Overview
The Juniper OS Security Hardening Tool is a professional-grade API that generates production-ready security hardening configurations for Juniper Networks devices. Designed for network security engineers and infrastructure teams, this tool automates the creation of security policies, access controls, and hardened baseline configurations aligned with industry best practices and compliance standards.
This tool streamlines the deployment of security configurations across Juniper environments by providing templated, validated hardening options that reduce manual configuration errors and accelerate security implementation timelines. The API returns ready-to-deploy configuration files that can be directly applied to Juniper OS systems.
Ideal users include network administrators, security architects, DevSecOps engineers, and compliance teams responsible for maintaining secure Juniper network infrastructure in enterprise, government, and regulated industry environments.
Usage
Example Request:
Generate a hardening configuration with SSH lockdown and firewall policy options:
{
"hardeningOptions": {
"sshConfig": ["disable-password-auth", "change-default-port"],
"firewallPolicy": ["block-all-inbound", "enable-stateful-inspection"],
"authentication": ["enable-mfa", "enforce-strong-passwords"]
},
"sessionId": "sess_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8",
"userId": 12345,
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T14:30:00Z"
}
Example Response:
{
"status": "success",
"configId": "cfg_9x8y7z6a5b4c3d2e",
"hardeningConfiguration": {
"sshConfig": {
"passwordAuthentication": "no",
"port": "2222",
"protocol": "2",
"permitRootLogin": "no",
"x11Forwarding": "no"
},
"firewallPolicy": {
"defaultInboundPolicy": "deny",
"statefulInspection": "enabled",
"loggingLevel": "info"
},
"authentication": {
"multiFactorAuth": "enabled",
"passwordMinLength": 16,
"passwordExpiry": 90
}
},
"configurationFile": "set system host-name juniper-hardened\nset system time-zone UTC\nset system services ssh...",
"appliedAt": "2025-01-15T14:30:15Z",
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T14:30:15Z"
}
Endpoints
GET /
Health Check Endpoint
Returns the health status of the API service.
Parameters: None
Response:
Status: 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"status": "operational",
"version": "1.0.0"
}
POST /api/juniper/generate
Generate Hardening Configuration
Generates production-ready Juniper OS security hardening configuration files based on specified hardening options.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
| hardeningOptions | Object (string arrays) | Yes | Key-value map of hardening categories to option arrays. Keys represent configuration domains (e.g., sshConfig, firewallPolicy, authentication), values are arrays of specific hardening measures to apply. |
| sessionId | String | Yes | Unique session identifier for request tracking and audit logging. |
| userId | Integer or Null | No | Optional user identifier for attribution and usage analytics. |
| timestamp | String | Yes | ISO 8601 formatted timestamp (e.g., 2025-01-15T14:30:00Z) marking request creation time. |
Response (200):
Content-Type: application/json
{
"status": "success",
"configId": "string",
"hardeningConfiguration": { ... },
"configurationFile": "string",
"appliedAt": "string",
"timestamp": "string"
}
Response (422 - Validation Error):
Content-Type: application/json
{
"detail": [
{
"loc": ["body", "sessionId"],
"msg": "field required",
"type": "value_error.missing"
}
]
}
GET /api/juniper/options
Get Hardening Options
Retrieves all available Juniper hardening configuration options, categories, and valid parameter values.
Parameters: None
Response (200):
Content-Type: application/json
{
"sshConfig": [
"disable-password-auth",
"change-default-port",
"disable-root-login",
"disable-x11-forwarding",
"enforce-key-exchange-algorithms"
],
"firewallPolicy": [
"block-all-inbound",
"enable-stateful-inspection",
"enable-dos-protection",
"enforce-connection-limiting"
],
"authentication": [
"enable-mfa",
"enforce-strong-passwords",
"enable-account-lockout",
"set-password-expiry"
],
"syslog": [
"enable-centralized-logging",
"set-log-retention-90-days"
],
"snmp": [
"disable-snmpv2",
"enforce-snmpv3-encryption"
]
}
Pricing
| Plan | Calls/Day | Calls/Month | Price |
|---|
| Free | 5 | 50 | Free |
| Developer | 20 | 500 | $39/mo |
| Professional | 200 | 5,000 | $99/mo |
| Enterprise | 100,000 | 1,000,000 | $299/mo |
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