:scb-administrator@example.com",
        "version": "5 F7"
    },
    "key": "about_info",
    "meta": {
        "href": "/api/info",
        "remaining_seconds": 9889
        "parent": "/api"
    }
}
Element Description

analytics_enabled

Indicates whether or not the One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Analytics module has been enabled.

build_date Build date of the SPS firmware. This element is included in the response only for authenticated users.

config_hash

Contains the hash of the XML database running on the given SPS host.

domainname Name of the domain used on the network. You can configure this parameter on the /api/configuration/network/naming endpoint. For details, see Naming options.
hostname Name of the machine running SPS. You can configure this parameter on the /api/configuration/network/naming endpoint. For details, see Naming options.
nickname The nickname of the SPS host. Use it to distinguish the devices. It is displayed in the core and boot login shells. You can configure this parameter on the /api/configuration/network/naming endpoint. For details, see Naming options.
support_link The e-mail address of the SPS administrator, as set in the admin_address parameter of the /api/configuration/management/email endpoint. For details, see Mail settings.
firmware_version The version number of the firmware running on SPS, for example, 4.3.2a. This element is included in the response only for authenticated users.
version The name of the major release running on SPS, for example, 4 F3. This element is included in the response only for authenticated users.
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
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.
401 AuthenticationFailure Authenticating the user with the given credentials has failed.

Network settings

Web interface

Configuration options for the web interface of SPS.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/webinterface
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 details on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.

Note that 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 configuration options for the SPS web interface.

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

The following is a sample response received when listing the configuration options of the SPS web interface.

For details of the meta object, see Message format.

{
  "body": {
    "timeout": 10
  },
  "key": "webinterface",
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/management/certificates",
    "href": "/api/configuration/management/webinterface",
    "last": "/api/configuration/management/webinterface",
    "next": null,
    "parent": "/api/configuration/management",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/management/syslog",
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Element Type Description
key string Top level element, contains the ID of the endpoint.
body Top level element (string) Contains the configuration options of the SPS web interface.
timeout int Session timeout, in minutes. SPS terminates sessions that are idle for this period. This setting applies sessions that access the SPS web interface and the SPS REST interface.
Modify the configuration of the web interface

To modify the configuration of the web interface, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction.

    For details, see Open a transaction.

  2. Modify the JSON object of the endpoint.

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

  3. Commit your changes.

    For details, see Commit a transaction.

Status and error codes
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.
401 AuthenticationFailure Authenticating the user with the given credentials has failed.
404 NotFound The requested object does not exist.

Network configuration options

Contains the endpoints for configuring networking on SPS.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network
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 details on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.

Note that 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 network configuration options.

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

The following is a sample response received when listing network configuration options.

For details of the meta object, see Message format.

{
  "items": [
    {
      "key": "dns",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/network/dns"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "ip_forwarding_rule_pairs",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/network/ip_forwarding_rule_pairs"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "naming",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/network/naming"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "nics",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/network/nics"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "routing",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/network/routing"
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/aaa",
    "href": "/api/configuration/network",
    "last": "/api/configuration/x509",
    "next": "/api/configuration/passwords",
    "parent": "/api/configuration",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/management",
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Element Description
dns The address of the primary and secondary DNS server.
ip_forwarding_rule_pairs Rules for routing between the network interfaces.
naming DNS search domain, hostname, and appliance nickname settings.
nics References the endpoints of the three physical network interfaces.
routing Routing table. Defines the address of the gateway server for each configured subnet.
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
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.
401 AuthenticationFailure Authenticating the user with the given credentials has failed.
404 NotFound The requested object does not exist.
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