check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_simple_gateway module – Manages simple-gateway objects on Check Point over Web Services API

Note

This module is part of the check_point.mgmt collection (version 6.5.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install check_point.mgmt.

To use it in a playbook, specify: check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_simple_gateway.

New in check_point.mgmt 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Manages simple-gateway objects on Check Point devices including creating, updating and removing objects.

  • All operations are performed over Web Services API.

  • Available from R80 management version.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

anti_bot

boolean

Anti-Bot blade enabled.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

anti_virus

boolean

Anti-Virus blade enabled.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

application_control

boolean

Application Control blade enabled.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

auto_publish_session

boolean

Publish the current session if changes have been performed after task completes.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

color

string

Color of the object. Should be one of existing colors.

Choices:

  • "aquamarine"

  • "black"

  • "blue"

  • "crete blue"

  • "burlywood"

  • "cyan"

  • "dark green"

  • "khaki"

  • "orchid"

  • "dark orange"

  • "dark sea green"

  • "pink"

  • "turquoise"

  • "dark blue"

  • "firebrick"

  • "brown"

  • "forest green"

  • "gold"

  • "dark gold"

  • "gray"

  • "dark gray"

  • "light green"

  • "lemon chiffon"

  • "coral"

  • "sea green"

  • "sky blue"

  • "magenta"

  • "purple"

  • "slate blue"

  • "violet red"

  • "navy blue"

  • "olive"

  • "orange"

  • "red"

  • "sienna"

  • "yellow"

comments

string

Comments string.

content_awareness

boolean

Content Awareness blade enabled.

Available from R80.10 management version.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

details_level

string

The level of detail for some of the fields in the response can vary from showing only the UID value of the object to a fully detailed representation of the object.

Choices:

  • "uid"

  • "standard"

  • "full"

firewall

boolean

Firewall blade enabled.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

firewall_settings

dictionary

N/A

auto_calculate_connections_hash_table_size_and_memory_pool

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

auto_maximum_limit_for_concurrent_connections

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

connections_hash_size

integer

N/A

maximum_limit_for_concurrent_connections

integer

N/A

maximum_memory_pool_size

integer

N/A

memory_pool_size

integer

N/A

gateway_version

string

Gateway platform version.

groups

list / elements=string

Collection of group identifiers.

ignore_errors

boolean

Apply changes ignoring errors. You won’t be able to publish such a changes. If ignore-warnings flag was omitted - warnings will also be ignored.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ignore_warnings

boolean

Apply changes ignoring warnings.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

interfaces

list / elements=dictionary

Network interfaces. When a gateway is updated with a new interfaces, the existing interfaces are removed.

anti_spoofing

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

anti_spoofing_settings

dictionary

N/A

action

string

If packets will be rejected (the Prevent option) or whether the packets will be monitored (the Detect option).

Choices:

  • "prevent"

  • "detect"

color

string

Color of the object. Should be one of existing colors.

Choices:

  • "aquamarine"

  • "black"

  • "blue"

  • "crete blue"

  • "burlywood"

  • "cyan"

  • "dark green"

  • "khaki"

  • "orchid"

  • "dark orange"

  • "dark sea green"

  • "pink"

  • "turquoise"

  • "dark blue"

  • "firebrick"

  • "brown"

  • "forest green"

  • "gold"

  • "dark gold"

  • "gray"

  • "dark gray"

  • "light green"

  • "lemon chiffon"

  • "coral"

  • "sea green"

  • "sky blue"

  • "magenta"

  • "purple"

  • "slate blue"

  • "violet red"

  • "navy blue"

  • "olive"

  • "orange"

  • "red"

  • "sienna"

  • "yellow"

comments

string

Comments string.

details_level

string

The level of detail for some of the fields in the response can vary from showing only the UID value of the object to a fully detailed representation of the object.

Choices:

  • "uid"

  • "standard"

  • "full"

ignore_errors

boolean

Apply changes ignoring errors. You won’t be able to publish such a changes. If ignore-warnings flag was omitted - warnings will also be ignored.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ignore_warnings

boolean

Apply changes ignoring warnings.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ip_address

string

IPv4 or IPv6 address. If both addresses are required use ipv4-address and ipv6-address fields explicitly.

ipv4_address

string

IPv4 address.

ipv4_mask_length

string

IPv4 network mask length.

ipv4_network_mask

string

IPv4 network address.

ipv6_address

string

IPv6 address.

ipv6_mask_length

string

IPv6 network mask length.

ipv6_network_mask

string

IPv6 network address.

mask_length

string

IPv4 or IPv6 network mask length.

name

string

Object name.

network_mask

string

IPv4 or IPv6 network mask. If both masks are required use ipv4-network-mask and ipv6-network-mask fields explicitly. Instead of providing mask itself it is possible to specify IPv4 or IPv6 mask length in mask-length field. If both masks length are required use ipv4-mask-length and ipv6-mask-length fields explicitly.

security_zone

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

security_zone_settings

dictionary

N/A

auto_calculated

boolean

Security Zone is calculated according to where the interface leads to.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

specific_zone

string

Security Zone specified manually.

tags

list / elements=string

Collection of tag identifiers.

topology

string

N/A

Choices:

  • "automatic"

  • "external"

  • "internal"

topology_settings

dictionary

N/A

interface_leads_to_dmz

boolean

Whether this interface leads to demilitarized zone (perimeter network).

