Red Hat Developer Hub 1.4

Authorization

Configuring authorization by using role based access control (RBAC) in Red Hat Developer Hub

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Abstract

As a Red Hat Developer Hub platform engineer, you can manage authorizations of other users by using role based access control (RBAC) to meet the specific needs of your organization.

Preface
1. Enabling and giving access to the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) feature
2. Managing role-based access controls (RBAC) using the Red Hat Developer Hub Web UI
3. Managing authorizations by using the REST API
4. Permission policies in Red Hat Developer Hub
- 4.1. Permission policies configuration
  - 4.1.1. Configuration of permission policies defined in an external file
5. Conditional policies in Red Hat Developer Hub
- 5.1. Conditional policies definition
  - 5.1.1. Examples of conditional policies
- 5.2. Configuring conditional policies defined in an external file
6. User statistics in Red Hat Developer Hub
- 6.1. Downloading active users list in Red Hat Developer Hub

Preface

In Authentication, you learnt how to authenticate users to Red Hat Developer Hub. Developer Hub knowns who the users are.

In this book, learn how to authorize users to perform actions in Developer Hub. Define what users can do in Developer Hub.

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is a security concept that controls access to resources in a system, and specifies a mapping between users of the system, and the actions they can perform on resources in the system. You define roles with specific permissions, and then assign the roles to users and groups.

RBAC on Developer Hub is built on top of the Permissions framework, which defines RBAC policies in code. Rather than defining policies in code, the Developer Hub RBAC feature allows you to define policies in a declarative fashion using a simple CSV based format. You can define the policies by using Developer Hub web interface or REST API, rather than editing the CSV directly.

To apply RBAC in Developer Hub:

The Developer Hub administrator sets up the RBAC feature:
1. Enable the RBAC feature
2. Configure Policy Administrators
The Developer Hub policy administrator configures your RBAC policies:
1. Define roles with specific permissions
2. Assign the roles to users and groups

Chapter 1. Enabling and giving access to the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) feature

The Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) feature is disabled by default. Enable the RBAC plugin and declare policy administrators to start using RBAC features.

The permission policies for users and groups in the Developer Hub are managed by permission policy administrators. Only permission policy administrators can access the Role-Based Access Control REST API.

Prerequisites

You have added a custom Developer Hub application configuration, and have sufficient permissions to modify it.
You have enabled an authentication provider.

Procedure

The RBAC plugin is installed but disabled by default. To enable the ./dynamic-plugins/dist/janus-idp-backstage-plugin-rbac plugin, edit your dynamic-plugins.yaml with the following content.
dynamic-plugins.yaml fragment
```
plugins:
  - package: ./dynamic-plugins/dist/janus-idp-backstage-plugin-rbac
    disabled: false
```
See Installing and viewing dynamic plugins.
Declare policy administrators to enable a select number of authenticated users to configure RBAC policies through the REST API or Web UI, instead of modifying the CSV file directly. The permissions can be specified in a separate CSV file referenced in the app-config-rhdh ConfigMap, or permissions can be created using the REST API or Web UI.
To declare users such as <your_policy_administrator_name> as policy administrators, edit your custom Developer Hub ConfigMap, such as app-config-rhdh, and add following code to the app-config-rhdh.yaml content:
app-config.yaml fragment
```
permission:
  enabled: true
  rbac:
    admin:
      users:
        - name: user:default/<your_policy_administrator_name>
```

Verification

Sign out from the existing Red Hat Developer Hub session and log in again using the declared policy administrator account.
With RBAC enabled, most features are disabled by default.
1. Navigate to the Catalog page in RHDH. The Create button is not visible. You cannot create new components.
2. Navigate to the API page. The Register button is not visible.

Next steps

Explicitly enable permissions to resources in Developer Hub.

Chapter 2. Managing role-based access controls (RBAC) using the Red Hat Developer Hub Web UI

Policy administrators can use the Developer Hub web interface (Web UI) to allocate specific roles and permissions to individual users or groups. Allocating roles ensures that access to resources and functionalities is regulated across the Developer Hub.

With the policy administrator role in Developer Hub, you can assign permissions to users and groups. This role allows you to view, create, modify, and delete the roles using Developer Hub Web UI.

2.1. Creating a role in the Red Hat Developer Hub Web UI

You can create a role in the Red Hat Developer Hub using the Web UI.

Prerequisites

You have enabled RBAC and have a policy administrator role in Developer Hub.

Procedure

Go to Administration at the bottom of the sidebar in the Developer Hub.
The RBAC tab appears, displaying all the created roles in the Developer Hub.
(Optional) Click any role to view the role information on the OVERVIEW page.
Click CREATE to create a role.
Enter the name and description of the role in the given fields and click NEXT.
Add users and groups using the search field, and click NEXT.
Select Plugin and Permission from the drop-downs in the Add permission policies section.
Select or clear the Policy that you want to set in the Add permission policies section, and click NEXT.
Review the added information in the Review and create section.
Click CREATE.

Verification

The created role appears in the list available in the RBAC tab.

2.2. Editing a role in the Red Hat Developer Hub Web UI

You can edit a role in the Red Hat Developer Hub using the Web UI.

Note

The policies generated from a policy.csv or ConfigMap file cannot be edited or deleted using the Developer Hub Web UI.

Prerequisites

You have enabled RBAC and have a policy administrator role in Developer Hub.
The role that you want to edit is created in the Developer Hub.

Procedure

Go to Administration at the bottom of the sidebar in the Developer Hub.
The RBAC tab appears, displaying all the created roles in the Developer Hub.
(Optional) Click any role to view the role information on the OVERVIEW page.
Select the edit icon for the role that you want to edit.
Edit the details of the role, such as name, description, users and groups, and permission policies, and click NEXT.
Review the edited details of the role and click SAVE.

After editing a role, you can view the edited details of a role on the OVERVIEW page of a role. You can also edit a role’s users and groups or permissions by using the edit icon on the respective cards on the OVERVIEW page.

2.3. Deleting a role in the Red Hat Developer Hub Web UI

You can delete a role in the Red Hat Developer Hub using the Web UI.

