Chef Software policies API
The policies API from Chef Software — 6 operation(s) for policies.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: external/applications/applications.proto ApplicationsService Policies API
version: version not set
servers:
- url: https://automate.chef.io/api/v0
tags:
- name: policies
paths:
/apis/iam/v2/policies:
get:
summary: Lists all policies
description: 'Lists all policies.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policies:list
```'
operationId: Policies_ListPolicies
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.ListPoliciesResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
tags:
- policies
post:
summary: Creates a custom policy
description: 'Creates a custom IAM policy used to control permissions in Automate.
A policy is composed of one or more statements that grant permissions to a set of members.
Each statement contains a role as well as a list of projects.
The role defines a set of actions that the statement is scoped to.
The project list defines the set of resources that the statement is scoped to.
Pass `"projects": ["*"]` to scope a statement to every project.
A policy''s *top-level* projects list defines which projects the policy belongs to (for filtering policies by their projects),
whereas the *statement-level* projects list defines which projects the statement applies to.
The example creates a new policy not associated with any project (because the top-level `projects` property is empty) that grants the `viewer` role
on a few projects for all LDAP teams and a custom role `qa` on a specific project.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policies:create
```'
operationId: Policies_CreatePolicy
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.CreatePolicyResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
tags:
- policies
x-code-samples:
- lang: JSON
source: '{"name": "My Viewer Policy","id": "custom-viewer-policy","members": ["team:ldap:*"], "statements": [{"role": "viewer","projects": ["project1", "project2"], "effect": "ALLOW"},{"role": "qa","projects": ["acceptanceProject"], "effect": "ALLOW"}],"projects": []}'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.CreatePolicyReq'
required: true
/apis/iam/v2/policies/{id}:
get:
summary: Gets a policy
description: 'Returns the details for a policy.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policies:get
```'
operationId: Policies_GetPolicy
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.GetPolicyResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
parameters:
- name: id
description: ID of the policy.
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
tags:
- policies
delete:
summary: Deletes a custom policy
description: 'Deletes a specified custom policy. You cannot delete Chef-managed policies.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policies:delete
```'
operationId: Policies_DeletePolicy
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.DeletePolicyResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
parameters:
- name: id
description: ID of the policy.
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
tags:
- policies
put:
summary: Updates a custom policy
description: 'This operation overwrites all fields excepting ID,
including those omitted from the request, so be sure to specify all properties.
Properties that you do not include are reset to empty values.
The only exception is the policy ID, which is immutable; it can only be set at creation time.
While you can use this endpoint to update members on a policy, if that is the only
property you wish to modify you might find it more convenient to use one of these endpoints instead:
Add policy members, Remove policy members, or Replace policy members.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policies:update
```'
operationId: Policies_UpdatePolicy
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.UpdatePolicyResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
parameters:
- name: id
description: Unique ID. Cannot be changed.
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
tags:
- policies
x-code-samples:
- lang: JSON
source: '{"name": "My Updated Viewer Policy", "members": ["user:ldap:newuser", "team:ldap:newteam"], "statements": [{"role": "viewer","projects":["project1", "project2"], "effect": "ALLOW"},{"role": "qa","projects": ["acceptanceProject"], "effect": "ALLOW"}],"projects": []}'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.UpdatePolicyReq'
required: true
/apis/iam/v2/policies/{id}/members:
get:
summary: Lists policy members
description: 'Lists all members of a specific policy.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policyMembers:get
```'
operationId: Policies_ListPolicyMembers
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.ListPolicyMembersResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
parameters:
- name: id
description: ID of the policy.
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
tags:
- policies
put:
summary: Replaces policy members
description: 'Replaces the entire member list of a specific policy with a new list.
You may use this endpoint to update members of either Custom or Chef-managed policies.
