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Creating a Firewall Rule

Function

This API is used to create a firewall rule.

URI

POST /v2.0/fwaas/firewall_rules

Request Message

Table 1 Request parameter

Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
firewall_rule	Yes	firewall_rule object	Specifies the firewall rule objects. For details, see Table 2.

Table 2 Firewall Rule objects

Attribute	Mandatory	Type	Constraint	Description
name	No	String	The value can contain a maximum of 255 characters.	Specifies the firewall rule name. The value can contain a maximum of 255 characters.
description	No	String	The value can contain a maximum of 255 characters.	Provides supplementary information about the firewall rule. The value can contain a maximum of 255 characters.
protocol	No	String	The value can be TCP, UDP, or ICMP.	Specifies the IP protocol. The value can be TCP, UDP, or ICMP.
source_port	No	String	The value can be an integer from 1 to 65535 or a port number range in the format of a:b.	Specifies the source port number or port number range. The value can be an integer from 1 to 65535 or a port number range in the format of a:b.
destination_port	No	String	The value can be an integer from 1 to 65535 or a port number range in the format of a:b.	Specifies the destination port number or port number range. The value can be an integer from 1 to 65535 or a port number range in the format of a:b.
ip_version	No	Integer	4/6	Specifies the IP protocol version. The value can be 4 and 6, indicating IPv4 address and IPv6 address, respectively.
source_ip_address	No	String	N/A	Specifies the source IP address or CIDR block.
destination_ip_address	No	String	N/A	Specifies the destination IP address or CIDR block.
action	No	String	deny/allow	Specifies action performed on traffic passing through the firewall. The value can be deny or allow.
enabled	No	Boolean	The value can be true or false.	Specifies whether the firewall rule is enabled. The value can be true or false.

Response Message

Table 3 Response parameter

Parameter	Type	Description
firewall_rule	firewall_rule object	Specifies the firewall rule objects. For details, see Table 4.

Table 4 Firewall Rule objects

Attribute	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the UUID of the firewall rule.
name	String	Specifies the firewall rule name.
description	String	Provides supplementary information about the firewall rule.
tenant_id	String	Specifies the project ID.
public	Boolean	Specifies whether the firewall rule can be shared by different tenants.
protocol	String	Specifies the IP protocol.
source_port	String	Specifies the source port number or port number range.
destination_port	String	Specifies the destination port number or port number range.
ip_version	Integer	Specifies the IP protocol version.
source_ip_address	String	Specifies the source IP address or CIDR block.
destination_ip_address	String	Specifies the destination IP address or CIDR block.
action	String	Specifies action performed on traffic passing through the firewall.
enabled	Boolean	Specifies whether the firewall rule is enabled.
project_id	String	Specifies the project ID.

Example:

Example request

POST https://{Endpoint}/v2.0/fwaas/firewall_rules

{
    "firewall_rule": {
        "action": "allow", 
        "enabled": true, 
        "destination_port": "80", 
        "protocol": "tcp", 
        "name": "ALLOW_HTTP"
    }
}

Example response

{
    "firewall_rule": {
        "protocol": "tcp", 
        "description": "", 
        "source_ip_address": null, 
        "destination_ip_address": null, 
        "source_port": null, 
        "destination_port": "80", 
        "id": "b94acf06-efc2-485d-ba67-a61acf2a7e28", 
        "name": "ALLOW_HTTP", 
        "tenant_id": "23c8a121505047b6869edf39f3062712", 
        "enabled": true, 
        "action": "allow", 
        "ip_version": 4, 
        "public": false,
        "project_id": "23c8a121505047b6869edf39f3062712"
    }
}

Status Code

See Status Codes.

Error Code

See Error Codes.

Parent topic: Firewall