Export-FirewallRules

SYNOPSIS

Exports firewall rules to a CSV or JSON file.

SYNTAX

Export-FirewallRules [[-Name] <Object>] [[-CSVFile] <Object>] [-JSON] [[-PolicyStore] <String>] [-Inbound]
 [-Outbound] [-Enabled] [-Disabled] [-Block] [-Allow]

DESCRIPTION

Exports firewall rules to a CSV or JSON file. Local and policy based rules will be given out. CSV files are semicolon separated (Beware! Excel is not friendly to CSV files). All rules are exported by default, you can filter with parameter -Name, -Inbound, -Outbound, -Enabled, -Disabled, -Allow and -Block.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Export-FirewallRules
Exports all firewall rules to the CSV file FirewallRules.csv in the current directory.

EXAMPLE 2

Export-FirewallRules -Inbound -Allow
Exports all inbound and allowing firewall rules to the CSV file FirewallRules.csv in the current directory.

EXAMPLE 3

Export-FirewallRules snmp* SNMPRules.json -json
Exports all SNMP firewall rules to the JSON file SNMPRules.json.

PARAMETERS

-Name

Display name of the rules to be processed. Wildcard character * is allowed.

Type: System.Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: *
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-CSVFile

Output file

Type: System.Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-JSON

Output in JSON instead of CSV format

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PolicyStore

Store from which the rules are retrieved (default: ActiveStore). Allowed values are PersistentStore, ActiveStore (the resultant rule set of all sources), localhost, a computer name, \<domain.fqdn.com>\\<GPO_Friendly_Name>, RSOP and others depending on the environment.

Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: ActiveStore
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Inbound

Export inbound rules

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Outbound

Export outbound rules

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Enabled

Export enabled rules

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Disabled

Export disabled rules

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Block

Export blocking rules

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Allow

Export allowing rules

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

Author: Markus Scholtes Version: 1.1.0 Build date: 2020/12/12

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