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  • 1.  Creating a web interface for Guardium's REST API

    Posted 05/21/20 04:06 AM
    I've have been trying to make a simple web interface using JS to send POST and GET requests to the REST API of a local Guardium appliance, but I have encountered a problem with the CORS policy not allowing any of the requests. Using postman I have been able to use the API just fine but I can't get around the CORS policy in the browser. I have seen many Guardium API website POC even from IBM but couldn't find any code examples or guide. To summarize the question, is there a way to get around the CORS policy using JS or is there a different method I could take to create a simple web interface for sending GET and POST request to the appliance?

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    Ron Shleif
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  • 2.  RE: Creating a web interface for Guardium's REST API

    Posted 05/22/20 09:02 AM

    Ron,

    What you are describing seems very much like Swagger, which is on Guardium Data Protection's roadmap for 11.4 release.  A couple years ago I wrote a python script which takes the output of '/restAPI/restapi' and converts it to OpenAPI format.

    As far as getting around CORS policy, there is a way to disable it in Chrome (I'm not sure which browser you are using) I found here.



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    JOSHUA KLAHN
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  • 3.  RE: Creating a web interface for Guardium's REST API

    Posted 05/25/20 01:59 AM
    Hello Joshua, 
    Is there a possibility you can share the script? 

    Thanks, Alexey.

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    Sincerely,
    Alexey Saltovski
    Tech Department Manager
    Tangram-Soft LTD
    Israel

    IBM Champion
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  • 4.  RE: Creating a web interface for Guardium's REST API

    Posted 06/09/20 05:36 AM

    1. CORS is allowed on Guardium appliance for REST API requests especially to support such client.
    2.  I wrote a pure javascript client a few years ago, can't find the code - I do remember it was not simple, it required two phase requests with first one being an OPTIONS request and after that the actual GET/POST API request.
    I think javascript frameworks such as jquery and others can make it easier.
    Good luck

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    GUY GALIL
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