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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Tenable Platform & Settings Credentials API
8 actions
8 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/tenable-credentials-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Tenable's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Tenable publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 8
$.info
$.paths['/credentials'].get
$.paths['/credentials'].post
$.paths['/credentials/{uuid}'].get
$.paths['/credentials/{uuid}'].put
$.paths['/credentials/{uuid}'].delete
$.paths['/credentials/types'].get
$.paths['/credentials/files'].post
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Tenable Platform & Settings Credentials API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/tenable-credentials-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 7
- target: $.paths['/credentials'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List managed credentials
effect: read
questions:
- Which managed credentials can I use in my scans?
- Does the managed credentials list include credentials stored inside a scan or policy?
instructions:
- text: List the managed credentials I can use.
- text: List managed credentials owned by {referrer_owner_uuid}.
slots:
referrer_owner_uuid: query.referrer_owner_uuid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/credentials'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a managed credential
effect: write
questions:
- How do I store an SSH or Windows login once and reuse it across scans?
- Can I share a managed credential with other users when I create it?
instructions:
- text: Create managed credential {name} of type {type} with settings {settings}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
type: requestBody.type
settings: requestBody.settings
- text: Create managed credential {name} of type {type} using {settings} and share it with {permissions}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
type: requestBody.type
settings: requestBody.settings
permissions: requestBody.permissions
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/credentials/{uuid}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a managed credential's details
effect: read
questions:
- What settings and sharing does a specific managed credential have?
- Can I view one managed credential by UUID?
instructions:
- text: Get the details of managed credential {uuid}.
slots:
uuid: path.uuid
- text: Show who can use managed credential {uuid}.
slots:
uuid: path.uuid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/credentials/{uuid}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a managed credential
effect: write
questions:
- Can I rotate the password inside an existing managed credential?
- Is it possible to change a managed credential's type after creating it?
instructions:
- text: Update the settings of managed credential {uuid} to {settings}.
slots:
uuid: path.uuid
settings: requestBody.settings
- text: Rename managed credential {uuid} to {name}.
slots:
uuid: path.uuid
name: requestBody.name
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/credentials/{uuid}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a managed credential
effect: destructive
questions:
- What happens to scans using a managed credential when I delete it?
- Can I remove a managed credential that's no longer valid?
instructions:
- text: Delete managed credential {uuid}.
slots:
uuid: path.uuid
- text: Remove managed credential {uuid} and detach it from every scan.
slots:
uuid: path.uuid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/credentials/types'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List supported credential types
effect: read
questions:
- What kinds of managed credentials are supported for scanning?
- Which settings fields does each credential type require?
instructions:
- text: List all managed credential types.
- text: Show me the supported credential types and their configuration fields.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/credentials/files'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Upload a file for a managed credential
effect: write
questions:
- How do I upload an SSH private key file for a credential?
- Which file type must I declare when uploading a credential file?
instructions:
- text: Upload credential file {Filedata} as file type {fileType}.
slots:
Filedata: requestBody.Filedata
fileType: query.fileType
- text: Upload a {fileType} file for use in a managed credential.
slots:
fileType: query.fileType
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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