/sys/auth
The /sys/auth
endpoint is used to list, create, update, and delete auth
methods. Auth methods convert user or machine-supplied information into a
token which can be used for all future requests.
List auth methods
This endpoint lists all enabled auth methods.
Method | Path |
---|---|
GET | /sys/auth |
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Sample response
Enable auth method
This endpoint enables a new auth method. After enabling, the auth method can
be accessed and configured via the auth path specified as part of the URL. This
auth path will be nested under the auth
prefix.
For example, enable the "foo" auth method will make it accessible at
/auth/foo
.
sudo
required – This endpoint requiressudo
capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.
Method | Path |
---|---|
POST | /sys/auth/:path |
Parameters
path
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the path in which to enable the auth method. This is part of the request URL.NOTE: Use ASCII printable characters to specify the desired path.
description
(string: "")
– Specifies a human-friendly description of the auth method.type
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the authentication method type, such as "github" or "token".config
(map<string|string>: nil)
– Specifies configuration options for this auth method. These are the possible values:default_lease_ttl
(string: "")
- The default lease duration, specified as a string duration like "5s" or "30m".max_lease_ttl
(string: "")
- The maximum lease duration, specified as a string duration like "5s" or "30m".audit_non_hmac_request_keys
(array: [])
- List of keys that will not be HMAC'd by audit devices in the request data object.audit_non_hmac_response_keys
(array: [])
- List of keys that will not be HMAC'd by audit devices in the response data object.listing_visibility
(string: "")
- Specifies whether to show this mount in the UI-specific listing endpoint. Valid values are"unauth"
or"hidden"
, with the default""
being equivalent to"hidden"
.passthrough_request_headers
(array: [])
- List of headers to allow and pass from the request to the plugin.allowed_response_headers
(array: [])
- List of headers to allow, allowing a plugin to include them in the response.plugin_version
(string: "")
– Specifies the semantic version of the plugin to use, e.g. "v1.0.0". If unspecified, the server will select any matching unversioned plugin that may have been registered, the latest versioned plugin registered, or a built-in plugin in that order of precendence.
Additionally, the following options are allowed in Vault open-source, but relevant functionality is only supported in Vault Enterprise:
local
(bool: false)
– Specifies if the auth method is local only. Local auth methods are not replicated nor (if a secondary) removed by replication. Local auth mounts also generate entities for tokens issued. The entity will be replicated across clusters and the aliases generated on the local auth mount will be local to the cluster. If the goal of marking an auth method aslocal
was to comply with GDPR guidelines, then care must be taken to not set the data pertaining to local auth mount or local auth mount aliases in the metadata of the associated entity. Metadata related to local auth mount aliases can be stored ascustom_metadata
on the alias itself which will also be retained locally to the cluster.Warning: Remember, policies when using replication secondaries are validated by the local cluster. An administrator that can set up a local auth method mount can assign policies to tokens that are valid on the replication primary if a request is forwarded. Never give untrusted administrators the ability to assign policies or configure authentication methods.
seal_wrap
(bool: false)
- Enable seal wrapping for the mount, causing values stored by the mount to be wrapped by the seal's encryption capability.
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Read auth method configuration
This endpoints returns the configuration of the auth method at the given path.
Method | Path |
---|---|
GET | /sys/auth/:path |
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Sample response
Disable auth method
This endpoint disables the auth method at the given auth path.
sudo
required – This endpoint requiressudo
capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.
Method | Path |
---|---|
DELETE | /sys/auth/:path |
Parameters
path
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the path to disable. This is part of the request URL.
Sample request
Read auth method tuning
This endpoint reads the given auth path's configuration. This endpoint requires
sudo
capability on the final path, but the same functionality can be achieved withoutsudo
viasys/mounts/auth/[auth-path]/tune
._sudo
required – This endpoint requiressudo
capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.
Method | Path |
---|---|
GET | /sys/auth/:path/tune |
Parameters
path
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the path in which to tune.
Sample request
Sample response
Tune auth method
Tune configuration parameters for a given auth path. This endpoint
requires sudo
capability on the final path, but the same functionality
can be achieved without sudo
via sys/mounts/auth/[auth-path]/tune
.
sudo
required – This endpoint requiressudo
capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.
Method | Path |
---|---|
POST | /sys/auth/:path/tune |
Parameters
default_lease_ttl
(int: 0)
– Specifies the default time-to-live. If set on a specific auth path, this overrides the global default.max_lease_ttl
(int: 0)
– Specifies the maximum time-to-live. If set on a specific auth path, this overrides the global default.description
(string: "")
– Specifies the description of the mount. This overrides the current stored value, if any.audit_non_hmac_request_keys
(array: [])
- Specifies the list of keys that will not be HMAC'd by audit devices in the request data object.audit_non_hmac_response_keys
(array: [])
- Specifies the list of keys that will not be HMAC'd by audit devices in the response data object.listing_visibility
(string: "")
- Specifies whether to show this mount in the UI-specific listing endpoint. Valid values are"unauth"
or"hidden"
, with the default""
being equivalent to"hidden"
.passthrough_request_headers
(array: [])
- List of headers to allow and pass from the request to the plugin.allowed_response_headers
(array: [])
- List of headers to allow, allowing a plugin to include them in the response.token_type
(string: "")
– Specifies the type of tokens that should be returned by the mount. The following values are available:default-service
: Unless the auth method requests a different type, issue service tokensdefault-batch
: Unless the auth method requests a different type, issue batch tokensservice
: Override any auth method preference and always issue service tokens from this mountbatch
: Override any auth method preference and always issue batch tokens from this mount
plugin_version
(string: "")
– Specifies the semantic version of the plugin to use, e.g. "v1.0.0". Changes will not take effect until the mount is reloaded.user_lockout_config
(map<string|string>: nil)
– Specifies the user lockout configuration for the mount. User lockout feature was added in Vault 1.13. These are the possible values:lockout_threshold
(string: "")
- Specifies the number of failed login attempts after which the user is locked out, specified as a string like "15".lockout_duration
(string: "")
- Specifies the duration for which an user will be locked out, specified as a string duration like "5s" or "30m".lockout_counter_reset
(string: "")
- Specifies the duration after which the lockout counter is reset with no failed login attempts, specified as a string duration like "5s" or "30m".lockout_disable
(bool: false)
- Disables the user lockout feature for this mount if set to true.
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