Sophos Mobile app groups interface guide
Product Version: 8.1
Contents
About this guide....................................................................................................................................... 1
App reputation support.............................................................................................................................2
The app groups web service interface.................................................................................................... 3
API description......................................................................................................................................... 5
Log in.............................................................................................................................................5
Log out...........................................................................................................................................6
Create app group.......................................................................................................................... 7
Get app groups........................................................................................................................... 10
Get app group by ID................................................................................................................... 12
Update app group....................................................................................................................... 14
Technical support................................................................................................................................... 17
Legal notices.......................................................................................................................................... 18
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1 About this guide
This guide explains how to manage app groups using the RESTful web service interface of Sophos
Mobile.
Typically, this is used by third-party app reputation vendors to integrate app reputation information into
Sophos Mobile.
Document conventions
The following convention is used in this guide:
• Unless otherwise noted, the term Windows Mobile refers to Windows Phone 8.1 and the
Windows 10 operating system editions Mobile and Mobile Enterprise.
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2 App reputation support
In Sophos Mobile you can define list of apps, called app groups, for app reputation purposes. For example:
• Apps that users are allowed to install on their devices (allowed apps).
• Apps that users are not allowed to install on their devices (forbidden apps).
When you define allowed apps, all other apps not included in the app group are forbidden.
When you define forbidden apps, all other apps not included in the app group are allowed.
App groups contain apps for a specific platform - Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, or Windows Mobile.
To cover apps from more than one platform, you need to create separate app groups.
Note
App groups in themselves do not include any app reputation classification. They merely are a collection of apps. The app reputation classification is established within Sophos Mobile by using an app group for a certain purpose, that is, to define allowed or forbidden apps.
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3 The app groups web service interface
Sophos Mobile offers a RESTful web service to manage app groups. This interface can be used by third-party app reputation vendors to integrate app reputation information into Sophos Mobile.
For security reasons, the web service only supports HTTPS access. Communication is encrypted with the same SSL/TLS certificate that is used for the Sophos Mobile console and Self Service Portal.
Tip
In Sophos Mobile there is special administrator role App Group Administrator that has sufficient rights to create, update and read app groups.
Basically, the management of app groups through the web service interface includes the following workflow:
1. Perform a POST /rs/login request, sending the credentials (that is, customer name, login name, password) of a Sophos Mobile administrator account.
The service returns a session authentication token that is required to access the web service resources.
2. Perform the required requests.
• To create an app group, use
— POST /rs/androidappgroup
— POST /rs/iosappgroup
— POST /rs/macosappgroup
— POST /rs/windowsdesktopappgroup
— POST /rs/windowsphoneappgroup
• To retrieve a list of defined app groups, use
— GET /rs/androidappgroup
— GET /rs/iosappgroup
— GET /rs/macosappgroup
— GET /rs/windowsdesktopappgroup
— GET /rs/windowphoneappgroup
• To retrieve the properties of a certain app group (including the properties of the contained apps), use
— GET /rs/androidappgroup/:id
— GET /rs/iosappgroup/:id
— GET /rs/macosappgroup/:id
— GET /rs/windowsdesktopappgroup/:id
— GET /rs/windowsphoneappgroup/:id where :id is the internal identifier of the app group.
• To update the properties of an existing app group (for example, to add or remove apps or to change the app group name), use
— PUT /rs/androidappgroup/:id
— PUT /rs/iosappgroup/:id
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— PUT /rs/macosappgroup/:id
— PUT /rs/windowsdesktopappgroup/:id
— PUT /rs/windowsphoneappgroup/:id where :id is the internal identifier of the app group.
3. When you are finished, perform a POST /rs/logout request to log out from Sophos Mobile.
For details of the web service API, see
API description (page 5).
Note
The session authentication token expires after 60 seconds of inactivity.
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4 API description
4.1 Log in
Log in to the Sophos Mobile server.
The /rs/login resource returns a session authentication token that is required to access the other web service resources. This token expires after 60 seconds of inactivity.
URL https://<smc_server_address>/rs/login
Method
POST
Request header
Key
Content-Type
Value application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Request body
Form data, containing these properties:
Key customer user password
Description
A customer name.
An administrator log-in name for that customer.
The administrator password.
Response body
JSON object with the following structure:
Key userName authToken loginDate rights
Type
String
String
Integer
Array of strings
Description
Administrator log-in name.
Session authentication token.
Log-in timestamp in epoch milliseconds.
List of rights that are granted to the administrator.
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The administrator must have the following rights to be able to manage app groups:
• APP_GROUPS_BROWSE
• APP_GROUPS_CREATE
• APP_GROUPS_SHOW
• APP_GROUPS_UPDATE
HTTP response status
Status code
200 OK
401 Unauthorized
Description
Administrator was successfully logged in.
Administrator is not authorized to access the resource.
