CIFS/SMB
CIFS/SMB connections to the CipherTrust Manager can be configured using the following:
Managing SMB Connections using GUI
Host - IP or FQDN of the SMB share server.
Port - the port where the SMB service is running on the host.
Note
The Host and Port fields must be specified together, or do not specify any of them. If Host and Port are not specified while creating a connection, these fields cannot be added later.
Username - username to access the SMB share.
Password - password to access the SMB share.
Domain - workgroup or domain under which the username is configured. It is an optional field.
Test Path - path to the file-share for which the credentials need to be tested. It is only required to test the connections.
Note
The Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a dialect of SMB.
Click the Test Credentials button to check whether the connection is configured correctly. If the test is successful, the status is OK else the status is Fail.
Note
The Host, Port, and Test Path fields are mandatory for testing the connection credentials.
Click Next to move to the next step.
Managing SMB Connections using ksctl
The following operations can be performed:
Create/Get/Update/Delete an SMB connection
List all SMB connections
Test an existing SMB connection
Creating an SMB Connection
To create an SMB connection, run:
Syntax
ksctl connectionmgmt smb create --name <Connection-Name> --host <Hostname> --port <Port> --Username <SMB-Connection-Username> ---conn-password <SMB-Connection-Password>
Example Request
ksctl connectionmgmt smb create --name smbConnection1 --host xx.xxx.xxx.xxx --port 445 --username test1 --conn-password 1234
Example Response
{
"id": "5b32eb85-5c8e-4416-a749-b0b0b8916213",
"uri": "kylo:kylo:connectionmgmt:connections:smbconnection1-5b32eb85-5c8e-4416-a749-b0b0b8916213",
"account": "kylo:kylo:admin:accounts:kylo",
"createdAt": "2021-02-03T08:49:10.5042906Z",
"updatedAt": "2021-02-03T08:49:10.502989201Z",
"service": "SMB",
"category": "File-Share",
"last_connection_ok": null,
"last_connection_at": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"name": "smbConnection1",
"username": "test1",
"host": "xx.xxx.xxx.xxx",
"Port": "445"
}
Getting Details of an SMB Connection
To get details of an SMB connection, run:
Syntax
ksctl connectionmgmt smb get --id <Connection-Name/ID>
Example Request
ksctl connectionmgmt smb get --id 7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a
Example Response
{
"id": "7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a",
"uri": "kylo:kylo:connectionmgmt:connections:smbconnection-7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a",
"account": "kylo:kylo:admin:accounts:kylo",
"createdAt": "2021-02-03T03:55:03.541011Z",
"updatedAt": "2021-02-03T03:55:03.538119Z",
"service": "SMB",
"category": "File-Share",
"last_connection_ok": null,
"last_connection_at": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"name": "smbConnection",
"products": [
"CTE"
],
"description": "a description of the connection",
"username": "user",
"domain": "domainName",
"host": "1.2.3.4",
"Port": "445"
}
Updating an SMB Connection
To update an SMB connection, run:
Syntax
ksctl connectionmgmt smb modify --id <Connection-Name/ID> --products <Product-Names> --conn-password <SMB-Connection-Password> --meta <Key-Values>
Example Request
ksctl connectionmgmt smb modify --id 7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a --conn-password 1234 --username test2
Example Response
{
"id": "7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a",
"uri": "kylo:kylo:connectionmgmt:connections:smbconnection-7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a",
"account": "kylo:kylo:admin:accounts:kylo",
"createdAt": "2021-02-03T03:55:03.541011Z",
"updatedAt": "2021-02-03T08:58:21.490072287Z",
"service": "SMB",
"category": "File-Share",
"last_connection_ok": null,
"last_connection_at": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"name": "smbConnection",
"products": [
"CTE"
],
"meta": "",
"description": "a description of the connection",
"host": "1.2.3.4",
"domain": "domainName",
"username": "test2",
"port": "445"
}
Deleting an SMB Connection
To delete an SMB connection, run:
Syntax
ksctl connectionmgmt smb delete --id <Connection-Name/ID>
Example Request
ksctl connectionmgmt smb delete --id 7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a
There will be no response if SMB connection is deleted successfully.
Getting List of SMB Connections
To list all the SMB connections, run:
Syntax
ksctl connectionmgmt smb list
Example Request
ksctl connectionmgmt smb list
Example Response
{
"skip": 0,
"limit": 10,
"total": 2,
"resources": [
{
"id": "5b32eb85-5c8e-4416-a749-b0b0b8916213",
"uri": "kylo:kylo:connectionmgmt:connections:smbconnection1-5b32eb85-5c8e-4416-a749-b0b0b8916213",
"account": "kylo:kylo:admin:accounts:kylo",
"createdAt": "2021-02-03T08:49:10.504291Z",
"updatedAt": "2021-02-03T08:49:10.502989Z",
"service": "SMB",
"category": "File-Share",
"last_connection_ok": null,
"last_connection_at": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"name": "smbConnection1",
"username": "test1",
"host": "xx.xxx.xxx.xxx",
"Port": "445"
},
{
"id": "7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a",
"uri": "kylo:kylo:connectionmgmt:connections:smbconnection-7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a",
"account": "kylo:kylo:admin:accounts:kylo",
"createdAt": "2021-02-03T03:55:03.541011Z",
"updatedAt": "2021-02-03T03:55:03.538119Z",
"service": "SMB",
"category": "File-Share",
"last_connection_ok": null,
"last_connection_at": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"name": "smbConnection",
"products": [
"CTE"
],
"description": "a description of the connection",
"username": "user",
"domain": "domainName",
"host": "1.2.3.4",
"Port": "445"
}
]
}
Testing an Existing SMB Connection
To test an existing SMB connection, run:
Syntax
ksctl connectionmgmt smb test --id <Connection-Name/ID> --share-path <Share-Path>
ksctl connectionmgmt smb test --host <Hostname> --port <Port> --username <SMB-Connection-Username> --conn-password <SMB-Connection-Password> --share-path <Share-Path>
Example Request 1
ksctl connectionmgmt smb test --id 7ee52a57-19d4-4202-b900-edd299bb6d7a --share-path shared
Example Response 1
{
"connection_ok": true
}
Example Request 2
ksctl connectionmgmt smb test --host xx.xxx.xxx.xxx --port 445 --username test1 --conn-password 1234 --share-path shared
Example Response 2
{
"connection_ok": true
}
