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Tenable Access Control (Permissions) API

The Access Control (Permissions) API from Tenable — 5 operation(s) for access control (permissions).

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 8

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /api/v3/access-control/permissions Create an access control permission · Create permission #
Ask an LLM
“How do I grant a user group the ability to scan a set of tagged assets?”
“Which actions are allowed when a permission targets all assets?”
Tell an agent
Create permission {name} granting {actions} on {objects} to {subjects}.
Give {subjects} the {actions} rights on {objects} under a new permission called {name}.
GET /api/v3/access-control/permissions List all access control permissions · List permissions #
Ask an LLM
“What access control permissions are defined in my container?”
“Can I see every permission rule across all users and groups?”
Tell an agent
List all access control permissions in my container.
Show me every permission defined for my organization.
GET /api/v3/access-control/permissions/{permission_uuid} Get details of a permission · Get permission details #
Ask an LLM
“Who does a specific permission apply to and what does it allow?”
“Can I look up one permission by its UUID?”
Tell an agent
Get the details of permission {permission_uuid}.
Show me the subjects, objects and actions of permission {permission_uuid}.
PUT /api/v3/access-control/permissions/{permission_uuid} Overwrite an existing permission · Update permission #
Ask an LLM
“Do I have to send every field when I edit a permission?”
“Can I change which assets an existing permission covers?”
Tell an agent
Update permission {permission_uuid} to name {name}, actions {actions}, objects {objects}, subjects {subjects}.
Replace the objects on permission {permission_uuid} with {objects}, keeping name {name}, actions {actions} and subjects {subjects}.
DELETE /api/v3/access-control/permissions/{permission_uuid} Delete a permission · Delete permission #
Ask an LLM
“Can I revoke an access control permission entirely?”
“Which call removes a permission I granted by mistake?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete permission {permission_uuid}.
Revoke and remove access permission {permission_uuid}.
GET /api/v3/access-control/permissions/users/{user_uuid} List a user's permissions · List user permissions #
Ask an LLM
“What permissions has a particular user been granted?”
“Which permissions are still available to give a specific user?”
Tell an agent
List the permissions for user {user_uuid}.
Show granted and available permissions for user {user_uuid}.
GET /api/v3/access-control/permissions/user-groups/{user_group_uuid} List a user group's permissions · List user group permissions #
Ask an LLM
“What can members of a given user group access?”
“Which permissions are granted to a user group versus still available?”
Tell an agent
List the permissions for user group {user_group_uuid}.
Show granted permissions on user group {user_group_uuid}.
GET /api/v3/access-control/permissions/users/me Get my own permissions · Get current user permissions #
Ask an LLM
“What am I personally allowed to see and scan?”
“Can a non-admin check their own access permissions?”
Tell an agent
Show the permissions assigned to me.
List the access control permissions for the current API user.

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

tenable-access-control-permissions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Tenable Platform & Settings Access Control (Permissions) API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://cloud.tenable.com
tags:


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