PingAuthorize

Configuring the ping-auth plugin in Konnect

After you’ve uploaded the ping-auth plugin’s schema to Konnect, configure the plugin in Gateway Manager or use the Kong API.

Test the operation of the ping-auth plugin before you use it in production.

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  • Using the Gateway Manager UI

  • Using the Kong API

Configuring the plugin using the Gateway Manager UI

Steps

  1. In Gateway Manager, open Plugins from the sidebar, then click New Plugin.

  2. On the Custom Plugins tab, click the ping-auth plugin.

  3. Optional: To enable the plugin for specific consumers, services, or routes, click Scoped, and then enter the Service, Route, and Consumer information.

  4. In the Service Url field, enter the host name of your PingAuthorize server and the port of the HTTPS Connection Handler.

    To find this port number in the PingAuthorize administrative console, go to Configuration > System > Connection Handlers. For example, https://pingauthorize:8443.

  5. In the Shared Secret field, enter the PingAuthorize sideband client’s shared secret.

  6. Verify that the Secret Header Name matches the secret header name configured for the Sideband API Servlet Extension in PingAuthorize.

    Screen capture of the Kong Konnect configure plugin screen with the

  7. Configure the following additional fields:

    Option API Field Name Description

    Connection KeepAlive Ms

    connection_keepAlive_ms

    The duration to keep the connection alive for reuse. The default is 60000.

    Connection Timeout Ms

    connection_timeout_ms

    The duration to wait before the connection times out. The default is 10000.

    Enable Debug Logging

    enable_debug_logging

    Controls if the requests and responses are logged at the debug level. The default is false. For log messages to show in error.log, you must set log_level = debug in kong.conf.

    Verify Service Certificate

    verify_service_certificate

    Controls whether the service certificate is verified. This is intended for testing purposes and the default is true.

  8. Click Save.

Result

Kong Konnect is now configured to work with PingAuthorize.

Configuring the plugin using the Kong API

Steps

  1. Send the following in a POST request to https://{region}.api.konghq.com/konnect-api/api/runtime_groups/{controlPlaneId}/plugins:

    {
"name": "ping-auth",
"enabled": true,
"config": {
"enable_debug_logging": true,
"verify_service_certificate": false,
"secret_header_name": "<shared secret header name>",
"service_url": "https://<PingAuthorize Server hostname>:<HTTPS Connection Handler port>",
"shared_secret": "<shared secret>"
  }
}

    The following list describes the required fields for this API request:

    • Service_url: The full URL of the Ping policy provider. This should not contain /sideband in the path.

    • Shared_secret: The shared secret value to authenticate this plugin to the policy provider.

    • Secret_header_name: The header name in which the shared secret is provided. You can provide additional configuration in accordance with the Kong API specification.

  2. Configure the optional fields:

    Option API Field Name Description

    Connection KeepAlive Ms

    connection_keepAlive_ms

    The duration to keep the connection alive for reuse. The default is 60000.

    Connection Timeout Ms

    connection_timeout_ms

    The duration to wait before the connection times out. The default is 10000.

    Enable Debug Logging

    enable_debug_logging

    Controls if the requests and responses are logged at the debug level. The default is false. For log messages to show in error.log, you must set log_level = debug in kong.conf.

    Verify Service Certificate

    verify_service_certificate

    Controls whether the service certificate is verified. This is intended for testing purposes and the default is true.

    Result:

    Kong Konnect is configured to work with PingAuthorize.