Note

The policies generated from a policy.csv or ConfigMap file cannot be edited or deleted using the Developer Hub Web UI.

Prerequisites

You have enabled RBAC and have a policy administrator role in Developer Hub.
The role that you want to delete is created in the Developer Hub.

Procedure

Go to Administration at the bottom of the sidebar in the Developer Hub.
The RBAC tab appears, displaying all the created roles in the Developer Hub.
(Optional) Click any role to view the role information on the OVERVIEW page.
Select the delete icon from the Actions column for the role that you want to delete.
Delete this role? pop-up appears on the screen.
Click DELETE.

Chapter 3. Managing authorizations by using the REST API

To automate the maintenance of Red Hat Developer Hub permission policies and roles, you can use Developer Hub role-based access control (RBAC) REST API.

You can perform the following actions with the REST API:

Retrieve information about:
- All permission policies
- Specific permission policies
- Specific roles
- Static plugins permission policies
Create, update, or delete:
- Permission policy
- Role

3.1. Sending requests to the RBAC REST API by using the curl utility

You can send RBAC REST API requests by using the curl utility.

Prerequisites

You have access to the RBAC feature.

Procedure

Find your Bearer token to authenticate to the REST API.
1. In your browser, open the web console Network tab.
2. In the main screen, reload the Developer Hub Homepage.
3. In the web console Network tab, search for the query?term= network call.
4. Save the token in the response JSON for the next steps.

In a terminal, run the curl command and review the response:

GET or DELETE request

curl -v \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -X <method> "https://<my_developer_hub_url>/<endpoint>" \

POST or PUT request requiring JSON body data

curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -X POST "https://<my_developer_hub_url>/<endpoint>" \
  -d <body>

<token>

Enter your saved authorization token.

<method>

Enter the HTTP method for your API endpoint.

GET: To retrieve specified information from a specified resource endpoint.
POST: To create or update a resource.
PUT: To update a resource.
DELETE: To delete a resource.

https://<my_developer_hub_url>

Enter your Developer Hub URL.

<endpoint>

Enter the API endpoint to which you want to send a request, such as /api/permission/policies.

<body>

Enter the JSON body with data that your API endpoint might need with the HTTP POST or PUT request.

Example request to create a role

curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -X POST "https://<my_developer_hub_url>/api/permission/roles" \
  -d '{
      "memberReferences": ["group:default/example"],
      "name": "role:default/test",
      "metadata": { "description": "This is a test role" }
    }'

Example request to update a role

curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -X PUT "https://<my_developer_hub_url>/api/permission/roles/role/default/test" \
  -d '{
          "oldRole": {
            "memberReferences":  [ "group:default/example" ],
            "name": "role:default/test"
          },
          "newRole": {
            "memberReferences": [ "group:default/example", "user:default/test" ],
            "name": "role:default/test"
          }
        }'

Example request to create a permission policy

curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" \
  -X POST "https://<my_developer_hub_url>/api/permission/policies" \
  -d '[{
      "entityReference":"role:default/test",
      "permission": "catalog-entity",
      "policy": "read", "effect":"allow"
    }]'

Example request to update a permission policy

curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" \
  -X PUT "https://<my_developer_hub_url>/api/permission/policies/role/default/test" \
  -d '{
         "oldPolicy": [
           {
             "permission": "catalog-entity", "policy": "read", "effect": "allow"
           }
         ],
         "newPolicy":
           [
             {
               "permission": "policy-entity", "policy": "read", "effect": "allow"
             }
           ]
       }'

Example request to create a condition

curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" \
  -X POST "https://<my_developer_hub_url>/api/permission/roles/conditions" \
  -d '{
      "result": "CONDITIONAL",
      "roleEntityRef": "role:default/test",
      "pluginId": "catalog",
      "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
      "permissionMapping": ["read"],
      "conditions": {
        "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
        "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
        "params": {"claims": ["group:default/janus-authors"]}
      }
    }'

Example request to update a condition

curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" \
  -X PUT "https://<my_developer_hub_url>/api/permission/roles/conditions/1" \
  -d '{
          "result":"CONDITIONAL",
          "roleEntityRef":"role:default/test",
          "pluginId":"catalog",
          "resourceType":"catalog-entity",
          "permissionMapping": ["read",  "update", "delete"],
          "conditions": {
            "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "params": {"claims": ["group:default/janus-authors"]}
          }
       }'

Verification

Review the returned HTTP status code:
200 OK
The request was successful.
201 Created
The request resulted in a new resource being successfully created.
204 No Content
The request was successful, and the response payload has no more content.
400 Bad Request
Input error with the request.
401 Unauthorized
Lacks valid authentication for the requested resource.
403 Forbidden
Refusal to authorize request.
404 Not Found
Could not find requested resource.
409 Conflict
Request conflict with the current state and the target resource.

3.2. Sending requests to the RBAC REST API by using a REST client

You can send RBAC REST API requests using any REST client.

Prerequisites

You have access to the RBAC feature.

Procedure

Find your Bearer token to authenticate to the REST API.
1. In your browser, open the web console Network tab.
2. In the main screen, reload the Developer Hub Homepage.
3. In the web console Network tab, search for the query?term= network call.
4. Save the token in the response JSON for the next steps.
In your REST client, run a command with the following parameters and review the response:
Authorization
Enter your saved authorization token.
HTTP method
Enter the HTTP method for your API endpoint.
GET: To retrieve specified information from a specified resource endpoint.
POST: To create or update a resource.
PUT: To update a resource.
DELETE: To delete a resource.
URL
Enter your Developer Hub URL and API endpoint: https://<my_developer_hub_url>/<endpoint>, such as https://<my_developer_hub_url>/api/permission/policies.
Body
Enter the JSON body with data that your API endpoint might need with the HTTP POST request.

3.3. Supported RBAC REST API endpoints

The RBAC REST API provides endpoints for managing roles, permissions, and conditional policies in the Developer Hub and for retrieving information about the roles and policies.

3.3.1. Roles

The RBAC REST API supports the following endpoints for managing roles in the Red Hat Developer Hub.

[GET] /api/permission/roles

Returns all roles in Developer Hub.

