SDK API access

The NSM REST SDK user must authenticate with the Manager by creating a unique "session" resource URL first to make API calls. The session information is then embedded in subsequent API calls to authenticate them.

The steps below walk you through downloading a REST client, creating an API session in the Manager and using the session information to make an API call.

1. To download the Advanced REST client (ARC), which is a free, browser-based REST client, go to https://install.advancedrestclient.com/#/install.
2. Click Download.
3. Once the setup file is downloaded, install it like any setup file installation.
4. Once installed, go to the folder location where the file is downloaded and open ARC (Advanced REST client).
   
   
5. Select GET from the Method drop-down list.
6. In Request URL, type https://<nsm_ip>/sdkapi/session.
7. For Session resource URL, add the following three headers:
   Note: For more headers, select "ADD HEADER."

   Header Name	Parameter Value
   NSM-SDK-API	<base64 encoded value of Manager credentials, that is username:userpassword> Note: Base 64 encoded values can be generated at https://www.base64encode.org/. For example, the base 64 encoded value of admin:admin123 is YWRtaW46YWRtaW4xMjM= Note: To make API calls, the user should have the role of a super user in the Manager.
   Accept	application/vnd.nsm.v1.0+json
   Content-Type	application/json

   
   
   
8. Click Send.

   Response

   {
       "session": <ABC3AC9AB39EE322C261B733272FC49F>
       "userId": "1"
   }
   

9. For other resource urls, In Request URL, type https://<nsm_ip>/sdkapi/<Resource URL>.
10. Add the following three headers:
    Note: For more headers, select "ADD HEADER."

    Header Name	Header Value
    NSM-SDK-API	Use the response details obtained in step 8 in https://www.base64encode.org/ to change the header value of the NSM-SDK-API to access other Manager API resources. For example, the base 64 encoded value of ABC3AC9AB39EE322C261B733272FC49F:1> is QUJDM0FDOUFCMzlFRTMyMkMyNjFCNzMzMjcyRkM0OUY6MQ== Note: To make API calls, the user should have the role of a super user in the Manager.
    Accept	application/vnd.nsm.v1.0+json Note: For a few resource URLs, the parameter value changes. Refer to the table below for different Accept values.
    Content-Type	application/json Note: For a few resource URLs, the parameter value changes. Refer to the table below for different Content-Type values.

    For a few resource URLs, the Accept and Content-Type values also change with the NSM-SDK-API value. Hence, use the table given below for the URLs with different Accept and Content-Type values:

    Resource	Resource URL	Method	Content-type value	Accept value
    Import the Domain Name Exceptions to the Manager	POST /domainnameexceptions/import	POST	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import custom internal Web Server certificate	PUT /domain/sslconfiguration/importinternalwebservercerts	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Get the list of importable IPS and Reconnaissance policies	PUT /domain/<domain_id>/ipsreconpolicy/import	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import a custom re-sign certificate	PUT /domain/sslconfiguration/importresigncert	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Nessus Scan Report Import	PUT domain/<domain_id>/integration/vulnerability/importscanreport	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import a custom trusted CA certificate	PUT /domain/sslconfiguration/importtrustedcert	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import the Exceptions	POST /domain/<domain_id>/ exceptions/import	POST	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import the Firewall policies	POST /domain/<domain_id>/ firewallpolicy/import	POST	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import the IPS and Reconnaissance policies	POST /domain/<domain_id>/ipsreconpolicy/import	POST	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import the Malware policies	POST /domain/<domain_id>/malwarepolicy/import	POST	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import Custom Fingerprints	PUT /domain/<domain_id>/filereputation/customfingerprints	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import Whitelisted Fingerprints	PUT /domain/<domain_id>/filereputation/whitelistedfingerprints	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Manual Device Software Import to Manager	PUT /devicesoftware/import/manual	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Manual Botnet File Import to Manager	PUT /botnetdetectors/import/manual	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Manual Gateway Anti-Malware File Import to Manager	PUT /gam/import/manual	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Manual Signature Set Import to Manager	PUT /signatureset/import/manual	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import the Sensor Configuration	PUT /sensor/<sensor_id>/importconfiguration	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import SSL Key to the Manager	POST /sensor/<sensor_id>/action/sslkey	POST	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Import License	PUT /vmips/license	PUT	multipart/form-data; boundary=<x>
    Export the public key of the active re-sign certificate	GET /domain/sslconfiguration/exportresigncert	GET		application/octet-stream
    Export the PCAP file captured	PUT /sensor/<sensor_id>/packetcapturepcapfile/export	PUT		application/octet-stream
    Export the Diagnostic Trace file captured	PUT /sensor/<sensor_id>/diagnosticstrace/export	PUT		application/octet-stream

    For example consider heartbeat resource, in Request URL give https://<nsm_ip>/sdkapi/heartbeat and NSM-SDK-API with QUJDM0FDOUFCMzlFRTMyMkMyNjFCNzMzMjcyRkM0OUY6MQ==

    
    
    

11. Click Send.

    The response of the resource URL is displayed.

Starting release 8.3, only SSL protocol TLS 1.2 is supported for connection with the Manager. All requests to API use TLS 1.2. On successful authentication, 'Session' resource URL returns the user ID and session ID in the response body. Every resource URL in the SDK is required to pass these credentials for validation and authorization in NSM-SDK-API custom header.