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Version: 1.6

Coordinator client API

The Coordinator exposes an HTTP-REST interface, referred to as the Client API.

Responses of the API follow the JSend specification. This means all endpoints return a JSON object with a status field that's either success, fail, or error:

  • In case of success, the response contains a data field with the actual response data.
  • In case of error, the response contains a message field with an error message.
  • In case of fail, the response may contain a message field with a human readable message, as well as a data field with additional information.
    • fail is only used in API version 2, and is returned on invalid requests by the client.

The MarbleRun CLI and the MarbleRun Go SDK use the Client API to interact with the Coordinator. It may also be used directly by applications for programmatic access.

Retrieve the Coordinator's manifest​

GET /api/v2/manifest

Get the currently set manifest.

The endpoint returns a manifest signature as base64 encoded bytes (signed by the root ECDSA key) and a SHA-256 of the currently set manifest. Further, the manifest itself is returned as base64 encoded bytes. All returned values don't change when a package update has been applied.

Users can retrieve and inspect the manifest through this endpoint before interacting with the application.

Example for retrieving the deployed manifest with curl:

curl --cacert marblerun.crt "https://$MARBLERUN/api/v2/manifest" | jq '.data.ManifestSignature' --raw-output | base64 -d

Returns​

  • manifestSignatureRootECDSA string

    Base64 encoded ECDSA signature of the manifest signed by the Coordinator's root key.

  • manifestFingerprint string

    Hex encoded SHA-256 hash of the manifest.

  • manifest string

    Base64 encoded manifest.

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "manifestSignatureRootECDSA": "bWFuaWZlc3RTaWduYXR1cmVSb290RUNEU0E=",
        "manifestFingerprint": "c2fd772483c510d49a339ae207588642f46eb8f22537f77d6ac348691a41ba32",
        "manifest": "eyJQYWNrYWdlcyI6e30sIk1hcmJsZXMiOnt9fQo="
    }
}

Set the Coordinator's manifest​

POST /api/v2/manifest

Before deploying applications to a MarbleRun deployment, a manifest needs to be set. On success, a key-value mapping for encrypted secrets to be used for recovering the Coordinator in case of disaster recovery is returned. The key matches each supplied key from RecoveryKeys in the Manifest.

Example for setting the manifest with curl:

curl --cacert marblerun.crt --data-binary @manifest-request.json "https://$MARBLERUN/manifest"

Request body​

  • manifest string

    Base64 encoded manifest.

Example request body:

{
    "manifest": "eyJQYWNrYWdlcyI6e30sIk1hcmJsZXMiOnt9fQo="
}

Returns​

  • recoveryKeys object

    An optional field that will be present if the manifest contains RecoveryKeys. Key-value mapping of strings to strings, where the key matches each supplied key from RecoveryKeys in the manifest, and the value is the base64 encoded encrypted recovery secret.

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "recoveryKeys": {
            "recoveryKey1": "ZW5jcnlwdGVkUmVjb3ZlcnlTZWNyZXQxCg==",
            "recoveryKey2": "ZW5jcnlwdGVkUmVjb3ZlcnlTZWNyZXQyCg=="
        }
    }
}

Retrieve the Coordinator's SGX quote and certificates​

GET /api/v2/quote[?nonce=<base64_url_encoding(nonce)>]

Retrieves and SGX-DCAP quote from the Coordinator. Learn more about DCAP in the official Intel DCAP orientation.

This endpoint can be used to verify the integrity of the Coordinator and the cluster at any time.

Query parameters​

  • nonce string (optional)

    Base64 URL encoded nonce to be included in the quote.

Returns​

  • cert string

    PEM-encoded certificate chain containing the Coordinator's Root CA and Intermediate CA. Can be used for trust establishment between a client and the Coordinator.

  • quote string

    Base64-encoded SGX quote where the report data is a SHA-256 hash of the Coordinator's root certificate complete ASN.1 DER content and the nonce, if provided:

    report_data = SHA256(coordinator_root_cert + nonce)

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "cert": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIBpTANBgk...",
        "quote": "U0dYIHF1b3RlCg=="
    }
}

Recover the Coordinator​

POST /api/v2/recover

Recover the Coordinator using decrypted recovery secrets.

This API endpoint is only available when the coordinator is in recovery mode. Before you can use the endpoint, you need to decrypt the recovery secret which you may have received when setting the manifest initially. See Recovering the Coordinator on how to retrieve the recovery key needed to use this API endpoint correctly.

