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user.checkAuthentication

Description

object user.checkAuthentication

This method checks and prolongs the user session.

Calling the user.checkAuthentication method using the parameter sessionid prolongs the user session by default.

Parameters

The method accepts the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
extend boolean Whether to prolong the user session.

Default value: "true".
Setting the value to "false" allows to check the user session without prolonging it.

Parameter behavior:
- supported if sessionid is set
sessionid string User authentication token.

Parameter behavior:
- required if token is not set
secret string Random 32 characters string. Is generated on user login.
token string User API token.

Parameter behavior:
- required if sessionid is not set

Return values

(object) Returns an object containing information about the user.

Additionally to the standard user properties, the following information is returned.

Property Type Description
auth_type integer Default authentication for the user.

Refer to the authentication_type property of the Authentication object for a list of possible values.
debug_mode integer Whether debug mode is enabled or disabled for the user.

Refer to the debug_mode property of the User group object for a list of possible values.
deprovisioned boolean Whether the user belongs to a deprovisioned users group.
gui_access string User's authentication method to the frontend.

Refer to the gui_access property of the User group object for a list of possible values.
secret string Random 32 characters string. Is generated on user login.

Property secret is not returned if the user session is checked using an API token.
sessionid string Authentication token, which must be used in the following API requests.

Property sessionid is not returned if the user session is checked using an API token.
type integer User type.

Refer to the type property of the Role object for a list of possible values.
userip string IP address of the user.

Examples

Check authentication using authentication token

Check and prolong a user session using the user authentication token, and return additional information about the user.

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "user.checkAuthentication",
           "params": {
               "sessionid": "673b8ba11562a35da902c66cf5c23fa2"
           },
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": {
               "userid": "1",
               "username": "Admin",
               "name": "Zabbix",
               "surname": "Administrator",
               "url": "",
               "autologin": "1",
               "autologout": "0",
               "lang": "ru_RU",
               "refresh": "0",
               "theme": "default",
               "attempt_failed": "0",
               "attempt_ip": "127.0.0.1",
               "attempt_clock": "1355919038",
               "rows_per_page": "50",
               "timezone": "Europe/Riga",
               "roleid": "3",
               "userdirectoryid": "0",
               "ts_provisioned": "0",
               "type": 3,
               "userip": "127.0.0.1",
               "debug_mode": 0,
               "gui_access": "0",
               "deprovisioned": false,
               "auth_type": 0,
               "sessionid": "673b8ba11562a35da902c66cf5c23fa2",
               "secret": "0e329b933e46984e49a5c1051ecd0751"
           },
           "id": 1
       }
Check authentication using API token

Check a user session using the user API token, and return additional information about the user.

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "user.checkAuthentication",
           "params": {
               "token": "00aff470e07c12d707e50d98cfe39edef9e6ec349c14728dbdfbc8ddc5ea3eae"
           },
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": {
               "userid": "1",
               "username": "Admin",
               "name": "Zabbix",
               "surname": "Administrator",
               "url": "",
               "autologin": "1",
               "autologout": "0",
               "lang": "ru_RU",
               "refresh": "0",
               "theme": "default",
               "attempt_failed": "0",
               "attempt_ip": "127.0.0.1",
               "attempt_clock": "1355919338",
               "rows_per_page": "50",
               "timezone": "Europe/Riga",
               "roleid": "3",
               "userdirectoryid": "0",
               "ts_provisioned": "0",
               "type": 3,
               "userip": "127.0.0.1",
               "debug_mode": 0,
               "gui_access": "1",
               "deprovisioned": false,
               "auth_type": 0
           },
           "id": 1
       }

Source

CUser::checkAuthentication() in ui/include/classes/api/services/CUser.php.