Create Authority

In order to establish a connection with MS ADCS, we need to setup the Authority instance.

Create Authority instance using the API

Authority can be created using the Authority API. However, before creating it, we need know the required Attributes for the Authority. We can get that using the following request:

curl -X GET \
  --cacert [ca-cert] \
  --cert [client-cert] \
  --cert-type [type] \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  https://[domain]:[port]/api/v1/connectors/04cb011f-4497-4e45-b4b9-4975db9df0a0/authorityProvider/ADCS/attributes
  #https://[domain]:[port]/api/v1/connectors/{uuid}/{functionGroup}/{kind}/attributes

This returns the list of applicable attributes for the Authority, such as:

[
    {
        "uuid": "93ca0ba2-3863-4ffa-a469-fd14ab3992bf",
        "name": "address",
        "label": "MS-ADCS Address",
        "type": "STRING",
        "required": true,
        "readOnly": false,
        "visible": true,
        "list": false,
        "description": "Address of ADCS server.",
        "validationRegex": "^((([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])|(([a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9\\-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])\\.)*([A-Za-z0-9]|[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9\\-]*[A-Za-z0-9]))$",
        "multiSelect": false
    },
    {
        "uuid": "d9f79ba6-47e5-437b-a7bc-82dbafa9cf01",
        "name": "https",
        "content": {
            "value": false
        },
        "label": "HTTPS Enabled",
        "type": "BOOLEAN",
        "required": false,
        "readOnly": false,
        "visible": true,
        "list": false,
        "description": "Use https for connection with ADCS server.",
        "multiSelect": false
    },
    {
        "uuid": "9587a320-a487-4084-9645-0b6c24636fa6",
        "name": "port",
        "content": {
            "value": 5985
        },
        "label": "Port",
        "type": "INTEGER",
        "required": true,
        "readOnly": false,
        "visible": true,
        "list": false,
        "description": "Define WinRM port, default port for http is 5985 and for https 5986.",
        "multiSelect": false
    },
    {
        "uuid": "d9f79ba6-47e5-437b-a7bc-82dbafa9cf03",
        "name": "credential",
        "label": "Credential",
        "type": "CREDENTIAL",
        "required": true,
        "readOnly": false,
        "visible": true,
        "list": true,
        "description": "Credential for the communication",
        "attributeCallback": {
            "callbackContext": "core/getCredentials",
            "callbackMethod": "GET",
            "mappings": [
                {
                    "to": "credentialKind",
                    "targets": [
                        "pathVariable"
                    ],
                    "value": "Basic"
                }
            ]
        },
        "multiSelect": false
    }
]

Knowing the attributes, we can create the Authority using the following request:

curl -X POST \
  --cacert [ca-cert] \
  --cert [client-cert] \
  --cert-type [type] \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  --data '
  {
    "name": "MS ADCS Authority",
    "connectorUuid": "04cb011f-4497-4e45-b4b9-4975db9df0a0",
    "kind": "ADCS",
    "attributes": [
      {
        "name": "https",
        "content": {
          "value": false
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "port",
        "content": {
          "value": 5985
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "address",
        "content": {
          "value": "lab02.example.com"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "credential",
        "content": {
          "value": "MS ADCS Basic Credential",
          "data": {
            "uuid": "4c59aecd-1edc-47ea-b3cb-96a2468315bc",
            "name": "MS ADCS Basic Credential"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }' \
  https://[domain]:[port]/api/v1/authorities

When the Authority is successfully created, its uuid is sent back:

{
  "uuid": "83265efb-35a1-4b48-ae6f-1269b7c41668"
}

Create Authority instance using the Web Interface

Follow these steps to create Authority to establish ADCS instance connection with provided authentication.

1. Log in to the Administration Interface https://[domain]:[port]/administrator
2. Click Authorities in the left menu
3. Click Add New Authority (plus symbol )
4. Fill the columns with the attributes:
   • Authority name: MS ADCS Authority
   • Authority Provider: MS ADCS Connector
   • Kind: ADCS
   • MS-ADCS Address: your MS server address
   • Port: 5985
   • Credential: MS ADCS Credential
5. Click Create

You have successfully created MS ADCS Authority.