Example response (JSON)

[
  {
    "memberReferences": ["user:default/username"],
    "name": "role:default/guests"
  },
  {
    "memberReferences": [
      "group:default/groupname",
      "user:default/username"
    ],
    "name": "role:default/rbac_admin"
  }
]

[GET] /api/permission/roles/<kind>/<namespace>/<name>

Returns information for a single role in Developer Hub.

Example response (JSON)

[
  {
    "memberReferences": [
      "group:default/groupname",
      "user:default/username"
    ],
    "name": "role:default/rbac_admin"
  }
]

[POST] /api/permission/roles/<kind>/<namespace>/<name>

Creates a role in Developer Hub.

Table 3.1. Request parameters

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`body`	The `memberReferences`, `group`, `namespace`, and `name` the new role to be created.	Request body	Required

Example request body (JSON)

{
  "memberReferences": ["group:default/test"],
  "name": "role:default/test_admin"
}

Example response

201 Created

[PUT] /api/permission/roles/<kind>/<namespace>/<name>

Updates memberReferences, kind, namespace, or name for a role in Developer Hub.

Request parameters

The request body contains the oldRole and newRole objects:

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`body`	The `memberReferences`, `group`, `namespace`, and `name` the new role to be created.	Request body	Required

Example request body (JSON)

{
  "oldRole": {
    "memberReferences": ["group:default/test"],
    "name": "role:default/test_admin"
  },
  "newRole": {
    "memberReferences": ["group:default/test", "user:default/test2"],
    "name": "role:default/test_admin"
  }
}

Example response

200 OK

[DELETE] /api/permission/roles/<kind>/<namespace>/<name>?memberReferences=<VALUE>

Deletes the specified user or group from a role in Developer Hub.

Table 3.2. Request parameters

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`kind`	Kind of the entity	String	Required
`namespace`	Namespace of the entity	String	Required
`name`	Name of the entity	String	Required
`memberReferences`	Associated group information	String	Required

Example response

[DELETE] /api/permission/roles/<kind>/<namespace>/<name>

Deletes a specified role from Developer Hub.

Table 3.3. Request parameters

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`kind`	Kind of the entity	String	Required
`namespace`	Namespace of the entity	String	Required
`name`	Name of the entity	String	Required

Example response

3.3.2. Permission policies

The RBAC REST API supports the following endpoints for managing permission policies in the Red Hat Developer Hub.

[GET] /api/permission/policies

Returns permission policies list for all users.

Example response (JSON)

[
  {
    "entityReference": "role:default/test",
    "permission": "catalog-entity",
    "policy": "read",
    "effect": "allow",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "csv-file"
    }
  },
  {
    "entityReference": "role:default/test",
    "permission": "catalog.entity.create",
    "policy": "use",
    "effect": "allow",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "csv-file"
    }
  },
]

[GET] /api/permission/policies/<kind>/<namespace>/<name>

Returns permission policies related to the specified entity reference.

Table 3.4. Request parameters

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`kind`	Kind of the entity	String	Required
`namespace`	Namespace of the entity	String	Required
`name`	Name related to the entity	String	Required

Example response (JSON)

[
  {
    "entityReference": "role:default/test",
    "permission": "catalog-entity",
    "policy": "read",
    "effect": "allow",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "csv-file"
    }
  },
  {
    "entityReference": "role:default/test",
    "permission": "catalog.entity.create",
    "policy": "use",
    "effect": "allow",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "csv-file"
    }
  }
]

[POST] /api/permission/policies

Creates a permission policy for a specified entity.

Table 3.5. Request parameters

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`entityReference`	Reference values of an entity including `kind`, `namespace`, and `name`	String	Required
`permission`	Permission from a specific plugin, resource type, or name	String	Required
`policy`	Policy action for the permission, such as `create`, `read`, `update`, `delete`, or `use`	String	Required
`effect`	Indication of allowing or not allowing the policy	String	Required

Example request body (JSON)

[
  {
    "entityReference": "role:default/test",
    "permission": "catalog-entity",
    "policy": "read",
    "effect": "allow"
  }
]

Example response

201 Created

[PUT] /api/permission/policies/<kind>/<namespace>/<name>

Updates a permission policy for a specified entity.

Request parameters

The request body contains the oldPolicy and newPolicy objects:

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`permission`	Permission from a specific plugin, resource type, or name	String	Required
`policy`	Policy action for the permission, such as `create`, `read`, `update`, `delete`, or `use`	String	Required
`effect`	Indication of allowing or not allowing the policy	String	Required

Example request body (JSON)

{
  "oldPolicy": [
    {
      "permission": "catalog-entity",
      "policy": "read",
      "effect": "allow"
    },
    {
      "permission": "catalog.entity.create",
      "policy": "create",
      "effect": "allow"
    }
  ],
  "newPolicy": [
    {
      "permission": "catalog-entity",
      "policy": "read",
      "effect": "deny"
    },
    {
      "permission": "policy-entity",
      "policy": "read",
      "effect": "allow"
    }
  ]
}

Example response

[DELETE] /api/permission/policies/<kind>/<namespace>/<name>?permission={value1}&policy={value2}&effect={value3}

Deletes a permission policy added to the specified entity.

Table 3.6. Request parameters

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`kind`	Kind of the entity	String	Required
`namespace`	Namespace of the entity	String	Required
`name`	Name related to the entity	String	Required
`permission`	Permission from a specific plugin, resource type, or name	String	Required
`policy`	Policy action for the permission, such as `create`, `read`, `update`, `delete`, or `use`	String	Required
`effect`	Indication of allowing or not allowing the policy	String	Required

Example response

204 No Content

[DELETE] /api/permission/policies/<kind>/<namespace>/<name>

Deletes all permission policies added to the specified entity.

Table 3.7. Request parameters

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`kind`	Kind of the entity	String	Required
`namespace`	Namespace of the entity	String	Required
`name`	Name related to the entity	String	Required

Example response

204 No Content

[GET] /api/permission/plugins/policies

Returns permission policies for all static plugins.

