Enabling One Identity Safeguard Remote Access without Starling Join
Basic settings > Enabling One Identity Safeguard Remote Access without Starling Join
Enable the One Identity Safeguard Remote Access (SRA) feature of One Identity Starling without Starling Join information.
NOTE: You cannot configure Starling Join through the resource configuration endpoint (/api/configuration/starling), only through the dedicated /starling/join endpoint.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/starling
Operations
Operations with the /starling endpoint include:
Query One Identity Starling Join without a join to One Identity Starling |
GET |
/api/configuration/starling |
The value of the join_info field is null. |
Query One Identity Starling Join after join |
GET |
/api/configuration/starling |
The values of the join_info field are environment, product_instance, and product_tims. |
Enable SRA |
PUT |
/api/configuration/starling |
SRA can be enabled only if the node is joined to One Identity Starling. Use the starling/join endpoint to join to One Identity Starling. |
Disable SRA |
PUT |
/api/configuration/starling |
To disable SRA to One Identity Starling, the enabled field must be set to false. |
Enable SRA
To enable SRA with the use of the /starling endpoint, you have to:
-
-
Set the enabled parameter of remote_access to true.
Sample request
The following command enables SRA to join to One Identity Starling.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/starling
{
"join_info": {
"environment": "prod",
"product_instance": "starling-joiner-11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
"product_tims": "123-456-789"
},
"remote_access":
{
"enabled": true
}
}
Elements of the request message body include:
join_info |
object |
|
|
join_info.environment |
string |
The environment of the product. |
Possible values: prod. |
join_info.product_instance |
string |
The instance of the product. |
|
join_info.product_tims |
string |
The TIMS license of the product. |
|
remote_access |
|
|
To disable SRA to One Identity Starling, the enabled field must be set to false. |
remote_access.enabled |
boolean |
Enables or disables SRA to One Identity Starling. |
Possible values: true, false |
key |
|
|
Possible values: starling |
Response
The response is a regular meta object.
Endpoint-specific HTTP response codes for this request:
403 |
RemoteAccessDependsOnStarlingJoinError |
SRA to One Identity Starling can only be enabled, if the node is joined to One Identity Starling. Use the /starling/join endpoint to join to One Identity Starling. |
403 |
StarlingJoinInfoIsReadOnlyError |
You cannot join or unjoin from One Identity Starling at the resource configuration endpoint (/api/configuration/starling), as the One Identity Starling join_info field is read-only. Use the /starling/join endpoint to join or unjoin from One Identity Starling. |
Standard HTTP response codes for this request:
Managing Starling Join
NOTE: You cannot manage Starling Join through the resource configuration endpoint (/api/configuration/starling), only through the dedicated /starling/join endpoint.
Retrieving One Identity Starling Join information
Check whether your SPS appliance is joined to the One Identity Starling platform.
If you are interested which One Identity Starling services are available to you, you can list them at the Retrieving the status of services related to Starling Join/Unjoin endpoint.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/starling/join
Operations
HTTP GET operations with the /starling/join endpoint include:
Querying Starling Join endpoint from a browser without TIMS |
GET
|
/api/starling/join
|
Headers to be used: Accept: text/html.
|
Querying Starling Join endpoint when joined from a browser without TIMS |
Querying Starling Join info without TIMS |
Querying Starling Join info when joined without TIMS |
Querying Starling Join endpoint from a browser with TIMS |
GET
|
/api/starling/join?product_tims=<TIMS value>
|
Example of TIMS value: product_tims=222-333-444 .
|
Querying Starling Join endpoint when joined from a browser with TIMS |
Querying Starling Join info with TIMS |
Querying Starling Join info when joined with TIMS |
Sample request
The following command queries the /starling/join endpoint when joined from a browser without TIMS.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/starling/join
Response
The following is a sample response.
{
"body":
{
"joined": true,
"product_instance": "starling-joiner-11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
"product_name": "Safeguard",
"product_tims": "123-456-789"
}
}
Elements of the response message body include:
joined |
boolean |
Displays whether or not the user is joined to One Identity Starling or unjoined from it. |
|
product_instance |
string |
The instance of the product. |
|
product_name |
string |
The name of the product. |
|
product_tims |
string |
The TIMS license of the product. |
|
NOTE: While it is possible to send a POST HTTP request to the /starling/join endpoint, if you want to join your SPS appliance to One Identity Starling, visit the SPS web interface and initiate the join process under Basic Settings > Starling Integration > Start join.
