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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Author: Victor Bishop
+Date:  10/3/2025
+cp_get_nat_public_ips.py
+Extracts unique public IPs from Check Point NAT rules using mgmt_cli as root user.
+You may need to run dos2unix on the file for conversion 
+"""
+
+import subprocess
+import json
+import sys
+import os
+
+# ---------- Configuration ----------
+NAT_LAYER_NAME = "Standard"   # Update this to your NAT layer name
+SESSION_FILE = "session.json"
+# -----------------------------------
+
+def run_mgmt_cli(args):
+    if not os.path.isfile(SESSION_FILE):
+        print(f"[!] Session file '{SESSION_FILE}' not found.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    cmd = ["mgmt_cli"] + args + ["-s", SESSION_FILE, "--format", "json"]
+    p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    if p.returncode != 0:
+        print(f"[!] mgmt_cli error: {p.stderr.strip()}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    try:
+        return json.loads(p.stdout)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        print("[!] Failed to parse JSON output from mgmt_cli:")
+        print(p.stdout)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def login():
+    cmd = ["mgmt_cli", "login", "-r", "true", "--format", "json"]
+    p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    if p.returncode != 0:
+        print(f"[!] Login failed: {p.stderr.strip()}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    try:
+        login_response = json.loads(p.stdout)
+        sid = login_response.get("sid")
+        if not sid:
+            raise ValueError("No session ID in login response")
+        with open(SESSION_FILE, "w") as f:
+            json.dump({"sid": sid}, f)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[!] Failed to process login response: {e}")
+        print(p.stdout)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def logout():
+    if os.path.isfile(SESSION_FILE):
+        subprocess.run(["mgmt_cli", "logout", "-s", SESSION_FILE], capture_output=True)
+        os.remove(SESSION_FILE)
+
+def is_public_ip(ip):
+    if not ip:
+        return False
+    if ip.startswith("127.") or ip.startswith("169.254.") or ip.startswith("10.") or ip.startswith("192.168."):
+        return False
+    if ip.startswith("172."):
+        try:
+            second = int(ip.split(".")[1])
+            if 16 <= second <= 31:
+                return False
+        except:
+            return False
+    return True
+
+def main():
+    print("[*] Logging into Check Point API...")
+    login()
+
+    print(f"[*] Fetching NAT rulebase from layer '{NAT_LAYER_NAME}'...")
+    out = run_mgmt_cli(["show-nat-rulebase", "name", NAT_LAYER_NAME])
+    rule_entries = out.get("rulebase", [])
+
+    public_ips = set()
+
+    for rule in rule_entries:
+        nat = rule.get("nat-settings", {})
+        orig_dst = rule.get("original-destination", {})
+        xlate_dst = nat.get("translated-destination", {})
+
+        for ip_obj in (orig_dst, xlate_dst):
+            ip = ip_obj.get("ipv4-address")
+            if is_public_ip(ip):
+                public_ips.add(ip)
+
+    print(f"\n[*] Found {len(public_ips)} unique public IPs:")
+    for ip in sorted(public_ips):
+        print(ip)
+
+    print("\n[*] Logging out...")
+    logout()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+