XACML

XACML eXtensible Access Control Markup Language

Introduction to XACML

What is XACML?

XACML "eXtensible Access Control Markup Language" is an open standard XML based language. The standard defines a declarative fine-grained, attribute-based access control policy language, an architecture, and a processing model describing how to evaluate access requests according to the rules defined in policies. (*)

XACML policy language: is used to describe general access control requirements

XACML request/response protocol: used to query a decisioning engine that evaluates real-world access requests against existing XACML policies.

XACML reference architecture: provides a standard for the deployment of necessary software modules to achieve efficient enforcement of XACML policies.

Terminology

(*) Wikipedia definition

Flow

  1. A user sends a request which is intercepted by the Policy Enforcement Point (PEP).
  2. The PEP converts the request into a XACML authorization request.
  3. The PEP forwards the authorization request to the Policy Decision Point (PDP).
  4. The PDP evaluates the authorization request against the policies it is configured with. The policies are. acquired via the Policy Retrieval Point (PRP) and managed by the Policy Administration Point (PAP). If needed it also retrieves attribute values from underlying Policy Information Points (PIP).
  5. The PDP reaches a decision (Permit / Deny / NotApplicable / Indeterminate) and returns it to the PEP.

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(*) Wikipedia definition

In Soffid, PAP and PIP are implemented on the Console.

Soffid XACML

Using the XACML addon it is possible to add access controls XACML standard to the Soffid console. In this case, Soffid can be able to add more complex and restricted rules to the authorizations.


(*) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XACML

(**) https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=xacml#XACML20

How to install XACML in Soffid

Installation

Download

Please download the Soffid XACML add-on.

You can download it at the following link http://www.soffid.com/download/enterprise/ if you have Soffid user with authorization, or in the following http://download.soffid.com/download/ by registering.

Upload

Once the XACML add-on is downloaded, please log in to IAM Console.

You need to be an administrator user of the Soffid console or a user with permissions to upload addons.

In the Soffid console, please go to: "Main Menu > Administration > Configure Soffid > Global Settings > Plugins"  and upload the addon file, for more information visit the Addons Getting started page

Finally, when the addon is installed, it will be required to restart the Soffid Console.

Policy Enforcement Point (PEP)

Description

The PEP, Policy enforcement point,  is a component of policy-based management, where enforce the policies. It is the component that serves as the gatekeeper to access a digital resource. The PEP gives the PDP, Policy Decision Point, the job of deciding whether or not to authorize the user based on the description of the user's attributes.

XACML PEP configuration

Soffid allows you to configure different policies enforcement points, each of then can use a different policy set.

Main Menu > Administration > Configure Soffid > Security settings > XACML PEP configuration

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Custom attributes

Custom attributes for each PEP:

Policies enforcement points

Web Policy Enforcement Point

The policy will be enforced when the user open a new Soffid page. Using this PEP you can define the rules to access to Soffid pages.

SUBJECTS RESOURCES ACTIONS ENVIRONMENTS

User
User attributes
Account
System
Role
Group
Primary Gorup
IP Address

 Server URL

Get

Put

Post

Current Time

Current Date

Current DateTime

Role centric Policy Enforcement Point

The policy will be enforced when the user login into Soffid. It will calculate the user authorizations as of the permissions that the user has assigned.

SUBJECTS RESOURCES ACTIONS ENVIRONMENTS

User
User attributes
Account
System
Role
Group
Primary Gorup
IP Address

Soffid  object

Attributes 

 

 

create

update

delete

query

Current Time

Current Date

Current DateTime

Dynamic role Policy Enforcement Point

The policy will be enforced when the user performs an action to evaluate if the user has or not authorization. The user must have the proper role and comply with the XACML rule.

You can use that PEP to split the permissions, for instance, a support group can update the permission of a specific group of user, and another support group can update the permissions of another group of users.