Ensure each element of the members array is in the correct
[Member Expression](https://automate.chef.io/docs/iam-v2-guide/#member-expressions) format.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policyMembers:update
```'
operationId: Policies_ReplacePolicyMembers
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.ReplacePolicyMembersResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
parameters:
- name: id
description: ID of the policy.
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
tags:
- policies
x-code-samples:
- lang: JSON
source: '{"members": ["team:local:viewers", "user:local:test"]}'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.ReplacePolicyMembersReq'
required: true
/apis/iam/v2/policies/{id}/members:add:
post:
summary: Adds policy members
description: 'Adds members to the member list of a specific policy.
You may use this endpoint to update members of either Custom or Chef-managed policies.
Ensure each element of the members array is in the correct
[Member Expression](https://automate.chef.io/docs/iam-v2-guide/#member-expressions) format.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policyMembers:create
```'
operationId: Policies_AddPolicyMembers
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.AddPolicyMembersResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
parameters:
- name: id
description: ID of the policy.
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
tags:
- policies
x-code-samples:
- lang: JSON
source: '{"members": ["team:local:viewers", "user:local:test"]}'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.AddPolicyMembersReq'
required: true
/apis/iam/v2/policies/{id}/members:remove:
post:
summary: Removes policy members
description: 'Removes members from the member list of a specific policy. Silently ignores
members that are not already part of the member list.
You may use this endpoint to update members of either Custom or Chef-managed policies.
Ensure each element of the members array is in the correct
[Member Expression](https://automate.chef.io/docs/iam-v2-guide/#member-expressions) format.
The removed members will still exist within Chef Automate, but are no longer associated with this policy.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policyMembers:delete
```'
operationId: Policies_RemovePolicyMembers
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.RemovePolicyMembersResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
parameters:
- name: id
description: ID of the policy.
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
tags:
- policies
x-code-samples:
- lang: JSON
source: '{"members": ["team:local:viewers", "user:local:test"]}'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.RemovePolicyMembersReq'
required: true
/apis/iam/v2/policy_version:
get:
summary: Gets IAM version
description: 'Returns the major and minor version of IAM that your automate installation is running.
Authorization Action:
```
iam:policies:get
```'
operationId: Policies_GetPolicyVersion
responses:
'200':
description: A successful response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.GetPolicyVersionResp'
default:
description: An unexpected error response.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
tags:
- policies
components:
schemas:
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.GetPolicyVersionResp:
type: object
example:
version:
major: V2
minor: V1
properties:
version:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Version'
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.ListPoliciesResp:
type: object
example:
policies:
- name: My Viewer Policy 1
id: custom-viewer-policy-1
members:
- team:ldap:*
statements:
- role: viewer
projects:
- project1
- project2
effect: ALLOW
- role: qa
projects:
- acceptanceProject
effect: ALLOW
projects: []
- name: My Custom Policy 2
id: custom-policy-2
members:
- team:local:test
statements:
- role: auditor
projects:
- project1
effect: ALLOW
projects: []
properties:
policies:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Policy'
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.RemovePolicyMembersReq:
type: object
example:
members:
- user:local:test
properties:
id:
type: string
description: ID of the policy.
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: List of members to remove from the policy.
required:
- id
- members
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.DeletePolicyResp:
type: object
example:
name: My Viewer Policy
id: custom-viewer-policy
members:
- team:ldap:*
statements:
- role: viewer
projects:
- project1
- project2
effect: ALLOW
- role: qa
projects:
- acceptanceProject
effect: ALLOW
projects: []
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Statement:
type: object
properties:
effect:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Statement.Effect'
description: This doc-comment is ignored for an enum.
actions:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: 'Actions defined inline. May be empty.
Best practices recommend that you use custom roles rather than inline actions where practical.'
role:
type: string
description: The role defines a set of actions that the statement is scoped to.
resources:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: 'DEPRECATED: Resources defined inline. Use projects instead.'
projects:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: The project list defines the set of resources that the statement is scoped to. May be empty.
