Add a website
A Website in strongDM is the combination of an IP/DNS address and authentication information used to connect to a Web-based resource, such as a Redash or Grafana dashboard.
Currently, strongDM supports websites with no authentication, basic HTTP authentication, or header-based authentication. Interactive logins and websites secured with SSO are not supported.
Resource configuration
Display Name: Required
Like other resource types, this is the name that is displayed in the CLI and GUI for any users that are granted access.
Server Type: Required
HTTP, HTTP Basic Auth, HTTP Custom Auth. Find a description for each in the next section.
Base URL: Required
A base address and port for the website you wish to add as a resource. (e.g.
http://dashboard.strongdm.com:9021)HTTP Subdomain: Required
Be sure to input URL safe characters; this string will be used as your local DNS address. (e.g.
app-prod1would turn intohttp://app-prod1.production111.sdm.network/)Default Path: Optional
This path will be the starting page when accessing the resource. (e.g.
/_plugins/kibana)Healthcheck Path: Optional
Change the healthcheck from the default
/to a more specific URL; the path provided should return a healthy status code. (e.g.200)Headers exclusion: Optional
By default, the logs in strongDM will include all of the headers passed to the Website. If you wish to exclude any headers from logging, you may enter them here.
Server Types
HTTP
This type of connection does not attempt to perform any authentication via strongDM, so it has no additional fields required. Just make sure your URL is correct and go from there!
HTTP Basic Auth
This option uses standard HTTP authentication (username/password). Choosing this option will expose two additional fields: the username (Digest Auth User) and password (Digest Auth Password).
HTTP Custom Auth
This option sends custom authentication data using the
Authenticationheader. Once selected the field Authorization Header will be exposed.
Proxy configuration
Once a user has access to a Website, they will also need to configure their local system proxy. Users can add the following PAC file to their system to accomplish this:https://app.strongdm.com/proxy.pac
The PAC file in the link above will automatically configure your system to proxy traffic for your Websites. For more detailed setup instructions read: Connecting to Websites
If any errors occur, please copy them into an email and send to support@strongdm.com.