cp_mgmt_access_rule – Manages access-rule objects on Check Point over Web Services API

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

  • Manages access-rule objects on Check Point devices including creating, updating and removing objects.
  • All operations are performed over Web Services API.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
action
string
a "Accept", "Drop", "Ask", "Inform", "Reject", "User Auth", "Client Auth", "Apply Layer".
action_settings
dictionary
Action settings.
enable_identity_captive_portal
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
N/A
limit
string
N/A
auto_publish_session
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Publish the current session if changes have been performed after task completes.
comments
string
Comments string.
content
list
List of processed file types that this rule applies on.
content_direction
string
    Choices:
  • any
  • up
  • down
On which direction the file types processing is applied.
content_negate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
True if negate is set for data.
custom_fields
dictionary
Custom fields.
field_1
string
First custom field.
field_2
string
Second custom field.
field_3
string
Third custom field.
destination
list
Collection of Network objects identified by the name or UID.
destination_negate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
True if negate is set for destination.
details_level
string
    Choices:
  • uid
  • standard
  • full
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.
enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable/Disable the rule.
ignore_errors
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
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.
ignore_warnings
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Apply changes ignoring warnings.
inline_layer
string
Inline Layer identified by the name or UID. Relevant only if "Action" was set to "Apply Layer".
install_on
list
Which Gateways identified by the name or UID to install the policy on.
layer
string
Layer that the rule belongs to identified by the name or UID.
name
string / required
Object name.
position
string
Position in the rulebase.
service
list
Collection of Network objects identified by the name or UID.
service_negate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
True if negate is set for service.
source
list
Collection of Network objects identified by the name or UID.
source_negate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
True if negate is set for source.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the access rule (present or absent). Defaults to present.
time
list
List of time objects. For example, "Weekend", "Off-Work", "Every-Day".
track
dictionary
Track Settings.
accounting
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Turns accounting for track on and off.
alert
string
    Choices:
  • none
  • alert
  • snmp
  • mail
  • user alert 1
  • user alert 2
  • user alert 3
Type of alert for the track.
enable_firewall_session
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Determine whether to generate session log to firewall only connections.
per_connection
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Determines whether to perform the log per connection.
per_session
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Determines whether to perform the log per session.
type
string
a "Log", "Extended Log", "Detailed Log", "None".
user_check
dictionary
User check settings.
confirm
string
    Choices:
  • per rule
  • per category
  • per application/site
  • per data type
N/A
custom_frequency
dictionary
N/A
every
integer
N/A
unit
string
    Choices:
  • hours
  • days
  • weeks
  • months
N/A
frequency
string
    Choices:
  • once a day
  • once a week
  • once a month
  • custom frequency...
N/A
interaction
string
N/A
version
string
Version of checkpoint. If not given one, the latest version taken.
vpn
list
Communities or Directional.
community
list
List of community name or UID.
directional
list
Communities directional match condition.
from
string
From community name or UID.
to
string
To community name or UID.
wait_for_task
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Wait for the task to end. Such as publish task.

Examples

- name: add-access-rule
  cp_mgmt_access_rule:
    layer: Network
    name: Rule 1
    position: 1
    service:
    - SMTP
    - AOL
    state: present

- name: set-access-rule
  cp_mgmt_access_rule:
    action: Ask
    action_settings:
      enable_identity_captive_portal: true
      limit: Upload_1Gbps
    layer: Network
    name: Rule 1
    state: present

- name: delete-access-rule
  cp_mgmt_access_rule:
    layer: Network
    name: Rule 2
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
cp_mgmt_access_rule
dictionary
always, except when deleting the object.
The checkpoint object created or updated.



Status

Authors

  • Or Soffer (@chkp-orso)

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