Example response (JSON)

[
  {
    "pluginId": "catalog",
    "policies": [
      {
        "isResourced": true,
        "permission": "catalog-entity",
        "policy": "read"
      },
      {
        "isResourced": false,
        "permission": "catalog.entity.create",
        "policy": "create"
      },
      {
        "isResourced": true,
        "permission": "catalog-entity",
        "policy": "delete"
      },
      {
        "isResourced": true,
        "permission": "catalog-entity",
        "policy": "update"
      },
      {
        "isResourced": false,
        "permission": "catalog.location.read",
        "policy": "read"
      },
      {
        "isResourced": false,
        "permission": "catalog.location.create",
        "policy": "create"
      },
      {
        "isResourced": false,
        "permission": "catalog.location.delete",
        "policy": "delete"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
]

3.3.3. Conditional policies

The RBAC REST API supports the following endpoints for managing conditional policies in the Red Hat Developer Hub.

[GET] /api/permission/plugins/condition-rules

Returns available conditional rule parameter schemas for the available plugins that are enabled in Developer Hub.

Example response (JSON)

[
   {
      "pluginId": "catalog",
      "rules": [
         {
            "name": "HAS_ANNOTATION",
            "description": "Allow entities with the specified annotation",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "annotation": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Name of the annotation to match on"
                  },
                  "value": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Value of the annotation to match on"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "annotation"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "HAS_LABEL",
            "description": "Allow entities with the specified label",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "label": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Name of the label to match on"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "label"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "HAS_METADATA",
            "description": "Allow entities with the specified metadata subfield",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "key": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Property within the entities metadata to match on"
                  },
                  "value": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Value of the given property to match on"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "key"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "HAS_SPEC",
            "description": "Allow entities with the specified spec subfield",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "key": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Property within the entities spec to match on"
                  },
                  "value": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Value of the given property to match on"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "key"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
            "description": "Allow entities matching a specified kind",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "kinds": {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                        "type": "string"
                     },
                     "description": "List of kinds to match at least one of"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "kinds"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
            "description": "Allow entities owned by a specified claim",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "claims": {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                        "type": "string"
                     },
                     "description": "List of claims to match at least one on within ownedBy"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "claims"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         }
      ]
   }
   ... <another plugin condition parameter schemas>
]

[GET] /api/permission/roles/conditions/:id

Returns conditions for the specified ID.

Example response (JSON)

{
  "id": 1,
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/test",
  "pluginId": "catalog",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "permissionMapping": ["read"],
  "conditions": {
    "anyOf": [
      {
        "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
        "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
        "params": {
          "claims": ["group:default/team-a"]
        }
      },
      {
        "rule": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
        "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
        "params": {
          "kinds": ["Group"]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

[GET] /api/permission/roles/conditions

Returns list of all conditions for all roles.

Example response (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "result": "CONDITIONAL",
    "roleEntityRef": "role:default/test",
    "pluginId": "catalog",
    "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
    "permissionMapping": ["read"],
    "conditions": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
          "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
          "params": {
            "claims": ["group:default/team-a"]
          }
        },
        {
          "rule": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
          "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
          "params": {
            "kinds": ["Group"]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

[POST] /api/permission/roles/conditions

Creates a conditional policy for the specified role.

Table 3.8. Request parameters

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`result`	Always has the value `CONDITIONAL`	String	Required
`roleEntityRef`	String entity reference to the RBAC role, such as `role:default/dev`	String	Required
`pluginId`	Corresponding plugin ID, such as `catalog`	String	Required
`permissionMapping`	Array permission action, such as `['read', 'update', 'delete']`	String array	Required
`resourceType`	Resource type provided by the plugin, such as `catalog-entity`	String	Required
`conditions`	Condition JSON with parameters or array parameters joined by criteria	JSON	Required
`name`	Name of the role	String	Required
`metadata.description`	The description of the role	String	Optional

Example request body (JSON)

{
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/test",
  "pluginId": "catalog",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "permissionMapping": ["read"],
  "conditions": {
    "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
    "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
    "params": {
      "claims": ["group:default/team-a"]
    }
  }
}

Example response (JSON)

{
  "id": 1
}

[PUT] /permission/roles/conditions/:id

Updates a condition policy for a specified ID.

Table 3.9. Request parameters

Name	Description	Type	Presence
`result`	Always has the value `CONDITIONAL`	String	Required
`roleEntityRef`	String entity reference to the RBAC role, such as `role:default/dev`	String	Required
`pluginId`	Corresponding plugin ID, such as `catalog`	String	Required
`permissionMapping`	Array permission action, such as `['read', 'update', 'delete']`	String array	Required
`resourceType`	Resource type provided by the plugin, such as `catalog-entity`	String	Required
`conditions`	Condition JSON with parameters or array parameters joined by criteria	JSON	Required
`name`	Name of the role	String	Required
`metadata.description`	The description of the role	String	Optional

Example request body (JSON)

{
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/test",
  "pluginId": "catalog",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "permissionMapping": ["read"],
  "conditions": {
    "anyOf": [
      {
        "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
        "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
        "params": {
          "claims": ["group:default/team-a"]
        }
      },
      {
        "rule": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
        "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
        "params": {
          "kinds": ["Group"]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Example response

[DELETE] /api/permission/roles/conditions/:id

Deletes a conditional policy for the specified ID.

Example response

3.3.4. User statistics

The licensed-users-info-backend plugin exposes various REST API endpoints to retrieve data related to logged-in users.

No additional configuration is required for the licensed-users-info-backend plugin. If the RBAC backend plugin is enabled, then an administrator role must be assigned to access the endpoints, as the endpoints are protected by the policy.entity.read permission.

The base URL for user statistics endpoints is http://SERVER:PORT/api/licensed-users-info, such as http://localhost:7007/api/licensed-users-info.

[GET] /users/quantity

Returns the total number of logged-in users.

Example request

curl -X GET "http://localhost:7007/api/licensed-users-info/users/quantity" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token"

Example response

{ "quantity": "2" }

[GET] /users

Returns a list of logged-in users with their details.

