PowerShell/Docs/add-firewall-rules.md
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*add-firewall-rules.ps1*
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This PowerShell script adds firewall rules for the given executable. Administrator rights are required.
Parameters
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```powershell
PS> ./add-firewall-rules.ps1 [[-PathToExecutables] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-PathToExecutables <String>
Specifies the path to the executables
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./add-firewall-rules.ps1 C:\MyApp\bin
Adding firewall rule for C:\MyApp\bin\app1.exe
Adding firewall rule for C:\MyApp\bin\app2.exe
...
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Adds firewall rules for executables (needs admin rights)
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script adds firewall rules for the given executable. Administrator rights are required.
.PARAMETER PathToExecutables
Specifies the path to the executables
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./add-firewall-rules.ps1 C:\MyApp\bin
Adding firewall rule for C:\MyApp\bin\app1.exe
Adding firewall rule for C:\MyApp\bin\app2.exe
...
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
param([string]$PathToExecutables = "")
$command = '
$output = ''Firewall rules for path '' + $args[0]
write-output $output
for($i = 1; $i -lt $args.count; $i++){
$path = $args[0]
$path += ''\''
$path += $args[$i]
$null = $args[$i] -match ''[^\\]*\.exe$''
$name = $matches[0]
$output = ''Adding firewall rule for '' + $name
write-output $output
$null = New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName $name -Direction Inbound -Program $path -Profile Domain, Private -Action Allow
}
write-host -foregroundColor green -noNewline ''Done - press any key to continue...'';
[void]$Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey(''NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown'');
'
try {
if ($PathToExecutables -eq "" ) {
$PathToExecutables = read-host "Enter path to executables"
}
$PathToExecutables = Convert-Path -Path $PathToExecutables
$Apps = Get-ChildItem "$PathToExecutables\*.exe" -Name
if($Apps.count -eq 0){
write-warning "No executables found. No Firewall rules have been created."
Write-Host -NoNewhLine 'Press any key to continue...';
[void]$Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown');
exit 1
}
$arg = "PathToExecutables $Apps"
Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList "-command & {$command} $arg"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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