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# sk40179 - What are the characters and reserved words forbidden for use in Check Point Security Gateway and Security Management?

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk40179 |
| Date Created | 2009-04-14 |
| Last Modified | 2022-10-23 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82.20, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |

## Solution

Security Gateway and Security Management have some reserved words and characters, which cannot be used in SmartConsole.

**Important: The list of words is partial. It is dynamic and no one ever presumed to populate it so it will include all cases.**

The characters and reserved words listed below should not be used within objects definition (i.e., Network Objects, Users, Groups, etc.).

**Table of Contents:**

* Illegal characters
* INSPECT reserved words
* Reserved words in CPM server
* Days of weeks
* Months
* Time reference
* Colors
* Special characters
* Scoped reserved words
* List Prefixes
* User Names
* Object Names
* Object Names that can potentially cause a security risk
* Names of IPS protections
* LTE reserved words

Illegal characters {#Illegal characters}
----------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| * ` `(space) * ` + `(plus sign) * ` * `(asterisk) * ` ( `(left parenthesis) * ` ) `(right parenthesis) * ` { `(left curly brace) * ` } `(right curly brace) * ` [ `(left square bracket) * ` ] `(right square bracket) * ` ? `(question mark) | * ` ! `(exclamation mark) * ` # `(number/pound sign) * ` < `(less-than sign) * ` > `(greater-than sign) * ` = `(equals sign) * ` , `(comma) * ` : `(colon) * ` ; `(semi-colon) * ` ' `(single quote) * ` " `(double quote) | * `` ` ``(back quote) * ` / `(slash) * ` \ `(backslash) * ` \t `(horizontal tabulation) * ` @ `(at sign) * ` $ `(dollar sign) * ` % `(percent sign) * ` ^ `(caret) * ` | `(vertical bar, pipeline) * ` & `(ampersand) * ` ~ `(tilde) |

Object definition can not start with "`[S|s][R|r]n`", where "n" is a decimal number between 0 and 15 (e.g., can not start with `SR1`, `Sr4`, `sR9`, etc.).

Note: The "-" (dash) sign is used in INSPECT code as a word separator, and any string that is in the form of: "`<characters>-<reserved word>`" cannot be used (e.g., the name "`something-inbound`").