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ip_address_behind_this_interface

string

N/A

Choices:

  • "not defined"

  • "network defined by the interface ip and net mask"

  • "network defined by routing"

  • "specific"

specific_network

string

Network behind this interface.

ip_address

string

IPv4 or IPv6 address. If both addresses are required use ipv4-address and ipv6-address fields explicitly.

ips

boolean

Intrusion Prevention System blade enabled.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ips_settings

dictionary

added in check_point.mgmt 6.5.0

Gateway IPS settings.

Available from R82 JHF management version.

activation_mode

string

Defines whether the IPS blade operates in Detect Only mode or enforces the configured IPS Policy.

Choices:

  • "according-to-policy"

  • "detect-only"

bypass_all_under_load

boolean

Disable/enable all IPS protections until CPU and memory levels are back to normal.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

bypass_track_method

string

Track options when all IPS protections are disabled until CPU/memory levels are back to normal.

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "log"

  • "popup alert"

  • "mail alert"

  • "snmp trap alert"

  • "user defined alert no.1"

  • "user defined alert no.2"

  • "user defined alert no.3"

cpu_usage_high_threshold

integer

CPU usage high threshold percentage (1-99).

cpu_usage_low_threshold

integer

CPU usage low threshold percentage (1-99).

memory_usage_high_threshold

integer

Memory usage high threshold percentage (1-99).

memory_usage_low_threshold

integer

Memory usage low threshold percentage (1-99).

send_threat_cloud_info

boolean

Help improve Check Point Threat Prevention product by sending anonymous information.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ipv4_address

string

IPv4 address.

ipv6_address

string

IPv6 address.

logs_settings

dictionary

N/A

alert_when_free_disk_space_below

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

alert_when_free_disk_space_below_threshold

integer

N/A

alert_when_free_disk_space_below_type

string

N/A

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "log"

  • "popup alert"

  • "mail alert"

  • "snmp trap alert"

  • "user defined alert no.1"

  • "user defined alert no.2"

  • "user defined alert no.3"

before_delete_keep_logs_from_the_last_days

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

before_delete_keep_logs_from_the_last_days_threshold

integer

N/A

before_delete_run_script

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

before_delete_run_script_command

string

N/A

delete_index_files_older_than_days

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

delete_index_files_older_than_days_threshold

integer

N/A

delete_index_files_when_index_size_above

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

delete_index_files_when_index_size_above_threshold

integer

N/A

delete_when_free_disk_space_below

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

delete_when_free_disk_space_below_threshold

integer

N/A

detect_new_citrix_ica_application_names

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

forward_logs_to_log_server

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

forward_logs_to_log_server_name

string

N/A

forward_logs_to_log_server_schedule_name

string

N/A

free_disk_space_metrics

string

N/A

Choices:

  • "mbytes"

  • "percent"

perform_log_rotate_before_log_forwarding

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

reject_connections_when_free_disk_space_below_threshold

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

reserve_for_packet_capture_metrics

string

N/A

Choices:

  • "percent"

  • "mbytes"

reserve_for_packet_capture_threshold

integer

N/A

rotate_log_by_file_size

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

rotate_log_file_size_threshold

integer

N/A

rotate_log_on_schedule

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

rotate_log_schedule_name

string

N/A

stop_logging_when_free_disk_space_below

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

stop_logging_when_free_disk_space_below_threshold

integer

N/A

turn_on_qos_logging

boolean

N/A

Choices:

  • false

  • true

update_account_log_every

integer

N/A

name

string / required

Object name.

one_time_password

string

N/A

os_name

string

Gateway platform operating system.

save_logs_locally

boolean

Save logs locally on the gateway.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

send_alerts_to_server

list / elements=string

Server(s) to send alerts to.

send_logs_to_backup_server

list / elements=string

Backup server(s) to send logs to.

send_logs_to_server

list / elements=string

Server(s) to send logs to.

state

string

State of the access rule (present or absent).

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

tags

list / elements=string

Collection of tag identifiers.

threat_emulation

boolean

Threat Emulation blade enabled.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

threat_extraction

boolean

Threat Extraction blade enabled.

Available from R80.20.M2 management version.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

url_filtering

boolean

URL Filtering blade enabled.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

version

string

Version of checkpoint. If not given one, the latest version taken.

vpn

boolean

VPN blade enabled.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

vpn_settings

dictionary

Gateway VPN settings.

maximum_concurrent_ike_negotiations

integer

N/A

maximum_concurrent_tunnels

integer

N/A

wait_for_task

boolean

Wait for the task to end. Such as publish task.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

wait_for_task_timeout

integer

How many minutes to wait until throwing a timeout error.

Default: 30

Examples

- name: add-simple-gateway
  cp_mgmt_simple_gateway:
    ip_address: 192.0.2.1
    name: gw1
    state: present

- name: set-simple-gateway
  cp_mgmt_simple_gateway:
    anti_bot: true
    anti_virus: true
    application_control: true
    ips: true
    name: test_gateway
    state: present
    threat_emulation: true
    url_filtering: true

- name: delete-simple-gateway
  cp_mgmt_simple_gateway:
    name: gw1
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

cp_mgmt_simple_gateway

dictionary

The checkpoint object created or updated.

Returned: always, except when deleting the object.

Authors

  • Or Soffer (@chkp-orso)