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For entitlement management, WSO2 Identity server provides two APIs for Policy Administration and Policy Evaluation.

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include	addPolicy()\|getAllPolicyIds()\|getPolicy()\|getPolicyVersions()\|getPublisherModuleData()\|publishToPDP()\|removePolicy()\|updatePolicy()

addPolicy()

Description

Adds a new policy.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description
policy	The policy that should be registered. The XACML policy should be embedded to the SOAP service as a CDATA.
version	Version of the policy.
policyId	The policy name that should be registered.

Request

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd" xmlns:xsd1="http://dto.entitlement.identity.carbon.wso2.org/xsd">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <xsd:addPolicy>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:policyDTO>
            <!--Optional:-->
            <xsd1:policy><![CDATA[
				   <Policy xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:core:schema:wd-17"  PolicyId="sample_policy_template" RuleCombiningAlgId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:rule-combining-algorithm:first-applicable" Version="1.0">
				   <Description>This policy template provides ability to authorize users to a given service provider(defined by SP_NAME) in the authentication flow based on the roles of the user (defined by ROLE_1 and ROLE_2). Users who have at least one of the given roles, will be allowed and any others will be denied.</Description>
				   <Target>
				      <AnyOf>
				         <AllOf>
				            <Match MatchId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-equal">
				               <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">SP_NAME</AttributeValue>
				               <AttributeDesignator AttributeId="http://wso2.org/identity/sp/sp-name" Category="http://wso2.org/identity/sp" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" MustBePresent="false"></AttributeDesignator>
				            </Match>
				         </AllOf>
				      </AnyOf>
				   </Target>
				   <Rule Effect="Permit" RuleId="permit_by_roles">
				      <Condition>
				         <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:or">
				            <Apply FunctionId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:function:string-is-in">
				               <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">ROLE_1_1_1</AttributeValue>
				               <AttributeDesignator AttributeId="http://wso2.org/claims/role" Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject-category:access-subject" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" MustBePresent="true"></AttributeDesignator>
				            </Apply>
				         </Apply>
				      </Condition>
				   </Rule>
				   <Rule Effect="Deny" RuleId="deny_others"></Rule>
				</Policy>        
				]]>
			</xsd1:policy>
            <!--Optional:-->
            <xsd1:version>1.0</xsd1:version>
            <xsd1:policyId>sample_policy_template</xsd1:policyId>
         </xsd:policyDTO>
      </xsd:addPolicy>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns:addPolicyResponse xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
         <ns:return xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
      </ns:addPolicyResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

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Description

Get the details of the publisher

Input Parameters

None

Request

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <xsd:getPublisherModuleData/>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns:getPublisherModuleDataResponse xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd" xmlns:ax2340="http://dto.entitlement.identity.carbon.wso2.org/xsd" xmlns:ax2338="http://entitlement.identity.carbon.wso2.org/xsd">
         <ns:return xsi:type="ax2340:PublisherDataHolder" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <ax2340:moduleName>Carbon Basic Auth Policy Publisher Module</ax2340:moduleName>
            <ax2340:propertyDTOs xsi:type="ax2340:PublisherPropertyDTO">
               <ax2340:displayName>Subscriber Password</ax2340:displayName>
               <ax2340:displayOrder>3</ax2340:displayOrder>
               <ax2340:id>subscriberPassword</ax2340:id>
               <ax2340:module>Carbon Basic Auth Policy Publisher Module</ax2340:module>
               <ax2340:required>true</ax2340:required>
               <ax2340:secret>true</ax2340:secret>
               <ax2340:value xsi:nil="true"/>
            </ax2340:propertyDTOs>
            <ax2340:propertyDTOs xsi:type="ax2340:PublisherPropertyDTO">
               <ax2340:displayName>Subscriber URL</ax2340:displayName>
               <ax2340:displayOrder>1</ax2340:displayOrder>
               <ax2340:id>subscriberURL</ax2340:id>
               <ax2340:module>Carbon Basic Auth Policy Publisher Module</ax2340:module>
               <ax2340:required>true</ax2340:required>
               <ax2340:secret>false</ax2340:secret>
               <ax2340:value xsi:nil="true"/>
            </ax2340:propertyDTOs>
            <ax2340:propertyDTOs xsi:type="ax2340:PublisherPropertyDTO">
               <ax2340:displayName>Subscriber User Name</ax2340:displayName>
               <ax2340:displayOrder>2</ax2340:displayOrder>
               <ax2340:id>subscriberUserName</ax2340:id>
               <ax2340:module>Carbon Basic Auth Policy Publisher Module</ax2340:module>
               <ax2340:required>true</ax2340:required>
               <ax2340:secret>false</ax2340:secret>
               <ax2340:value xsi:nil="true"/>
            </ax2340:propertyDTOs>
            <ax2340:propertyDTOs xsi:type="ax2340:PublisherPropertyDTO">
               <ax2340:displayName>Subscriber Id</ax2340:displayName>
               <ax2340:displayOrder>0</ax2340:displayOrder>
               <ax2340:id>subscriberId</ax2340:id>
               <ax2340:module>Carbon Basic Auth Policy Publisher Module</ax2340:module>
               <ax2340:required>true</ax2340:required>
               <ax2340:secret>false</ax2340:secret>
               <ax2340:value xsi:nil="true"/>
            </ax2340:propertyDTOs>
         </ns:return>
      </ns:getPublisherModuleDataResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

publishToPDP()

Description

Publish a policy to PDP

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description
policyId	The policy name that should be published to PDP.

