Beispiel #1
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    def create_scan_config(self,
                           config_id: str,
                           name: str,
                           *,
                           comment: Optional[str] = None) -> Any:
        """Create a new scan config

        Arguments:
            config_id: UUID of the existing scan config
            name: Name of the new scan config
            comment: A comment on the config

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not name:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.create_scan_config.__name__,
                                   argument="name")

        if not config_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.create_scan_config.__name__,
                                   argument="config_id")

        cmd = XmlCommand("create_config")
        if comment is not None:
            cmd.add_element("comment", comment)
        cmd.add_element("copy", config_id)
        cmd.add_element("name", name)
        cmd.add_element("usage_type", "scan")
        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #2
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    def modify_scan_config_set_name(self, config_id: str, name: str) -> Any:
        """Modifies the name of an existing scan config

        Arguments:
            config_id: UUID of scan config to modify.
            name: New name for the config.
        """
        if not config_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_scan_config_set_name.__name__,
                argument="config_id",
            )

        if not name:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_scan_config_set_name.__name__,
                argument="name",
            )

        cmd = XmlCommand("modify_config")
        cmd.set_attribute("config_id", str(config_id))

        cmd.add_element("name", name)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #3
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    def modify_auth(self, group_name: str, auth_conf_settings: dict) -> Any:
        """Modifies an existing auth.

        Arguments:
            group_name: Name of the group to be modified.
            auth_conf_settings: The new auth config.

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not group_name:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.modify_auth.__name__,
                                   argument="group_name")
        if not auth_conf_settings:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_auth.__name__,
                argument="auth_conf_settings",
            )
        cmd = XmlCommand("modify_auth")
        _xmlgroup = cmd.add_element("group", attrs={"name": str(group_name)})

        for key, value in auth_conf_settings.items():
            _xmlauthconf = _xmlgroup.add_element("auth_conf_setting")
            _xmlauthconf.add_element("key", key)
            _xmlauthconf.add_element("value", value)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #4
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    def create_port_list(self,
                         name: str,
                         port_range: str,
                         *,
                         comment: Optional[str] = None) -> Any:
        """Create a new port list

        Arguments:
            name: Name of the new port list
            port_range: Port list ranges e.g. `"T: 1-1234"` for tcp port
                1 - 1234
            comment: Comment for the port list

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not name:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.create_port_list.__name__,
                                   argument="name")

        if not port_range:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.create_port_list.__name__,
                                   argument="port_range")

        cmd = XmlCommand("create_port_list")
        cmd.add_element("name", name)
        cmd.add_element("port_range", port_range)

        if comment:
            cmd.add_element("comment", comment)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #5
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    def get_info(self, info_id: str, info_type: InfoType) -> Any:
        """Request a single secinfo

        Arguments:
            info_id: UUID of an existing secinfo
            info_type: Type must be either CERT_BUND_ADV, CPE, CVE,
                DFN_CERT_ADV, OVALDEF, NVT

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not info_type:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.get_info.__name__,
                                   argument='info_type')

        if not isinstance(info_type, InfoType):
            raise InvalidArgumentType(
                function=self.get_info.__name__,
                argument='info_type',
                arg_type=InfoType.__name__,
            )

        if not info_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.get_info.__name__,
                                   argument='info_id')

        cmd = XmlCommand("get_info")
        cmd.set_attribute("info_id", info_id)

        cmd.set_attribute("type", info_type.value)

        # for single entity always request all details
        cmd.set_attribute("details", "1")
        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #6
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    def modify_ticket(
        self,
        ticket_id: str,
        *,
        status: Optional[TicketStatus] = None,
        note: Optional[str] = None,
        assigned_to_user_id: Optional[str] = None,
        comment: Optional[str] = None
    ) -> Any:
        """Modify a single ticket

        Arguments:
            ticket_id: UUID of an existing ticket
            status: New status for the ticket
            note: Note for the status change. Required if status is set.
            assigned_to_user_id: UUID of the user the ticket should be assigned
                to
            comment: Comment for the ticket

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not ticket_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_ticket.__name__, argument='ticket_id'
            )

        if status and not note:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_ticket.__name__, argument='note',
            )

        if note and not status:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_ticket.__name__, argument='status',
            )

        cmd = XmlCommand("modify_ticket")
        cmd.set_attribute("ticket_id", ticket_id)

        if assigned_to_user_id:
            _assigned = cmd.add_element("assigned_to")
            _user = _assigned.add_element("user")
            _user.set_attribute("id", assigned_to_user_id)

        if status:
            if not isinstance(status, TicketStatus):
                raise InvalidArgumentType(
                    function=self.modify_ticket.__name__,
                    argument='status',
                    arg_type=TicketStatus.__name__,
                )

            cmd.add_element('status', status.value)
            cmd.add_element('{}_note'.format(status.name.lower()), note)

        if comment:
            cmd.add_element("comment", comment)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #7
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    def authenticate(self, username: str, password: str) -> Any:
        """Authenticate to gvmd.

