topic Re: Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring credentials using PAM api in Synthetic Monitoring

Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring credentials using PAM api

jordan_rose — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:20:03 GMT

Is there any way for Synthetic Monitoring transactions to call the CA PAM api to get a user account/credentials?

Our security team is pushing for a "check in/check out" process for certain service accounts. If we could call the PAM api to get the account and credentials this would satisfy that need.

Re: Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring credentials using PAM api

Philipp_Kastner — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:02:47 GMT

Hi @jordan_rose,

are you using browser monitors? If yes, you can use a JavaScript event to execute simple API calls.
Similar to the example shown in the help

Hope this helps,

Philipp

Re: Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring credentials using PAM api

jordan_rose — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:11:00 GMT

Hi Philipp, thanks for the reply and this is very helpful. Once I retrieve a user name how can I set it to a variable and input that into a form field. I looked through the doc and didn't see this and I haven't had any need to edit the scripts of the recorded click path yet so forgive me if I'm missing it.

Any help on this much appreciated!

Re: Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring credentials using PAM api

Philipp_Kastner — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:12:20 GMT

You have two options.

1. You can store the user name via api.setValue and use it in a subsequent keystroke events via placeholders for example {username}.

2. You set the value of the input directly via JavaScript.

Example

api.startAsyncSyntheticEvent(); fetch('https://randomuser.me/api/').then((resp) => resp.json()).then(function(data) { // Option 1 - Store username via api.setValue to use in subsequent events api.setValue("username", data.results[0].name.first); // Option 2 - Set input value directly via JavaScript document.getElementById('username').value = data.results[0].name.first; api.finish(); }).catch(function(error) { api.fail('Fetch request to randomuser.me failed'); });

Using the placeholder in a subsequent keystroke event

Kind regards,

Philipp

Re: Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring credentials using PAM api

jordan_rose — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:15:49 GMT

Phillip, this is awesome, Thank you so much for replying with this info. I will do some testing to try to get this working....