Example request

curl -X GET "http://localhost:7007/api/licensed-users-info/users" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token"

Example response

[
  {
    "userEntityRef": "user:default/dev",
    "lastTimeLogin": "Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:27:41 GMT",
    "displayName": "John Leavy",
    "email": "dev@redhat.com"
  }
]

[GET] /users

Returns a list of logged-in users in CSV format.

Example request

curl -X GET "http://localhost:7007/api/licensed-users-info/users" \
-H "Content-Type: text/csv" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token"

Example response

userEntityRef,displayName,email,lastTimeLogin
user:default/dev,John Leavy,dev@redhat.com,"Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:27:41 GMT"

Chapter 4. Permission policies in Red Hat Developer Hub

Permission policies in Red Hat Developer Hub are a set of rules to govern access to resources or functionalities. These policies state the authorization level that is granted to users based on their roles. The permission policies are implemented to maintain security and confidentiality within a given environment.

You can define the following types of permissions in Developer Hub:

resource type
basic

The distinction between the two permission types depends on whether a permission includes a defined resource type.

You can define the resource type permission using either the associated resource type or the permission name as shown in the following example:

Example resource type permission definition

p, role:default/myrole, catalog.entity.read, read, allow
g, user:default/myuser, role:default/myrole

p, role:default/another-role, catalog-entity, read, allow
g, user:default/another-user, role:default/another-role

You can define the basic permission in Developer Hub using the permission name as shown in the following example:

Example basic permission definition

p, role:default/myrole, catalog.entity.create, create, allow
g, user:default/myuser, role:default/myrole

The following permission policies are supported in the Developer Hub:

Catalog permissions

Name	Resource type	Policy	Description
`catalog.entity.read`	`catalog-entity`	read	Allows user or role to read from the catalog
`catalog.entity.create`		create	Allows user or role to create catalog entities, including registering an existing component in the catalog
`catalog.entity.refresh`	`catalog-entity`	update	Allows user or role to refresh a single or multiple entities from the catalog
`catalog.entity.delete`	`catalog-entity`	delete	Allows user or role to delete a single or multiple entities from the catalog
`catalog.location.read`		read	Allows user or role to read a single or multiple locations from the catalog
`catalog.location.create`		create	Allows user or role to create locations within the catalog
`catalog.location.delete`		delete	Allows user or role to delete locations from the catalog

Bulk import permissions

Name	Resource type	Policy	Description
`bulk.import`	`bulk-import`		Allows the user to access the bulk import endpoints, such as listing all repositories and organizations accessible by all GitHub integrations and managing the import requests.

Scaffolder permissions

Name	Resource type	Policy	Description
`scaffolder.action.execute`	`scaffolder-action`		Allows the execution of an action from a template
`scaffolder.template.parameter.read`	`scaffolder-template`	read	Allows user or role to read a single or multiple one parameters from a template
`scaffolder.template.step.read`	`scaffolder-template`	read	Allows user or role to read a single or multiple steps from a template
`scaffolder.task.create`		create	Allows the user or role to trigger software templates which create new scaffolder tasks
`scaffolder.task.cancel`			Allows the user or role to cancel currently running scaffolder tasks
`scaffolder.task.read`		read	Allows user or role to read all scaffolder tasks and their associated events and logs

RBAC permissions

Name	Resource type	Policy	Description
`policy.entity.read`	`policy-entity`	read	Allows user or role to read permission policies and roles
`policy.entity.create`	`policy-entity`	create	Allows user or role to create a single or multiple permission policies and roles
`policy.entity.update`	`policy-entity`	update	Allows user or role to update a single or multiple permission policies and roles
`policy.entity.delete`	`policy-entity`	delete	Allows user or role to delete a single or multiple permission policies and roles

Kubernetes permissions

Name	Resource type	Policy	Description
`kubernetes.proxy`			Allows user or role to access the proxy endpoint

OCM permissions: Basic OCM permissions only restrict access to the cluster view, but they do not prevent access to the Kubernetes clusters in the resource view. For more effective permissions, consider applying a conditional policy to restrict access to catalog entities that are of type kubernetes-cluster. Access restriction is dependent on the set of permissions granted to a role. For example, if the role had full permissions (read, update, and delete), then you must specify all its permissions in the permissionMapping field.

Example permissionMapping definition

result: CONDITIONAL
roleEntityRef: 'role:default/<YOUR_ROLE>'
pluginId: catalog
resourceType: catalog-entity
permissionMapping:
  - read
  - update
  - delete
conditions:
  not:
    rule: HAS_SPEC
    resourceType: catalog-entity
    params:
      key: type
      value: kubernetes-cluster

Name	Resource type	Policy	Description
`ocm.entity.read`		read	Allows user or role to read from the OCM plugin
`ocm.cluster.read`		read	Allows user or role to read the cluster information in the OCM plugin

Topology permissions

Name	Resource type	Policy	Description
`topology.view.read`		read	Allows user or role to view the topology plugin
`kubernetes.proxy`			Allows user or role to access the proxy endpoint, allowing them to read pod logs and events within RHDH

4.1. Permission policies configuration

There are two approaches to configure the permission policies in Red Hat Developer Hub, including:

Configuration of permission policies administrators
Configuration of permission policies defined in an external file

4.1.1. Configuration of permission policies defined in an external file

You can configure the permission policies before starting the Red Hat Developer Hub. If permission policies are defined in an external file, then you can import the same file in the Developer Hub. You must define the permission policies using the following Casbin rules format:

---
`p, <ROLE>, <PERMISSION_NAME or PERMISSION_RESOURCE_TYPE>, <PERMISSION_POLICY_ACTION>, <ALLOW or DENY>`
---

You can define roles using the following Casbin rules format:

---
`g, <USER or GROUP>, <ROLE>`
---

Note

For information about the Casbin rules format, see Basics of Casbin rules.

The following is an example of permission policies configuration:

---
`p, role:default/guests, catalog-entity, read, allow`

p, role:default/guests, catalog.entity.create, create, allow

g, user:default/<USER_TO_ROLE>, role:default/guests

g, group:default/<GROUP_TO_ROLE>, role:default/guests ---

If a defined permission does not contain an action associated with it, then add use as a policy. See the following example:

---
`p, role:default/guests, kubernetes.proxy, use, allow`
---

You can define the policy.csv file path in the app-config.yaml file:

permission:
  enabled: true
  rbac:
    policies-csv-file: /some/path/rbac-policy.csv

You can use an optional configuration value that enables reloading the CSV file without restarting the Developer Hub instance.

