Create roles with database access only

Create roles with database access only.

Roles with database access grant the ability to access and interact with a database's data. Database access privileges are determined by defining Redis ACLs and adding them to roles.

To create a role that grants database access without granting access to the Redis Enterprise Cluster Manager UI and REST API:

1. Define Redis ACLs that determine database access privileges.

2. Create a role with ACLs added and leave the Cluster management role as None.

Define Redis ACLs

You can use the Cluster Manager UI or the REST API to define Redis ACL rules that you can assign to roles.

Cluster Manager UI method

To define a Redis ACL rule using the Cluster Manager UI:

1. From Access Control > Redis ACLs, you can either:

   • Point to a Redis ACL and select to edit an existing Redis ACL.

   • Select + Add Redis ACL to create a new Redis ACL.

2. Enter a descriptive name for the Redis ACL. This will be used to associate the ACL rule with the role.

3. Define the ACL rule. For more information about Redis ACL rules and syntax, see the Redis ACL overview.

   Note:

   The ACL builder does not support selectors and key permissions. Use Free text command to manually define them instead.

4. Select Save.

REST API method

To define a Redis ACL rule using the REST API, use a create Redis ACL request. For more information about Redis ACL rules and syntax, see the Redis ACL overview.

Example request:

POST /v1/redis_acls
{ 
  "name": "Test_ACL_1",
  "acl": "+@read +FT.INFO +FT.SEARCH"
}

Example response body:

{ 
  "acl": "+@read +FT.INFO +FT.SEARCH",
  "name": "Test_ACL_1",
  "uid": 11
}

To associate the Redis ACL with a role and database, use the uid from the response as the redis_acl_uid when you add roles_permissions to the database. See Associate a database with roles and Redis ACLs for an example request.

Create roles with ACLs

To create a role that grants database access to users but blocks access to the Redis Enterprise Cluster Manager UI and REST API, set the Cluster management role to None.

Cluster Manager UI method

To define a role for database access using the Cluster Manager UI:

1. From Access Control > Roles, you can:

   • Point to a role and select to edit an existing role.

   • Select + Add role to create a new role.

   

2. Enter a descriptive name for the role. This will be used to reference the role when configuring users.

3. Leave Cluster management role as the default None.

   

4. Select + Add ACL.

   

5. Choose a Redis ACL and databases to associate with the role.

   

6. Select the check mark to confirm.

7. Select Save.

   

You can assign the new role to users to grant database access.

REST API method

To define a role for database access using the REST API:

1. Create a role.

2. Associate a database with roles and Redis ACLs.

Create a role

To create a role using the REST API:

POST /v1/roles
{ 
  "name": "<role-name>",
  "management": "none" 
}

Example response body:

{ 
  "management": "none",
  "name": "<role-name>",
  "uid": 7
}

To associate the role with a Redis ACL and database, use the uid from the response as the role_uid when you add roles_permissions to the database. See Associate a database with roles and Redis ACLs for an example request.

Associate a database with roles and Redis ACLs

Update a database's configuration to add roles_permissions with the role and Redis ACL:

POST /v1/bdbs/<database-id>
{
  "roles_permissions":
  [
    {
      "role_uid": <integer>,
      "redis_acl_uid": <integer>
    }
  ]
}