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One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions 6.9.4 - REST API Reference Guide

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Health monitoring

Configuration settings for monitoring the utilization of SPS.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/health_monitoring
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 health monitoring settings.

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

The following is a sample response received when listing health monitoring settings.

For details of the meta object, see Message format.

{
  "body": {
    "maximum_disk_utilization_ratio": 80,
    "maximum_load1": null,
    "maximum_load15": null,
    "maximum_load5": null,
    "maximum_swap_utilization_ratio": 70
  },
  "key": "health_monitoring",
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/management/certificates",
    "href": "/api/configuration/management/health_monitoring",
    "last": "/api/configuration/management/webinterface",
    "next": "/api/configuration/management/snmp",
    "parent": "/api/configuration/management",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/management/email",
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Element Type Description
key string Top level element, contains the ID of the endpoint.
body Top level element (string) Contains health monitoring settings.
maximum_disk_utilization_ratio int The highest allowed value for disk utilization (in %).
maximum_load1 int Average maximum for load for 1 minute.
maximum_load15 int Average maximum load for 15 minutes.
maximum_load5 int Average maximum load for 5 minutes.
maximum_swap_utilization_ratio int The highest allowed value for swap utilization (in %).
Modify health monitoring settings

To modify health monitoring settings, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction.

    For more information, 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/health_monitoring 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.

SNMP settings

Contains the configuration endpoints for SNMP settings.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/snmp
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 endpoints for SNMP configuration settings.

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

The following is a sample response received when listing SNMP configuration endpoints.

For details of the meta object, see Message format.

{
  "items": [
    {
      "key": "trap",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/management/snmp/trap"
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/management/certificates",
    "href": "/api/configuration/management/snmp",
    "last": "/api/configuration/management/webinterface",
    "next": "/api/configuration/management/soap",
    "parent": "/api/configuration/management",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/management/health_monitoring",
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Element Description
trap Configuration settings for SNMP traps.
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.
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.

SNMP traps

Configuration settings for the address and protocol of the SNMP server.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/snmp/trap
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 of the SNMP server.

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

The following is a sample response received when listing the address and protocol settings of the SNMP server.

For details of the meta object, see Message format.

{
  "body": {
    "enabled": true,
    "version": {
      "selection": "2c",
      "value": {
        "community": "public",
        "server": {
          "selection": "ip",
          "value": "10.20.30.40"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "key": "trap",
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/management/snmp/trap",
    "href": "/api/configuration/management/snmp/trap",
    "last": "/api/configuration/management/snmp/trap",
    "next": null,
    "parent": "/api/configuration/management/snmp",
    "previous": null,
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Element Type Description
key string Top level element, contains the ID of the endpoint.
body Top level element (string) Contains the address and protocol settings of the SNMP server.
enabled boolean Set to true to send alerts to an SNMP server.
version Top level item Contains the configuration settings for the server address, and the SNMP protocol.
Elements of version Type Description
selection string

Defines the SNMP protocol to use. Possible values are:

  • 2c

    Configures version 2c of the SNMP protocol.

  • 3

    Configures version 3 of the SNMP protocol.

value Top level item Contains the SNMP server address, and the protocol-specific settings.
auth_method string

Required parameter when using SNMP version 3. Configures encrypted communication with the SNMP server. Possible values are:

  • md5: Use MD5 encryption. The auth_password element must reference a valid password.

  • sha1: Use SHA1 encryption. The auth_password element must reference a valid password.

auth_password string

Required parameter when using SNMP version 3. References the password used for authenticating to the SNMP server. You can create passwords at the /api/configuration/passwords/ endpoint.

To modify or add a password, use the value of the returned key as the value of the password element, and remove any child elements (including the key).

The referenced password must be at least 8 characters long, and can contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) the special characters (!"#$%&'()*+,;<=&@[\]^`{|}_./:?-) and the space character.

community string

Must be used if version 2c of the SNMP protocol is configured.

The name of the SNMP community.

encryption_method string

Must be used if version 3 of the SNMP protocol is configured.

Configures encrypted communication with the SNMP server. Possible values are:

  • none: No encryption. The value of the encryption_password element must also be set to null.

  • aes: AES encryption. The encryption_password element must reference a valid password.

  • des: DES encryption. The encryption_password element must reference a valid password.

encryption_password string

Must be used if version 3 of the SNMP protocol is configured.

Set to null if the value of the encryption_method is set to none.

References the password used for encrypting the communication with the SNMP server. You can create passwords at the /api/configuration/passwords/ endpoint.

To modify or add a password, use the value of the returned key as the value of the x509_identity element, and remove any child elements (including the key).

The referenced password must be at least 8 characters long, and can contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) the special characters (!"#$%&'()*+,;<=&@[\]^`{|}_./:?-) and the space character.

engine_id string

Must be used if version 3 of the SNMP protocol is configured.

