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api | ACL Auth Methods - HTTP API | api-acl-auth-methods | The /acl/auth-method endpoints manage Consul's ACL Auth Methods. |
-> 1.5.0+: The auth method APIs are available in Consul versions 1.5.0 and newer.
ACL Auth Method HTTP API
The /acl/auth-method
endpoints create,
read, update,
list and delete
ACL auth methods in Consul.
For more information on how to setup ACLs, please see the ACL Guide.
Create an Auth Method
This endpoint creates a new ACL auth method.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
PUT |
/acl/auth-method |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, agent caching, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
---|---|---|---|
NO |
none |
none |
acl:write |
Payload Fields
-
Name
(string: <required>)
- Specifies a name for the ACL auth method. The name can contain alphanumeric characters, dashes-
, and underscores_
. This field is immutable and must be unique. -
Type
(string: <required>)
- The type of auth method being configured. The only allowed value in Consul 1.5.0 is"kubernetes"
. This field is immutable. -
Description
(string: "")
- Free form human readable description of the auth method. -
Config
(map[string]string: <required>)
- The raw configuration to use for the chosen auth method. Contents will vary depending upon the type chosen. For more information on configuring specific auth method types, see the auth method documentation. -
Namespace
(string: "")
- Enterprise Only Specifies the namespace to create the auth method within. If not provided in the JSON body, the value of thens
URL query parameter or in theX-Consul-Namespace
header will be used. If not provided at all, the namespace will be inherited from the request's ACL token or will default to thedefault
namespace. Added in Consul 1.7.0.
Sample Payload
{
"Name": "minikube",
"Type": "kubernetes",
"Description": "dev minikube cluster",
"Config": {
"Host": "https://192.0.2.42:8443",
"CACert": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n...-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
"ServiceAccountJWT": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IiJ9..."
}
}
Sample Request
$ curl -X PUT \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/auth-method
Sample Response
{
"Name": "minikube",
"Type": "kubernetes",
"Description": "dev minikube cluster",
"Config": {
"Host": "https://192.0.2.42:8443",
"CACert": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n...-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
"ServiceAccountJWT": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IiJ9..."
},
"CreateIndex": 15,
"ModifyIndex": 15
}
Read an Auth Method
This endpoint reads an ACL auth method with the given name. If no auth method exists with the given name, a 404 is returned instead of a 200 response.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
GET |
/acl/auth-method/:name |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, agent caching, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
---|---|---|---|
YES |
all |
none |
acl:read |
Parameters
-
name
(string: <required>)
- Specifies the name of the ACL auth method to read. This is required and is specified as part of the URL path. -
ns
(string: "")
- Enterprise Only Specifies the namespace to lookup the auth method within. This value can be specified as thens
URL query parameter or in theX-Consul-Namespace
header. If not provided by either, the namespace will be inherited from the request's ACL token or will default to thedefault
namespace. Added in Consul 1.7.0.
Sample Request
$ curl -X GET http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/auth-method/minikube
Sample Response
{
"Name": "minikube",
"Type": "kubernetes",
"Description": "dev minikube cluster",
"Config": {
"Host": "https://192.0.2.42:8443",
"CACert": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n...-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
"ServiceAccountJWT": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IiJ9..."
},
"CreateIndex": 15,
"ModifyIndex": 224
}
Update an Auth Method
This endpoint updates an existing ACL auth method.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
PUT |
/acl/auth-method/:name |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, agent caching, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
---|---|---|---|
NO |
none |
none |
acl:write |
Parameters
-
Name
(string: <required>)
- Specifies the name of the auth method to update. This is required in the URL path but may also be specified in the JSON body. If specified in both places then they must match exactly. -
Type
(string: <required>)
- Specifies the type of the auth method being updated. This field is immutable so if present in the body then it must match the existing value. If not present then the value will be filled in by Consul. -
Description
(string: "")
- Free form human readable description of the auth method. -
Config
(map[string]string: <required>)
- The raw configuration to use for the chosen auth method. Contents will vary depending upon the type chosen. For more information on configuring specific auth method types, see the auth method documentation. -
Namespace
(string: "")
- Enterprise Only Specifies the namespace of the auth method to update. If not provided in the JSON body, the value of thens
URL query parameter or in theX-Consul-Namespace
header will be used. If not provided at all, the namespace will be inherited from the request's ACL token or will default to thedefault
namespace. Added in Consul 1.7.0.
Sample Payload
{
"Name": "minikube",
"Description": "updated name",
"Config": {
"Host": "https://192.0.2.42:8443",
"CACert": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n...-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
"ServiceAccountJWT": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IiJ9..."
}
}
Sample Request
$ curl -X PUT \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/auth-method/minikube
Sample Response
{
"Name": "minikube",
"Description": "updated name",
"Type": "kubernetes",
"Config": {
"Host": "https://192.0.2.42:8443",
"CACert": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n...-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
"ServiceAccountJWT": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IiJ9..."
},
"CreateIndex": 15,
"ModifyIndex": 224
}
Delete an Auth Method
This endpoint deletes an ACL auth method.
~> Deleting an auth method will also immediately delete all associated binding rules as well as any outstanding tokens created from this auth method.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
DELETE |
/acl/auth-method/:name |
application/json |
Even though the return type is application/json, the value is either true or false indicating whether the delete succeeded.
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, agent caching, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
---|---|---|---|
NO |
none |
none |
acl:write |
Parameters
-
name
(string: <required>)
- Specifies the name of the ACL auth method to delete. This is required and is specified as part of the URL path. -
ns
(string: "")
- Enterprise Only Specifies the namespace of the Auth Method to delete. This value can be specified as thens
URL query parameter or in theX-Consul-Namespace
header. If not provided by either, the namespace will be inherited from the request's ACL token or will default to thedefault
namespace. Added in Consul 1.7.0.
Sample Request
$ curl -X DELETE \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/auth-method/minikube
Sample Response
true
List Auth Methods
This endpoint lists all the ACL auth methods.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
GET |
/acl/auth-methods |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, agent caching, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
---|---|---|---|
YES |
all |
none |
acl:read |
Parameters
ns
(string: "")
- Enterprise Only Specifies the namespace to list the auth methods for. This value can be specified as thens
URL query parameter or in theX-Consul-Namespace
header. If not provided by either, the namespace will be inherited from the request's ACL token or will default to thedefault
namespace. The namespace may be specified as '*' and then results will be returned for all namespaces. Added in Consul 1.7.0.
Sample Request
$ curl -X GET http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/auth-methods
Sample Response
-> Note - The contents of the Config
field are not included in the
listing and must be retrieved by the auth method reading endpoint.
[
{
"Name": "minikube-1",
"Type": "kubernetes",
"Description": "",
"CreateIndex": 14,
"ModifyIndex": 14
},
{
"Name": "minikube-2",
"Type": "kubernetes",
"Description": "",
"CreateIndex": 15,
"ModifyIndex": 15
}
]