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.UpdatePolicyResp:
type: object
example:
name: My Updated Viewer Policy
members:
- user:ldap:newuser
- team:ldap:newteam
statements:
- role: viewer
projects:
- project1
- project2
effect: ALLOW
- role: qa
projects:
- acceptanceProject
effect: ALLOW
projects: []
properties:
policy:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Policy'
grpc.gateway.runtime.Error:
type: object
properties:
error:
type: string
code:
type: integer
format: int32
message:
type: string
details:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/google.protobuf.Any'
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.UpdatePolicyReq:
type: object
example:
name: My Updated Viewer Policy
members:
- user:ldap:newuser
- team:ldap:newteam
statements:
- role: viewer
projects:
- project1
- project2
effect: ALLOW
- role: qa
projects:
- acceptanceProject
effect: ALLOW
projects: []
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Unique ID. Cannot be changed.
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Members affected by this policy.
statements:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Statement'
description: Statements for the policy.
name:
type: string
description: Name for this policy.
projects:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: List of projects this policy belongs to.
description: Does not contain type as the enduser can only create 'custom' policies.
required:
- id
- name
- statements
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Policy:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: string
description: Name for the policy.
id:
type: string
description: Unique ID. Cannot be changed.
type:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Type'
description: This doc-comment is ignored for an enum.
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Members affected by this policy. May be empty.
statements:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Statement'
description: Statements for the policy. Will contain one or more.
projects:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: List of projects this policy belongs to. May be empty.
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.RemovePolicyMembersResp:
type: object
example:
members:
- user:local:test
properties:
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Resulting list of policy members.
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Statement.Effect:
type: string
enum:
- ALLOW
- DENY
default: ALLOW
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.ReplacePolicyMembersReq:
type: object
example:
members:
- team:local:viewers
- user:local:test
properties:
id:
type: string
description: ID of the policy.
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: List of members that replaces previous policy member list.
required:
- id
google.protobuf.Any:
type: object
properties:
type_url:
type: string
description: "A URL/resource name that uniquely identifies the type of the serialized\nprotocol buffer message. This string must contain at least\none \"/\" character. The last segment of the URL's path must represent\nthe fully qualified name of the type (as in\n`path/google.protobuf.Duration`). The name should be in a canonical form\n(e.g., leading \".\" is not accepted).\n\nIn practice, teams usually precompile into the binary all types that they\nexpect it to use in the context of Any. However, for URLs which use the\nscheme `http`, `https`, or no scheme, one can optionally set up a type\nserver that maps type URLs to message definitions as follows:\n\n* If no scheme is provided, `https` is assumed.\n* An HTTP GET on the URL must yield a [google.protobuf.Type][]\n value in binary format, or produce an error.\n* Applications are allowed to cache lookup results based on the\n URL, or have them precompiled into a binary to avoid any\n lookup. Therefore, binary compatibility needs to be preserved\n on changes to types. (Use versioned type names to manage\n breaking changes.)\n\nNote: this functionality is not currently available in the official\nprotobuf release, and it is not used for type URLs beginning with\ntype.googleapis.com.\n\nSchemes other than `http`, `https` (or the empty scheme) might be\nused with implementation specific semantics."
value:
type: string
format: byte
description: Must be a valid serialized protocol buffer of the above specified type.
