/sys/config/auditing/request-headers

The /sys/config/auditing endpoint is used to configure auditing settings.

Read all audited request headers

This endpoint lists the request headers that are configured to be audited.

• sudo required – This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.

Method	Path
GET	/sys/config/auditing/request-headers

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/auditing/request-headers

Sample response

{
  "headers": {
    "X-Forwarded-For": {
      "hmac": true
    }
  }
}

Read single audit request header

This endpoint lists the information for the given request header.

• sudo required – This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.

Method	Path
GET	/sys/config/auditing/request-headers/:name

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the request header to query. This is specified as part of the URL.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/auditing/request-headers/my-header

Sample response

{
  "X-Forwarded-For": {
    "hmac": true
  }
}

Create/Update audit request header

This endpoint enables auditing of a header.

• sudo required – This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.

Method	Path
POST	/sys/config/auditing/request-headers/:name

Parameters

• hmac (bool: false) – Specifies if this header's value should be HMAC'ed in the audit logs.

Sample payload

{
  "hmac": true
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/auditing/request-headers/my-header

Delete audit request header

This endpoint disables auditing of the given request header.

• sudo required – This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.

Method	Path
DELETE	/sys/config/auditing/request-headers/:name

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/auditing/request-headers/my-header