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Harald_Hansen
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Support for api key

As R80.40 support users with API key, we need a method to login using this feature.

Keys are easier to work with in automation and I think the code only needs a small adjustment to support this.

if command == "login":

...

if command == "login-api":

# Login parameters:
api_key = parameters.get("user", parameters.get("api-key"))
...
# Tries to login:
client.login_with_api_key(api_key, domain=domain, payload=payload)
       
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masher
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This collection was necessary because Ansible did not have any support for Check Point management. This did not happen until Ansible 2.9. If this module is being used, I recommended updating playbooks to use the official management API modules collection.  If you would still rather use the github repository rather than ansible galaxy, then the new module (synced with Ansible Galaxy) should be used.

- https://github.com/CheckPointSW/CheckPointAnsibleMgmtCollection

 

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masher
Employee
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Use of API keys have been supported since the 1.0.5 release of the Ansible module.

- https://github.com/CheckPointSW/CheckPointAnsibleMgmtCollection/releases/tag/1.0.5

 

 

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Harald_Hansen
Advisor
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Thank you!

I looked into https://github.com/CheckPointSW/cpAnsible

What is the reason to have this as well?

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masher
Employee
Employee

This collection was necessary because Ansible did not have any support for Check Point management. This did not happen until Ansible 2.9. If this module is being used, I recommended updating playbooks to use the official management API modules collection.  If you would still rather use the github repository rather than ansible galaxy, then the new module (synced with Ansible Galaxy) should be used.

- https://github.com/CheckPointSW/CheckPointAnsibleMgmtCollection

 

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Alex_Mitsevich
Employee
Employee

Hi Harald,

Indeed, the API Key is supported since R80.40 (Management API v1.6).

Administrators of Management Server can use this method of authentication along with other existing methods.

Of course, a corresponding administrator account should be set to use this method, and an API key should be generated.

This configuration can be done in the SmartConsole, or using the Management API:

https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/latest/APIs/#cli/add-api-key~v1.6%20

https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/latest/APIs/#cli/add-administrator~v1.6%20

The login command can be found here.

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