INSPECT reserved words {#INSPECT reserved words}
------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| * accept <!-- --> * all <!-- --> * All <!-- --> * and <!-- --> * any <!-- --> * Any <!-- --> * apr <!-- --> * Apr <!-- --> * april <!-- --> * April <!-- --> * aug <!-- --> * Aug <!-- --> * august <!-- --> * August <!-- --> * black <!-- --> * blackboxs <!-- --> * blue <!-- --> * broadcasts <!-- --> * call <!-- --> * comment <!-- --> * conn <!-- --> * date <!-- --> * day <!-- --> * debug <!-- --> * dec <!-- --> * Dec <!-- --> * december <!-- --> * December <!-- --> * deffunc <!-- --> * define <!-- --> * delete <!-- --> * delstate <!-- --> * direction <!-- --> * do <!-- --> * domains <!-- --> * drop <!-- --> * dst <!-- --> * dynamic <!-- --> * edge <!-- --> * else <!-- --> * expcall <!-- --> * expires <!-- --> * export <!-- --> * fcall <!-- --> * feb <!-- --> * Feb <!-- --> * february <!-- --> * February <!-- --> * firebrick | * foreground <!-- --> * forest <!-- --> * format <!-- --> * fri <!-- --> * Fri <!-- --> * friday <!-- --> * Friday <!-- --> * from <!-- --> * fw1 <!-- --> * FW1 <!-- --> * fwline <!-- --> * fwrule <!-- --> * gateways <!-- --> * get <!-- --> * getstate <!-- --> * gold <!-- --> * gray <!-- --> * green <!-- --> * hashsize <!-- --> * hold <!-- --> * host <!-- --> * hosts <!-- --> * if <!-- --> * ifaddr <!-- --> * ifid <!-- --> * implies <!-- --> * in <!-- --> * inbound <!-- --> * instate <!-- --> * interface <!-- --> * interfaces <!-- --> * ipsecdata <!-- --> * ipsecmethods <!-- --> * is <!-- --> * jan <!-- --> * Jan <!-- --> * january <!-- --> * January <!-- --> * jul <!-- --> * Jul <!-- --> * july <!-- --> * July <!-- --> * jun <!-- --> * Jun <!-- --> * june <!-- --> * June <!-- --> * kbuf <!-- --> * keep <!-- --> * limit | * local <!-- --> * localhost <!-- --> * log <!-- --> * LOG <!-- --> * logics <!-- --> * magenta <!-- --> * mar <!-- --> * Mar <!-- --> * march <!-- --> * March <!-- --> * may <!-- --> * May <!-- --> * mday <!-- --> * medium <!-- --> * modify <!-- --> * mon <!-- --> * Mon <!-- --> * monday <!-- --> * Monday <!-- --> * month <!-- --> * mortrap <!-- --> * navy <!-- --> * netof <!-- --> * nets <!-- --> * nexpires <!-- --> * not <!-- --> * nov <!-- --> * Nov <!-- --> * november <!-- --> * November <!-- --> * oct <!-- --> * Oct <!-- --> * october <!-- --> * October <!-- --> * or <!-- --> * orange <!-- --> * origdport <!-- --> * origdst <!-- --> * origsport <!-- --> * origsrc <!-- --> * other <!-- --> * outbound <!-- --> * packet <!-- --> * packetid <!-- --> * packetlen <!-- --> * pass <!-- --> * r_arg <!-- --> * r_call_counter <!-- --> * r_cdir | * r_cflags <!-- --> * r_chandler <!-- --> * r_client_community <!-- --> * r_client_ifs_grp <!-- --> * r_community_left <!-- --> * r_connarg <!-- --> * r_spii_uuid4 <!-- --> * r_str_dport <!-- --> * r_str_dst <!-- --> * r_str_ipp <!-- --> * r_str_sport <!-- --> * r_str_src <!-- --> * r_user <!-- --> * record <!-- --> * red <!-- --> * refresh <!-- --> * reject <!-- --> * routers <!-- --> * r_crule <!-- --> * r_ctimeout <!-- --> * r_ctype <!-- --> * r_curr_feature_id <!-- --> * r_data_offset <!-- --> * r_dtmatch <!-- --> * r_dtmflags <!-- --> * r_entry <!-- --> * r_g_offset <!-- --> * r_ipv6 <!-- --> * r_mapped_ip <!-- --> * r_mflags <!-- --> * r_mhandler <!-- --> * r_mtimeout <!-- --> * r_oldcdir <!-- --> * r_pflags <!-- --> * r_profile_id <!-- --> * r_ro_client_community <!-- --> * r_ro_dst_sr <!-- --> * r_ro_server_community <!-- --> * r_ro_src_sr <!-- --> * r_scvres <!-- --> * r_server_community <!-- --> * r_server_ifs_grp <!-- --> * r_service_id <!-- --> * r_simple_hdrlen <!-- --> * r_spii_ret <!-- --> * r_spii_tcpseq <!-- --> * r_spii_uuid1 <!-- --> * r_spii_uuid2 <!-- --> * r_spii_uuid3 | * sat <!-- --> * Sat <!-- --> * saturday <!-- --> * Saturday <!-- --> * second <!-- --> * sep <!-- --> * Sep <!-- --> * september <!-- --> * September <!-- --> * set <!-- --> * setstate <!-- --> * skipme <!-- --> * skippeer <!-- --> * sr <!-- --> * src <!-- --> * static <!-- --> * sun <!-- --> * Sun <!-- --> * sunday <!-- --> * Sunday <!-- --> * switchs <!-- --> * sync <!-- --> * targets <!-- --> * thu <!-- --> * Thu <!-- --> * thursday <!-- --> * Thursday <!-- --> * to <!-- --> * tod <!-- --> * tue <!-- --> * Tue <!-- --> * tuesday <!-- --> * Tuesday <!-- --> * ufp <!-- --> * vanish <!-- --> * vars <!-- --> * wasskipped <!-- --> * wed <!-- --> * Wed <!-- --> * wednesday <!-- --> * Wednesday <!-- --> * while <!-- --> * xlatedport <!-- --> * xlatedst <!-- --> * xlatemethod <!-- --> * xlatesport <!-- --> * xlatesrc <!-- --> * xor <!-- --> * year <!-- --> * zero <!-- --> * zero_ip |

Reserved words in CPM server {#new CPM server added in R80}
-----------------------------------------------------------