SUBJECTS RESOURCES ACTIONS ENVIRONMENTS

User
User attributes
Account
System
Role
Group
Primary Gorup
IP Address

Soffid  object

Attributes 

(*)

 

create

update

delete

query

Current Time

Current Date

Current DateTime

(*) It is allowed to use "Attribute Selector" to configure Dynamic role policy,

External Policy Enforcement Point (https://iam-sync-lab.soffidnetlab:1760//XACML/pep)

PEP of general purpose. Calling the web service, the clients can made validations and figure out if the users have access.

SUBJECTS RESOURCES ACTIONS ENVIRONMENTS

User
User attributes
Account
System
Role
Group
Primary Gorup
IP Address

Token

Method

Soffid object

Get

Put

Current Time

Current Date

Current DateTime

Password vault Policy Enforcement Point (https://iam-sync-lab.soffidnetlab:1760//XACML/vault)

The policy will be enforced when the password vault is used.

SUBJECTS RESOURCES ACTIONS ENVIRONMENTS

User
User attributes
Account
System
Role
Group
Primary Gorup
IP Address

Access level

Account

System

Login

Vault Folder 

Server URL

setPassword

queryPassword

queryPasswordBypassPolicy

launch

 

Current Time

Current Date

Current DateTime

 

 

Policy Decision Point (PDP)

Definition

The PDP, Policy Decision Point, is in charge of evaluating the defined rules. The Policy Decision Point is essentially a policy compiler. The PDP must verify that the specified rules are within the scope of the rule authors authority. The PDP provides the authorization to the PEP.

XACML Policy Management

The policy language is used to describe general access control requirements, and has standard extension points for defining new functions, data types, combining logic, etc. The request/response language lets you form a query to ask whether or not a given action should be allowed, and interpret the result.

Main Menu > Administration > Configure Soffid > Security settings > XACML Policy Management

It is possible to import an existing PolicySet into the system. The file to import must be a well-formed XML.

To know more about XACML, read XACML 2.0 Standard Specification

 

https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/2713/Brief_Introduction_to_XACML.html

XACML Rule combining algorithm

Definition

The rule-combining algorithm defines a procedure for arriving at an authorization decision given the individual results of evaluation of a set of rules

XACML rule combining algorithms is in charge to combine the decisions produced by different children of a parent policy (or policy set) into a single decision.

Rules

Soffid has implemented the following rules:

Deny overrides

The deny orverrides algorithm is intended for those cases where a deny decision should have priority over a permit decision.

Permit overrides

The permit overrides algorithm is intended for those cases where a permit decision should have priority over a deny decision.

First applicable

The first applicable algorithm is intended for evaluate each rule in the order in which is listed in the policy. The algorithm runs through all the rules until in one the target matches and the condition to be evaluated is true. If no further rule in the order exists, then the policy shall evaluate to "NotApplicable".

Only one applicable

The only one applicable algorithm has three cases:

Ordered deny overrides

The behavior of this algorithm is identical to the Deny overrides policy-combining algorithm with one exception. The order in which the collection of policies is evaluated shal match the order as listed in the policy set.

Ordered permit overrides

The behavior of this algorithm is identical to the Permit overrides policy-combining algorithm with one exception. The order in which the collection of policies is evaluated shall match the order as listed in the policy set.


https://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/2.0/access_control-xacml-2.0-core-spec-os.pdf


Soffid XACML Editor

Soffid XACML Editor

Soffid XACML Editor

XACML Editor

Description

Soffid Console provides a graphical interface, with a hierarchy structure, that allows the management of Policy Decision Points in a easy way. You can create new policy sets, policies, policy set references and policy references.

To start you only need to click the button with the add symbol (+) and start to configure the policy set.

Once you have created the root policy set, you can add new policy sets, polices, policy set references and policy references as your company need. You only need to click on the proper button and fulfill the data. You can add more than one root policy set.

Also, you can import a PolicySet into the system. You need click the import option on the hamburger icon and pick up the file to import, that file must be a well-formed XML. 

Screen overview

Actions

Add new

Allows you to add a new policy set. You can choose that option on the hamburger menu or click the add button (+). Second,  you need to fulfill the mandatory fields, also the target, and the obligations, and apply changes.