        The generated authenticate command will be send to server.
        Afterwards the response is read, transformed and returned.

        Arguments:
            username: Username
            password: Password

        Returns:
            Transformed response from server.
        """
        cmd = XmlCommand("authenticate")

        if not username:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.authenticate.__name__,
                                   argument="username")

        if not password:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.authenticate.__name__,
                                   argument="password")

        credentials = cmd.add_element("credentials")
        credentials.add_element("username", username)
        credentials.add_element("password", password)

        self._send(cmd.to_string())
        response = self._read()

        if check_command_status(response):
            self._authenticated = True

        return self._transform(response)
Beispiel #8
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    def create_port_range(
        self,
        port_list_id: str,
        start: int,
        end: int,
        port_range_type: PortRangeType,
        *,
        comment: Optional[str] = None,
    ) -> Any:
        """Create new port range

        Arguments:
            port_list_id: UUID of the port list to which to add the range
            start: The first port in the range
            end: The last port in the range
            port_range_type: The type of the ports: TCP, UDP, ...
            comment: Comment for the port range

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not port_list_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.create_port_range.__name__,
                argument="port_list_id",
            )

        if not port_range_type:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.create_port_range.__name__,
                argument="port_range_type",
            )

        if not start:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.create_port_range.__name__,
                                   argument="start")

        if not end:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.create_port_range.__name__,
                                   argument="end")

        if not isinstance(port_range_type, PortRangeType):
            raise InvalidArgumentType(
                function=self.create_port_range.__name__,
                argument="port_range_type",
                arg_type=PortRangeType.__name__,
            )

        cmd = XmlCommand("create_port_range")
        cmd.add_element("port_list", attrs={"id": port_list_id})
        cmd.add_element("start", str(start))
        cmd.add_element("end", str(end))
        cmd.add_element("type", port_range_type.value)

        if comment:
            cmd.add_element("comment", comment)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #9
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    def trigger_alert(
        self,
        alert_id: str,
        report_id: str,
        *,
        filter_string: Optional[str] = None,
        filter_id: Optional[str] = None,
        report_format_id: Optional[Union[str, ReportFormatType]] = None,
        delta_report_id: Optional[str] = None,
    ) -> Any:
        """Run an alert by ignoring its event and conditions

        The alert is triggered to run immediately with the provided filtered
        report by ignoring the even and condition settings.

        Arguments:
            alert_id: UUID of the alert to be run
            report_id: UUID of the report to be provided to the alert
            filter: Filter term to use to filter results in the report
            filter_id: UUID of filter to use to filter results in the report
            report_format_id: UUID of report format to use
                              or ReportFormatType (enum)
            delta_report_id: UUID of an existing report to compare report to.

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not alert_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.trigger_alert.__name__,
                argument="alert_id argument",
            )

        if not report_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.trigger_alert.__name__,
                argument="report_id argument",
            )

        cmd = XmlCommand("get_reports")
        cmd.set_attribute("report_id", report_id)
        cmd.set_attribute("alert_id", alert_id)

        add_filter(cmd, filter_string, filter_id)

        if report_format_id:
            if isinstance(report_format_id, ReportFormatType):
                report_format_id = report_format_id.value

            cmd.set_attribute("format_id", report_format_id)

        if delta_report_id:
            cmd.set_attribute("delta_report_id", delta_report_id)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #10
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    def __create_config(self, config_id: str, name: str, usage_type: UsageType,
                        function: str) -> Any:
        if not name:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=function, argument='name')

        if not config_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=function, argument='config_id')

        cmd = XmlCommand("create_config")
        cmd.add_element("copy", config_id)
        cmd.add_element("name", name)
        cmd.add_element("usage_type", usage_type.value)
        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #11
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    def create_ticket(
        self,
        *,
        result_id: str,
        assigned_to_user_id: str,
        note: str,
        comment: Optional[str] = None
    ) -> Any:
        """Create a new ticket

