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One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions 7.5 - REST API Reference Guide

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Global SSH options

List of options that affect all SSH connections.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/ssh/options
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 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 SSH options.

curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/ssh/options
Response

The following is a sample response received when listing global SSH options.

For more information on the meta object, see Message format.

{
  "body": {
    "channel_database_cleanup": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "service": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "gssapi": {
      "enabled": false
    }
  }
  "key": "options",
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/ssh/authentication_policies",
    "href": "/api/configuration/ssh/options",
    "last": "/api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies",
    "next": "/api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies",
    "parent": "/api/configuration/ssh",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/ssh/connections",
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Element Type Description
key   Top level item Contains the ID of the endpoint.
body   Top level item Contains the elements of the global SSH options.
  channel_database_cleanup Top level item Contains settings for database cleanup.
  service Top level item Global setting to enable SSH connections, and specify the logging detail.

 

gssapi

Top level item

Global option to configure Kerberos authentication with SPS.

For more information about Kerberos authentication with SPS, see Kerberos authentication settings in the SPSAdministration Guide.

Elements of channel_database_cleanup Type Description
days integer

Applies only if enabled is set to true.

Global retention time for the metadata of SSH connections, in days. Must exceed the retention time of the archiving policy (or policies) used for SSH connections, and the connection-specific database cleanup times (if configured).

enabled

boolean

To enable the global cleanup of SSH connection metadata, set enabled to true.

Elements of service Type Description
log_level integer

Applies only if enabled is set to true.

Defines the logging detail of SSH connections.

enabled

boolean

To enable SSH connections, set to true.

Elements of gssapi

 

Type Description

enabled

 

boolean

To enable mapping hostnames to Kerberos realms, set to true.

NOTE: Enabling this option is only required if you have more than one realms deployed on your network.

domain_realm_mapping

 

list of JSON objects

When you have more than one realms deployed on your network, and enabled is set to true, the list of JSON objects in domain_realm_mapping specify the mapping between the servers' DNS domain names and the names of their respective connected Kerberos realms.

 

domain

string

The name of your DNS domain.

 

realm

string

The name of your Kerberos realm.

Examples

Querying the full list of global SSH options:

{
  "body": {
    "channel_database_cleanup": {
      "enabled": true,
      "days": 365
    },
    "service": {
      "enabled": true,
      "log_level": 4
    },
    "gssapi": {
      "enabled": true,
      "domain_realm_mapping": [
        {
        "domain": "server.example.com",
        "realm": "SERVER.EXAMPLE.COM"
        },
        {
        "domain": ".example.com",
        "realm": "EXAMPLE.COM"
        }
      ]
    }				
    "key": "options",
    "meta": {
      "first": "/api/configuration/ssh/authentication_policies",
      "href": "/api/configuration/ssh/options",
      "last": "/api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies",
      "next": "/api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies",
      "parent": "/api/configuration/ssh",
      "previous": "/api/configuration/ssh/connections",
      "transaction": "/api/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.
400 InvalidQuery The requested filter or its value is invalid.
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.
Modify global SSH settings

To modify global SSH settings, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Modify the JSON object of the global SSH settings endpoint.

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

    For more information about the elements of the gssapi item, see Elements of gssapi.

  3. Commit your changes

    For more information, see Commit a transaction.

SSH settings policies

SSH settings policies define protocol-level settings (algorithms, greetings and banners, timeout). You can create multiple policies, and choose the appropriate one for each SSH connection.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies
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 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).

Examples

For more information on the request and response examples, see SSH Settings Policies

For more information on the meta object, see Message format.

Element Type Description
key string Top level element, contains the ID of the policy.
body Top level element (string) The elements of the SSH settings policy.
client_side_algorithms Top level element (list) Lists the permitted client-side encryption parameters.
cipher list Lists the permitted client-side cipher algorithms.
compression list Lists the permitted client-side compression algorithms.
kex list Lists the permitted client-side KEX algorithms.
mac list Lists the permitted client-side MAC algorithms.
greeting string Greeting message for the connection.
name string Name of the SSH settings policy.
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.

server_side_algorithms Top level element (list) Lists the permitted server-side encryption parameters.
cipher list Lists the permitted server-side cipher algorithms.
compression list Lists the permitted server-side compression algorithms.
kex list Lists the permitted server-side KEX algorithms.
mac list Lists the permitted server-side MAC algorithms.
software_version string Specifies additional text to append to the SSH protocol banner sent by the server upon connection.
strict_mode boolean

When this option is enabled, SPS rejects connections that use unrealistic parameters (for example, terminals of thousand by thousand characters) and port-forwarding connections where the address in the port-forwarding request and the channel-opening request does not match. Note that this can interfere with certain client or server applications.

Strict mode is allowed by default. To turn it off, set the parameter to false.

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 (as specified in RFC 4252 — The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol). You can use this banner to inform the users that the connection is audited.
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.
400 InvalidQuery The requested filter or its value is invalid.
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.
Add SSH settings policies

To add a settings policy, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Create the JSON object for the new policy.

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

    If the POST request is successful, the response includes the key of the new policy. For example:

    {
      "key": "59790911-415c-4ed3-a0d2-1164637472ca",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies/59790911-415c-4ed3-a0d2-1164637472ca",
        "parent": "/api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies",
        "transaction": "/api/transaction"
      }
    }
  3. Commit your changes

    For more information, see Commit a transaction.

