Prevent unauthorized access to API Catalog using IBM System Authorization Facility (SAF)
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enhancement
Priority: High
size/M
user
- Dominant language
- Java
- Stars
- 92
- Forks
- 81
- Avg merge
- 1d 9h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 46
Description
As a Mainframe security admin, I want to prevent unauthorized users from being able to access the Zowe APIML API Catalog.
Deliverable:
“SAF check” the access to API Catalog by implementing and using a new /check endpoint.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the API Catalog access path and the existing authorization integration, then determine where the new /check endpoint must be exposed and used. Confirm how IBM SAF should evaluate the request and verify that unauthorized users are denied while authorized users can access the catalog.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- api, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100