rest-api-fiddler.md

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title: Azure Active Directory REST API - Test Using Fiddler description: Use Fiddler to test the Azure App Configuration REST API author: maud-lv ms.author: malev ms.service: azure-app-configuration ms.topic: reference ms.date: 08/17/2020

Test the Azure App Configuration REST API using Fiddler

To test the REST API using Fiddler, you'll need to include the HTTP headers required for authentication in your requests. Here's how to configure Fiddler for testing the REST API, generating the authentication headers automatically:

1. Ensure that TLS 1.2 is an allowed protocol:

   1. Go to Tools > Options > HTTPS).
   2. Ensure that Decrypt HTTPS traffic is checked.
   3. In the list of protocols, add tls1.2 if not present.

2. Open Fiddler Script Editor or press Ctrl-R within Fiddler

3. Add the following code inside the Handlers class before the OnBeforeRequest function

   static function SignRequest(oSession: Session, credential: String, secret: String) {
       var utcNow = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToString("r", System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
       var contentHash = ComputeSHA256Hash(oSession.RequestBody);
       var stringToSign = oSession.RequestMethod.ToUpperInvariant() + "\n" + oSession.PathAndQuery + "\n" + utcNow +";" + oSession.hostname + ";" + contentHash;
       var signature = ComputeHMACHash(secret, stringToSign);
   
       oSession.oRequest.headers["x-ms-date"] = utcNow;
       oSession.oRequest.headers["x-ms-content-sha256"] = contentHash;
       oSession.oRequest.headers["Authorization"] = "HMAC-SHA256 Credential=" + credential + "&SignedHeaders=x-ms-date;host;x-ms-content-sha256&Signature=" + signature;
   }
   
   static function ComputeSHA256Hash(content: Byte[]) {
       var sha256 = System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256.Create();
       try {
           return Convert.ToBase64String(sha256.ComputeHash(content));
       }
       finally {
           sha256.Dispose();
       }
   }
   
   static function ComputeHMACHash(secret: String, content: String) {
       var hmac = new System.Security.Cryptography.HMACSHA256(Convert.FromBase64String(secret));
       try {
           return Convert.ToBase64String(hmac.ComputeHash(System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(content)));
       }
       finally {
           hmac.Dispose();
       }
   }

4. Add the following code at the end of the OnBeforeRequest function. Update the access key as indicated by the TODO comment.

   if (oSession.isFlagSet(SessionFlags.RequestGeneratedByFiddler) &&
       oSession.hostname.EndsWith(".azconfig.io", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) {
   
       // TODO: Replace the following placeholders with your access key
       var credential = "<Credential>"; // Id
       var secret = "<Secret>"; // Value
   
       SignRequest(oSession, credential, secret);
   }

5. Use Fiddler's Composer to generate and send a request