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Attack groups

akamai_appsec_attack_groups

Returns the action and the condition-exception information for an attack group or set of attack groups. Attack groups are collections of Kona Rule Set rules used to streamline the management of website protections.

Scopes: Security policy; attack group

Example

terraform {
  required_providers {
    akamai = {
      source = "akamai/akamai"
    }
  }
}

provider "akamai" {
  edgerc = "~/.edgerc"
}

// USE CASE: User wants to view the action and the condition-exception information for an attack group.

data "akamai_appsec_configuration" "configuration" {
  name = "Documentation"
}
data "akamai_appsec_attack_groups" "attack_group" {
  config_id          = data.akamai_appsec_configuration.configuration.config_id
  security_policy_id = "gms1_134637"
  attack_group       = "SQL"
}
output "attack_group_action" {
  value = data.akamai_appsec_attack_groups.attack_group.attack_group_action
}
output "condition_exception" {
  value = data.akamai_appsec_attack_groups.attack_group.condition_exception
}
output "json" {
  value = data.akamai_appsec_attack_groups.attack_group.json
}
output "output_text" {
  value = data.akamai_appsec_attack_groups.attack_group.output_text
}

Argument reference

This data source supports the following arguments:

  • config_id (Required). Unique identifier of the security configuration associated with the attack group.
  • security_policy_id (Required). Unique identifier of the security policy associated with the attack group.
  • attack_group (Optional). Unique name of the attack group you want to return information for. If not included, information is returned for all your attack groups.

Output options

The following options can be used to determine the information returned, and how that returned information is formatted:

  • attack_group_action. Action taken anytime the attack group is triggered. This information is returned only when a single attack group is retrieved.

    • alert. The event is recorded.
    • deny. The request is blocked.
    • denycustom{custom_deny_id}. The action defined by the custom deny is taken.
    • none. No action is taken.
  • condition_exception. Conditions and exceptions assigned to the attack group. This information is returned only when a single attack group is retrieved.

  • json. JSON-formatted list of the action and the condition-exception information for the attack group. This information is returned only when a single attack group is retrieved.

  • output_text. Tabular report showing the attack group's action as well as Boolean values indicating whether conditions and exceptions have been configured for the group.