Rotate SSH Keys

Before you begin

Before attempting to rotate keys, the user has to ensure the following:


Endpoint:	`/ssh/key/rotate`
Type:	`POST`
Sample URL:	`https://<IP/HostName/TenantName>:<GWPORT>/avxapi/ssh/key/rotate?gwsource=external` To understand the elements of the sample URL, click here.
Headers:
Content-Type:	application/json

Table 1. Request Parameters
Name	Description
sessionId `Header`	(Mandatory) Session ID received after login. Type: String Constraints: Required if username and password are not provided.
username `Header`	(Mandatory) AppViewX login username Type: String Constraints: Required if sessionId is not provided.
password `Header`	(Mandatory) AppViewX login password Type: String Constraints: Required if sessionId is not provided.
Content-Type `Header`	(Mandatory) Specifies the nature of the data in the payload Type: String Constraints: The value of the param should be ‘application/json’.
gwsource `Query`	(Mandatory) Source from which the request is triggered. (E.g. external) Type: String
Payload `Body`	(Mandatory) Contains all the parameters to be sent in the request body for the post request Type: Payload


Name	Description
type	(Mandatory) Type of the key. Possible values: User Keys, Host Keys Type: String
uuids	(Mandatory) Uuid of the keys to be rotated. Type: List

200 Accepted returns string of type application/json with the following body params.

Table 2. Response Parameters
Name	Description
response	Contains the status of action performed Type: String
message	Success message of the action or failure description in case of error. Will be non-null for failure response Type: String
appStatusCode	Application-specific status code for the response. Will be non-null for failure response Type: String
tags	More info in case of failure response

Table 3. Status Codes and Description
HTTP Status code	appStatusCode	Message and Possible remediation
200 Accepted	NA	Rotate Operation has been triggered
401 Unauthorized	AVX_GW_003	Authentication failed, reason - Invalid Credentials Possible remediation: Ensure that valid username and password or valid sessionId is provided as the header param.
400 Bad Request	AVX-VLDTN-001	Mandatory field is missing or invalid values specified - <<field name>> Possible remediation: Check and ensure that valid value is provided for <<field name>> field in the request.

Use Case

To rotate key “1f4158e4-c12d-3097-a058-7bb2817e132b” using /key/rotate API.

Request URL

https://<IP/HostName/TenantName>:<GWPORT>/avxapi/ssh/key/rotate?gwsource=external

Sample Request

{
      "type":"User Keys",
      "uuids":["1f4158e4-c12d-3097-a058-7bb2817e132b"]
}

Sample Response

{
    "response": "Rotate operation has been triggered",
    "message": null,
    "appStatusCode": null,
    "tags": {},
    "headers": null
}

Understanding the sample URL:

IP/HostName/TenantName: Replace with the actual IP address, hostname, or tenant name based on the specific configuration in AppViewX.
- IP: A unique identifier assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication
  The IP address will be included in the endpoint URL for an on-prem deployment.
- HostName: A human-readable label assigned to a device (host) on a network
  The hostname will be included in the endpoint URL for an on-prem deployment.
- TenantName: An identifier label for a tenant given to indicate which tenant's data the API request will access/modify
  The tenant name will be included in the endpoint URL for a SaaS deployment.
GWPORT: AppViewX gateway port
A gateway port refers to a network port through which data is sent and received to communicate with a gateway in an on-prem deployment.
Note: GWPORT is not required for SaaS setups.
Example: 31443
avxapi: Path parameter value (static) that is part of the endpoint's URL
Endpoint: Endpoint of the API, for example: /ssh/host/create
gwsource: Source or origin of a gateway, for example: external.