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The SSH Grant Type

The ssh grant type is a grant type that is disabled by default, but can be enabled by the user. It allows users to interact with the mytoken server through the ssh protocol.

Listing Available SSH Keys

SSH Keys Info Request

To get information about a user's enabled ssh keys, the client sends a GET request to the ssh settings endpoint. The request MUST include a mytoken with the settings capability as authorization.

Example

GET /api/v0/settings/grants/ssh HTTP/1.1
Host: mytoken.example.com
Authorization: Bearer eyjsaiend...

SSH Keys Info Response

A successful response returns the following parameters using the application/json media type:

Parameter Necessity Description
grant_enabled REQUIRED A bool indicating if the ssh grant is enabled or not
ssh_keys REQUIRED A JSON array of the enabled ssh keys

The ssh keys are described by with the following attributes:

Parameter Necessity Description
name OPTIONAL The name of the ssh key
ssh_key_fp REQUIRED unless ssh_key is given The SHA256 fingerprint of the ssh key
ssh_key REQUIRED unless ssh_key_fp is given The full ssh public key
created REQUIRED The time when this ssh key was added
last_used OPTIONAL The time when this ssh key was used for the last time

Example

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "grant_enabled": true,
    "ssh_keys": [
        {
            "name": "example",
            "ssh_key_fp": "SHA256:7W4GUr6/Vkt+NgJEDxbWhV2BkmwuO9010iMGJPMNR8M",
            "created": 1638180570,
            "last_used": 1638182570
        }
    ]
}

Add an SSH Key

Initial Add Request

To add a new ssh key, the client sends a request with the following parameters using the application/json or application/x-www-form-urlencoded format to start the flow:

Parameter Necessity Description
mytoken REQUIRED A mytoken used as authorization; MUST have the settings capability
grant_type REQUIRED MUST be mytoken
ssh_key REQUIRED The full ssh public key that should be added
name RECOMMENDED A name for the ssh key
restrictions OPTIONAL An array of Restrictions that are applied to the usage of the ssh key
cpababilities OPTIONAL An array of Capabilities that define what actions can be done with the shh key; if omitted only the AT capability is used

Add Response

The server answers with a response inline with the flow to create a new mytoken with an OIDC flow. The further flow is also analogous to the OIDC flow to obtain a mytoken, however, the received polling code MUST be used at this ssh settings endpoint and not at the mytoken endpoint. Apart from that the polling in analogous to the polling described for obtaining a mytoken.

Important

The received polling code MUST be used at the ssh settings endpoint - not at the mytoken endpoint!

Polling Response

The final response to the polling does not contain a mytoken but the information about the ssh connection. A successful response returns the following parameters using the application/json media type:

Parameter Necessity Description
ssh_user REQUIRED The ssh username the user must use when using the ssh grant type
ssh_host_config RECOMMENDED A ssh host entry for the added ssh key

The host entry a server SHOULD return in the ssh_host_config parameter should help users with the ssh integration. They can paste it to their ssh config file and connect to the mytoken ssh server more easily.

Example

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "ssh_user": "fBIfLQhndkwiZHKJ",
    "ssh_host_config": "# Host entry for mytoken
Host mytoken-example
    HostName mytoken.example.com
    Port 2222
    User fBIfLQhndkwiZHKJ
    # If you use a non-default ssh key for this entry, update the following line
    # IdentityFile ~/.ssh/your.key"
}

Remove an SSH Key

Remove SSH Key Request

To remove an ssh key, the client sends a DELETE request to the ssh settings endpoint and adds the following parameters using the application/json or application/x-www-form-urlencoded format in the HTTP request entity-body:

Parameter Necessity Description
mytoken REQUIRED A mytoken used as authorization; MUST have the settings capability
ssh_key REQUIRED unless ssh_key_fp is given The full ssh public key that should be removed
ssh_key_fp REQUIRED unless ssh_key is given The SHA256 fingerprint of the ssh public key that should be removed

Example

DELETE /api/v0/settings/grants/ssh HTTP/1.1
Host: mytoken.example.com
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "mytoken": "eyJhbGcio...",
    "ssh_key_fp": "SHA256:7W4GUr6/Vkt+NgJEDxbWhV2BkmwuO9010iMGJPMNR8M"
}

Remove SSH Key Response

A successful response has the HTTP status code 204 and no content, unless the used mytoken has been rotated, in this case the updated mytoken is returned with a status code of 200.

Last update: July 20, 2023 09:45:00
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