Added API documentation for userpass backend

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vishalnayak 2016-03-15 22:19:31 -04:00
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@ -92,3 +92,214 @@ $ vault write auth/userpass/users/mitchellh \
The above creates a new user "mitchellh" with the password "foo" that
will be associated with the "root" policy. This is the only configuration
necessary.
## API
### /auth/userpass/users/[username]
#### POST
<dl class="api">
<dt>Description</dt>
<dd>
Create a new user or update an existing user.
</dd>
<dt>Method</dt>
<dd>POST</dd>
<dt>URL</dt>
<dd>`/auth/userpass/users/<username>`</dd>
<dt>Parameters</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">username</span>
<span class="param-flags">required</span>
Username for this user.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">password</span>
<span class="param-flags">required</span>
Password for this user.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">policies</span>
<span class="param-flags">optional</span>
Comma-separated list of policies.
If set to empty string, only the `default` policy will be applicable to the user.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">ttl</span>
<span class="param-flags">optional</span>
The lease duration which decides login expiration.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">max_ttl</span>
<span class="param-flags">optional</span>
Maximum duration after which login should expire.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>Returns</dt>
<dd>`204` response code.
</dd>
</dl>
### /auth/userpass/users/[username]/password
#### POST
<dl class="api">
<dt>Description</dt>
<dd>
Update the password for an existing user.
</dd>
<dt>Method</dt>
<dd>POST</dd>
<dt>URL</dt>
<dd>`/auth/userpass/users/<username>/password`</dd>
<dt>Parameters</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">username</span>
<span class="param-flags">required</span>
Username for this user.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">password</span>
<span class="param-flags">required</span>
Password for this user.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>Returns</dt>
<dd>`204` response code.
</dd>
</dl>
### /auth/userpass/users/[username]/policies
#### POST
<dl class="api">
<dt>Description</dt>
<dd>
Update the policies associated with an existing user.
</dd>
<dt>Method</dt>
<dd>POST</dd>
<dt>URL</dt>
<dd>`/auth/userpass/users/<username>/policies`</dd>
<dt>Parameters</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">username</span>
<span class="param-flags">required</span>
Username for this user.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">policies</span>
<span class="param-flags">optional</span>
Comma-separated list of policies.
If this is field is not supplied, the policies will be unchanged.
If set to empty string, only the `default` policy will be applicable to the user.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>Returns</dt>
<dd>`204` response code.
</dd>
</dl>
### /auth/userpass/login/[username]
#### POST
<dl class="api">
<dt>Description</dt>
<dd>
Update the policies associated with an existing user.
</dd>
<dt>Method</dt>
<dd>POST</dd>
<dt>URL</dt>
<dd>`/auth/userpass/users/<username>/policies`</dd>
<dt>Parameters</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">username</span>
<span class="param-flags">required</span>
Username for this user.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param">password</span>
<span class="param-flags">required</span>
Password for this user.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>Returns</dt>
<dd>
```javascript
{
"lease_id": "",
"renewable": false,
"lease_duration": 0,
"data": null,
"warnings": null,
"auth": {
"client_token": "64d2a8f2-2a2f-5688-102b-e6088b76e344",
"accessor": "18bb8f89-826a-56ee-c65b-1736dc5ea27d",
"policies": ["default"],
"metadata": {
"username": "vishal"
},
"lease_duration": 7200,
"renewable": true
}
}
```
</dd>
</dl>