Set the value of the policyFileReload option in the app-config.yaml file:

# ...
permission:
  enabled: true
  rbac:
    policies-csv-file: /some/path/rbac-policy.csv
    policyFileReload: true
    # ...

4.1.1.1. Mounting `policy.csv` file using the Developer Hub Operator

When the Red Hat Developer Hub is deployed with the Operator, you can add your policy.csv file using the Developer Hub Operator by creating a ConfigMap and mounting it through your Custom Resource (CR).

Prerequisites

You are logged in to your OpenShift Container Platform account using the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
Red Hat Developer Hub is installed and deployed using the Operator.
You have added a custom configuration file to OpenShift Container Platform. For more information, see Adding a custom configuration file to OpenShift Container Platform.

Procedure

In OpenShift Container Platform, create a ConfigMap to hold the policies as shown in the following example:

Example ConfigMap

kind: ConfigMap
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: rbac-policy
data:
  rbac-policy.csv: |
    p, role:default/guests, catalog-entity, read, allow
    p, role:default/guests, catalog.entity.create, create, allow

    g, user:default/<YOUR_USER>, role:default/guests

Update the policy path in your custom app-config.yaml ConfigMap as follows:
Example app-config.yaml file
```
permission:
  enabled: true
  rbac:
    policies-csv-file: ./rbac-policy.csv
```
From the Developer perspective in the OpenShift Container Platform web console, select the Topology view.
Click the overflow menu for the Red Hat Developer Hub instance that you want to use and select Edit Backstage to load the YAML view of the Red Hat Developer Hub instance.

In the CR, enter the name of the custom rbac-policy ConfigMap as the value for the spec.application.extraFiles.configMaps field. For example:

Example custom resource

apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha1
kind: Backstage
metadata:
  name: example
spec:
  application:
    appConfig:
      mountPath: /opt/app-root/src
      configMaps:
        - name: app-config-rhdh
    extraEnvs:
      secrets:
        - name: secrets-rhdh
    extraFiles:
      mountPath: /opt/app-root/src
      configMaps:
        - name: rbac-policy
    replicas: 1
    route:
      enabled: true
  database:
    enableLocalDb: true

Click Save.

Verification

Navigate back to the Topology view and wait for the Red Hat Developer Hub pod to start.
Click the Open URL icon to access the Red Hat Developer Hub platform with the updated configuration settings.

4.1.1.2. Mounting `policy.csv` file to the Developer Hub Helm chart

When the Red Hat Developer Hub is deployed with the Helm chart, you must define the policy.csv file by mounting it to the Developer Hub Helm chart.

You can add your policy.csv file to the Developer Hub Helm Chart by creating a configMap and mounting it.

Prerequisites

You are logged in to your OpenShift Container Platform account using the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
Red Hat Developer Hub is installed and deployed using Helm Chart.

Procedure

In OpenShift Container Platform, create a ConfigMap to hold the policies as shown in the following example:

Example ConfigMap

kind: ConfigMap
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: rbac-policy
  namespace: rhdh
data:
  rbac-policy.csv: |
    p, role:default/guests, catalog-entity, read, allow
    p, role:default/guests, catalog.entity.create, create, allow

    g, user:default/<YOUR_USER>, role:default/guests

In the Developer Hub Helm Chart, go to Root Schema → Backstage chart schema → Backstage parameters → Backstage container additional volume mounts.
Select Add Backstage container additional volume mounts and add the following values:
- mountPath: opt/app-root/src/rbac
- Name: rbac-policy
Add the RBAC policy to the Backstage container additional volumes in the Developer Hub Helm Chart:
- name: rbac-policy
- configMap
  - defaultMode: 420
  - name: rbac-policy
Update the policy path in the app-config.yaml file as follows:
Example app-config.yaml file
```
permission:
  enabled: true
  rbac:
    policies-csv-file: ./rbac/rbac-policy.csv
```

Chapter 5. Conditional policies in Red Hat Developer Hub

The permission framework in Red Hat Developer Hub provides conditions, supported by the RBAC backend plugin (backstage-plugin-rbac-backend). The conditions work as content filters for the Developer Hub resources that are provided by the RBAC backend plugin.

The RBAC backend API stores conditions assigned to roles in the database. When you request to access the frontend resources, the RBAC backend API searches for the corresponding conditions and delegates them to the appropriate plugin using its plugin ID. If you are assigned to multiple roles with different conditions, then the RBAC backend merges the conditions using the anyOf criteria.

Conditional criteria

A condition in Developer Hub is a simple condition with a rule and parameters. However, a condition can also contain a parameter or an array of parameters combined by conditional criteria. The supported conditional criteria includes:

allOf: Ensures that all conditions within the array must be true for the combined condition to be satisfied.
anyOf: Ensures that at least one of the conditions within the array must be true for the combined condition to be satisfied.
not: Ensures that the condition within it must not be true for the combined condition to be satisfied.

Conditional object

The plugin specifies the parameters supported for conditions. You can access the conditional object schema from the RBAC API endpoint to understand how to construct a conditional JSON object, which is then used by the RBAC backend plugin API.

A conditional object contains the following parameters:

Table 5.1. Conditional object parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`result`	String	Always has the value `CONDITIONAL`
`roleEntityRef`	String	String entity reference to the RBAC role, such as `role:default/dev`
`pluginId`	String	Corresponding plugin ID, such as `catalog`
`permissionMapping`	String array	Array permission actions, such as `['read', 'update', 'delete']`
`resourceType`	String	Resource type provided by the plugin, such as `catalog-entity`
`conditions`	JSON	Condition JSON with parameters or array parameters joined by criteria

Conditional policy aliases

The RBAC backend plugin (backstage-plugin-rbac-backend) supports the use of aliases in conditional policy rule parameters. The conditional policy aliases are dynamically replaced with the corresponding values during policy evaluation. Each alias in conditional policy is prefixed with a $ sign indicating its special function.