Request

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <xsd:publishToPDP>
         <!--Zero or more repetitions:-->
         <xsd:policyIds>provisioning_user_claim_based_policy_template</xsd:policyIds>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:version>1</xsd:version>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:enabled>false</xsd:enabled>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:order>30</xsd:order>
      </xsd:publishToPDP>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns:publishToPDPResponse xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
         <ns:return xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
      </ns:publishToPDPResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

removePolicy()

Description

Remove policy from PDP

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description
policyId	The policy name that should be removed.

Request

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <xsd:removePolicy>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:policyId>authn_role_based_policy_template</xsd:policyId>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:dePromote>true</xsd:dePromote>
      </xsd:removePolicy>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns:removePolicyResponse xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
         <ns:return xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
      </ns:removePolicyResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

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getDecision()

Description

Get the decision after evaluating the request with the policy.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description
request	The XML request to be evaluated as a CDATA

Request

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <xsd:getDecision>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:request><![CDATA[
         <Request CombinedDecision="false" ReturnPolicyIdList="false" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:core:schema:wd-17">
 <Attributes Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject-category:access-subject">
      <Attribute IncludeInResult="false" AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject:subject-id">
         <AttributeValue DataType="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:data-type:rfc822Name">bs@simpsons.com</AttributeValue>
      </Attribute>
   </Attributes>
    <Attributes Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:action">
        <Attribute AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:action:action-id" IncludeInResult="false">
            <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">read</AttributeValue>
        </Attribute>
    </Attributes>
    <Attributes Category="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:attribute-category:resource">
        <Attribute AttributeId="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:resource:resource-id" IncludeInResult="false">
            <AttributeValue DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">http://127.0.0.1/service/very_secure/ </AttributeValue>
        </Attribute>
    </Attributes>
</Request>
         ]]></xsd:request>
      </xsd:getDecision>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns:getDecisionResponse xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
         <ns:return><![CDATA[<Response xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:core:schema:wd-17"><Result><Decision>Permit</Decision><Status><StatusCode Value="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:status:ok"/></Status></Result></Response>]]></ns:return>
      </ns:getDecisionResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

getBooleanDecision()

Description

Get the decision after evaluating the request with the policy published in a boolean format.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description
subject	The subject/user who is using the resource.
resource	The resource which is accessed by the user.
action	The action performed by the user.

Request

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <xsd:getBooleanDecision>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:subject>admin</xsd:subject>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:resource>http://127.0.0.1/service/very_secure/</xsd:resource>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:action>read</xsd:action>
      </xsd:getBooleanDecision>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns:getBooleanDecisionResponse xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
         <ns:return>true</ns:return>
      </ns:getBooleanDecisionResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

getDecisionByAttributes()

Description

Get the decision by evaluating attributes with the policy.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description
subject	The subject/user who is using the resource.
resource	The resource which is accessed by the user.
action	The action performed by the user.

Request

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <xsd:getDecisionByAttributes>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:subject>admin</xsd:subject>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:resource>http://127.0.0.1/service/very_secure/</xsd:resource>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:action>read</xsd:action>
      </xsd:getDecisionByAttributes>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns:getDecisionByAttributesResponse xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
         <ns:return><![CDATA[<Response xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:3.0:core:schema:wd-17"><Result><Decision>Permit</Decision><Status><StatusCode Value="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:status:ok"/></Status></Result></Response>]]></ns:return>
      </ns:getDecisionByAttributesResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

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getEntitledAttributes()

Description

Get all the details of the entitled attributes.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description
subjectName	Subject/Username of the subject which access the resource.
resourceName	Name of the resource which is accessed by the subject.
subjectId	XACML id of the subject
action	Action which is performed by the subject.
enableChildSearch	Enable search over child attributes.

Request

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <xsd:getEntitledAttributes>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:subjectName>admin</xsd:subjectName>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:resourceName>http://127.0.0.1/service/very_secure/</xsd:resourceName>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:subjectId>urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject:subject-id</xsd:subjectId>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:action>read</xsd:action>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <xsd:enableChildSearch>true</xsd:enableChildSearch>
      </xsd:getEntitledAttributes>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response

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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns:getEntitledAttributesResponse xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.axis2/xsd">
         <ns:return xsi:type="ax2348:EntitledResultSetDTO" xmlns:ax2346="http://entitlement.identity.carbon.wso2.org/xsd" xmlns:ax2348="http://dto.entitlement.identity.carbon.wso2.org/xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <ax2348:advanceResult>false</ax2348:advanceResult>
            <ax2348:entitledAttributesDTOs xsi:type="ax2348:EntitledAttributesDTO">
               <ax2348:action>read</ax2348:action>
               <ax2348:allActions>false</ax2348:allActions>
               <ax2348:allResources>true</ax2348:allResources>
               <ax2348:environment xsi:nil="true"/>
               <ax2348:resourceName xsi:nil="true"/>
            </ax2348:entitledAttributesDTOs>
            <ax2348:message xsi:nil="true"/>
            <ax2348:messageType xsi:nil="true"/>
         </ns:return>
      </ns:getEntitledAttributesResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

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title	REST API

WSO2 Identity Server provides a REST API and a REST endpoint for the policy evaluation. Please Read more about REST API from here.

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Key

addPolicy()

publishToPDP()

removePolicy()

getDecision()

getBooleanDecision()

getDecisionByAttributes()

Parameter

Description

getEntitledAttributes()