Delegation Policy
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Authorization
String. (Required)
OAuth 2.0 authorization based on bearer token. MUST contain “Bearer “ + access token value. How to retrieve the access token can be found at Access Token Endpoint section.
Content-Type
String.
Defines request body content type. MUST be equal to application/json.
The body of the request contains iSHARE Compliant JWT delegationPolicyRequestToken. Besides the default attributes (iss, sub, aud, etc.), it contains the following attributes. The model of the delegationPolicyRequestToken is available on the iSHARE OpenAPI documentation. For convenience the model is also described below.
delegationPolicyRequest
Object. Root level. (Required)
Contains information about the delegation policy that is requested to create.
notBefore
Integer. Contained in delegationPolicyRequest. (Required)
Unix timestamp in UTC indicating the start of validity period of the requested delegation policy.
notOnOrAfter
Integer. Contained in delegationPolicyRequest.
Unix timestamp in UTC indicating the end of validity period of the requested delegation policy.
policyRequestor
String. Contained in delegationPolicyRequest. (Required)
Identifier of the the party to which the right is delegated.
policyIssuer
String. Contained in delegationPolicyRequest. (Required)
Identifier of the delegator, also know as the delegating entity.
target
Object. Contained in delegationPolicyRequest. (Required)
MUST for the root level contain an accessSubject. No other elements are allowed. It makes the entire requested delegation policy applicable only to this accessSubject.
accessSubject
Object. Contained in target. (Required)
Identifier of the delegate, also known as the entity that receives the delegated rights. It should be a party identifier for M2M cases or human pseudonym for H2M cases. This would usually hold the same value as policyRequestor.
policySets
Array of Objects. Contained in delegationPolicyRequest. (Required)
Container for one or more objects containing policy elements with an indication for further delegation. Note that policySet elements within one delegationPolicyRequest MUST not restrict each other, but rather offer a mechanism to express additional rights. They will be evaluated by the Authorization Registry in a permit-override manner, allowing a Permit if only one of the policySet elements evaluates to Permit.
maxDelegationDepth
Integer. Contained in policySets. Optional.
Optional element that, if present, indicates that further delegation of the rights, conveyed in the policy elements that are part of this PolicySet, is allowed. The value indicates the delegation steps that are allowed after this step in order to evaluate the entire delegation path to Permit.
target
Object. Contained in policySets.
Contains environment.
environment
Object. Contained in target.
Contains licenses.
licenses
Array of Strings and Objects. Contained in environment.
Array which describes which iSHARE licenses apply to this policySet. Please refer to the Licenses model for more information about structuring this array.
policies
Array of Objects. Contained in policySets. (Required)
Used to express the actual rights for which evidence is being provided. Note that policies within one policySets object MUST not restrict each other, but rather offer a mechanism to express additional rights. They will be evaluated in a permit-override manner, allowing a Permit if only one of the policy elements evaluates to Permit.
target
Object. Contained in policies. (Required)
Describes the target, in terms of resource and action, this request applies to. It is also the scope that is permitted through the default rule.
resource
Object. Contained in target. (Required)
Contains type, identifiers and attributes.
type
String. Contained in resource. (Required)
String which describes the type of resource to which the rules apply.
identifiers
Array of Strings. Contained in resource. Optional.
Optional array of strings containing one or more resource identifiers.
attributes
Array of Strings. Contained in resource. Optional.
Optional array of attributes of the resources the delegated rights apply to.
actions
Array of Strings. Contained in target. (Required)
Array of actions that apply to this policy.
environment
Object. Contained in target.
Optional field that contains serviceProviders.
serviceProviders
Array of Strings. Contained in environment. Optional.
Array which lists the iSHARE client ID’s of serviceProviders which are allowed to provide services to the accessSubject as described within this policy.
rules
Array of Objects. Contained in policies. (Required)
effect
String. Contained in rules.
Value must be equal to Permit or Deny. (Required)
HTTP status codes
200 OK
When the creation of the delegation policy was succesfull, OK result should be returned.
The Delegation policy request endpoint is an API endpoint that receives policy creation requests. The POST body accepts a JWT token: the Policy Creation Request Token.
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