The Engine ID. Must be a a hexadecimal number at least 10 digits long (for example, 0x0123456789ABCDEF).

server top level item Contains the IP address of FQDN of the SNMP server.
selection string

Defines the address type (IP or domain name). Possible values are:

  • fqdn

    The SNMP server address is provided as a fully qualified domain name.

  • ip

    The SNMP server address is provided as an IP address.

value string The address of the SNMP server.
username string

Must be used if version 3 of the SNMP protocol is configured.

The username for sending SNMP traps.
Examples:

Configure a server with the SNMP v2c protcol.

{
  "enabled": true,
  "version": {
    "selection": "2c",
    "value": {
      "community": "public",
      "server": {
        "selection": "ip",
        "value": "<server-ip>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configure a server with the SNMP v3 protocol, and MD5 authentication.

{
  "enabled": true,
  "version": {
    "selection": "3",
    "value": {
      "auth_method": "md5",
      "auth_password": {
        "key": "d21f3675-8dff-43c5-a982-17839390a6b3",
        "meta": {
          "href": "/api/configuration/passwords/d21f3675-8dff-43c5-a982-17839390a6b3"
        }
      },
      "encryption_method": "none",
      "encryption_password": null,
      "engine_id": "<0x0123456789ABCDEF>",
      "server": {
        "selection": "ip",
        "value": "<server-ip>"
      },
      "username": "<username>"
    }
  }
}

Configure a server with the SNMP v3 protocol, SHA1 authentication, and AES-encrypted communication.

{
  "enabled": true,
  "version": {
    "selection": "3",
    "value": {
      "auth_method": "sha",
      "auth_password": {
        "key": "0f5f646d-d6e7-4a4a-bc66-ead670faff3f",
        "meta": {
          "href": "/api/configuration/passwords/0f5f646d-d6e7-4a4a-bc66-ead670faff3f"
        }
      },
      "encryption_method": "aes",
      "encryption_password": {
        "key": "6237d67a-b6b4-49e0-b0f6-6d68d0f08cc3",
        "meta": {
          "href": "/api/configuration/passwords/6237d67a-b6b4-49e0-b0f6-6d68d0f08cc3"
        }
      },
      "engine_id": "<0x0123456789ABCDEF>",
      "server": {
        "selection": "ip",
        "value": "<server-ip>"
      },
      "username": "<username>"
    }
  }
}
Modify SNMP trap settings

To modify the address and protocol settings for the SNMP server, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction.

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Modify the JSON object of the SNMP trap endpoint.

    PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/snmp/trap 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.

Local services: access for SNMP agents

External SNMP agents can query the basic status information of SPS. On this endpoint you can configure on which interfaces can the users access SPS, and optionally restrict the access to these interfaces, and configure authentication and encryption settings.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/local_services/snmp_agent
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.

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

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

For details of the meta object, see Message format.

{
    "body": {
        "access_restriction": {
            "enabled": false
        },
        "enabled": true,
        "listen": [
            {
                "address": {
                    "key": "nic1.interfaces.ff7574025754b3df1647001.addresses.1",
                    "meta": {
                        "href": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1#interfaces/ff7574025754b3df1647001/addresses/1"
                    }
                },
                "port": 161
            }
        ],
        "system_contact": "mycontact",
        "system_description": "mydescription",
        "system_location": "mylocation",
        "version_2c": {
            "community": "mycommunity",
            "enabled": true
        },
        "version_3": {
            "enabled": true,
            "users": [
                {
                    "auth_method": "sha",
                    "auth_password": {
                        "key": "5476940c-ba38-4002-96d4-cb09d6921c68",
                        "meta": {
                            "href": "/api/configuration/passwords/5476940c-ba38-4002-96d4-cb09d6921c68"
                        }
                    },
                    "encryption_method": "aes",
                    "encryption_password": {
                        "key": "99782a91-63de-4a5c-82ff-b82273894dc7",
                        "meta": {
                            "href": "/api/configuration/passwords/99782a91-63de-4a5c-82ff-b82273894dc7"
                        }
                    },
                    "username": "myusername"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "key": "snmp_agent",
    "meta": {
        "first": "/api/configuration/local_services/admin_web",
        "href": "/api/configuration/local_services/snmp_agent",
        "last": "/api/configuration/local_services/user_web",
        "next": "/api/configuration/local_services/ssh",
        "parent": "/api/configuration/local_services",
        "previous": "/api/configuration/local_services/postgresql",
        "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 SNMP agent.

access_restriction

JSON object

Enables and configures limitations on the clients that can access the web interface, based on the IP address of the clients.

allowed_from

list

The list of IP networks from where the administrators are permitted to access this management interface. To specify the IP addresses or networks, use the IPv4-Address/prefix format, for example, 10.40.0.0/16.

