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check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_add_api_key – Add API key for administrator, to enable login with it. For the key to be valid publish is needed.
Note
This plugin is part of the check_point.mgmt collection (version 2.1.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install check_point.mgmt.
To use it in a playbook, specify: check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_add_api_key.
New in version 2.9: of check_point.mgmt
Synopsis
- Add API key for administrator, to enable login with it. For the key to be valid publish is needed. <br>When using mgmt_cli tool, add -f json to get the key in the command’s output.
 - All operations are performed over Web Services API.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| admin_name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Administrator name to generate API key for.
         | 
     |
| admin_uid
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Administrator uid to generate API key for.
         | 
     |
| version
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Version of checkpoint. If not given one, the latest version taken.
         | 
     |
| wait_for_task
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Wait for the task to end. Such as publish task.
         | 
     
| wait_for_task_timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        30
         | 
      
        
        How many minutes to wait until throwing a timeout error.
         | 
     
Examples
- name: add-api-key
  cp_mgmt_add_api_key:
    admin_name: admin
    state: present
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| cp_mgmt_add_api_key
        
        dictionary
         | 
      always. | 
        
        The checkpoint add-api-key output.
          | 
     
Authors
- Or Soffer (@chkp-orso)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/check_point/mgmt/cp_mgmt_add_api_key_module.html