        Arguments:
            result_id: UUID of the result the ticket applies to
            assigned_to_user_id: UUID of a user the ticket should be assigned to
            note: A note about opening the ticket
            comment: Comment for the ticket

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not result_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.create_ticket.__name__, argument='result_id'
            )

        if not assigned_to_user_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.create_ticket.__name__,
                argument='assigned_to_user_id',
            )

        if not note:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.create_ticket.__name__, argument='note'
            )

        cmd = XmlCommand("create_ticket")

        _result = cmd.add_element("result")
        _result.set_attribute("id", result_id)

        _assigned = cmd.add_element("assigned_to")
        _user = _assigned.add_element("user")
        _user.set_attribute("id", assigned_to_user_id)

        _note = cmd.add_element("open_note", note)

        if comment:
            cmd.add_element("comment", comment)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #12
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    def test_raise_with_function(self):
        with self.assertRaises(RequiredArgument) as cm:
            raise RequiredArgument(function="foo")

        ex = cm.exception
        self.assertEqual(ex.function, "foo")
        self.assertIsNone(ex.argument)
Beispiel #13
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    def get_scan_config_preference(
        self,
        name: str,
        *,
        nvt_oid: Optional[str] = None,
        config_id: Optional[str] = None,
    ) -> Any:
        """Request a nvt preference

        Arguments:
            name: name of a particular preference
            nvt_oid: OID of nvt
            config_id: UUID of scan config of which to show preference values

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        cmd = XmlCommand("get_preferences")

        if not name:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.get_scan_config_preference.__name__,
                argument="name",
            )

        cmd.set_attribute("preference", name)

        if nvt_oid:
            cmd.set_attribute("nvt_oid", nvt_oid)

        if config_id:
            cmd.set_attribute("config_id", config_id)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #14
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    def get_scan_config(self,
                        config_id: str,
                        *,
                        tasks: Optional[bool] = None) -> Any:
        """Request a single scan config

        Arguments:
            config_id: UUID of an existing scan config
            tasks: Whether to get tasks using this config

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not config_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.get_scan_config.__name__,
                                   argument="config_id")

        cmd = XmlCommand("get_configs")
        cmd.set_attribute("config_id", config_id)

        cmd.set_attribute("usage_type", "scan")

        if tasks is not None:
            cmd.set_attribute("tasks", to_bool(tasks))

        # for single entity always request all details
        cmd.set_attribute("details", "1")

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #15
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    def get_schedule(self,
                     schedule_id: str,
                     *,
                     tasks: Optional[bool] = None) -> Any:
        """Request a single schedule

        Arguments:
            schedule_id: UUID of an existing schedule
            tasks: Whether to include tasks using the schedules

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        cmd = XmlCommand("get_schedules")

        if not schedule_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.get_schedule.__name__,
                                   argument="schedule_id")

        cmd.set_attribute("schedule_id", schedule_id)

        if tasks is not None:
            cmd.set_attribute("tasks", to_bool(tasks))

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #16
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    def create_container_task(self,
                              name: str,
                              *,
                              comment: Optional[str] = None) -> Any:
        """Create a new container task

        A container task is a "meta" task to import and view reports from other
        systems.

        Arguments:
            name: Name of the task
            comment: Comment for the task

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not name:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.create_container_task.__name__, argument="name")

        cmd = XmlCommand("create_task")
        cmd.add_element("name", name)
        cmd.add_element("target", attrs={"id": "0"})

        if comment:
            cmd.add_element("comment", comment)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #17
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    def get_filter(
        self, filter_id: str, *, alerts: Optional[bool] = None
    ) -> Any:
        """Request a single filter

        Arguments:
            filter_id: UUID of an existing filter
            alerts: Whether to include list of alerts that use the filter.

