Creating a Precise Protection Rule

Function

This API is used to create a precise protection rule.

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/waf/policy/{policy_id}/custom

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Project ID

policy_id

Yes

String

Policy ID. It can be obtained by calling the ListPolicy API.

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

auth token

Content-Type

Yes

String

Content type.

Default: application/json;charset=utf8

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

time

Yes

Boolean

Time the precise protection rule takes effect.

  • false: The rule takes effect immediately.

  • true: The effective time is customized.

start

No

Long

Timestamp (ms) when the precise protection rule takes effect. This parameter is returned only when time is true.

terminal

No

Long

Timestamp (ms) when the precise protection rule expires. This parameter is returned only when time is true.

description

No

String

Rule description

conditions

No

Array of CustomConditions objects

Match condition List

action

Yes

CustomAction object

Protective action of the precise protection rule.

priority

Yes

Integer

Priority of a rule. A small value indicates a high priority. If two rules are assigned with the same priority, the rule added earlier has higher priority. Value range: 0 to 1000.

Table 4 CustomConditions

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

category

No

String

Field type. The options are url, user-agent, ip, params, cookie, referer, header, request_line, method, and request.

Enumeration values:

  • url

  • user-agent

  • referer

  • ip

  • method

  • request_line

  • request

  • params

  • cookie

  • header

index

No

String

Subfield

  • When the field type is url, user-agent, ip, refer, request_line, method, or request, index is not required.

  • When the field type is params, header, or cookie, and the subfield is customized, the value of index is the customized subfield.

logic_operation

No

String

Logic for matching the condition.

  • If the category is url, user-agent or referer , the optional operations are contain, not_contain, equal, not_equal, prefix, not_prefix, suffix, not_suffix, contain_any, not_contain_all, equal_any, not_equal_all, equal_any, not_equal_all, prefix_any, not_prefix_all, suffix_any, not_suffix_all, len_greater, len_less, len_equal and len_not_equal

  • If the category is ip, the optional operations are: equal, not_equal, , equal_any and not_equal_all

  • If the category is method, the optional operations are: equal and not_equal

  • If the category is request_line and request, the optional operations are: len_greater, len_less, len_equal and len_not_equal

  • If the category is params, header, and cookie, the optional operations are: contain, not_contain, equal, not_equal, prefix, not_prefix, suffix, not_suffix, contain_any, not_contain_all, equal_any, not_equal_all, equal_any, not_equal_all, prefix_any, not_prefix_all, suffix_any, not_suffix_all, len_greater, len_less, len_equal, len_not_equal, num_greater, num_less, num_equal, num_not_equal, exist and not_exist

Enumeration values:

  • contain

  • not_contain

  • equal

  • not_equal

  • prefix

  • not_prefix

  • suffix

  • not_suffix

  • contain_any

  • not_contain_all

  • equal_any

  • not_equal_all

  • prefix_any

  • not_prefix_all

  • suffix_any

  • not_suffix_all

  • num_greater

  • num_less

  • num_equal

  • num_not_equal

  • exist

  • not_exist

contents

No

Array of strings

Content of the conditions. This parameter is mandatory when the suffix of logic_operation is not any or all.

value_list_id

No

String

Reference table ID. It can be obtained by calling the API Querying the Reference Table List. This parameter is mandatory when the suffix of logic_operation is any or all. The reference table type must be the same as the category type.

Table 5 CustomAction

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

category

Yes

String

Operation type

  • block: WAF blocks attacks.

  • pass: WAF allows requests.

  • log: WAF only logs detected attacks.

Enumeration values:

  • block

  • pass

  • log

followed_action_id

No

String

ID of a known attack source rule. This parameter can be configured only when category is set to block.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 6 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Rule ID.

policyid

String

Policy ID.

description

String

Rule description

status

Integer

Rule status. The value can be 0 or 1.

  • 0: The rule is disabled.

  • 1: The rule is enabled.

conditions

Array of conditions objects

List of matching conditions. All conditions must be met.

action

CustomAction object

Protective action of the precise protection rule.

priority

Integer

Priority of a rule. A small value indicates a high priority. If two rules are assigned with the same priority, the rule added earlier has higher priority. Value range: 0 to 1000.

timestamp

Long

Timestamp when the precise protection rule is created.

start

Long

Timestamp (ms) when the precise protection rule takes effect. This parameter is returned only when time is true.

terminal

Long

Timestamp (ms) when the precise protection rule expires. This parameter is returned only when time is true.

action_mode

Boolean

This parameter is reserved and can be ignored currently.

aging_time

Integer

Rule aging time. This parameter is reserved and can be ignored currently.

producer

Integer

Rule creation object. This parameter is reserved and can be ignored currently.

Table 7 conditions

Parameter

Type

Description

category

String

Field type. The options are url, user-agent, ip, params, cookie, referer, header, request_line, method, and request.

Enumeration values:

  • url

  • user-agent

  • ip

  • params

  • cookie

  • referer

  • header

  • request_line

  • method

  • request

index

String

Subfield

  • When the field type is url, user-agent, ip, refer, request_line, method, or request, index is not required.

  • When the field type is params, header, or cookie, and the subfield is customized, the value of index is the customized subfield.

logic_operation

String

Logic for matching the condition.

Enumeration values:

  • contain

  • not_contain

  • equal

  • not_equal

  • prefix

  • not_prefix

  • suffix

  • not_suffix

  • contain_any

  • not_contain_all

  • equal_any

  • not_equal_all

  • prefix_any

  • not_prefix_all

  • suffix_any

  • not_suffix_all

  • len_greater

  • len_less

  • len_equal

  • len_not_equal

  • num_greater

  • num_less

  • num_equal

  • num_not_equal

  • exist

  • not_exist

contents

Array of strings

Content of the conditions.

value_list_id

String

Reference table ID. It can be obtained by calling the API Querying the Reference Table List. This parameter is available only when a reference table is used when a protection rule is created.

Table 8 CustomAction

Parameter

Type

Description

category

String

Operation type

  • block: WAF blocks attacks.

  • pass: WAF allows requests.

  • log: WAF only logs detected attacks.

Enumeration values:

  • block

  • pass

  • log

followed_action_id

String

ID of a known attack source rule. This parameter can be configured only when category is set to block.

Status code: 400

Table 9 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code

error_msg

String

Error message

Status code: 401

Table 10 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code

error_msg

String

Error message

Status code: 500

Table 11 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code

error_msg

String

Error message

Example Requests

POST https://{Endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/waf/policy/{policy_id}/custom?enterprise_project_id=0

{
  "action" : {
    "category" : "block"
  },
  "time" : false,
  "priority" : 50,
  "description" : "",
  "conditions" : [ {
    "category" : "url",
    "logic_operation" : "contain",
    "index" : null,
    "contents" : [ "test" ]
  } ]
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Request succeeded.

{
  "id" : "88e8bf4158324b2d9a233e7ffb95516d",
  "policyid" : "dde63c25e8394b21b16a2a49a99e659b",
  "timestamp" : 1678799936830,
  "description" : "",
  "status" : 1,
  "time" : false,
  "priority" : 50,
  "action_mode" : false,
  "conditions" : [ {
    "category" : "url",
    "contents" : [ "test" ],
    "logic_operation" : "contain"
  } ],
  "action" : {
    "category" : "block"
  },
  "producer" : 1,
  "aging_time" : 0
}

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

Request succeeded.

400

Request failed.

401

The token does not have required permissions.

500

Internal server error.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.