Cloud API: I don't see any examples of 2FA/MFA support via API? Unable to enforce MFA and use the API?

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March 02, 2023 22:01

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Has there been any update to NX Cloud to allow MFA when retrieving bearer tokens for Cloud API calls?  We cannot disable MFA requirements for systems, but this seems to be completely blocking our ability to utilize the Cloud API?

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  Andrey Terentyev

  • Network Optix team

  March 13, 2023 17:53

  Hello Luke,

  Please refer to the Cloud API docs https://meta.nxvms.com/cdb/docs/api/v1/swagger/index.html#/ , 2FA section.

  1. Get the auth code

  https://nxvms.com/cdb/docs/api/v1/swagger/index.html#/OAUTH2/post_cdb_oauth2_token

  2. Verify the code using 2fa

  GET ​/cdb​/account​/self​/2fa​/totp​/key​/{key}

  https://nxvms.com/cdb/docs/api/v1/swagger/index.html#/2FA/get_cdb_account_self_2fa_totp_key__key_

  3. As usual, get access token

  https://nxvms.com/cdb/docs/api/v1/swagger/index.html#/OAUTH2/post_cdb_oauth2_token

  It's a kind of hacky implementation and is subject to change in the future.

  The correct way would be redirecting user to the login windows for entering credentials and 2fa, returning afterward to your application.

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  Permanently deleted user

  March 20, 2023 20:39

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  Thanks for the reply Andrey Terentyev

  Can you provide a curl example for the first step?  Specifically what is required in the body of the request when 

  grant_type=authorization_code

  I've been just using the grant_type of password so far.  But the swagger documentation doesn't list the required body parameters to receive an auth code.  I'm sending:
  
  
  

  {

      "grant_type": "authorization_code",

      "responseType":"code",

      "client_id": "3rdParty",

      "password": "{{password}}",

      "username": "{{username}}"

  }

   

  But receiving:

  {

      "error": "invalid_request",

      "errorClass": "badRequest",

      "errorDetail": "112",

      "errorText": "Missing code",

      "error_description": "Missing code",

      "resultCode": "badRequest"

  }

   

  Even the schema is confusing, mixing snake and camel case.
  
  

   

   

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  Permanently deleted user

  March 21, 2023 04:28

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  Update Andrey Terentyev  I have this working now in Postman.  However, is there a way to store the redirect URL with the auth code?  Typically, there is an authorize endpoint that accepts a GET request with URL parameters, rather than a post to the token for the auth code.

  In the swagger you linked, it references this spec in the OAuth request: https://networkoptix.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PM/pages/1459388473/OAUTH2+support+by+Cloud+Backend#Obtaining-access-token  
  
  But that is not accessible.  Is there an alternative page to get the NX OAuth spec from?
  
  The automated API tool that I'm working with doesn't quite support this "hacky" implementation.  I may be able to work around it, but it's hard without full docs

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  Permanently deleted user

  March 22, 2023 14:42

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  Well, I have this working now.  I found the Nx Meta documentation, and there is an /authorize endpoint after all.  This *really* needs to be added to the swagger documentation.  https://nxvms.com/authorize

  Also, from previous conversations, this document about the scopes provides clarity: https://meta.nxvms.com/docs/developers/knowledgebase/323-api-spec

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