Example for recovering the Coordinator with curl:

curl -k -X POST --data-binary @recovery_key.json "https://$MARBLERUN/recover"

Request body​

  • recoverySecret string

    Base64 encoded recovery secret.

Example request body:

{
    "recoverySecret": "AAECAwQFBgcICQoLDA0ODw=="
}

Returns​

  • remaining int

    Remaining secret shares to be uploaded for recovery to complete.

  • message string

    A human readable message indicating the success or progress of the recovery process.

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "remaining": 2,
        "message": "Secret was processed successfully. Upload the next secret. Remaining secrets: 2"
    }
}

Retrieve MarbleRun managed secrets​

GET /api/v2/secrets?s=<secretName1>[&s=<secretName2>...]

Each requests allows specifying one or more secrets in the form of a query string, where each parameter s specifies one secret.

A query string for the secrets symmetricKeyShared and certShared may look like the following:

s=symmetricKeyShared&s=certShared

This API endpoint only works when Users were defined in the manifest. The user connects via mutual TLS using the user client certificate in the TLS Handshake. For more information, look up Managing secrets.

Example for retrieving the secrets symmetricKeyShared and certShared:

curl --cacert marblerun.crt --cert user_certificate.crt --key user_private.key "https://$MARBLERUN/secrets?s=symmetricKeyShared&s=certShared"

Query parameters​

  • s string (required) one or more

    Secret name to retrieve.

Returns​

  • secrets object

    Key-value mapping of strings to secret objects, where the key matches each supplied secret name in the query string.

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "secrets": {
            "symmetricKeyShared": {
                "type": "symmetric-key",
                "size": 128,
                "shared": true,
                "userDefined": false,
                "private": "QUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQQ==",
                "public": "QUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQQ==",
            },
            "certShared": {
                "type": "cert-ecdsa",
                "size": 256,
                "shared": true,
                "userDefined": false,
                "cert": "LS0tLS1CRU...",
            },
        },
    },
}

Secret object​

  • type string

    The type of the secret. One of cert-ecdsa, cert-ed25519, cert-rsa, symmetric-key, plain.

  • size integer

    Size of the key in bits.

    • For Type symmetric-key, this is a multiple of 8.
    • For Type cert-ecdsa, this maps to a curve supported by Go's crypto library, currently: 224, 256, 384, or 521.
    • For cert-ed25519, this is omitted.

  • shared bool

    Specifies whether this secret is shared across all marbles, or if it's unique to each marble.

  • userDefined bool

    Specifies whether a secret should be generated by the MarbleRun (false), or if it will be uploaded by a user at a later point (true).

  • cert string

    Base64 encoded X.509 certificate.

  • validFor int

    Validity of the certificate in days.

  • private string

    Base64 encoded private key matching the certificate or symmetric key.

  • public string

    Base64 encoded public key matching the certificate or symmetric key.

Set secrets​

POST /api/v2/secrets

This API endpoint only works when Users were defined in the manifest. The user connects via mutual TLS using the user client certificate in the TLS Handshake. For more information, look up Managing secrets.

Example for setting secrets from the file secrets.json:

curl --cacert marblerun.crt --cert user_certificate.crt --key user_private.key --data-binary @secrets.json "https://$MARBLERUN/secrets"

Request body​

  • secrets object

    Key-value mapping of strings to user secret objects, where the key is the name of the secret.

Example request body:

{
    "secrets": {
        "symmetricKeyShared": {
            "key": "QUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQQ==",
        },
        "certShared": {
            "cert": "LS0tLS1CRU...",
            "public": "LS0tLS1CRU...",
        },
    }
}

User secret object​

  • key string

    Base64 encoded symmetric-key or arbitrary base64 encoded data for secrets of type plain.

  • cert string

    Base64 encoded X.509 certificate.

  • public string

    Base64 encoded public key matching the certificate.

Only key, or cert and public may be set for a given secret.

Verify and sign an SGX quote​

note

This endpoint is disabled by default. You can enable it in the manifest.

POST /api/v2/sign-quote

Send an SGX quote to the Coordinator for verification. If the quote is valid, the Coordinator will sign the quote using its root ECDSA key, and return the signature with the TCB status of the quote.

The Coordinator doesn't verify if the quote matches any packages in the configured manifest.

