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rs
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Aug 03, 2020

F5 ASM Template import query

I want to create new asm policy that will be used as a template for ASM security policy , i exported the new created asm policy with xml and binary format as a template and try to import both on anot...
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Ivan_Chernenkii
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Aug 06, 2020

Hello,

 

About Compact XML mode you can read next in OLH (Help tab):

 

If you choose to export the security policy as an XML file, you can further choose to export in a compact format, which results in a smaller XML file. The differences between a security policy in regular format and in compact format are the following:

  • In compact format, the system does not export the staging state of attack signatures.
  • In compact format, the system exports information regarding the following items only if they are different from how they were created by default:
    • Meta-Character sets
    • Blocking Page Learn, Alarm, and Block settings
    • Response Pages
    • IP Reputation Categories

 

There is no any difference in exported configuration between XML and binary format. The only difference is in representation this data in exported file - XML file is human readable and you can modify it, while binary is not.

 

Thanks, Ivan