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Management options

Contains the configuration endpoints for managing SPS.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management
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: 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 https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management
Response

The following is a sample response received when listing management endpoints.

For details of 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": "webinterface",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/management/webinterface"
      }
    {
      "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"
  }
}
Endpoints Description
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.
webinterface Configuration settings for the SPS web interface.
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.

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.

Web gateway authentication

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
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: 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:

Operation HTTP method URL
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 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 details of 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:

Element Type Description
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.

Code Description Notes
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.

Syslog server settings

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
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: 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 https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/syslog
Response

The following is a sample response received when listing syslog server settings.

For details of 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"
  }
}
Element Type Description
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.
Elements of receivers Type Description
address Top level item Contains the address of the syslog server.
selection string

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

  • fqdn

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

  • ip

    The server address is provided as an IP address.

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:

  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/syslog 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.
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