enabled

boolean

Set it to true to restrict access to the specified client addresses.

enabled boolean Enables the SNMP server. If this option is set to False, SPS ignores every other option of this endpoint.
listen list Selects the network interface, IP address, and port where the clients can access the web interface.
address JSON object

A reference to a configured network interface and IP address where this local service accepts connections. For example, if querying the interface /api/configuration/network/nics/nic1#interfaces/ff7574025754b3df1647001/addresses/ returns the following response:

{
    "body": {
        "interfaces": {
            "@order": [
                "ff7574025754b3df1647001"
            ],
            "ff7574025754b3df1647001": {
                "addresses": {
                    "1": "10.40.255.171/24",
                    "@order": [
                        "1"
                    ]
                },
                "name": "default",
                "vlantag": 0
            }
        },
        "name": "eth0",
        "speed": "auto"
    },
    "key": "nic1",
    "meta": {
        "first": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1",
        "href": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1",
        "last": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic3",
        "next": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic2",
        "parent": "/api/configuration/network/nics",
        "previous": null,
        "transaction": "/api/transaction"
    }
    }

Then the listening address of the local service is the following.

nic1.interfaces.ff7574025754b3df1647001.addresses.1

This is the format you have to use when configuring the address of the local service using REST:

"address": "nic1.interfaces.ff7574025754b3df1647001.addresses.1"

When querying a local services endpoint, the response will contain a reference to the IP address of the interface in the following format:

"address": {
    "key": "nic1.interfaces.ff7574025754b3df1647001.addresses.1",
    "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1#interfaces/ff7574025754b3df1647001/addresses/1"
    }
    },
port integer

The port number where this local service accepts connections.

system_contact string Optional. For example, it can contain the contact information of the SPS administrator.
system_description string Optional. For example, it can contain information of the SPS host.
system_description string Optional. For example, it can contain the location of the SPS appliance.
version_2c JSON object

Enables and configures SNMP queries using the SNMP v2c protocol. You can have both the SNMP v2c and v3 protocols enabled at the same time. For example:

"version_2c": {
    "community": "mycommunity",
    "enabled": true
},
community string Optional. Specifies the community to use.
enabled boolean Optional. Enables SNMP queries using the SNMP v2c protocol.
version_3 JSON object

Enables and configures SNMP queries using the SNMP v3 protocol. You can have both the SNMP v2c and v3 protocols enabled at the same time. You must configure an authentication method and a password, encryption is optional. For example:

"version_3": {
    "enabled": true,
    "users": [
        {
            "auth_method": "sha",
            "auth_password": {
                "key": "5476940c-ba38-4002-96d4-cb09d6921c68",
                "meta": {
                    "href": "/api/configuration/passwords/5476940c-ba38-4002-96d4-cb09d6921c68"
                }
            },
            "encryption_method": "aes",
            "encryption_password": {
                "key": "99782a91-63de-4a5c-82ff-b82273894dc7",
                "meta": {
                    "href": "/api/configuration/passwords/99782a91-63de-4a5c-82ff-b82273894dc7"
                }
            },
            "username": "myusername"
        }
    ]
}
Elements of version_3 Type Description
enabled boolean Optional. Enables SNMP queries using the SNMP v2c protocol.
users JSON object Contains the configuration parameters for the SNMP v3 protocol.
auth_method string

Required parameter when using SNMP version 3. Configures encrypted communication with the SNMP server. Possible values are:

  • md5: Use MD5 encryption. The auth_password element must reference a valid password.

  • sha1: Use SHA1 encryption. The auth_password element must reference a valid password.

auth_password string

Required parameter when using SNMP version 3. References the password used for authenticating to the SNMP server. You can create passwords at the /api/configuration/passwords/ endpoint.

To modify or add a password, use the value of the returned key as the value of the x509_identity element, and remove any child elements (including the key).

The referenced password must be at least 8 characters long, and can contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) the special characters (!"#$%&'()*+,;<=&@[\]^`{|}_./:?-) and the space character.

encryption_method string

Configures encrypted communication with the SNMP server. Possible values are:

  • none: No encryption. The value of the encryption_password element must also be set to null.

  • aes: AES encryption. The encryption_password element must reference a valid password.

  • des: DES encryption. The encryption_password element must reference a valid password.

encryption_password string

Set to null if the value of the encryption_method is set to none.

References the password used for encrypting the communication with the SNMP server. You can create passwords at the /api/configuration/passwords/ endpoint.

To modify or add a password, use the value of the returned key as the value of the x509_identity element, and remove any child elements (including the key).

The referenced password must be at least 8 characters long, and can contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) the special characters (!"#$%&'()*+,;<=&@[\]^`{|}_./:?-) and the space character.

username string

The username for sending SNMP traps.
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.
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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