Get security settings

This method returns risky activities rules and automatic remediation settings of the PTA Server configuration.

URL

Make sure there are no spaces in the URL.

The following characters are not supported in URL values: + & %

https://<IIS_Server_Ip>/PasswordVault/API/pta/API/Settings

The following values can be added in the URL. None of them are mandatory.

Resource information

HTTP method	GET
Content type	application/json

Header parameter

Parameter	Authorization
Type	String
Description	The JWT token that identifies the session.
Valid values	A session token that was returned from the “Logon” method.

Body parameters

None

Result

This is an example of the result for an array of events.

[ 
    {
    "riskyActivities": [
   {
       "id": "0", 
       "category": "KEYSTROKES",
       "regex": "(.*)netsh(.*)wlan(.*)key=clear(.*)", 
      "score": 40, 
      "description": "Indication of a privileged user using a decoding command in clear text to retrieve a WIFI password.", 
      "response": "NONE", 
       "active": true
    }
    {
       "id": "1", 
       "category": "SSH",
       "regex": "(.*)ssh(.*)start(.*)", 
      "score": 30, 
      "description": "Restarting the SSH service after a possible configuration change.", 
      "response": "NONE", 
       "active": true
    } 
     ],
"automaticRemediations": {
   "changePassword_SuspectedCredentialsTheft": false,
   "changePassword_OverPassTheHash": false,
   "reconcilePassword_SuspectedPasswordChange": true,
   "pendAccount_UnmanagedPrivilegedAccount": true
    }
 }
]

Parameter	riskyActivities
Type	Array
Description	Section that contains the current settings for PSM Risky Activities
Parameter	id
Type	String
Description	Unique string ID of the activity. Must be a valid positive number
Parameter	category
Type	String
Description	Categories of risky activities Valid values: SSH WINDOWS SCP KEYSTROKES SQL
Parameter	regex
Type	String
Description	Risky activity expression in regex form. Must support all characters (including "/" and escaping characters)
Parameter	score
Type	Integer
Description	Activity score. Number must be between 1 and 100
Parameter	description
Type	String
Description	Activity description. The field is mandatory but can be empty
Parameter	response
Type	String
Description	Automatic response to be executed Valid values: NONE TERMINATE SUSPEND
Parameter	active
Type	Boolean
Description	Indicates if the command is active
automaticRemediation
Parameter	changePassword_SuspectedCredentialsTheft
Type	Boolean
Description	Indicates if the command is active
Parameter	changePassword_OverPassTheHash
Type	Boolean
Description	Indicates if the command is active
Parameter	reconcilePassword_SuspectedPasswordChange
Type	Boolean
Description	Indicates if the command is active
Parameter	pendAccount_UnmanagedPrivilegedAccount
Type	Boolean
Description	Indicates if the command is active

Return codes

For a complete list of return codes, see Return Codes.