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        cmd = XmlCommand("get_filters")

        if not filter_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.get_filter.__name__, argument="filter_id"
            )

        cmd.set_attribute("filter_id", filter_id)

        if alerts is not None:
            cmd.set_attribute("alerts", to_bool(alerts))

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #18
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    def create_policy(self,
                      name: str,
                      *,
                      policy_id: str = None,
                      comment: Optional[str] = None) -> Any:
        """Create a new policy

        Arguments:
            name: Name of the new policy
            policy_id: UUID of an existing policy as base. By default the empty
                policy is used.
            comment: A comment on the policy

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        cmd = XmlCommand("create_config")

        if policy_id is None:
            policy_id = _EMPTY_POLICY_ID
        if not name:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.create_policy.__name__,
                                   argument="name")

        if comment is not None:
            cmd.add_element("comment", comment)
        cmd.add_element("copy", policy_id)
        cmd.add_element("name", name)
        cmd.add_element("usage_type", "policy")
        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #19
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    def modify_policy_set_family_selection(
        self,
        policy_id: str,
        families: List[Tuple[str, bool, bool]],
        *,
        auto_add_new_families: Optional[bool] = True,
    ) -> Any:
        """
        Selected the NVTs of a policy at a family level.

        Arguments:
            policy_id: UUID of policy to modify.
            families: A list of tuples with the first entry being the name
                of the NVT family selected, second entry a boolean indicating
                whether new NVTs should be added to the family automatically,
                and third entry a boolean indicating whether all nvts from
                the family should be included.
            auto_add_new_families: Whether new families should be added to the
                policy automatically. Default: True.
        """
        if not policy_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_policy_set_family_selection.__name__,
                argument="policy_id",
            )

        if not is_list_like(families):
            raise InvalidArgumentType(
                function=self.modify_policy_set_family_selection.__name__,
                argument="families",
                arg_type="list",
            )

        cmd = XmlCommand("modify_config")
        cmd.set_attribute("config_id", str(policy_id))

        _xmlfamsel = cmd.add_element("family_selection")
        _xmlfamsel.add_element("growing", to_bool(auto_add_new_families))

        for family in families:
            _xmlfamily = _xmlfamsel.add_element("family")
            _xmlfamily.add_element("name", family[0])

            if len(family) != 3:
                raise InvalidArgument(
                    "Family must be a tuple of 3. (str, bool, bool)")

            if not isinstance(family[1], bool) or not isinstance(
                    family[2], bool):
                raise InvalidArgumentType(
                    function=(
                        self.modify_policy_set_family_selection.__name__),
                    argument="families",
                    arg_type="[tuple(str, bool, bool)]",
                )

            _xmlfamily.add_element("all", to_bool(family[2]))
            _xmlfamily.add_element("growing", to_bool(family[1]))

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #20
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    def modify_port_list(
        self,
        port_list_id: str,
        *,
        comment: Optional[str] = None,
        name: Optional[str] = None,
    ) -> Any:
        """Modifies an existing port list.

        Arguments:
            port_list_id: UUID of port list to modify.
            name: Name of port list.
            comment: Comment on port list.

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not port_list_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.modify_port_list.__name__,
                                   argument="port_list_id")
        cmd = XmlCommand("modify_port_list")
        cmd.set_attribute("port_list_id", port_list_id)

        if comment:
            cmd.add_element("comment", comment)

        if name:
            cmd.add_element("name", name)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
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    def get_tls_certificate(self, tls_certificate_id: str) -> Any:
        """Request a single TLS certificate

        Arguments:
            tls_certificate_id: UUID of an existing TLS certificate

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        cmd = XmlCommand("get_tls_certificates")

        if not tls_certificate_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.get_tls_certificate.__name__,
                argument='tls_certificate_id',
            )

        cmd.set_attribute("tls_certificate_id", tls_certificate_id)

        # for single tls certificate always request cert data
        cmd.set_attribute("include_certificate_data", "1")

        # for single entity always request all details
        cmd.set_attribute("details", "1")

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #22
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    def test_raise_with_argument(self):
        with self.assertRaises(RequiredArgument) as cm:
            raise RequiredArgument(argument='foo')

        ex = cm.exception
        self.assertEqual(ex.argument, 'foo')
        self.assertIsNone(ex.function)
Beispiel #23
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    def test_raise_with_argument_and_function(self):
        with self.assertRaises(RequiredArgument) as cm:
            raise RequiredArgument(argument='foo', function='bar')

        ex = cm.exception
        self.assertEqual(ex.argument, 'foo')
        self.assertEqual(ex.function, 'bar')
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    def get_target(self,
                   target_id: str,
                   *,
                   tasks: Optional[bool] = None) -> Any:
        """Request a single target

        Arguments:
            target_id: UUID of an existing target
            tasks: Whether to include list of tasks that use the target

