Forward Networks System Administration API

Administer the system, including database backups

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forward-networks-system-administration-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 'Forward Networks: Complete Aliases System Administration API'
  description: Model and verify networks
  contact:
    email: support@forwardnetworks.com
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT
  version: '26.6'
servers:
- url: /api
tags:
- name: System Administration
  description: Administer the system, including database backups
  summary: System Administration
paths:
  /cve-index:
    get:
      tags:
      - System Administration
      summary: Export the CVE index
      description: 'The CVE index is a gzipped binary (.bin.gz) file.


        To download the latest one from fwd.app:


        `curl -vu <user>:<pass> https://fwd.app/api/cve-index -o cve-index.bin.gz`


        The response includes a `Digest` header containing the file’s SHA-256 digest.'
      operationId: getCveIndex
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/gzip:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: byte
      security:
      - api_token: []
    put:
      tags:
      - System Administration
      summary: Import a new CVE index
      description: 'Replaces the CVE index in use.


        To upload a CVE index gzipped binary (.bin.gz) file downloaded from fwd.app:


        `curl -vu <user>:<pass> https://<host>/api/cve-index?sha=<digest> -T cve-index.bin.gz`


        The `sha` parameter is optional but recommended. The `<digest>` value can be found in the `Digest` response

        header when a CVE index is downloaded from fwd.app.


        **Note:** This operation is for on-premises deployments only.'
      operationId: putCveIndex
      parameters:
      - name: sha
        in: query
        description: 'Optional SHA-256 digest (consisting of 64 hex digits) to use to verify the integrity of the CVE

          index'
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: string
              format: byte
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content: {}
      security:
      - api_token: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_token:
      type: http
      scheme: basic