Securing Plugin API endpoints

[TeamB 2352]

Hi

 

What are my options for securing Plugin API endpoints?

 

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/wiki/Creating-Api-Endpoints

 

In the above example the API endpoints created are open to all access, no user validation is done.

 

I want to check for valid user and what user is accessing the API.

[Luke 37010]

Just add this attribute to the class that implements IService:

[Authenticated]

It's in MediaBrowser.Controller.Net

[TeamB 2352]

I was just looking at the reports plugin as I thought that would be a good reference but it looks like it is not authenticated at all:

 

/Reports/Items?IncludeItemTypes=Movie

 

Returns all movies. Probably not what was intended as this leaves your collection data open to scraping if you have the Reports plugin installed.

 

So then I had a think about using

[Authenticated]

Api's in Javascript, how do I do that? Do I need to add the Auth Token in the URL?

[TeamB 2352]

Crap, that means all my Playback Reports API endpoints are completely open as well.

[TeamB 2352]

ok

 

api_key=<valid token>

 

works in URLS so I am off to plug some holes.

 

How do I get current user with an [Authenticated] endpoint?

Edited April 9, 2020 by TeamB

[TeamB 2352]

From what I can see when using the ApiClient.ajax() it automatically adds the auth headers so this is an easy fix.

    ApiClient.getUserActivity = function (url_to_get) {
        console.log("getUserActivity Url = " + url_to_get);
        return this.ajax({
            type: "GET",
            url: url_to_get,
            dataType: "json"
        });
    };

@@Luke

How can I get the logged in user when an API is Authenticated? I want the user ID and name of the user associated with the authentication.

I had a look in IUserManager but I dont see anything for current logged in user.

Edited April 10, 2020 by TeamB

[Luke 37010]

            var user = _authorizationContext.GetAuthorizationInfo(Request).User;

Where _authorizationContext is IAuthorizationContext, and to get Request, have your service implement IRequiresRequest

[TeamB 2352]

have your service implement IRequiresRequest

 

How? do you have an example?

 

EDIT: Found it, sorted now, Thanks

Edited April 10, 2020 by TeamB