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| author |   liamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech> | 2021-09-29 13:44:34 +0100 |
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| committer | liamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech> | 2021-09-30 13:15:44 +0100 |
| commit | a91dcf96aa5e1deabb9273400a34cc543937eec3 (patch) | |
| tree | 444c407977cda7bc20596068d333f8f68c1ddb81 | |
| parent | bfdcee1e79065b3e8c2d080aede72941946a8e01 (diff) | |
Document removal of xacml-pdp API limitation
In the Honolulu Maintenance release the decision API is always running
In Istanbul the: REST server is always running (i.e., the port is always
responsive), but the decision API is enabled/disabled by PDP-STATE-CHANGE
messages from PAP.
Jim Hahn asked me to document this.
Issue-ID: POLICY-3556
Change-Id: I6eee0b2f3d1e03b09dda7e14e3fa528826dc0d2b
Signed-off-by: liamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech>
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/xacml/decision-api.rst | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/xacml/decision-api.rst b/docs/xacml/decision-api.rst index 7d068c1e..8f6a9933 100644 --- a/docs/xacml/decision-api.rst +++ b/docs/xacml/decision-api.rst @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ The Decision API is used by ONAP components that enforce policies and need a dec specific situation. The Decision API mimics closely the XACML request standard in that it supports a subject, action and resource. +When the PAP activates an xacml-pdp, the decision API becomes available. Conversely, when the PAP deactivates an xacml-pdp, the +decision API is disabled. The decision API is enabled/disabled by the PDP-STATE-CHANGE messages from PAP. If a request is made +to the decision API while it is deactivated, a "404 - Not Found" error will be returned. + .. csv-table:: :header: "Field", "Required", "XACML equivalent", "Description" |