Objects

An object is a piece of information that is used in a firewall policy, much like a variable. Objects may be re-used in multiple policies.

The two primary types of cloud native firewall objects are addresses and services.

Addresses and address groups

Addresses define sources and destinations of network traffic. The address may refer to a specific address, address range, subnet, FQDN, or be defined as dynamic.

Address objects may be collected into address groups.

Services and service groups

Service objects refer to services such as SSH or DNS.

Like addresses, service objects may be collected into service groups.