AliCloud auth method (API)

AliCloud auth method (API)

This is the API documentation for the Vault AliCloud auth method. For general information about the usage and operation of the AliCloud method, please see the Vault AliCloud auth method documentation.

This documentation assumes the AliCloud auth method is mounted at the /auth/alicloud path in Vault. Since it is possible to enable auth methods at any location, please update your API calls accordingly.

Create/Update role

Registers a role. Only entities using the role registered using this endpoint will be able to perform the login operation.

Method
Path

POST

/auth/alicloud/role/:role

Parameters

  • role (string: <required>) - Name of the role. Must correspond with the name of the role reflected in the arn.

  • arn (string: <required>) - The role's arn.

@include 'tokenfields.mdx'

Sample payload

{
  "arn": "acs:ram::5138828231865461:role/dev-role",
  "policies": ["dev", "prod"]
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/auth/alicloud/role/dev-role

Read role

Returns the previously registered role configuration.

Method
Path

GET

/auth/alicloud/role/:role

Parameters

  • role (string: <required>) - Name of the role.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/auth/alicloud/role/dev-role

Sample response

{
  "data": {
    "arn": "acs:ram::5138828231865461:role/dev-role",
    "policies": ["default", "dev", "prod"],
    "ttl": 1800000,
    "max_ttl": 1800000,
    "period": 0
  }
}

List roles

Lists all the roles that are registered with the method.

Method
Path

LIST

/auth/alicloud/roles

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request LIST \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/auth/alicloud/roles

Sample response

{
  "data": {
    "keys": ["dev-role", "prod-role"]
  }
}

Delete role

Deletes the previously registered role.

Method
Path

DELETE

/auth/alicloud/role/:role

Parameters

  • role (string: <required>) - Name of the role.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/auth/alicloud/role/dev-role

Login

Fetch a token. This endpoint verifies the signature of the signed GetCallerIdentity request.

Method
Path

POST

/auth/alicloud/login

Parameters

  • role (string: <required>) - Name of the role.

  • identity_request_url (string: <required>) - Base64-encoded HTTP URL used in the signed request.

  • identity_request_headers (string: <required>) - Base64-encoded, JSON-serialized representation of the sts:GetCallerIdentity HTTP request headers. The JSON serialization assumes that each header key maps to either a string value or an array of string values (though the length of that array will probably only be one).

Sample payload

{
  "role": "dev-role",
  "identity_request_url": "aWRlbnRpdHlabrVxdWVzdF91cmw=",
  "identity_request_headers": "aWRlimRpdHlfcmVxdWVzdF9oZWFkZXJz"
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/auth/alicloud/login

Sample response

{
  "auth": {
    "renewable": true,
    "lease_duration": 1800000,
    "metadata": {
      "role_tag_max_ttl": "0",
      "instance_id": "i-de0f1344",
      "ami_id": "ami-fce36983",
      "role": "dev-role",
      "auth_type": "ec2",
      "account_id": "5138828231865461",
      "user_id": "216959339000654321",
      "role_id": "4657-abcd",
      "arn": "acs:ram::5138828231865461:assumed-role/dev-role/vm-ram-i-rj978rorvlg76urhqh7q",
      "identity_type": "assumed-role",
      "principal_id": "vm-ram-i-rj978rorvlg76urhqh7q",
      "request_id": "D6E46F10-F26C-4AA0-BB69-FE2743D9AE62",
      "role_name": "dev-role"
    },
    "policies": ["default", "dev"],
    "accessor": "20b89871-e6f2-1160-fb29-31c2f6d4645e",
    "client_token": "d9368254-3f21-aded-8a6f-7c818e81b17a"
  }
}

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