The supported conditional aliases include:

$currentUser: This alias is replaced with the user entity reference for the user who requests access to the resource. For example, if user Tom from the default namespace requests access, $currentUser becomes user:default/tom.

Example conditional policy object with $currentUser alias

{
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/developer",
  "pluginId": "catalog",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "permissionMapping": ["delete"],
  "conditions": {
    "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
    "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
    "params": {
      "claims": ["$currentUser"]
    }
  }
}

$ownerRefs: This alias is replaced with ownership references, usually as an array that includes the user entity reference and the user’s parent group entity reference. For example, for user Tom from team-a, $ownerRefs becomes ['user:default/tom', 'group:default/team-a'].

Example conditional policy object with $ownerRefs alias

{
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/developer",
  "pluginId": "catalog",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "permissionMapping": ["delete"],
  "conditions": {
    "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
    "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
    "params": {
      "claims": ["$ownerRefs"]
    }
  }
}

5.1. Conditional policies definition

You can access API endpoints for conditional policies in Red Hat Developer Hub. For example, to retrieve the available conditional rules, which can help you define these policies, you can access the GET [api/plugins/condition-rules] endpoint.

The api/plugins/condition-rules returns the condition parameters schemas, for example:

[
   {
      "pluginId": "catalog",
      "rules": [
         {
            "name": "HAS_ANNOTATION",
            "description": "Allow entities with the specified annotation",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "annotation": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Name of the annotation to match on"
                  },
                  "value": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Value of the annotation to match on"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "annotation"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "HAS_LABEL",
            "description": "Allow entities with the specified label",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "label": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Name of the label to match on"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "label"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "HAS_METADATA",
            "description": "Allow entities with the specified metadata subfield",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "key": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Property within the entities metadata to match on"
                  },
                  "value": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Value of the given property to match on"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "key"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "HAS_SPEC",
            "description": "Allow entities with the specified spec subfield",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "key": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Property within the entities spec to match on"
                  },
                  "value": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Value of the given property to match on"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "key"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
            "description": "Allow entities matching a specified kind",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "kinds": {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                        "type": "string"
                     },
                     "description": "List of kinds to match at least one of"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "kinds"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         },
         {
            "name": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
            "description": "Allow entities owned by a specified claim",
            "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
            "paramsSchema": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                  "claims": {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                        "type": "string"
                     },
                     "description": "List of claims to match at least one on within ownedBy"
                  }
               },
               "required": [
                  "claims"
               ],
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
            }
         }
      ]
   }
   ... <another plugin condition parameter schemas>
]

The RBAC backend API constructs a condition JSON object based on the previous condition schema.

5.1.1. Examples of conditional policies

In Red Hat Developer Hub, you can define conditional policies with or without criteria. You can use the following examples to define the conditions based on your use case:

A condition without criteria

Consider a condition without criteria displaying catalogs only if user is a member of the owner group. To add this condition, you can use the catalog plugin schema IS_ENTITY_OWNER as follows:

Example condition without criteria

{
  "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "params": {
    "claims": ["group:default/team-a"]
  }
}

In the previous example, the only conditional parameter used is claims, which contains a list of user or group entity references.

You can apply the previous example condition to the RBAC REST API by adding additional parameters as follows:

{
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/test",
  "pluginId": "catalog",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "permissionMapping": ["read"],
  "conditions": {
    "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
    "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
    "params": {
      "claims": ["group:default/team-a"]
    }
  }
}

A condition with criteria

Consider a condition with criteria, which displays catalogs only if user is a member of owner group OR displays list of all catalog user groups.

To add the criteria, you can add another rule as IS_ENTITY_KIND in the condition as follows:

Example condition with criteria

{
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
      "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
      "params": {
        "claims": ["group:default/team-a"]
      }
    },
    {
      "rule": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
      "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
      "params": {
        "kinds": ["Group"]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Note

Running conditions in parallel during creation is not supported. Therefore, consider defining nested conditional policies based on the available criteria.

Example of nested conditions

{
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
      "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
      "params": {
        "claims": ["group:default/team-a"]
      }
    },
    {
      "rule": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
      "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
      "params": {
        "kinds": ["Group"]
      }
    }
  ],
  "not": {
    "rule": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
    "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
    "params": { "kinds": ["Api"] }
  }
}

You can apply the previous example condition to the RBAC REST API by adding additional parameters as follows:

{
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/test",
  "pluginId": "catalog",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "permissionMapping": ["read"],
  "conditions": {
    "anyOf": [
      {
        "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
        "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
        "params": {
          "claims": ["group:default/team-a"]
        }
      },
      {
        "rule": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
        "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
        "params": {
          "kinds": ["Group"]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

The following examples can be used with Developer Hub plugins. These examples can help you determine how to define conditional policies:

Conditional policy defined for Keycloak plugin

{
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/developer",
  "pluginId": "catalog",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "permissionMapping": ["update", "delete"],
  "conditions": {
    "not": {
      "rule": "HAS_ANNOTATION",
      "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
      "params": { "annotation": "keycloak.org/realm", "value": "<YOUR_REALM>" }
    }
  }
}

The previous example of Keycloak plugin prevents users in the role:default/developer from updating or deleting users that are ingested into the catalog from the Keycloak plugin.

Note

In the previous example, the annotation keycloak.org/realm requires the value of <YOUR_REALM>.

Conditional policy defined for Quay plugin

{
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/developer",
  "pluginId": "scaffolder",
  "resourceType": "scaffolder-action",
  "permissionMapping": ["use"],
  "conditions": {
    "not": {
      "rule": "HAS_ACTION_ID",
      "resourceType": "scaffolder-action",
      "params": { "actionId": "quay:create-repository" }
    }
  }
}

The previous example of Quay plugin prevents the role role:default/developer from using the Quay scaffolder action. Note that permissionMapping contains use, signifying that scaffolder-action resource type permission does not have a permission policy.

For more information about permissions in Red Hat Developer Hub, see Chapter 4, Permission policies in Red Hat Developer Hub.