Import

Allows you to import an XML file to add a new policy set. You can choose that option on the hamburger menu. Then you can pick up a .XML file and Soffid will import the file. If you cancel that operation, Soffil will not upload and save the file.

New policy set

Allows you to add a new policy set as a child of another policy set. You can choose that option under the proper policy set, and then fulfill the form.

New policy

 Allows you to add a new policy as a child of another policy set. You can choose that option under the proper policy set, and then fulfill the form.

New policy reference

 Allows you to add a new policy reference as a child of another policy set. You can choose that option under the proper policy set, and then fulfill the form.

New policy set reference

 Allows you to add a new policy set reference as a child of another policy set. You can choose that option under the proper policy set, and then fulfill the form.


Soffid XACML Editor

Policy set

Description

A PolicySet is a container that can hold other Policies or PolicySets, as well as references to policies found in remote locations.

Every PolicySet contains a target and obligations, both can be empty.

The target contains the subjects, resources, actions and environments where the policy set will be applied. A target can contain more than one subject, environment, resource or action or none of them. And contains 

Policy Set can be exported to an XML file by clicking on Export button. The file will contain the Policy Set Target and all the elements included in it, like other PolicySets, Policies or References.

It is possible to create a new version for a PolicySet by clicking on 'Add new version'. That will copy all PolicySet elements on the tree with the following version number.

Screen overview

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Standard attributes

Actions

Apply changes

Allows you to save the data of a new policy set or to update the data of a specific policy set. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes.

Delete

Allows you to delete a policy set. You can choose that option on the trash icon.

To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Export

Allows you to export a XML file that contain the policy set.

Add new version

Allows you to add a new versión of the policy set.

Test policy set

Allows you to test the policy set creating the XML file necessary with the defined policies and rules.

 

https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/2713/Brief_Introduction_to_XACML.html

 

Soffid XACML Editor

Policy

Description

A Policy represents a single access control policy, expressed through a set of Rules.

Screen overview

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Standard attributes

Policy set

Target

The policy result will be MATCHES if it all the target elements defined match.

Variables

Rules

Obligations

Actions

Apply changes

Allows you to save the data of a new policy or to update the data of a specific policy. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes.

Delete

Allows you to delete a policy. You can choose that option on the trash icon.To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Export

Allows you to export a XML file that contain the policy.

Add new version

Allows you to add a new versión of the policy.

https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/2713/Brief_Introduction_to_XACML.html

Soffid XACML Editor

Policy reference

Description

The policy reference is used to reference a policy element. The reference is made by id of the policy. However, the mechanism for resolving a policy set reference to the corresponding policy  is outside the scope of this specification.

Standard attributes

Actions

Apply changes

Allows you to save the data of a new policy reference or to update the data of a specific policy  reference. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes.

Delete

Allows you to delete a policy reference. You can choose that option on the hamburguer icon. To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Export

Allows you to export a XML file that contain the policy reference.

Add new version

Allows you to add a new versión of the policy reference

 

http://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/2.0/access_control-xacml-2.0-core-spec-os.pdf

 

Soffid XACML Editor

Policy set reference

Description

The policy set reference is used to reference a policy set element. The reference is made by id of the policy set. However, the mechanism for resolving a policy set reference to the corresponding policy set is outside the scope of this specification.

Standard attributes

Actions

Apply changes

Allows you to save the data of a new policy set reference or to update the data of a specific policy set reference. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes.

Delete

Allows you to delete a policy set reference. You can choose that option on the hamburguer icon. To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Export

Allows you to export a XML file that contain the policy set reference.

Add new version

Allows you to add a new versión of the policy set reference

 

http://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/2.0/access_control-xacml-2.0-core-spec-os.pdf

 

Soffid XACML Editor

Target

Description

In XACML all the attributes are categorized into four main categories:

A target can contains more than one subject, environment, resource or action or none of them. The target is the way to define the scope of an autorization policy. The result will be MATCHES if it all the target elements defined match.

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Categories

Subjects

An actor whose attributes may be referenced by a predicate.

Allows you to add one or more subjects as a target where the policy will be applied.

