Event forwarders are tools you can configure through the Event Center in order to get notified on other platforms when a certain event type happens. For example, one might want to be notified every time a certain Certificate is about to expire or when a user requests to access an item you have in your Akeyless Platform.

Webhook Event Forwarder enables you to forward event notifications to Endpoint URLs based on your configuration. These include notifications about Items, Auth Methods, Targets, and Gateways, which can be configured to be sent immediately or every 1 to 24 hours.

Create a Webhook Event Forwarder using the CLI

To set up a Webhook Event Forwarder, use the following command:

akeyless event-forwarder create webhook \
--name MyForwarder \
--gateway-url <'https://<Your-Akeyless-GW-URL:8000>'> \
--url <Webhook URL>
--items-event-source-locations </MySecrets/*> \
--targets-event-source-locations </MyTargets/*>
--auth-type user-pass
--username <Username> \
--password <Password> \
--event-types <event type> \
--runner-type[=immediate] <immediate, periodic> \
--every <1-24 hours> \

akeyless event-forwarder create webhook \
--name MyForwarder \
--gateway-url <'https://<Your-Akeyless-GW-URL:8000>'> \
--url <Webhook URL>
--items-event-source-locations </MySecrets/*> \
--targets-event-source-locations </MyTargets/*>
--auth-type bearer-token \
--auth-token <Base64 encoded Token string> \
--event-types <event type> \
--runner-type[=immediate] <immediate, periodic> \
--every <1-24 hours> \

akeyless event-forwarder create webhook \
--name MyForwarder \
--gateway-url <'https://<Your-Akeyless-GW-URL:8000>'> \
--url <Webhook URL>
--items-event-source-locations </MySecrets/*> \
--targets-event-source-locations </MyTargets/*>
--auth-type certificate \
--client-cert-file-name <file containing PEM certificate> \
--client-cert-data <Base64 encoded PEM certificate> \
--private-key-file-name <file containing a PEM RSA Private Key> \
--private-key-data <Base64 encoded PEM RSA Private Key> \
--event-types <event type> \
--runner-type[=immediate] <immediate, periodic> \
--every <1-24 hours> \

The main parameters for the command are as follows:

• name: Event Forwarder name

• gateway-url: Akeyless Gateway Configuration Manager URL (port 8000).

• url: The server that will receive the events.

• items-event-source-locations: Items event sources to forward events about, for example: /abc/*

• event-types: A comma-separated list of types of events to notify about, view the full list of the available events

• auth-type: The Webhook Authentication Type [user-pass, bearer-token, certificate]

  • For user-pass:

    • username: Username for Authentication

    • password: Password for Authentication

  • For bearer-token:

    • auth-token: Base64 encoded Token string

  • For certificate:

    • client-cert-file-name: Name of a file containing a PEM certificate

    • client-cert-data: Base64 encoded PEM certificate

    • private-key-file-name: Name of a file containing a PEM RSA Private Key

    • private-key-data: Base64 encoded PEM RSA Private Key

• runner-type[=immediate]: Event Forwarder runner type [immediate, periodic]

• every: Rate of periodic runner repetition in hours

You can find the complete list of parameters for this command in the CLI Reference - Webhook Event forwarder

Create a Webhook event forwarder using the Console

1. Log in to the Akeyless Console and open the Event Center, select Manage Forwarders. If this is your first Forwarder, it appears as Add Forwarder, click it and choose: Webhook

2. Fill in the following fields:

• Name: The Webhook event forwarder name
• Webhook URL: The URL which will receive the notifications from Akeyless
• Server Certificate: PEM certificate of the Webhook

Choose Authentication Type (Password / Token / Certificate)

• For Password:

  • Provide: Username and a Password

• For Token:

  • Provide: Base64 encoded Token string

• For Certificate:

  • Provide: PEM Certificate and a PEM Private Key

• Gateway: Choose a gateway from the list

• Protection-Key: Protection key other than the default, if you wish to change it

• Choose either to:

  • Forward Events Immediately: Forward events as soon as the event occurs

  • Forward Events Every: choose when to forward events, in hours

• Event Sources: Select the Items / Auth Methods / Targets / Gateways you would like to get events on based on their locations

• Event Type: Choose the relevant event to be notified about from the following list