mTLS Authentication Policy - Apinizer Dokümantasyonu

General Information

Policy Type

policy-auth-mtls

Endpoints

List Policies

GET /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/

Add Policy

POST /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Update Policy

PUT /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Delete Policy

DELETE /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

List Policies

Endpoint

GET /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/

Request

Headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer `{token}`

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name
apiProxyName	string	Yes	API Proxy name

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "resultList": [
    {
      "apiProxy": {
        "name": "MyAPI",
        "requestPolicyList": [
          {
            "type": "policy-auth-mtls",
            "name": "mtls-auth-policy",
            "description": "Authenticate clients using mTLS",
            "active": true,
            "validateCertificate": true,
            "validateACLForIssuer": true
          }
        ],
        "responsePolicyList": [],
        "errorPolicyList": []
      }
    }
  ],
  "resultCount": 1
}

cURL Example

curl -X GET \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/MyAPI/policies/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Add Policy

Endpoint

POST /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Request

Headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer `{token}`
Content-Type	application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name
apiProxyName	string	Yes	API Proxy name
policyName	string	Yes	Policy name

Request Body

Full JSON Body Example - Full Validation

{
  "operationMetadata": {
    "targetScope": "ALL",
    "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
    "deploy": true,
    "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production"],
    "order": 1
  },
  "policy": {
    "type": "policy-auth-mtls",
    "description": "mTLS authentication with full validation",
    "active": true,
    "validateCertificate": true,
    "validateACLForIssuer": true
  }
}

Full JSON Body Example - Certificate Validation Only

{
  "operationMetadata": {
    "targetScope": "ALL",
    "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
    "deploy": true,
    "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production"],
    "order": 1
  },
  "policy": {
    "type": "policy-auth-mtls",
    "description": "mTLS authentication with certificate validation only",
    "active": true,
    "validateCertificate": true,
    "validateACLForIssuer": false
  }
}

Request Body Fields

operationMetadata

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
targetScope	string	Yes	-	Policy scope: `ALL` or `ENDPOINT`
targetEndpoint	string	No*	-	Endpoint path (required if targetScope=ENDPOINT)
targetEndpointHTTPMethod	string	No*	-	HTTP method (required if targetScope=ENDPOINT)
targetPipeline	string	Yes	-	Pipeline: `REQUEST`, `RESPONSE`, or `ERROR`
deploy	boolean	No	true	Whether to deploy after adding policy
deployTargetEnvironmentNameList	array	No	[]	List of environment names to deploy to
order	integer	No	null	Policy execution order (starts from 1)

Enum: targetScope

ALL - Policy applies to all endpoints
ENDPOINT - Policy applies only to specified endpoint

Enum: targetPipeline

REQUEST - Executes in request pipeline (authenticates request)
RESPONSE - Executes in response pipeline
ERROR - Executes in error pipeline

Enum: targetEndpointHTTPMethod

GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, OPTIONS, HEAD

policy

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
type	string	Yes	-	Policy type: `policy-auth-mtls`
description	string	No	-	Policy description
active	boolean	No	true	Whether policy is active
validateCertificate	boolean	No	true	Validate client certificate
validateACLForIssuer	boolean	No	true	Validate ACL for certificate issuer

Note

validateCertificate: When true, validates client certificate (signature, expiration, chain).
validateACLForIssuer: When true, validates that certificate issuer is in the allowed ACL list.
Both validations are enabled by default for maximum security.

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "deploymentResults": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployment successful"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL Example

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/MyAPI/policies/mtls-auth-policy/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "operationMetadata": {
      "targetScope": "ALL",
      "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
      "deploy": true,
      "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production"],
      "order": 1
    },
    "policy": {
      "type": "policy-auth-mtls",
      "description": "mTLS authentication",
      "active": true,
      "validateCertificate": true,
      "validateACLForIssuer": true
    }
  }'

Update Policy

Endpoint

PUT /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Request

Headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer `{token}`
Content-Type	application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name
apiProxyName	string	Yes	API Proxy name
policyName	string	Yes	Policy name

Request Body

Full JSON Body Example

{
  "operationMetadata": {
    "targetScope": "ALL",
    "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
    "deploy": true,
    "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production", "staging"],
    "order": 1
  },
  "policy": {
    "type": "policy-auth-mtls",
    "description": "Updated: mTLS authentication with enhanced certificate validation",
    "active": true,
    "validateCertificate": true,
    "validateACLForIssuer": true
  }
}

Note: Request body structure is the same as Add Policy. All fields should be provided for update.

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "deploymentResults": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployment successful"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Delete Policy

Endpoint

DELETE /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Request

Headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer `{token}`
Content-Type	application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name
apiProxyName	string	Yes	API Proxy name
policyName	string	Yes	Policy name

Request Body

Full JSON Body Example

{
  "operationMetadata": {
    "targetScope": "ALL",
    "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
    "deploy": false
  }
}

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "deploymentResults": []
  }
}

Notes and Warnings

Certificate Validation:
- When validateCertificate: true, validates certificate signature, expiration, and certificate chain
- Certificate must be valid and not expired
- Certificate chain must be trusted
Issuer ACL Validation:
- When validateACLForIssuer: true, validates that certificate issuer is in the allowed ACL list
- ACL must be configured separately in Apinizer
- Only certificates from allowed issuers are accepted
TLS Configuration:
- mTLS requires TLS to be enabled on the API Proxy
- Client certificates must be presented during TLS handshake
- Server must request client certificate during handshake
Certificate Format:
- Supports X.509 certificates (PEM, DER formats)
- Certificate must include public key and signature
- Certificate chain validation requires intermediate and root CA certificates
Security:
- mTLS provides strong authentication based on PKI
- More secure than password-based authentication
- Requires proper certificate management
Performance: Certificate validation adds minimal overhead to TLS handshake
Pipeline:
- REQUEST pipeline validates client certificate before processing request
- Authentication failure results in 401 Unauthorized response
Error Handling: Invalid or missing certificates cause authentication to fail
Deployment: Policy changes require deployment to take effect. Set deploy: true or deploy manually.

List Policies - List all policies
Add Policy - General policy addition guide
Update Policy - General policy update guide
Delete Policy - General policy deletion guide
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​Request Body Fields

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​Note

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​cURL Example

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​Response

​Success Response (200 OK)

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General Information

Policy Type

Endpoints

List Policies

Add Policy

Update Policy

Delete Policy

List Policies

Endpoint

Request

Headers

Path Parameters

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

cURL Example

Add Policy

Endpoint

Request

Headers

Path Parameters

Request Body

Request Body Fields

Note

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

cURL Example

Update Policy

Endpoint

Request

Headers

Path Parameters

Request Body

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

Delete Policy

Endpoint

Request

Headers

Path Parameters

Request Body

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

Notes and Warnings

Related Documentation