Version: 7.x-47.0.0
Enterprise

Roles mapping API

Used to receive, create, update and delete the mapping of users, backendroles and hosts to Search Guard roles.

Endpoint

/_searchguard/api/rolesmapping/{rolename}

Where rolename is the name of the role.

GET

Get a single role mapping

GET /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping/{rolename}

Retrieve a role mapping, specified by rolename, in JSON format.

GET /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping/sg_role_starfleet
{
  "sg_role_starfleet" : {
    "description": "...",
    "backend_roles" : [ "starfleet", "captains", "defectors", "cn=ldaprole,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com" ],
    "hosts" : [ "*.starfleetintranet.com" ],
    "users" : [ "worf" ]
  }
}

Get all role mappings

GET /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping

Returns all role mappings in JSON format.

DELETE

DELETE /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping/{rolename}

Deletes the rolemapping specified by rolename. If successful, the call returns with status code 200 and a JSON success message.

DELETE /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping/sg_role_starfleet
{
  "status":"OK",
  "message":"rolesmapping sg_role_starfleet deleted."
}

PUT

PUT /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping/{rolename}

Replaces or creates the role mapping specified by rolename .

PUT /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping/sg_role_starfleet
{
  "backend_roles" : [ "starfleet", "captains", "defectors", "cn=ldaprole,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com" ],
  "hosts" : [ "*.starfleetintranet.com" ],
  "users" : [ "worf" ]
}

You need to specify at least one of backend_roles, hosts or users.

If the call is succesful, a JSON structure is returned, indicating whether the roles mapping was created or updated.

{
  "status":"OK",
  "message":"rolesmapping sg_role_starfleet created."
}

PATCH

The PATCH endpoint can be used to change individual attributes of a roles mapping, or to create, change and delete roles mappings in a bulk call. The PATCH endpoint expects a payload in JSON Patch format. Search Guard supports the complete JSON patch specification.

JSON patch specification: http://jsonpatch.com/

The PATCH endpoint is only available for Elasticsearch 6.4.0 and above.

Patch a roles mapping

PATCH /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping/{rolename}

Adds, deletes or changes one or more attributes of a user specified by rolename .

PATCH /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping/sg_human_resources
[ 
  { 
    "op": "replace", "path": "/users", "value": ["myuser"] 
  },
  { 
    "op": "replace", "path": "/backend_roles", "value": ["mybackendrole"] 
  }
]

Bulk add, delete and change roles mappings

PATCH /_searchguard/api/rolesmapping
[ 
  { 
    "op": "add", "path": "/sg_human_resources", "value": { "users": ["user1"], "backend_roles": ["backendrole2"] } 
  },
  { 
    "op": "add", "path": "/sg_finance", "value": { "users": ["user2"], "backend_roles": ["backendrole2"] } 
  },
  { 
    "op": "remove", "path": "/sg_management"
  }
]


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