To configure a subject, first of all you need to select an attribute. You can select a value for an attribute designator list, or write the attribute selector value and select the data type.

Then, you need to select the operator, it will be used to compare or compute attributes.

And finally, you need to set a value, with which the attribute will be computed or compared. The value data type depends on the attribute data type.

Resources

Data, service or system component.

Allows you to add one or more resources as a target where the policy will be applied.

To configure a resource, first of all you need to select an attribute. You can select a value for a attribute designator list, or write the attribute selector value  and select the data type.

Then, you need to select the operator, it will be used to compare or compute attributes.

And finally, you need to set a value, with which the attribute will be computed or compared. The value data type depends on the attribute data type.

Actions

An operation on a resource.

Allows you to add one or more actionss as a target where the policy will be applied.

To configure an action, first of all you need to select an attribute. You can select a value for a attribute designator list, or write the attribute selector value  and select the data type.

Then, you need to select the operator, it will be used to compare or compute attributes.

And finally, you need to set a value, with which the attribute will be computed or compared. The value data type depends on the attribute data type.

Environments

The set of attributes that are relevant to an authorization decision and are independent of a particular subject, resource or action.

Allows you to add one or more environments as a target where the policy will be applied.

To configure an environment, first of all you need to select an attribute. You can select a value for a attribute designator list, or write the attribute selector value  and select the data type. The 

Then, you need to select the operator, it will be used to compare or compute attributes.

And finally, you need to set a value, with which the attribute will be computed or compared. The value data type depends on the  attribute data type.

Actions

The behavior of the actions is the same in each category, subjects, actions, resources and environments. 

Add new

Allows you to add a new element to the list. To add a new element you need to click the add button, located at the end of the header and fulfill the form and save the data.

Delete

Allows you to delete an element to the variable list. To delete the element, you need to click the element you want to delete, and click the button with the subtraction symbol (-) at the end of the record.

To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Close

Allows you to save the data of a new element or to update the data of a specific element. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes.

 

 

https://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/2.0/access_control-xacml-2.0-core-spec-os.pdf

Soffid XACML Editor

Rules

Description

A rule is the most elementary unit of policy. It may exist in isolation only within one of the major actors of the XACML domain. In order to exchange rules between major actors, they must be encapsulated in a policy. A rule can be evaluated on the basis of its contents.

A rule is composed by a target, an effect and a condition. It is able to add more than one rule to the policy.

Screen overview

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Standard attributes

Actions

Add new

Allows you to add a new rule to the rules list. To add a new rule you need to click the add button, located at the end of the header and fulfill the form and save the data.

Delete

Allows you to delete a rule to the rules list.  To delete the rule, you need to click the rule you want to delete, and click the button with the subtraction symbol (-) at the end of the record.

To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Close

Allows you to save the data of a new rule or to update the data of a specific variable. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes.

https://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/2.0/access_control-xacml-2.0-core-spec-os.pdf

 

 

Soffid XACML Editor

Variables

Description

Variables are the elements to define functions that may be used througthout the policy.

Screen overview

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Standard attributes

Actions

Add new

Allows you to add a new variable to the variables list. To add a new variable you need to click the add button, located at the end of the header and fulfill the form and save the data.

Delete

Allows you to delete a variable to the variable list.  To delete the variable, you need to click the variable you want to delete, and click the button with the subtraction symbol (-) at the end of the record.

To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Close

Allows you to save the data of a new variable or to update the data of a specific variable. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes.

 

https://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/2.0/access_control-xacml-2.0-core-spec-os.pdf

 

Soffid XACML Editor

Obligations

Description

XACML defines obligations as actions that have to be returned to the PEP with the PDP response XACML .

If the PDP's evaluation is viewed as a tree of rules, policy sets and policies, each of which returns "Permit" or "Deny", then the set of obligations returned by the PDP to the PEP will include only the obligations associated with those paths where the effect at each level of evaluation is the same as the effect being returned by the PDP.

