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

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Pre-defined reports

You can configure the compliance reports of SPS using the predefined_reports endpoint.

To help you comply with the regulations of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions (SPS) can generate reports on the compliance status of SPS. Note that this is not a fully-featured compliance report: it is a tool to enhance and complement your compliance report by providing information available in SPS. The report corresponds with the document Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, Requirements and Security Assessment Procedures, Version 3.0, published by the PCI Security Standards Council.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/reporting/predefined_reports
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 pre-defined reports available on SPS.

curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/reporting/predefined_reports

The following command retrieves the properties of a specific report.

curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api//configuration/reporting/predefined_reports/<report-key>
Response

The following is a sample response received when listing pre-defined reports.

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

{
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters",
    "href": "/api/configuration/reporting/predefined_reports",
    "last": "/api/configuration/reporting/restbased_subchapters",
    "next": "/api/configuration/reporting/reports",
    "parent": "/api/configuration/reporting",
    "previous": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters",
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "key": "pcidss",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/reporting/predefined_reports/pcidss"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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

{
  "key": "pcidss",
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/reporting/predefined_reports/pcidss",
    "href": "/api/configuration/reporting/predefined_reports/pcidss",
    "last": "/api/configuration/reporting/predefined_reports/pcidss",
    "next": null,
    "parent": "/api/configuration/reporting/predefined_reports",
    "previous": null,
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  },
  "pcidss": {
    "access": [
      "report"
    ],
    "email_recipients": {
      "selection": "default"
    },
    "name": "PCI-DSS",
    "send_report_in_email": true
  }
}
Element Type Description
key string Top level element, contains the ID of the report.
<id-of-the-report> Top level item The elements of the pre-defined report.
access list List of access control groups whose members can access the report.
email_recipients Top level item Contains the list of e-mails where the generated report is sent.
recipients list

Custom list of e-mails where the generated report is sent.

To use a custom list, the selection element must be set to other.

selection string

This element can have two values:

  • default uses the e-mail address configured in the reporting_address element of the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/management/email endpoint (or the Basic Settings > Management > Mail settings > Send reports to field on the web UI).

  • other uses the e-mails listed in the recipients element.

name string The name of the report.
send_report_in_email boolean Set it to false if you do not want to include the generated report in the e-mail.
Examples:

Set the e-mail recipients to the default (as configured in the reporting_address element of the /api/configuration/management/email endpoint):

"email_recipients": {
  "selection": "default"
}

Create a custom set of e-mail recipients:

"email_recipients": {
  "recipients": [
    "<email-1>",
    "<email-2>"
  ],
  "selection": "other"
}
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.
400

IncompleteConfigurationSubtreeError

Syntax error: \"No such property; property='recipients'

Do not provide recipients if you set the selection element under email_recipients to default.
400

Bad Request

"message": "New Ids are not allowed"

Error when committing your transaction. Creating new pre-defined reports is not allowed.
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.
Modify a pre-defined report

To modify a report, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Modify the JSON object of the report.

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

Content subchapters

Reporting subchapters created from audit trail content (statistics of search keywords, and screenshots). You have to provide a list of keywords, and create the appropriate filters to narrow down the scope of the search. SPS searches the indexed content of all audit trails that fit the filter criteria, and provide the resulting statistics and screenshots in the report.

Configure and enable indexing for all connections that you want to include in the reports.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters
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 available content subchapters.

curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters

The following command retrieves the properties of a specific subchapter.

curl --cookie cookies.txt https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters/<subchapter-key>
Response

The following is a sample response received when listing content subchapters.

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

{
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters",
    "href": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters",
    "last": "/api/configuration/reporting/restbased_subchapters",
    "next": "/api/configuration/reporting/predefined_reports",
    "parent": "/api/configuration/reporting",
    "previous": null,
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "key": "13869311625707e0a3e0892",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters/13869311625707e0a3e0892"
      }
    }
  ]
}

When retrieving the endpoint of a specific content subchapter, the response is the following.

{
  "body": {
    "access": [
      "search"
    ],
    "filter": {
      "channel_policy": {
        "key": "-10200",
        "meta": {
          "href": "/api/configuration/ssh/channel_policies/-10200"
        }
      },
      "connection_policy": "8348340645707e2575e3c6",
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "server_address": "192.168.56.102",
      "server_port": 22,
      "source_address": "192.168.56.101",
      "source_port": 22,
      "username": "admin"
    },
    "name": "API_test_subchapter",
    "search_words": [
      "logout"
    ]
  },
  "key": "13869311625707e0a3e0892",
  "meta": {
    "first": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters/13869311625707e0a3e0892",
    "href": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters/13869311625707e0a3e0892",
    "last": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters/13869311625707e0a3e0892",
    "next": null,
    "parent": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters",
    "previous": null,
    "transaction": "/api/transaction"
  }
}
Element Type Description
key string Top level element, contains the ID of the subchapter.
body Top level element (string) The elements of the subchapter.
access list

Required. List of access control groups whose members can access the subchapter.

To deny access to the subchapter, use "admin" as the only value for the element.

filter Top level element. Filter options for narrowing the scope of the keyword search. See the corresponding table for more details.
channel_policy string

References the key of the channel policy. You can configure channel policies at the "/api/configuration/<protocol>/channel_policies/<policy-ID>" endpoint.

Note that the path is different for each protocol.