The signature is created over the SHA-256 hash of the base64-encoded SGX quote and the TCB status:

signature = ECDSA_sign(root_priv_key, SHA256(base64(SGX_quote) + string(TCB_status)))

If the quote is invalid, the Coordinator will return a JSend fail response, which may look like the following:

{
    "status": "fail",
    "data": {
        "sgxQuote": "quote verification failed: OE_QUOTE_VERIFICATION_ERROR"
    },
    "message": "quote verification failed",
}

Request body​

  • sgxQuote string

    Base64 encoded SGX quote.

Example request body:

{
    "sgxQuote": "U0dYIHF1b3RlCg=="
}

Returns​

  • signature string

    Base64 encoded ECDSA signature of the SHA-256 hash of the base64-encoded SGX quote and the TCB status:

  • tcbStatus string

    The TCB status of the SGX quote.

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "verificationSignature": "RUNEU0Ffc2lnbihyb290X3ByaXZfa2V5LCBTSEEyNTYoYmFzZTY0KFNHWF9xdW90ZSkgKyBzdHJpbmcoVENCX3N0YXR1cykpKQo=",
        "tcbStatus": "UpToDate"
    }
}

Get the current status of the Coordinator​

GET /api/v2/status

Get the current status of the Coordinator.

The status indicates the current state of the coordinator, and can be one of the following:

  1. Coordinator is in recovery mode. Either upload a key to unseal the saved state, or set a new manifest. Waiting for user input on /recover.
  2. Coordinator is ready to accept a manifest on /manifest.
  3. Coordinator is running correctly and ready to accept marbles through the Marble API.

Returns​

  • status int

    A status code that matches the internal code of the Coordinator's current state.

  • message string

    A human readable message indicating the current state of the Coordinator.

Get a log of all performed updates​

GET /api/v2/update

Returns a structured log of all updates performed via the /update or /secrets endpoint, including timestamp, author, and affected resources.

Returns​

  • updateLog array of strings

    A log of all performed updates. Each entry in the array is one JSON structured log entry.

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "updateLog": [
            "{\"time\":\"2024-01-01T00:00:00.0\",\"update\":\"Initial manifest set\"}"
        ]
    }
}

Update the manifest​

POST /api/v2/update

This API endpoint only works if Users are defined in the Manifest. It requires uploading a manifest containing only the packages to be updated, or, if enabled, a completely new manifest. The Coordinator will verify the manifest and return an error if the manifest is invalid. For more information, have a look at updating a Manifest.

Request body​

For package updates:

  • manifest string

    Base64 encoded manifest, containing only the packages to be updated, or, if enabled, a completely new manifest.

Example request body:

{
    "manifest": "eyJQYWNrYWdlcyI6e30sIk1hcmJsZXMiOnt9fQo="
}

Acknowledge a pending manifest update​

info

This feature is an option with MarbleRun Enterprise.

POST /api/v2/update-manifest

If multiple users are allowed to perform full manifest updates, acknowledgement is required from all users before the manifest is applied.

Each user must upload the same manifest to acknowledge the update.

See multi-party updates for more information.

Request body​

  • manifest string

    Base64 encoded manifest.

Example request body:

{
    "manifest": "eyJQYWNrYWdlcyI6e30sIk1hcmJsZXMiOnt9fQo="
}

Returns​

  • message string

    A human readable message indicating the success or progress of the update process.

  • missingUsers array of strings

    An array of user IDs that haven't yet acknowledged the update.

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "message": "2 users still needs to acknowledge the update manifest.",
        "missingUsers": ["user1", "user2"]
    }
}

View a pending manifest update​

info

This feature is an option with MarbleRun Enterprise.

GET /api/v2/update-manifest

Once a multi-party update has been initiated, users can view the pending manifest update.

Returns​

  • manifest string

    Base64 encoded manifest.

  • missingUsers array of strings

    An array of user IDs that haven't yet acknowledged the update.

  • message string

    A human readable message indicating the progress of the update process.

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "manifest": "eyJQYWNrYWdlcyI6e30sIk1hcmJsZXMiOnt9fQo=",
        "missingUsers": ["user1", "user2"],
        "message": "2 users still needs to acknowledge the update manifest."
    }
}

Cancel a pending manifest update​

info

This feature is an option with MarbleRun Enterprise.

POST /api/v2/update-cancel

If a multi-party update has been initiated, users can cancel the pending manifest update.

Returns​

  • message string

    A human readable message about the status of the update.

Example response:

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "message": "Update successfully cancelled."
    }
}