* CPM
* Global
* Web

Days of weeks {#Days of weeks}
------------------------------

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| * mon <!-- --> * Mon <!-- --> * monday <!-- --> * Monday <!-- --> * tue <!-- --> * Tue <!-- --> * tuesday <!-- --> * Tuesday <!-- --> * wed <!-- --> * Wed | * wednesday <!-- --> * Wednesday <!-- --> * thu <!-- --> * Thu <!-- --> * thursday <!-- --> * Thursday <!-- --> * fri <!-- --> * Fri <!-- --> * friday | * Friday <!-- --> * sat <!-- --> * Sat <!-- --> * saturday <!-- --> * Saturday <!-- --> * sun <!-- --> * Sun <!-- --> * sunday <!-- --> * Sunday |

Months {#Months}
----------------

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| * jan <!-- --> * Jan <!-- --> * january <!-- --> * January <!-- --> * feb <!-- --> * Feb <!-- --> * february <!-- --> * February <!-- --> * mar <!-- --> * Mar <!-- --> * march <!-- --> * March | * apr <!-- --> * Apr <!-- --> * april <!-- --> * April <!-- --> * may <!-- --> * May <!-- --> * jun <!-- --> * Jun <!-- --> * june <!-- --> * June | * jul <!-- --> * Jul <!-- --> * july <!-- --> * July <!-- --> * aug <!-- --> * Aug <!-- --> * august <!-- --> * August <!-- --> * sep <!-- --> * Sep <!-- --> * september <!-- --> * September | * oct <!-- --> * Oct <!-- --> * october <!-- --> * October <!-- --> * nov <!-- --> * Nov <!-- --> * november <!-- --> * November <!-- --> * dec <!-- --> * Dec <!-- --> * december <!-- --> * December |

Time reference {#Time reference}
--------------------------------

* date
* day
* month
* year

Colors {#Colors}
----------------

To be on a safe side, avoid any gradients of the colors listed below (e.g., dark, light, medium, etc).

* black
* blue
* cyan
* dark
* firebrick
* foreground
* forest
* gold
* gray
* green
* magenta
* medium
* navy
* orange
* red
* sienna
* yellow

`
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Special characters {#Special characters}
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Special characters are not supported (in languages such as French, Spanish, German, Japanese) for versions below R80.

Examples: �, �, �, �, etc.

Refer to [sk131473 - Naming of network objects on R80.x Security Management server](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk131473)

Scoped reserved words {#Scoped reserved words}
----------------------------------------------

* Account
* Alert
* Auth
* AuthAlert
* Duplicate
* gateways
* host
* Long
* Mail
* netobj
* resourceobj
* routers
* servers
* servobj
* Short
* SnmpTrap
* spoof
* spoofalert
* targets
* tracks
* ufp
* UserDefined

List Prefixes {#List Prefixes}
------------------------------

* dynobj_list
* full_service_list
* ip_list
* rulenum_list
* service_list
* target_list
* tcpt_list
* valid_addrs_list

User Names {#User Names}
------------------------

* admin
* fwadmin

Object Names {#Object Names}
----------------------------

Note: Using these Object Names will cause policy installation to fail.

* iot
* ipv6
* block
* cp_mgmt

Object Names that can potentially cause a security risk {#Object Names that can potentially cause a security risk}
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note: Using these Object Names can potentially open up your Security Gateway to more than you might expect.

* Anything with the name of a pre-defined service
* firewall-1
* fw1
* FW1
* fw-1
* mail
* smtp

Names of IPS protections {#Names of IPS protections}
----------------------------------------------------

Name of any Object / User can not be identical to a name of some IPS protections as defined in the ***$FWDIR/conf/inspect.C*** file on Security Management Server / Multi-Domain Security Management Server (you can also refer to the ***C:\\Program Files (x86)\\CheckPoint\\SmartConsole\\\<RXX\>\\PROGRAM\\data\\cpml_dir\\conf\\AdvancedDB\\inspect.C*** file on SmartConsole computer).

Example of names (from "inspect.C" file) that will be rejected by SmartDashboard:

* art
* dns_atma
* wmp_sami
* rtf

**Note** : If you get a warning "*Name already used!* " in SmartConsole, check the *inspect.C* file.

LTE reserved words {#LTE reserved words}
----------------------------------------

* Anything with the name of a pre-defined service
* sctp
* rpc
* diameter

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