Modify SSH settings policies

To modify a settings policy, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Modify the JSON object of the policy.

    PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies/<key-of-the-object> 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.

SSH host keys and certificates

SPS stores the host keys and X.509 certificates of the trusted servers. When a client tries to connect to a server, SPS verifies the host key or the certificate of the server, and allows connections only to the servers that have their keys available on SPS (unless the SSH Connection Policy is configured differently).

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys
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 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 SSH host keys and certificates of the servers that the users can connect to using SSH.

curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys/

The following command retrieves the properties of a specific key.

curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys/<object-id>
Response

The following is a sample response received when listing SSH host keys and certificates from the https:<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys/ endpoint.

For more information on the meta object, see Message format.

The key of these objects is in the following format: <type-of-the-key>-<host-address>:<host-port>.

{
  "meta": {
    "href": "/api/ssh-host-keys",
    "parent": "/api"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "key": "ssh-dss-10.110.0.1:22",
      "meta": {"href": "/api/ssh-host-keys/ssh-dss-10.110.0.1:22"}
    },
    {
      "key": "ssh-dss-10.110.0.2:2222",
      "meta": {"href": "/api/ssh-host-keys/ssh-dss-10.110.0.2:2222"}
    },
    {
      "key": "ssh-rsa-10.110.0.1:22",
      "meta": {"href": "/api/ssh-host-keys/ssh-rsa-10.110.0.1:22"}
    },
    {
      "key": "x509v3-sign-rsa-d00::2222:dead:2222",
      "meta": {"href": "/api/ssh-host-keys/x509v3-sign-rsa-d00::2222:dead:2222"}
    }
  ]
}

When retrieving the endpoint of a specific host key, the response is the following.

{
  "key": "ssh-rsa-10.10.100.1:22",
  "meta": {
    "href": "/api/ssh-host-keys/ssh-rsa-10.10.100.1:22",
    "parent": "/api/ssh-host-keys"
  },
  "ssh-rsa-10.10.100.1:22": {
    "address": "10.10.100.1",
    "port": 22,
    "type": {
      "selection": "ssh-rsa",
      "value": "AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAxrtNxBZieXhBI2gJoAdsjKNq...=="
    }
  }
}
Element Type Description
key string Top level element, contains the ID of the host key or certificate in the following format: <type-of-the-key>-<host-address>:<host-port>
<id-of-the-host-key> Top level element (string) The ID of the host key or certificate in the following format: <type-of-the-key>-<host-address>:<host-port>.
address string The IPv4 or IPv6 address of the host that the key belongs to. Note that for IPv6 addresses, this is always the canonical format of the address.
port number The port number where the host uses the key or certificate.
type JSON object The ID of the host key or certificate in the following format: <type-of-the-key>-<host-address>:<host-port>.
selection string Specifies the type of the host key. Possible values: ssh-rsa, ssh-dss, x509v3-sign-rsa, x509v3-sign-dss
value string The host key or certificate as a string in PEM format.
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.
400 InvalidQuery The requested filter or its value is invalid.
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.
Search and filter host keys

To list only specific host keys, you can use the following filters.

  • List every host key and certificate:

    GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys
  • List host keys of a specific type:

    GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys?type=<type-to-list>

    Possible values: ssh-rsa, ssh-dss, x509v3-sign-rsa, x509v3-sign-dss. For example:

    GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys?type=ssh-rsa
  • List host keys for a specific port number:

    GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys?port=<port-number-to-list>
  • List host keys for a specific host address (IPv4 or IPv6):

    GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys?address=<host-address>
  • For a complex filter, separate the parameters with an ampersand (&) character, for example:

    GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys?port=<port-number-to-list>&type=<type-to-list>

The response to such requests is a JSON object, where the items list includes the IDs of the selected host keys (or an empty list). For example, filtering for ssh-dss keys could return a similar list:

{
  "meta": {
    "href": "/api/ssh-host-keys",
    "parent": "/api"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "key": "ssh-dss-10.110.0.1:22",
      "meta": {"href": "/api/ssh-host-keys/ssh-dss-10.110.0.1:22"}
    },
    {
      "key": "ssh-dss-10.110.0.2:2222",
      "meta": {"href": "/api/ssh-host-keys/ssh-dss-10.110.0.2:2222"}
    }
  ]
}
Add new host key

To upload a new host key or certificate, you have to POST the host key and other data as a JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys endpoint. For details, see Create a new object. The body of the POST request must contain a JSON object with the parameters listed in Element . If the POST request is successful, the response includes an ID for the host key in the following format: <type-of-the-key>-<host-address>:<host-port>. For example:

{
  "address": "10.110.0.1",
  "port": 22,
  "type": {
    "selection": "ssh-rsa",
    "value": "AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAAD...zvMwgc=="
  }
}

Note that for IPv6 addresses, SPS will automatically convert the address to its canonical format.

Delete host key

To delete a host key or certificate, you have to DELETE https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/ssh-host-keys/<ID-of-the-host-key> endpoint. For details, see Delete an object. If the DELETE request is successful, the response includes only the meta object, for example:

{
    "meta": {
        "href": "/api/ssh-host-keys/ssh-rsa-10.10.20.35:22",
        "parent": "/api/ssh-host-keys"
    }
}

You must commit your changes to actually delete the object from SPS.

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