Example request
POST /rs/login HTTP/1.1
Host: smc.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded customer=myCustomer&user=myAdminName&password=myPassword
Example response
{
"userName": "myAdminName",
"authToken": "da81d6d2-3c02-4f18-8115-f4188d84e851",
"loginDate": 1452258438634,
"rights": [
<array of granted rights>
]
}
4.2 Log out
Log out from the Sophos Mobile server.
URL https://<smc_server_address>/rs/logout
Method
POST
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Request header
Key
X-SMCRS-Auth-Session
Value
Session authentication token from the login response.
Request body empty
Response body empty
HTTP response status
Status code
200 OK
401 Unauthorized
Description
Administrator was successfully logged out.
Administrator is not authorized or the authentication token has expired.
Example request
POST /rs/logout HTTP/1.1
Host: smc.example.com
X-SMCRS-Auth-Session: da81d6d2-3c02-4f18-8115-f4188d84e851
4.3 Create app group
Create an app group object.
URL https://<smc_server_address>/rs/androidappgroup https://<smc_server_address>/rs/iosappgroup https://<smc_server_address>/rs/macosappgroup https://<smc_server_address>/rs/windowsdesktopappgroup https://<smc_server_address>/rs/windowsphoneappgroup
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Method
POST
Request header
Key
X-SMCRS-Auth-Session
Content-Type
Value
The session authentication token from the login response.
application/json
Request body
JSON object with the following structure:
Key name
Type
String appList Array of app objects
App objects have the following structure:
Key name identifier
Type
String
String fileUrl String (optional)
Description
External name of the app group.
App groups for the same platform (Android, iOS,
Windows Mobile) must have unique names. But it is for example possible to create an Android app group with the same name as an iOS app group.
See the following table.
Description
An arbitrary name that is used to identify the app.
For Android apps, this is the package name.
For iOS apps, this is the bundle ID.
For Windows Mobile apps, this is the GUID.
The URL of the app in Google Play, in the App
Store, or in the Windows Store.
Response body
JSON object with the properties of the app group that was created:
Key appGroupId name editable updateDate
Type
Number
String
Boolean
Integer
Description
ID of the app group.
External name of the app group.
If false, app group cannot be updated.
Update timestamp in epoch milliseconds.
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Key insertDate updatedBy insertedBy appList
Type
Integer
String
String
Array of app objects
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Description
Insertion timestamp in epoch milliseconds.
Name of the user that updated the app group.
Name of the user that created the app group.
Same structure as for request.
HTTP response status
Status code
204 OK
401 Unauthorized
403 Forbidden
409 Conflict
Description
App group was successfully created.
User is not authorized or the authentication token has expired.
User does not have sufficient rights.
Another app group for the same platform (Android, iOS, Windows
Mobile) with the specified name already exists.
Example request
POST /rs/androidappgroup HTTP/1.1
Host: smc.example.com
X-SMCRS-Auth-Session: da81d6d2-3c02-4f18-8115-f4188d84e851
Content-Type: application/json
{
"name": "myNewAppGroup",
"appList": [
{
"name": "Sophos Mobile Security",
"identifier": "com.sophos.smsec",
"fileUrl":
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sophos.smsec"
}
]
}
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Example response
{
"appGroupId": 10042,
"name": "myNewAppGroup",
"editable": true,
"updateDate": null,
"insertDate": 1467116868245,
"updatedBy": null,
"insertedBy": "myAdminName",
"appList": [
{
"name": "Sophos Mobile Security",
"identifier": "com.sophos.smsec",
"fileUrl":
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sophos.smsec"
}
]
}
4.4 Get app groups
Get a list of all app group objects.
URL https://<smc_server_address>/rs/androidappgroup https://<smc_server_address>/rs/iosappgroup https://<smc_server_address>/rs/macosappgroup https://<smc_server_address>/rs/windowsdesktopappgroup https://<smc_server_address>/rs/windowsphoneappgroup
Method
GET
Request header
Key
X-SMCRS-Auth-Session
Value
The session authentication token from the login response.
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Response body
JSON object with the list of Android app groups:
Key appGroupId name editable
Type
Number
String
Boolean
Description
ID of the app group.
External name of the app group.
If false, app group cannot be updated.
HTTP response status
Status code
200 OK
401 Unauthorized
403 Forbidden
Description
Request was successfully processed.
User is not authorized or the authentication token has expired.
User does not have sufficient rights.
Example request
GET /rs/androidappgroup HTTP/1.1
Host: smc.example.com
X-SMCRS-Auth-Session: da81d6d2-3c02-4f18-8115-f4188d84e851
Example response
[
{
"appGroupId": 10030,
"name": "myFirstAppGroup",
"editable": true
},
{
"appGroupId": 10031,
"name": "mySecondAppGroup",
"editable": false
},
{
"appGroupId": 10042,
"name": "myNewAppGroup",
"editable": true
}
]
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4.5 Get app group by ID
Get the properties of an existing app group object.
