[ aws . waf-regional ]
update-rule
Description
Note
This is AWS WAF Classic documentation. For more information, see AWS WAF Classic in the developer guide.
Inserts or deletes Predicate objects in a Rule . Each Predicate object identifies a predicate, such as a ByteMatchSet or an IPSet , that specifies the web requests that you want to allow, block, or count. If you add more than one predicate to a Rule , a request must match all of the specifications to be allowed, blocked, or counted. For example, suppose that you add the following to a Rule :
- A
ByteMatchSetthat matches the valueBadBotin theUser-Agentheader - An
IPSetthat matches the IP address192.0.2.44
You then add the Rule to a WebACL and specify that you want to block requests that satisfy the Rule . For a request to be blocked, the User-Agent header in the request must contain the value BadBot and the request must originate from the IP address 192.0.2.44.
To create and configure a Rule , perform the following steps:
- Create and update the predicates that you want to include in the
Rule. - Create the
Rule. See CreateRule . - Use
GetChangeTokento get the change token that you provide in theChangeTokenparameter of an UpdateRule request. - Submit an
UpdateRulerequest to add predicates to theRule. - Create and update a
WebACLthat contains theRule. See CreateWebACL .
If you want to replace one ByteMatchSet or IPSet with another, you delete the existing one and add the new one.
For more information about how to use the AWS WAF API to allow or block HTTP requests, see the AWS WAF Developer Guide .
See also: AWS API Documentation
Synopsis
update-rule
--rule-id <value>
--change-token <value>
--updates <value>
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--cli-binary-format <value>]
[--no-cli-pager]
[--cli-auto-prompt]
[--no-cli-auto-prompt]
Options
--rule-id (string)
RuleId of the Rule that you want to update. RuleId is returned by CreateRule and by ListRules .--change-token (string)
--updates (list)
An array of RuleUpdate objects that you want to insert into or delete from a Rule . For more information, see the applicable data types:
- RuleUpdate : Contains
ActionandPredicate - Predicate : Contains
DataId,Negated, andType - FieldToMatch : Contains
DataandType
(structure)
Note
This is AWS WAF Classic documentation. For more information, see AWS WAF Classic in the developer guide.
Specifies a Predicate (such as an IPSet ) and indicates whether you want to add it to a Rule or delete it from a Rule .
Action -> (string)
INSERT to add a Predicate to a Rule . Use DELETE to remove a Predicate from a Rule .Predicate -> (structure)
The ID of the Predicate (such as an IPSet ) that you want to add to a Rule .
Negated -> (boolean)
Set Negated to False if you want AWS WAF to allow, block, or count requests based on the settings in the specified ByteMatchSet , IPSet , SqlInjectionMatchSet , XssMatchSet , RegexMatchSet , GeoMatchSet , or SizeConstraintSet . For example, if an IPSet includes the IP address 192.0.2.44 , AWS WAF will allow or block requests based on that IP address.
Set Negated to True if you want AWS WAF to allow or block a request based on the negation of the settings in the ByteMatchSet , IPSet , SqlInjectionMatchSet , XssMatchSet , RegexMatchSet , GeoMatchSet , or SizeConstraintSet . For example, if an IPSet includes the IP address 192.0.2.44 , AWS WAF will allow, block, or count requests based on all IP addresses except 192.0.2.44 .
Type -> (string)
Rule , such as ByteMatch or IPSet .DataId -> (string)
Rule , such as ByteMatchSetId or IPSetId . The ID is returned by the corresponding Create or List command.Shorthand Syntax:
Action=string,Predicate={Negated=boolean,Type=string,DataId=string} ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"Action": "INSERT"|"DELETE",
"Predicate": {
"Negated": true|false,
"Type": "IPMatch"|"ByteMatch"|"SqlInjectionMatch"|"GeoMatch"|"SizeConstraint"|"XssMatch"|"RegexMatch",
"DataId": "string"
}
}
...
]
--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.
--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command. The generated JSON skeleton is not stable between versions of the AWS CLI and there are no backwards compatibility guarantees in the JSON skeleton generated.
Global Options
--debug (boolean)
Turn on debug logging.
--endpoint-url (string)
Override command’s default URL with the given URL.
--no-verify-ssl (boolean)
By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.
--no-paginate (boolean)
Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.
--output (string)
The formatting style for command output.
- json
- text
- table
- yaml
- yaml-stream
--query (string)
A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.
--profile (string)
Use a specific profile from your credential file.
--region (string)
The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.
--version (string)
Display the version of this tool.
--color (string)
Turn on/off color output.
- on
- off
- auto
--no-sign-request (boolean)
Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.
--ca-bundle (string)
The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.
--cli-read-timeout (int)
The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-connect-timeout (int)
The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-binary-format (string)
The formatting style to be used for binary blobs. The default format is base64. The base64 format expects binary blobs to be provided as a base64 encoded string. The raw-in-base64-out format preserves compatibility with AWS CLI V1 behavior and binary values must be passed literally. When providing contents from a file that map to a binary blob fileb:// will always be treated as binary and use the file contents directly regardless of the cli-binary-format setting. When using file:// the file contents will need to properly formatted for the configured cli-binary-format.
- base64
- raw-in-base64-out
--no-cli-pager (boolean)
Disable cli pager for output.
--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
--no-cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Disable automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
Examples
Note
To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.
Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .
To update a rule
The following update-rule command deletes a Predicate object in a rule. Because the updates value has embedded double quotes, you must surround the entire value with single quotes.
aws waf-regional update-rule \
--rule-id a123fae4-b567-8e90-1234-5ab67ac8ca90 \
--change-token 12cs345-67cd-890b-1cd2-c3a4567d89f1 \
--updates 'Action="DELETE",Predicate={Negated=false,Type="ByteMatch",DataId="MyByteMatchSetID"}'
For more information, see Working with Rules in the AWS WAF Developer Guide .
Output
ChangeToken -> (string)
ChangeToken that you used to submit the UpdateRule request. You can also use this value to query the status of the request. For more information, see GetChangeTokenStatus .
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