RADIUS auth method (API)

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

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

Configure RADIUS

Configures the connection parameters and shared secret used to communicate with RADIUS.

Method	Path
POST	/auth/radius/config

Parameters

• host (string: <required>) - The RADIUS server to connect to. Examples: radius.myorg.com, 127.0.0.1

• port (integer: 1812) - The UDP port where the RADIUS server is listening on. Defaults is 1812.

• secret (string: <required>) - The RADIUS shared secret.

• unregistered_user_policies (string: "") - A comma-separated list of policies to be granted to unregistered users.

• dial_timeout (integer: 10) - Number of second to wait for a backend connection before timing out. Default is 10.

• nas_port (integer: 10) - The NAS-Port attribute of the RADIUS request. Defaults is 10.

@include 'tokenfields.mdx'

Sample payload

{
  "host": "radius.myorg.com",
  "port": 1812,
  "secret": "mySecret"
}

Sample request

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

Register user

Registers a new user and maps a set of policies to it. This path honors the distinction between the create and update capabilities inside ACL policies.

Method	Path
POST	/auth/radius/users/:username

Parameters

• username (string: <required>) - Username for this user.

• policies (string: "") - Comma-separated list of policies. If set to empty string, only the default policy will be applicable to the user.

{
  "policies": "dev,prod"
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/auth/radius/users/test-user

Read user

Reads the properties of an existing username.

Method	Path
GET	/auth/radius/users/:username

Parameters

• username (string: <required>) - Username for this user.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/auth/radius/users/test-user

Sample response

{
  "request_id": "812229d7-a82e-0b20-c35b-81ce8c1b9fa6",
  "lease_id": "",
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "renewable": false,
  "data": {
    "policies": "default,dev"
  },
  "warnings": null
}

Delete user

Deletes an existing username from the method.

Method	Path
DELETE	/auth/radius/users/:username

Parameters

• username (string: <required>) - Username for this user.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/auth/radius/users/test-user

List users

List the users registered with the method.

Method	Path
LIST	/auth/radius/users

Sample request

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

Sample response

{
  "auth": null,
  "warnings": null,
  "wrap_info": null,
  "data": {
    "keys": ["devuser", "produser"]
  },
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_id": ""
}

Login

Login with the username and password.

Method	Path
POST	/auth/radius/login
POST	/auth/radius/login/:username

Parameters

• username (string: <required>) - Username for this user.

• password (string: <required>) - Password for the authenticating user.

Sample payload

{
  "password": "Password!"
}

Sample request

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

Sample response

{
  "lease_id": "",
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "data": null,
  "warnings": null,
  "auth": {
    "client_token": "64d2a8f2-2a2f-5688-102b-e6088b76e344",
    "accessor": "18bb8f89-826a-56ee-c65b-1736dc5ea27d",
    "policies": ["default"],
    "metadata": {
      "username": "vishal"
    },
  },
  "lease_duration": 7200,
  "renewable": true
}