DRAFT
Overview
The Delegation Via Attributes process will allow departments to manage delegations in Austin Active Directory objects. This process is composed of the following parts: the delegation request, the requests attribute, the delegation processing, and the results attribute. The delegation request is a JSON string that contains the required properties and values for the delegation. The JSON string is written to the requests attribute on a deparment's Administrative OU. The delegation processing is comprised of a PowerShell script and the scheduled tasks that run the PowerShell script every hour. The PowerShell script will remove the original JSON string from the requests attributes and write the output from delegation processing as a JSON string to the results attribute on the department's Administrative OU.
Attributes
The attributes used by Delegation Via Attributes are stored on a departemnt's Administrative OU object. A department's Administrative OU is contained under the Departments OU in the Administrative OU at the root of the domainFor example: "OU=TEST,OU=Departments,OU=Administrative,DC=austin,DC=utexas,DC=edu" would be the Administrative OU for the TEST department.
- The requests attribute is the utexasEduAustinMulti1 attribute on a department's Administrative OU. Department Owners can read and write to this attribute to submit a delegation request.
- The results attribute is the utexasEduAustinMulti2 attribute on a department's Administrative OU. Department Owners can read this attribute to review the results of delegation processing.
Delegation Request
Each delegation request is a JSON string that contains the following properties and values:
| Property | Value | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | When to process the request | Yes | Must be a valid time value. Can be set for a future time to scheduled the request. |
| Action | Action for the request | Yes | Must be one of the following approved verbs: Add, Remove, Repalce, Clear |
| Path | OU targetted by the request | Yes | Must be an OU under the Department's OU. |
| Principal | AD group in the delegation | Yes | Must be either:
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| Delegation | Permissions for request | Yes | Must be either:
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| RequestedBy | EID submitting the request | Yes | Must be the EID submitting the request. Validated against the Department's Owners group. |
| RequestedFor | EID requesting the delegation | No | The EID who requested the delegation from the owner. Optional |
Delegation Results
Each delegation result is a JSON string that contains the following properties and values:
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | When the request was processed | The time when the script processed the request. |
| Request | The original delegation request | The original JSON string from the request attribute |
| Success | True or False | True if the request was processed successfully. False otherwise. |
| Error | Present when Success is False | Contains the reason the request could not be processed as submitted. |