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

connection_policy string

The key of the connection policy specified for the search.

To use a connection policy, you must also set the protocol using the protocol element.

protocol string

The protocol of the connection or channel policy specified for the search.

server_address string

The target server's address.

Use an IPv4 address.

server_port int The port of the target server's address.
source_address string The address from where the connection is initiated.
source_port int The port of the address from where the connection is initiated.
username string The username used to connect to the target server.
name string The name of the subchapter.
search_words list The list of search keywords to generate statistics and screenshots for in the subchapter.
Examples:

Create a content subchapter for the occurences of the "logout" keyword in SSH connections. Make the subchapter accessible to the search and report usergroups.

  • Search connections where the "shell-only" channel policy is used.

    {
      "access": [
        "search",
        "report"
      ],
      "filter": {
        "channel_policy": "-10000",
        "connection_policy": null,
        "protocol": "ssh",
        "server_address": null,
        "server_port": null,
        "source_address": null,
        "source_port": null,
        "username": null
      },
      "name": "Shell_access",
      "search_words": [
        "logout"
      ]
    }
  • Search connections of a specific connection policy. Provide the protocol of the connection. The key of the connection policy is available at the /api/configuration/<protocol>/connections/ endpoint.

    {
      "access": [
        "search",
        "report"
      ],
      "filter": {
        "channel_policy": null,
        "connection_policy": "<key-of-connection-policy>",
        "protocol": "ssh",
        "server_address": null,
        "server_port": null,
        "source_address": null,
        "source_port": null,
        "username": null
      },
      "name": "Controlled_access",
      "search_words": [
        "logout"
      ]
    }
  • Search connections where the "admin" username was used.

    {
      "access": [
        "search",
        "report"
      ],
      "filter": {
        "channel_policy": null,
        "connection_policy": null,
        "protocol": "ssh",
        "server_address": null,
        "server_port": null,
        "source_address": null,
        "source_port": null,
        "username": "admin"
      },
      "name": "Login_as_admin",
      "search_words": [
        "logout"
      ]
    }
  • Search connections made to a specific server address and port.

    {
      "access": [
        "search",
        "report"
      ],
      "filter": {
        "channel_policy": null,
        "connection_policy": null,
        "protocol": "ssh",
        "server_address": "<server-ip>",
        "server_port": <port>,
        "source_address": null,
        "source_port": null,
        "username": null
      },
      "name": "Server_access",
      "search_words": [
        "logout"
      ]
    }
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.
400

Path: <endpoint>/filter/channel_policy

Type: SyntacticError

You have included the key and meta elements of a channel_policy in a PUT or POST request.
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 a content subchapter

To add a content subchapter, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Create the JSON object for the new content subchapter.

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

    • To use a channel policy for filtering, use the key of the policy. You must also set the protocol element to the corresponding protocol.

      For example, to use the shell-only channel policy, which is a default SSH policy provided by SPS, you have to configure both the channel_policy element…

      "channel_policy": "-10000"

      …and the protocol element:

      "protocol": "ssh"

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

    {
      "key": "416bb324-b44e-4ed3-a49d-02e99e53e941",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters/416bb324-b44e-4ed3-a49d-02e99e53e941",
        "parent": "/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters",
        "transaction": "/api/transaction"
      }
    }
  3. Commit your changes

    For more information, see Commit a transaction.

Modify a content subchapter

To modify a content subchapter, you have to:

  1. Open a transaction

    For more information, see Open a transaction.

  2. Modify the JSON object of the subchapter.

    You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element

    To use a channel policy for filtering, do not include the returned key and meta elements of the channel policy in your PUT request. Instead, set the value of the channel_policy to the value of its key.

    For example, if a GET request for the subchapter returns the following channel_policy filter:

    "channel_policy": {
      "key": "-10200",
      "meta": {
        "href": "/api/configuration/ssh/channel_policies/-10200"
      }
    }

    You have to change it in your PUT request to:

    "channel_policy": "-10200"

    You must also configure the protocol element to the protocol of the channel policy.

  3. Upload the modified configuration

    PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/reporting/content_subchapters/<subchapter-key> endpoint.

  4. Commit your changes

    For more information, see Commit a transaction.

Available search fields

To help configure fields in rest-based report subchapters of SPS, you can list the available search fields using the _available_search_fields endpoint.

URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/reporting/_available_search_fields
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

For more information on the request example, see Search fields available in reports .

Response

For more information on the response example, see Search fields available in reports .

Element

 

Type Description
fields Top level element The data of the available search fields.

description

String The description of the search field.

field

String

The parameter name of the search field that you include in the queries.

name

String

The descriptive name of the search field. Unless a custom column title is defined, the field name will be the column title in the report table.

presentable

Boolean

Specifies if the field can be presented. If a field can be presented, you can view the field in the REST response. The values are:

  • True

  • False

searchable

Boolean

Specifies if the field can be searched. If a field can be searched, it means that you can use it in queries for filtering. The values are:

  • True

  • False

type

String

The type of the field.

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
200 Ok The JSON file that contains the available search fields was retrieved successfully.
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.
Example

In the following example, Event Action is listed as an available search field.

{
  "body": {
    "event": {
      "fields": [
        {
        "description": "The command line without prompt in commands",
        "field": "action",
        "name": "Event Action",
        "presentable": true,
        "searchable": true,
        "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Listing the available search fields

List the available search fields using the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/reporting/_available_search_fields endpoint.

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