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POST: Track the Remediation of a Finding

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Publication Date – August 20, 2020

https://api.bitsighttech.com/ratings/v1/remediations

Manage your findings for issue tracking and assign users to remediate.

Parameters

*Required.

Parameter Description Values 
company_guid
Data		 Identify your company. [String] Your company’s unique identifier [entity_guid]. See GET: Portfolio Details. 
evidence_key
Data		 Identify the asset (domain or IP address) associated with the finding to remediate. [String] The asset [evidence_key]. See GET: Issue Tracking. 
risk_vector
Data		 Identify a risk vector to remediate. [String] The risk vector slug name. See risk types. 
rolledup_observation_id
Data		 Identify a finding to remediate. [String] Finding identifier. See GET: Issue Tracking. 
status
Data		 Edit the finding to remediate. Requires value and public. [Object] 
{"value":"Risk Accepted","public":false}
  
value
Data		 Change the remediation status of the finding. Required if status is included. [String] Remediation status:
  • Open
  • To Do
  • Work In Progress
  • Resolved
  • Risk Accepted
 
public
Data		 For internal Bitsight use. Required if status is included. [Boolean] false 
assignments
Data		 Assign a user to remediate the specified findings. [Array] Comma-separated user unique identifiers [user_guid]. See GET: Users.

Example Requests

cURL to assign a user to remediate a finding:

curl -X POST --data-ascii '{
  "company_guid":"1b3d260c-9e23-4e19-b3a5-a0bcf67d74d9",
  "rolledup_observation_id":"_aAAa1AA_a1aAA1A1aaAAa==",
  "evidence_key":"11.1.111.11:80",
  "risk_vector":"open_ports",
  "assignments":[
    "11111111-aaaa-1111-aaaa-111111111111"
  ]
}' https://api.bitsighttech.com/ratings/v1/remediations -u api_token: --header "Content-Type:application/json"

JSON to assign a user to remediate a finding:

{
  "company_guid":"1b3d260c-9e23-4e19-b3a5-a0bcf67d74d9",
  "rolledup_observation_id":"_aAAa1AA_a1aAA1A1aaAAa==",
  "evidence_key":"11.1.111.11:80",
  "risk_vector":"open_ports",
  "assignments":[
    "11111111-aaaa-1111-aaaa-111111111111"
  ]
}

cURL to change the remediation status of a finding:

curl -X POST --data-ascii '{
  "company_guid":"1b3d260c-9e23-4e19-b3a5-a0bcf67d74d9",
  "rolledup_observation_id":"_aAAa1AA_a1aAA1A1aaAAa==",
  "evidence_key":"11.1.111.11:80",
  "risk_vector":"open_ports",
  "status":{
    "value":"Risk Accepted",
    "public":false
  }
}' https://api.bitsighttech.com/ratings/v1/remediations -u api_token: --header "Content-Type:application/json"

JSON to change the remediation status of a finding:

{
  "company_guid":"1b3d260c-9e23-4e19-b3a5-a0bcf67d74d9",
  "rolledup_observation_id":"_aAAa1AA_a1aAA1A1aaAAa==",
  "evidence_key":"11.1.111.11:80",
  "risk_vector":"open_ports",
  "status":{
    "value":"Risk Accepted",
    "public":false
  }
}

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