Configuring impersonation with Management API - SSO

In case of client credentials grant in the authorized access use case, a client application impersonates a user that has authorized access to 1-to-n server applications. See also Client Credentials Grant reference - SSO.

Impersonation is configured as a specific link between the application and the user.

NOTE that if an application impersonates a user which is deleted from the system also the link will be removed. A new user must be linked to the application to make client credentials grant authorized access use case functional again.

About SSO Management API in general, see Management API - SSO.

Manage impersonation from application side

Link name: impersonateAs

An application may have one impersonateAs link to one user.

Method	Example request	Example response	Description

Method	Example request	Example response	Description
GET	`GET /application/Example/client1/$link/impersonateAs`	When there is a link to `Example/user1`: `{ "type": "application", "id": "/application/Example/client1", "objects": [ { "type": "user", "id": "/user/Example/user1", "link": "impersonateAs" } ] }`	Get the user linked to the given application with an `impersonateAs` link
PUT	`PUT /application/Example/client1/$link/impersonateAs/user/Example/user1`	`{ "type": "application", "id": "/application/Example/client1", "objects": [ { "type": "user", "id": "/user/Example/user1", "link": "impersonateAs" } ] }`	Create or update the link from application to the user. No action if the link between the given application and user already exists. If another user name is given an existing `impersonateAs` link to a previous user will be replaced with a link to the given user.
DELETE	`PUT /application/Example/client1/$link/impersonateAs/user/Example/user1`	`{ "type": "application", "id": "/application/Example/client1" }`	Remove the link from application to the user.

Manage impersonation from user side

Link name: impersonatedBy

The same user may have impersonatedBy links to several applications.

Method	Example request	Example response	Description

Method	Example request	Example response	Description
GET	`GET /user/Example/user1/$link/impersonatedBy`	When there is a link to both `Example/client1` and `Example/client2`:	Get the applications linked to the given user with an `impersonatedBy` link
PUT	`PUT /user/Example/user1/$link/impersonatedBy/application/Example/client1`		Create or update the link from user to an application. No action if a link between the given user and application already exists. If another application name is given an existing `impersonatedBy` link to a previous application will be supplemented with a new link to the given application.
DELETE	`PUT /user/Example/user1/$link/impersonatedBy/application/Example/client1`		Remove the link from user to the application.