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        cmd = XmlCommand("get_targets")

        if not target_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.get_target.__name__,
                                   argument="target_id")

        cmd.set_attribute("target_id", target_id)

        if tasks is not None:
            cmd.set_attribute("tasks", to_bool(tasks))

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #25
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    def modify_scan_config_set_comment(self,
                                       config_id: str,
                                       *,
                                       comment: Optional[str] = None) -> Any:
        """Modifies the comment of an existing scan config

        Arguments:
            config_id: UUID of scan config to modify.
            comment: Comment to set on a config. Default is an
                empty comment and the previous comment will be
                removed.
        """
        if not config_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_scan_config_set_comment.__name__,
                argument="config_id argument",
            )

        cmd = XmlCommand("modify_config")
        cmd.set_attribute("config_id", str(config_id))
        if not comment:
            comment = ""
        cmd.add_element("comment", comment)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #26
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    def test_raise_with_argument_and_function(self):
        with self.assertRaises(RequiredArgument) as cm:
            raise RequiredArgument(argument="foo", function="bar")

        ex = cm.exception
        self.assertEqual(ex.argument, "foo")
        self.assertEqual(ex.function, "bar")
Beispiel #27
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    def modify_operating_system(self,
                                operating_system_id: str,
                                *,
                                comment: Optional[str] = None) -> Any:
        """Modifies an existing operating system.

        Arguments:
            operating_system_id: UUID of the operating_system to be modified.
            comment: Comment for the operating_system. Not passing a comment
                arguments clears the comment for this operating system.

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not operating_system_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_operating_system.__name__,
                argument="operating_system_id",
            )

        cmd = XmlCommand("modify_asset")
        cmd.set_attribute("asset_id", operating_system_id)
        if not comment:
            comment = ""
        cmd.add_element("comment", comment)

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #28
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    def create_role(
        self,
        name: str,
        *,
        comment: Optional[str] = None,
        users: Optional[List[str]] = None,
    ) -> Any:
        """Create a new role

        Arguments:
            name: Name of the role
            comment: Comment for the role
            users: List of user names to add to the role

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """

        if not name:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.create_role.__name__,
                                   argument="name")

        cmd = XmlCommand("create_role")
        cmd.add_element("name", name)

        if comment:
            cmd.add_element("comment", comment)

        if users:
            cmd.add_element("users", to_comma_list(users))

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
Beispiel #29
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    def get_policy(self,
                   policy_id: str,
                   *,
                   audits: Optional[bool] = None) -> Any:
        """Request a single policy

        Arguments:
            policy_id: UUID of an existing policy
            audits: Whether to get audits using this policy

        Returns:
            The response. See :py:meth:`send_command` for details.
        """
        if not policy_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(function=self.get_policy.__name__,
                                   argument="policy_id")

        cmd = XmlCommand("get_configs")
        cmd.set_attribute("config_id", policy_id)

        cmd.set_attribute("usage_type", "policy")

        if audits is not None:
            cmd.set_attribute("tasks", to_bool(audits))

        # for single entity always request all details
        cmd.set_attribute("details", "1")

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)
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    def modify_scan_config_set_nvt_preference(
        self,
        config_id: str,
        name: str,
        nvt_oid: str,
        *,
        value: Optional[str] = None,
    ) -> Any:
        """Modifies the nvt preferences of an existing scan config.

        Arguments:
            config_id: UUID of scan config to modify.
            name: Name for nvt preference to change.
            nvt_oid: OID of the NVT associated with preference to modify
            value: New value for the preference. None to delete the preference
                and to use the default instead.
        """
        if not config_id:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_scan_config_set_nvt_preference.__name__,
                argument="config_id",
            )

        if not nvt_oid:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_scan_config_set_nvt_preference.__name__,
                argument="nvt_oid",
            )

        if not name:
            raise RequiredArgument(
                function=self.modify_scan_config_set_nvt_preference.__name__,
                argument="name",
            )

        cmd = XmlCommand("modify_config")
        cmd.set_attribute("config_id", str(config_id))

        _xmlpref = cmd.add_element("preference")

        _xmlpref.add_element("nvt", attrs={"oid": nvt_oid})
        _xmlpref.add_element("name", name)

        if value:
            _xmlpref.add_element("value", to_base64(value))

        return self._send_xml_command(cmd)