Security APIs

Security APIs provide information that can be very useful in troubleshooting connection and configuration issues.

API	Method	Description
`/_plugins/_security/whoami`	GET/POST	Returns basic details about the logged-in user.
`/_opendistro/_security/sslinfo`	GET	Returns details about the SSL connection when using certificate authentication.
`/_plugins/_security/api/permissionsinfo`	GET	Returns permission details for the logged-in user.
`/_plugins/_security/authinfo`	GET/POST	Returns the backend roles and OpenSearch roles mapped to the logged-in user.
`/_plugins/_security/api/ssl/certs`	GET	Displays the details and expiration dates of the certificates used on the OpenSearch HTTP and transport communication layers. Can only be called by users with the `superadmin` certificate.
`/_plugins/_security/api/ssl/transport/reloadcerts`	PUT	Reloads the certificates on the `transport` layer. For more information, see Reload TLS certificates on the transport layer.
`/_plugins/_security/api/ssl/http/reloadcerts`	PUT	Reloads the certificates on the `http` layer. For more information, see Reload TLS certificates on the http layer.