update-rate-based-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 and updates the RateLimit in the rule.
Each Predicate object identifies a predicate, such as a ByteMatchSet or an IPSet , that specifies the web requests that you want to block or count. The RateLimit specifies the number of requests every five minutes that triggers the rule.
If you add more than one predicate to a RateBasedRule , a request must match all the predicates and exceed the RateLimit to be counted or blocked. For example, suppose you add the following to a RateBasedRule :
- An
IPSetthat matches the IP address192.0.2.44/32 - A
ByteMatchSetthat matchesBadBotin theUser-Agentheader
Further, you specify a RateLimit of 1,000.
You then add the RateBasedRule to a WebACL and specify that you want to block requests that satisfy the rule. For a request to be blocked, it must come from the IP address 192.0.2.44 and the User-Agent header in the request must contain the value BadBot . Further, requests that match these two conditions much be received at a rate of more than 1,000 every five minutes. If the rate drops below this limit, AWS WAF no longer blocks the requests.
As a second example, suppose you want to limit requests to a particular page on your site. To do this, you could add the following to a RateBasedRule :
- A
ByteMatchSetwithFieldToMatchofURI - A
PositionalConstraintofSTARTS_WITH - A
TargetStringoflogin
Further, you specify a RateLimit of 1,000.
By adding this RateBasedRule to a WebACL , you could limit requests to your login page without affecting the rest of your site.
See also: AWS API Documentation
Synopsis
update-rate-based-rule
--rule-id <value>
--change-token <value>
--updates <value>
--rate-limit <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 RateBasedRule that you want to update. RuleId is returned by CreateRateBasedRule and by ListRateBasedRules .--change-token (string)
--updates (list)
An array of RuleUpdate objects that you want to insert into or delete from a RateBasedRule .
(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"
}
}
...
]
--rate-limit (long)
RateKey , allowed in a five-minute period. If the number of requests exceeds the RateLimit and the other predicates specified in the rule are also met, AWS WAF triggers the action that is specified for this rule.--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.
Output
ChangeToken -> (string)
ChangeToken that you used to submit the UpdateRateBasedRule request. You can also use this value to query the status of the request. For more information, see GetChangeTokenStatus .
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