URL https://<smc_server_address>/rs/androidappgroup/:id https://<smc_server_address>/rs/iosappgroup/:id https://<smc_server_address>/rs/macosappgroup/:id https://<smc_server_address>/rs/windowsdesktopappgroup/:id https://<smc_server_address>/rs/windowsphoneappgroup/:id
Method
GET
URL parameter
Parameter
:id
Description
The internal identifier of the app group.
This is the appGroupId attribute as returned by, for example GET /rs/ androidappgroup .
Request header
Key
X-SMCRS-Auth-
Session
Value
The session authentication token from the login response.
Response body
JSON object with the properties of the specified app group:
Key appGroupId name editable updateDate insertDate
Type
Number
String
Boolean
Integer
Integer
Description
ID of the app group.
External name of the app group.
If false, app group cannot be updated.
Update timestamp in epoch milliseconds.
Insertion timestamp in epoch milliseconds.
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Description
Name of the user that updated the app group.
Name of the user that created the app group.
See the following table.
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Key updatedBy insertedBy appList
Type
String
String
Array of app objects
App objects have the following structure:
Key name identifier
Type
String
String fileUrl String (optional)
Description
An arbitrary name that is used to identify the app.
For Android apps, this is the package name.
For iOS apps, this is the bundle ID.
For Windows Mobile apps, this is the GUID.
If set, the URL of the app in Google Play, in the
App Store, or in Microsoft Store.
HTTP response status
Status code
200 OK
401 Unauthorized
403 Forbidden
404 Not Found
Description
Request was successfully processed.
User is not authorized or the authentication token has expired.
User does not have sufficient rights.
App group with specified identifier does not exist.
Example request
GET /rs/androidappgroup/10042 HTTP/1.1
Host: smc.example.com
X-SMCRS-Auth-Session: da81d6d2-3c02-4f18-8115-f4188d84e851
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Example response
{
"appGroupId": 10042,
"name": "myNewAppGroup",
"editable": true,
"updateDate": null,
"insertDate": 1467116868245,
"updatedBy": null,
"insertedBy": "myAdminName",
"appList": [
{
"name": "Sophos Mobile Security",
"identifier": "com.sophos.smsec",
"fileUrl":
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sophos.smsec"
}
]
}
4.6 Update app group
Update an existing app group object.
URL https://<smc_server_address>/rs/androidappgroup/:id https://<smc_server_address>/rs/iosappgroup/:id https://<smc_server_address>/rs/macosappgroup/:id https://<smc_server_address>/rs/windowsdesktopappgroup/:id https://<smc_server_address>/rs/windowsphoneappgroup/:id
Method
PUT
Request header
Key
X-SMCRS-Auth-Session
Content-Type
Value
The session authentication token from the login response.
application/json
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Request body
JSON object with the updated data of the app group:
Key name appList
Type
String
Array of app objects
Description
External name of the app group.
See the following table.
App objects have the following structure:
Key name identifier
Type
String
String fileUrl String (optional)
Description
An arbitrary name that is used to identify the app.
For Android apps, this is the package name.
For iOS apps, this is the bundle ID.
For Windows Mobile apps, this is the GUID.
The URL of the app in Google Play, in the App
Store, or in Microsoft Store.
Response body empty
HTTP response status
Status code
204 No Content
401 Unauthorized
403 Forbidden
404 Not Found
409 Conflict
Description
App group was successfully updated.
User is not authorized or the authentication token has expired.
User does not have sufficient rights.
App group with specified identifier does not exist.
Another app group for the same platform (Android, iOS, Windows
Mobile) with the specified name already exists.
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Example request
PUT /rs/androidappgroup/10042 HTTP/1.1
Host: smc.example.com
X-SMCRS-Auth-Session: da81d6d2-3c02-4f18-8115-f4188d84e851
Content-Type: application/json
{
"name": "myUpdatedAppGroup",
"appList":[
{
"name": "Sophos Mobile Security",
"identifier": "com.sophos.smsec",
"fileUrl":
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sophos.smsec"
},
{
"name": "Sophos Mobile Control",
"identifier": "com.sophos.mobilecontrol.client.android",
"fileUrl":
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.sophos.mobilecontrol.client.android"
}
]
}
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5 Technical support
You can find technical support for Sophos products in any of these ways:
• Visit the Sophos Community at community.sophos.com/ and search for other users who are experiencing the same problem.
• Visit the Sophos support knowledgebase at www.sophos.com/en-us/support.aspx
.
• Download the product documentation at www.sophos.com/en-us/support/documentation.aspx
.
• Open a ticket with our support team at https://secure2.sophos.com/support/contact-support/ support-query.aspx
.
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6 Legal notices
Copyright © 2018 Sophos Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise unless you are either a valid licensee where the documentation can be reproduced in accordance with the license terms or you otherwise have the prior permission in writing of the copyright owner.
Sophos, Sophos Anti-Virus and SafeGuard are registered trademarks of Sophos Limited, Sophos
Group and Utimaco Safeware AG, as applicable. All other product and company names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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