Admin by Request

Admin By Request provides centralized and auditable management of local admin rights.

Related Enforcement Actions:

Types of Assets Fetched

This adapter fetches the following types of assets:

  • Devices
  • Users
  • Software
  • SaaS Applications
  • Tickets

Parameters

  1. Host Name or IP Address (required) - The hostname or IP address of the Admin by Request server.

  2. API Key (required) - An API Key associated with a user account that has permissions to fetch assets.

  3. Verify SSL - Select whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server against the CA database inside of Axonius. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.

  4. HTTPS Proxy (optional) - Connect the adapter to a proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.

  5. HTTPS Proxy User Name (optional) - The user name to use when connecting to the value supplied in Host Name or IP Address via the value supplied in HTTPS Proxy.

  6. HTTPS Proxy Password (optional) - The password to use when connecting to the server using the HTTPS Proxy.

To learn more about common adapter connection parameters and buttons, see Adding a New Adapter Connection.

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Advanced Settings

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Note

Advanced settings can either apply to all connections for this adapter, or to a specific connection. Refer to Advanced Configuration for Adapters.

  1. Hide network information - Select this option to hide network information of a device.
  2. Fetch tickets - Select this option to fetch tickets as assets.
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Note

To learn more about Adapter Configuration tab advanced settings, see Adapter Advanced Settings.

APIs

Axonius uses the Admin By Request Inventory API.

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Note

Admin by Request has quota rules. If quotas are passed, access is blocked for the tenant until the next business day. Daily quota: 10,000 API calls Rate limit: 100 API calls per minute

Required Permissions

Obtaining the API Key

To obtain the API key:

  1. From the Admin By Request Settings menu, select the API Access tab.
  2. Copy the API Key.
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Supported From Version

Supported from Axonius version 4.5