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Querying the Login Authentication Policy

Function

This API is used to query the login authentication policy.

The API can be called using both the global endpoint and region-specific endpoints.

Authorization Information

Each account is authorized to call all APIs, but its IAM users must obtain the required permissions. For details, see Permissions and Supported Actions.

URI

GET /v3.0/OS-SECURITYPOLICY/domains/{domain_id}/login-policy

Table 1 URI parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

domain_id

Yes

String

Account ID. For details about how to obtain the account ID, see Obtaining Account, IAM User, Group, Project, Region, and Agency Information.

Request Parameters

Table 2 Parameters in the request header

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

Access token issued to a user to bear its identity and permissions.

For details about the permissions required by the token, see Actions.

Response Parameters

Table 3 Parameters in the response body

Parameter

Type

Description

login_policy

object

Login authentication policy.

Table 4 login_policy

Parameter

Type

Description

account_validity_period

Integer

Validity period (days) to disable users if they have not logged in within the period.

custom_info_for_login

String

Custom information that will be displayed upon successful login.

lockout_duration

Integer

Account lockout duration (minutes).

login_failed_times

Integer

The maximum number of login failures within a specified period.

period_with_login_failures

Integer

Period (minutes) to count the number of unsuccessful login attempts.

session_timeout

Integer

Session timeout (minutes) that will apply if you or users created using your account do not perform any operations within a specific period.

show_recent_login_info

Boolean

Indicates whether to display last login information upon successful login.

Example Request

Request for querying the login authentication policy

GET https://iam.myhuaweicloud.eu/v3.0/OS-SECURITYPOLICY/domains/{domain_id}/login-policy

Example Response

Status code: 200

The request is successful.

{ 
  "login_policy" : { 
    "custom_info_for_login" : "", 
    "period_with_login_failures" : 15, 
    "lockout_duration" : 15, 
    "account_validity_period" : 99, 
    "login_failed_times" : 3, 
    "session_timeout" : 16, 
    "show_recent_login_info" : true 
  } 
}

Status code: 403

Access denied.

  • Example 1
{ 
   "error_msg" : "You are not authorized to perform the requested action.", 
   "error_code" : "IAM.0002" 
 }
  • Example 2
{ 
   "error_msg" : "Policy doesn't allow %(actions)s to be performed.", 
   "error_code" : "IAM.0003" 
 }

Status code: 404

The requested resource cannot be found.

{ 
  "error_msg" : "Could not find %(target)s: %(target_id)s.", 
  "error_code" : "IAM.0004" 
}

Status code: 500

Internal server error.

{ 
  "error_msg" : "An unexpected error prevented the server from fulfilling your request.", 
  "error_code" : "IAM.0006" 
}

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

The request is successful.

401

Authentication failed.

403

Access denied.

404

The requested resource cannot be found.

500

Internal server error.

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.

Parent topic:Security Settings