5.2. Configuring conditional policies defined in an external file

You can configure and manage conditional policies that are defined in an external file. To define conditional policies, you can directly edit the configuration files and pass them to Developer Hub, instead of using the Developer Hub web UI or API. You can configure Developer Hub to use these files instead of the default files.

Prerequisites

You are logged in to your OpenShift Container Platform account using the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
You have defined roles and associated policies in a CSV file that serves as a basis for creating roles and permissions. Ensure that you mount the CSV file to Developer Hub.
For more information, see Conditional policies definition and Configuration of permission policies defined in an external file.

Procedure

Define conditional policies in a YAML file, which includes role references, permission mappings, and conditions.

The following is an example of a YAML file defining conditional policies:

Example YAML file defining conditional policies

---
result: CONDITIONAL
roleEntityRef: 'role:default/test'
pluginId: catalog
resourceType: catalog-entity
permissionMapping:
  - read
  - update
conditions:
  rule: IS_ENTITY_OWNER
  resourceType: catalog-entity
  params:
    claims:
      - 'group:default/team-a'
      - 'group:default/team-b'
---
result: CONDITIONAL
roleEntityRef: 'role:default/test'
pluginId: catalog
resourceType: catalog-entity
permissionMapping:
  - delete
conditions:
  rule: IS_ENTITY_OWNER
  resourceType: catalog-entity
  params:
    claims:
      - 'group:default/team-a'

In OpenShift Container Platform, create a ConfigMap to hold the policies as shown in the following example:

Example ConfigMap

kind: ConfigMap
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: rbac-conditional-policy
  namespace: rhdh
data:
  rbac-policy.yaml: |
    p, role:default/guests, catalog-entity, read, allow

    result: CONDITIONAL
    roleEntityRef: 'role:default/test'
    pluginId: catalog
    resourceType: catalog-entity
    permissionMapping:
      - read
      - update
    conditions:
      rule: IS_ENTITY_OWNER
      resourceType: catalog-entity
      params:
        claims:
          - 'group:default/team-a'
          - 'group:default/team-b'

Open app-config.yaml file and specify the path to conditionalPoliciesFile as shown in the following example:
Example app-config.yaml file
```
permission:
  enabled: true
  rbac:
    conditionalPoliciesFile: /some/path/conditional-policies.yaml
```

To enable automatic reloading of the policy file without restarting the application, add the policyFileReload option and set it to true:

Example app-config.yaml file

permission:
  enabled: true
  rbac:
    conditionalPoliciesFile: /some/path/conditional-policies.yaml
    policies-csv-file: /some/path/rbac-policy.csv
    policyFileReload: true

Optional: Define nested conditional policies in the YAML file as needed.

Example for nested conditional policies

{
  "result": "CONDITIONAL",
  "roleEntityRef": "role:default/developer",
  "pluginId": "catalog",
  "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
  "permissionMapping": ["delete"],
  "conditions": {
  "allOf": [
    {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "rule": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
          "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
          "params": {
            "kinds": [
              "group"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "rule": "IS_ENTITY_OWNER",
          "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
          "params": {
            "claims": [
              "$ownerRefs"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "not": {
        "rule": "IS_ENTITY_KIND",
        "resourceType": "catalog-entity",
        "params": {
          "kinds": [
            "api"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
}

In the previous example, the role:default/developer is granted the condition to delete catalog entities only if they are the entity owner or if the catalog entity belongs to a group. However, this condition does not apply if the catalog entity is an API.

Chapter 6. User statistics in Red Hat Developer Hub

In Red Hat Developer Hub, the licensed-users-info-backend plugin provides statistical information about the logged-in users using the Web UI or REST API endpoints.

The licensed-users-info-backend plugin enables administrators to monitor the number of active users on Developer Hub. Using this feature, organizations can compare their actual usage with the number of licenses they have purchased. Additionally, you can share the user metrics with Red Hat for transparency and accurate licensing.

The licensed-users-info-backend plugin is enabled by default. This plugin enables a Download User List link at the bottom of the Administration → RBAC tab.

6.1. Downloading active users list in Red Hat Developer Hub

You can download the list of users in CSV format using the Developer Hub web interface.

Prerequisites

RBAC plugins (@janus-idp/backstage-plugin-rbac and @janus-idp/backstage-plugin-rbac-backend) must be enabled in Red Hat Developer Hub.
An administrator role must be assigned.

Procedure

In Red Hat Developer Hub, navigate to Administration and select the RBAC tab.
At the bottom of the RBAC page, click Download User List.
Optional: Modify the file name in the Save as field and click Save.
To access the downloaded users list, go to the Downloads folder on your local machine and open the CSV file.

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Authorization

Configuring authorization by using role based access control (RBAC) in Red Hat Developer Hub

Preface

Chapter 1. Enabling and giving access to the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) feature

Chapter 2. Managing role-based access controls (RBAC) using the Red Hat Developer Hub Web UI

2.1. Creating a role in the Red Hat Developer Hub Web UI

2.2. Editing a role in the Red Hat Developer Hub Web UI

2.3. Deleting a role in the Red Hat Developer Hub Web UI

Chapter 3. Managing authorizations by using the REST API

3.1. Sending requests to the RBAC REST API by using the curl utility

3.2. Sending requests to the RBAC REST API by using a REST client

3.3. Supported RBAC REST API endpoints

3.3.1. Roles

3.3.2. Permission policies

3.3.3. Conditional policies

3.3.4. User statistics

Chapter 4. Permission policies in Red Hat Developer Hub

4.1. Permission policies configuration

4.1.1. Configuration of permission policies defined in an external file

4.1.1.1. Mounting policy.csv file using the Developer Hub Operator

4.1.1.2. Mounting policy.csv file to the Developer Hub Helm chart

Chapter 5. Conditional policies in Red Hat Developer Hub

5.1. Conditional policies definition

5.1.1. Examples of conditional policies

5.2. Configuring conditional policies defined in an external file

Chapter 6. User statistics in Red Hat Developer Hub

6.1. Downloading active users list in Red Hat Developer Hub

Legal Notice

4.1.1.1. Mounting `policy.csv` file using the Developer Hub Operator

4.1.1.2. Mounting `policy.csv` file to the Developer Hub Helm chart