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authorliamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech>2021-09-29 13:44:34 +0100
committerliamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech>2021-09-30 13:15:44 +0100
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parentbfdcee1e79065b3e8c2d080aede72941946a8e01 (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>
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@@ -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"