Unjoining SPS from One Identity Starling
Use the /starling/join endpoint to unjoin your SPS appliance from One Identity Starling.
URL
DELETE https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/starling/join
Operations
HTTP DELETE operations with the /starling/join endpoint include:
Unjoining One Identity Starling |
DELETE |
/api/starling/join |
Unjoining One Identity Starling in a regular way is not possible while One Identity Safeguard Remote Access (SRA) is enabled. To unjoin One Identity Starling, first you must disable SRA. |
Force unjoining One Identity Starling |
DELETE |
/api/starling/join?force=true |
The Force Unjoin functionality works even when SRA is enabled. |
HTTP response codes
HTTP response codes comprise of standard or endpoint-specific HTTP status and error codes. The following table lists the endpoint-specific HTTP response codes for this request.
400 |
MissingCredentialStringError |
The mandatory credential_string parameter is not specified for One Identity Starling Join. |
400 |
MissingProductInstanceError |
The mandatory product_instance parameter is not specified for One Identity Starling Join. |
403 |
OpenTransactionError |
The attempt to join to One Identity Starling was unsuccessful, as the transaction was still open. To join to One Identity Starling, you must first close the previous transaction. |
403 |
ForbiddenActionError |
Forbidden action. To unjoin from One Identity Starling, use the /starling/join endpoint. |
403 |
StarlingJoinIsInUseByRemoteAccessError |
Unjoining One Identity Starling is not allowed while One Identity Safeguard Remote Access (SRA) is in use. Disable SRA in the configuration before unjoining from One Identity Starling. |
For more information and a list of standard HTTP response codes, see Application level error codes.
Retrieving the status of services related to Starling Join/Unjoin
Use the /status endpoint to retrieve information about the availability of the services needed for Starling Join, or Starling Unjoin.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/starling/join/status
Sample request
The following command returns information about the availability of the services needed for Starling Join, or Starling Unjoin .
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/starling/join/status
Response
The following is a sample response.
{
"internet_connection": {
"error": "N/A",
"status": true
},
"meta": {
"href": "/api/starling/status",
"parent": "/api/starling",
"remaining_seconds": 593
},
"proxy": true,
"starling_status": {
"Account Email Notifications": "operational",
"Account Services Portal": "operational",
"Active Roles On Demand": "operational",
"CertAccess": "operational",
"Connect": "operational",
"Database Service": "operational",
"Hybrid Subscription": "operational",
"Identity Manager On Demand": "operational",
"Job Service": "operational",
"One Identity Starling": "operational",
"Password Manager On Demand": "operational",
"Safeguard On Demand": "operational",
"Safeguard Remote Access": "operational",
"Safeguard for Privileged Passwords On Demand": "operational",
"Safeguard for Privileged Sessions On Demand": "operational",
"Subscription and Billing": "operational",
"Two-Factor Authentication": "operational",
"Web UI": "operational"
},
"verdict": true
}
Elements of the response message body include:
internet_connection |
object |
Indicates whether or not the SPS appliance can connect to the status endpoint (oneidentitycloud.statuspage.io). |
|
internet_connection.error |
string |
The description of the error. If no error occurred, the value is N/A. |
|
internet_connection.status |
boolean |
The value is true, if the SPS appliance could connect to the status page.
The value is false, if there is no Internet connection. |
|
proxy |
boolean |
Indicates whether or not a proxy server is configured. |
|
starling_status |
enum |
Enumeration of the different One Identity Starling-related services and their current status. |
NOTE: starling_status lists all available One Identity Starling-related services, however, to Starling Join/Unjoin to work, only the status of the One Identity Starling service is relevant. |
verdict |
boolean |
The value is true if SPS can connect to the status page, a proxy is enabled, and the relevant service(s) are operational. |
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HTTP response codes
Standard HTTP response codes for this request:
For more information and a list of standard HTTP response codes, see Application level error codes.
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