Screen Overview

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Add Obligation

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Standard attributes

OBLIGATION ATTRIBUTE
urn:soffid:obligation:otp timeout
urn:soffid:obligation:message text
urn:soffid:obligation:bpm process

Actions

Add new

Allows you to add a new obligation to the obligations list. To add a new obligation you need to click the add button, located at the end of the header and fulfill the form and save the data.

Delete

Allows you to delete an obligation to the obligations list.  To delete the obligation, you need to click the obligation you want to delete and click the button with the subtraction symbol (-) at the end of the record.

To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Close

Allows you to save the data of a new variable or to update the data of a specific variable. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes.

 

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xacml/

Soffid XACML Editor

Conditions

Description

Condition represents a Boolean expression that refines the applicability of the rule beyond the predicates implied by its target.  Therefore, it may be absent.

Screen overview

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Standard attributes

Actions

Add new

Allows you to add a new condition to the conditions list. To add a new condition you need to click the add button, located at the end of the header and fulfill the form and save the data.

Delete

Allows you to delete a condition to the variable list. To delete the condition, you need to click the condition you want to delete, and click the button with the subtraction symbol (-) at the end of the record.

To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Close

Allows you to save the data of a new condition or to update the data of a specific condition. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes.

 

https://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/2.0/access_control-xacml-2.0-core-spec-os.pdf

 

Soffid XACML Editor

Expressions

Description

The Expression signifies that an element that extends the ExpressionType and is a member of the Expression substitution group shall appear in its place. The Expression is not used directly in a policy. 

Standard attributes

The attributes depend on the Expression type selected.

EXPRESSION TYPE OTHER FIELDS DATA TYPE
Attribute value Value: alfanumeric field Available data types.
Resource Attribute designator
  • URL
  • Soffid object
  • Account name
  • System name
  • Login name
  • Vault folder
  • Access level
 Available data types.
Subject

Attribute designator

  • User
  • User attributes
  • Account
  • System
  • Role
  • Group
  • Primary Group
  • IP Address
 Available data types.
Action

Attribute designator: 

  • method
 Available data types.
Environment

Attribute designator: 

  • Country

  • Current Time

  • Current Date

  • Current DateTime

 Available data types.
Attribute selector Attribute selector: alphanumeric field Available data types.
Variable Variable: alfanumeric field --
Function

Function type:

  • Comparison
  • Arithmetic
  • Conversions
  • Date conversions
  • Boolean Operators
  • String Functions
  • Set Functions
  • Bag Functions
  • HigherOrderBagFunctions
  • XPath
 Available data types.
Function name

Function type:

  • Comparison
  • Arithmetic
  • Conversions
  • Date conversions
  • Boolean Operators
  • String Functions
  • Set Functions
  • Bag Functions
  • HigherOrderBagFunctions
  • XPath

Function: the value depends on the function type selected.

 Available data types.

Data Type

Available data types



https://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/2.0/access_control-xacml-2.0-core-spec-os.pdf


XACML Examples

XACML Examples

XACML Examples

Example Web PEP

Web Policy Enforcement Point

Use case example

We want to define a policy to restrict access to some pages of the Soffid console.

The users who are assigned to the SOFFID_RRHH role (from this point forward: end-users) will have limitations to access to some Soffid console pages:

  1. The end-users who belong to the "enterprise" group as primary group, could not access to the groups page.
  2. The end-users could not access to role page.
  3. En other cases permit access.

XACML Editor

Policy set

First of all, we define a policy set. 

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Policy

Then, we can define a policy to manage the access. We need to define the subject, in that case users with SOFFID_RRHH role assigned.

Also, we can define a variable that contains the group name to establish the restrictions.

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Rule 1

The end-users who belong to the "enterprise" group as primary group, could not access to the groups page.

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Rule 2

The end-users could not access to role page.

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Rule 3

En other cases permit access.

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Download XML

You can download a XML file with the example: policy-TestWebPEP.xml

Configure PEP

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XACML Examples

Example Role centric PEP

Role centric Enforcement Point

Use case example

We want to define a policy to restrict access to the Soffid console role's page (MainMenu > Administration > Resources > Roles).

The users who belong to the "enterprise" group as primary group (from this point forward: end-users) will have limitations to perform some actions on the Soffid console roles page.

