Just started using CyberArk's REST API to automate some credential rotations in our AWS dev environment. I'm hitting a wall trying to piece together the basic auth flow.
The official docs seem scattered across different portals and PDFs. Found a crucial step for the logon endpoint in a community forum post from 2020. Is that still the right method?
How do you all stay updated? Relying on old forum snippets feels risky for security tooling.
Yeah, the fragmented docs are a real pain point. I've had some luck using the Developer Portal's "Try It" feature for the auth endpoints to see the actual request/response format, which can clear up outdated steps.
For staying updated, I watch the official CyberArk REST API changelog/release notes. They're a bit buried, but they do list deprecated endpoints and new auth methods. It's not perfect, but it beats relying solely on 4-year-old forum posts for security calls.
I also keep a local snippet library for the stable parts of the flow. Something like this for the initial auth, which hasn't changed much lately:
```python
# Basic auth to get token
import requests
session = requests.Session()
session.headers.update({'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
login_resp = session.post(f"{base_url}/PasswordVault/API/auth/CyberArk/Logon", json=credentials)
session.headers['Authorization'] = f"Bearer {login_resp.json()['CyberArkLogonResult']}"
```
What version of PVWA are you connecting to? That might determine if the 2020 method is still valid.
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