Aserto

Aserto authzen API

The authzen API from Aserto — 5 operation(s) for authzen.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

POST /access/v1/evaluation Access Evaluation API #
POST /access/v1/evaluations Access Evaluations API #
POST /access/v1/search/action Action Search API #
POST /access/v1/search/resource Resource Search API #
POST /access/v1/search/subject Subject Search API #

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Documentation
https://docs.aserto.com/docs/authorizer-guide/overview
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https://docs.aserto.com/docs/api-reference

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aserto/refs/heads/main/openapi/aserto-authzen-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

aserto-authzen-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: aserto//v2/.proto Authorizer Authzen API
  version: version not set
servers:
- url: https://authorizer.prod.aserto.com
  description: Base URL declared by the provider in apis.yml (roadmap#122).
security:
- AuthorizerAPIKey: []
  TenantID: []
tags:
- name: authzen
paths:
  /access/v1/evaluation:
    post:
      description: TBD
      operationId: openid.authzen.access.v1.evaluation.post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1EvaluationRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1EvaluationResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/rpcStatus'
      summary: Access Evaluation API
      tags:
      - authzen
  /access/v1/evaluations:
    post:
      description: TBD.
      operationId: openid.authzen.access.v1.evaluations.post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1EvaluationsRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1EvaluationsResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/rpcStatus'
      summary: Access Evaluations API
      tags:
      - authzen
  /access/v1/search/action:
    post:
      description: TBD.
      operationId: openid.authzen.access.v1.search.action.post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1ActionSearchRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1ActionSearchResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/rpcStatus'
      summary: Action Search API
      tags:
      - authzen
  /access/v1/search/resource:
    post:
      description: TBD.
      operationId: openid.authzen.access.v1.search.post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1ResourceSearchRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1ResourceSearchResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/rpcStatus'
      summary: Resource Search API
      tags:
      - authzen
  /access/v1/search/subject:
    post:
      description: TBD.
      operationId: openid.authzen.access.v1.search.subject.post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1SubjectSearchRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1SubjectSearchResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/rpcStatus'
      summary: Subject Search API
      tags:
      - authzen
components:
  schemas:
    v1Subject:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        properties:
          type: object
        type:
          type: string
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-subject
      type: object
    v1Resource:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        properties:
          type: object
        type:
          type: string
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-resource
      type: object
    v1EvaluationResponse:
      properties:
        context:
          type: object
        decision:
          type: boolean
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-the-access-evaluation-api-re
      type: object
    v1SubjectSearchResponse:
      properties:
        page:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Page'
        results:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Subject'
          type: array
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-the-subject-search-api-resp
      type: object
    protobufAny:
      additionalProperties: {}
      properties:
        '@type':
          type: string
      type: object
    v1EvaluationsResponse:
      properties:
        decisions:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1EvaluationResponse'
          type: array
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-access-evaluations-api-resp
      type: object
    rpcStatus:
      properties:
        code:
          format: int32
          type: integer
        details:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/protobufAny'
          type: array
        message:
          type: string
      type: object
    v1ActionSearchRequest:
      properties:
        action:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Action'
        context:
          type: object
        page:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Page'
        resource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Resource'
        subject:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Subject'
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-the-action-search-api-reque
      type: object
    v1ResourceSearchResponse:
      properties:
        page:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Page'
        results:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Resource'
          type: array
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-the-resource-search-api-res
      type: object
    v1ResourceSearchRequest:
      properties:
        action:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Action'
        context:
          type: object
        page:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Page'
        resource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Resource'
        subject:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Subject'
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-the-resource-search-api-req
      type: object
    v1EvaluationsRequest:
      properties:
        action:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Action'
        context:
          type: object
        evaluations:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1EvaluationRequest'
          type: array
        options:
          type: object
        resource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Resource'
        subject:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Subject'
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-the-access-evaluations-api-
      type: object
    v1EvaluationRequest:
      properties:
        action:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Action'
        context:
          type: object
        resource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Resource'
        subject:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Subject'
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-the-access-evaluation-api-r
      type: object
    v1Action:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        properties:
          type: object
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-action
      type: object
    v1SubjectSearchRequest:
      properties:
        action:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Action'
        context:
          type: object
        page:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Page'
        resource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Resource'
        subject:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Subject'
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-the-subject-search-api-requ
      type: object
    v1Page:
      properties:
        next_token:
          type: string
      type: object
    v1ActionSearchResponse:
      properties:
        page:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Page'
        results:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/v1Action'
          type: array
      title: https://openid.github.io/authzen/#name-the-action-search-api-respo
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    AuthorizerAPIKey:
      in: header
      name: authorization
      type: apiKey
    TenantID:
      in: header
      name: aserto-tenant-id
      type: apiKey