  1. The end-users could query all the roles information.
  2. The  end-users could update any role in the information systems "ERP RRHH"
  3. The  end-users could not create any role.
  4. The  end-users could not delete any role.

XACML Editor

Policy set

First of all, we define a policy set. We need to define the subject, in that case users who belong to "enterprise" as primary group.

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Then, we can define a policy to manage the different actions that the end-users could perform.

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Policy

The policy will apply to an only one user. That policy will be to protect the role resource.

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Rule 1

The end-users could query all the roles information.

We define the rule that allow to the end-users to query all the roles information.

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Rule 2

The  end-users could update any role in the information systems "ERP RRHH"

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Rule 3

The  end-users could not create any role.

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Rule 4

The  end-users could not delete any role.

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Download XML

You can download a XML file with the example: policy-TestRoleCentricPEP.xml

Configure PEP

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XACML Examples

Example Dynamic role PEP

Dynamic role Enforcement Point

Use case example

We want to define a policy to restrict access to the Soffid console user's page (MainMenu > Administration > Resources > Users).

The users who are assigned to the SOFFID_RRHH role (from this point forward: end-users) will have limitations to perform some actions on the Soffid console users page:

  1. The end-users only be able to query the information about the users who belong to the same primary group that them. 
  2. The end-users only be able to update the users with internal user type.
  3. The end-users could not delete any user record.

XACML Editor

Policy set

First of all, we define a policy set. We need to define the subject, in that case users with SOFFID_RRHH role assigned.

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Then, we can create the policies, in that case, we can create three policies, one for each operation that we want to manage.

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Policies

We can define a policy for each operation, to permit or deny access.

Also, we can define a variable that contains the end-user primary group in order to use it when we define the conditions.

Policy1

The end-users only be able to query the information about the users who belong to the same primary group that them. 

We need to define two rules, one to permit and other to deny access.

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Rules

We define the rule that allow to the end-user to query users information who belong to the same primary group that the end-user.

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Then, we define the rule that denies access to end-users to query users information.

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Policy 2

The end-users only be able to update the users with internal user type.

We need to define two rules, one to permit and other to deny access.

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Rules

We define the rule that allow to the end-users to update users information who are internal users.

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Then, we define the rule that denies access to end-users to update users information.

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Policy 3

The end-users could not delete any user record.

We need to define only one rule to deny access.

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Rules

We define the rule that deny to the end-user delete any user.

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Download XML

You can download a XML file with the example: policy-TestDynamicPEP.xml

Configure PEP

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XACML Examples

Example Password Vault PEP

Password Vault Policy Enforcement Point

Use case example 1

We want to define a policy to restrict access to the Soffid Password Vault.

The users who are assigned to the SOFFID_ADMIN role (from this point forward: end-users) will have limitations to perform some actions on the folder "demoFolder" of the Soffid Password Vault

  1. The end-users only be able to access the accounts of that folder on labor time. The permissions will be denied in another case.

Policy set

First of all, we define a policy set that could contain other policy sets and policies.

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Policy set 2

Then, we can create another policy set as a child of the former to manage the folder and to define the subject, in that case, users with SOFFID_ADMIN role assigned.

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That policy set will contain the policies.

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Policies

Policy 1

The end-users only be able to access the accounts of that folder on labour time. The permissions will be denied in other case.

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Rule 

We define the rule that permit access to the end-user  

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And we define other to deny access.

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Use case example 2

We want to define a policy to restrict access to the Soffid Password Vault.

The users who are assigned to the SOFFID_ADMIN role (from this point forward: end-users) will have limitations to perform some actions on the folder "demoFolder" of the Soffid Password Vault

  1. The end-users only be able to access the accounts of that folder on labor time. The permissions will be denied in another case. (Use case example 1)
  2. To connect there are some obligations to fulfill

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Use case example 3

We want to define a policy to restrict access to the Soffid Password Vault.

The access will be denied on Sunday.

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Download XML

You can download an XML file with the example: policy-demoFolder.xml

Configure PEP

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