description: "`Any` contains an arbitrary serialized protocol buffer message along with a\nURL that describes the type of the serialized message.\n\nProtobuf library provides support to pack/unpack Any values in the form\nof utility functions or additional generated methods of the Any type.\n\nExample 1: Pack and unpack a message in C++.\n\n Foo foo = ...;\n Any any;\n any.PackFrom(foo);\n ...\n if (any.UnpackTo(&foo)) {\n ...\n }\n\nExample 2: Pack and unpack a message in Java.\n\n Foo foo = ...;\n Any any = Any.pack(foo);\n ...\n if (any.is(Foo.class)) {\n foo = any.unpack(Foo.class);\n }\n\n Example 3: Pack and unpack a message in Python.\n\n foo = Foo(...)\n any = Any()\n any.Pack(foo)\n ...\n if any.Is(Foo.DESCRIPTOR):\n any.Unpack(foo)\n ...\n\n Example 4: Pack and unpack a message in Go\n\n foo := &pb.Foo{...}\n any, err := anypb.New(foo)\n if err != nil {\n ...\n }\n ...\n foo := &pb.Foo{}\n if err := any.UnmarshalTo(foo); err != nil {\n ...\n }\n\nThe pack methods provided by protobuf library will by default use\n'type.googleapis.com/full.type.name' as the type URL and the unpack\nmethods only use the fully qualified type name after the last '/'\nin the type URL, for example \"foo.bar.com/x/y.z\" will yield type\nname \"y.z\".\n\n\nJSON\n====\nThe JSON representation of an `Any` value uses the regular\nrepresentation of the deserialized, embedded message, with an\nadditional field `@type` which contains the type URL. Example:\n\n package google.profile;\n message Person {\n string first_name = 1;\n string last_name = 2;\n }\n\n {\n \"@type\": \"type.googleapis.com/google.profile.Person\",\n \"firstName\": <string>,\n \"lastName\": <string>\n }\n\nIf the embedded message type is well-known and has a custom JSON\nrepresentation, that representation will be embedded adding a field\n`value` which holds the custom JSON in addition to the `@type`\nfield. Example (for message [google.protobuf.Duration][]):\n\n {\n \"@type\": \"type.googleapis.com/google.protobuf.Duration\",\n \"value\": \"1.212s\"\n }"
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.AddPolicyMembersResp:
type: object
example:
members:
- team:local:viewers
- user:local:test
properties:
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.CreatePolicyResp:
type: object
example:
name: My Viewer Policy
id: custom-viewer-policy
members:
- team:ldap:*
statements:
- role: viewer
projects:
- project1
- project2
effect: ALLOW
- role: qa
projects:
- acceptanceProject
effect: ALLOW
projects: []
properties:
policy:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Policy'
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.AddPolicyMembersReq:
type: object
example:
members:
- team:local:viewers
- user:local:test
properties:
id:
type: string
description: ID of the policy.
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: List of members to add to the policy.
required:
- id
- members
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.CreatePolicyReq:
type: object
example:
name: My Viewer Policy
id: custom-viewer-policy
members:
- team:ldap:*
statements:
- role: viewer
projects:
- project1
- project2
effect: ALLOW
- role: qa
projects:
- acceptanceProject
effect: ALLOW
projects: []
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Unique ID. Cannot be changed.
name:
type: string
description: Name for the policy.
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Members affected by this policy.
statements:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Statement'
description: Statements for the policy.
projects:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: List of projects this policy belongs to.
description: Does not contain type as the enduser can only create 'custom' policies.
required:
- id
- name
- statements
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.GetPolicyResp:
type: object
example:
name: My Viewer Policy
id: custom-viewer-policy
members:
- team:ldap:*
statements:
- role: viewer
projects:
- project1
- project2
effect: ALLOW
- role: qa
projects:
- acceptanceProject
effect: ALLOW
projects: []
properties:
policy:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Policy'
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.ReplacePolicyMembersResp:
type: object
example:
members:
- team:local:viewers
- user:local:test
properties:
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Resulting list of policy members.
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.ListPolicyMembersResp:
type: object
example:
members:
- team:local:viewers
- user:local:test
properties:
members:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: List of policy members.
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Type:
type: string
enum:
- CHEF_MANAGED
- CUSTOM
default: CHEF_MANAGED
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Version:
type: object
properties:
major:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Version.VersionNumber'
minor:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Version.VersionNumber'
title: the only values that may be returned by GetPolicyVersion
chef.automate.api.iam.v2.Version.VersionNumber:
type: string
enum:
- V0
- V1
- V2
default: V0