cp_mgmt_exception_group – Manages exception-group objects on Check Point over Web Services API

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

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

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
applied_profile
string
The threat profile to apply this group to in the case of apply-on threat-rules-with-specific-profile.
applied_threat_rules
dictionary
The threat rules to apply this group on in the case of apply-on manually-select-threat-rules.
add
list
Adds to collection of values
layer
string
The layer of the threat rule to which the group is to be attached.
name
string
The name of the threat rule to which the group is to be attached.
position
string
Position in the rulebase.
rule_number
string
The rule-number of the threat rule to which the group is to be attached.
apply_on
string
    Choices:
  • all-threat-rules
  • all-threat-rules-with-specific-profile
  • manually-select-threat-rules
An exception group can be set to apply on all threat rules, all threat rules which have a specific profile, or those rules manually chosen by the user.
auto_publish_session
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Publish the current session if changes have been performed after task completes.
color
string
    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
Color of the object. Should be one of existing colors.
comments
string
Comments string.
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.
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.
name
string / required
Object name.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the access rule (present or absent). Defaults to present.
tags
list
Collection of tag identifiers.
version
string
Version of checkpoint. If not given one, the latest version taken.
wait_for_task
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Wait for the task to end. Such as publish task.

Examples

- name: add-exception-group
  cp_mgmt_exception_group:
    applied_threat_rules.0.layer: MyLayer
    applied_threat_rules.0.name: MyThreatRule
    apply_on: manually-select-threat-rules
    name: exception_group_2
    state: present

- name: set-exception-group
  cp_mgmt_exception_group:
    apply_on: all-threat-rules
    name: exception_group_2
    state: present
    tags: tag3

- name: delete-exception-group
  cp_mgmt_exception_group:
    name: exception_group_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_exception_group
dictionary
always, except when deleting the object.
The checkpoint object created or updated.



Status

Authors

  • Or Soffer (@chkp-orso)

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