Cisco Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance
About the ASA REST API v1.3.2
Overview
Overview
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High-level Architecture
Typical Request Flow
This is the flow for any REST PUT/POST/DELETE API request:
• REST Client establishes SSL connection to ASA.
• REST Client sends API request with basic authentication header to ASA.
• ASA HTTP server validates and processes client’s request.
• ASA HTTP server opens a connection to the REST Agent using TCP channel, and writes the HTTP request to the
• REST Client sends API request with basic authentication header to ASA.
• ASA HTTP server validates and processes client’s request.
• ASA HTTP server opens a connection to the REST Agent using TCP channel, and writes the HTTP request to the
REST Agent.
• ASA HTTP server waits for a response from the REST Agent process.
• REST Agent processes API request, picks the session/user information and invokes CLI commands request to
• REST Agent processes API request, picks the session/user information and invokes CLI commands request to
LINA listening on ‘localhost’ port on ASA. REST Agent includes the session/user info in the request.
• LINA admin handler processes the CLI commands and collects resulting output.
• LINA sends the response for the CLI commands request to REST Agent.
• REST Agent prepares the response for REST API request and sends it to the ASA HTTP server.
• ASA HTTP server forwards the response to the client. The server doesn’t do any processing on the response
• LINA sends the response for the CLI commands request to REST Agent.
• REST Agent prepares the response for REST API request and sends it to the ASA HTTP server.
• ASA HTTP server forwards the response to the client. The server doesn’t do any processing on the response
received from REST Agent process.