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A Python SDK providing simple access to AlgoSec APIs, including handy methods to implement common network security policy management tasks, such as:
Useful for automation and orchestration (e.g. DevOps), building custom portals, or exposing specific functionality to Application Owners, IT, Helpdesk, Information Security, Security Operations, etc.
Included in this package are clients for AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer, FireFlow and BusinessFlow.
Install the latest version from PyPi by running::
pip install algosec --upgrade
or clone this repo and run::
python setup.py install
Contributions are welcome! Please follow the standard pull request process.
.. image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/algosec-python/badge/ :target: https://algosec-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ :alt: Documentation Status
Documentation available online at: https://algosec-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
How to build doc's locally? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Using Spinx::
$ cd docs
$ make html
Then see the docs/_build folder created for the html files.
To install the package for local development just run::
pipenv install
This will install all the dependencies and set the project up for local usage and development .
Testing ^^^^^^^
To run the unittests for all supported python versions, simply run::
tox
FAQs
The AlgoSec SDK for Python
We found that algosec demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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