community.aws.networkfirewall module – manage AWS Network Firewall firewalls

Note

This module is part of the community.aws collection (version 8.0.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.aws.networkfirewall.

New in community.aws 4.0.0

Synopsis

  • A module for creating, updating and deleting AWS Network Firewall firewalls.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • python >= 3.6

  • boto3 >= 1.26.0

  • botocore >= 1.29.0

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_key

aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key, ec2_access_key

string

AWS access key ID.

See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys.

The AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.

The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive.

The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK.

The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

arn

aliases: firewall_arn

string

The ARN of the firewall.

Exactly one of arn or name must be provided.

aws_ca_bundle

path

The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.

The AWS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable may also be used.

aws_config

dictionary

A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.

Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.

debug_botocore_endpoint_logs

boolean

Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook.

The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

delete_protection

boolean

When delete_protection=True, the firewall is protected from deletion.

Defaults to false when not provided on creation.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

description

string

A description for the firewall.

endpoint_url

aliases: ec2_url, aws_endpoint_url, s3_url

string

URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS.

The AWS_URL or EC2_URL environment variables may also be used, in decreasing order of preference.

The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_URL environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

name

aliases: firewall_name

string

The name of the firewall.

Cannot be updated after creation.

Exactly one of arn or name must be provided.

policy

aliases: firewall_policy_arn

string

The ARN of the Network Firewall policy to use for the firewall.

Required when creating a new firewall.

policy_change_protection

aliases: firewall_policy_change_protection

boolean

When policy_change_protection=True, the firewall is protected from changes to which policy is attached to the firewall.

Defaults to false when not provided on creation.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

profile

aliases: aws_profile

string

A named AWS profile to use for authentication.

See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html.

The AWS_PROFILE environment variable may also be used.

The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options.

purge_subnets

boolean

If purge_subnets=true, existing subnets will be removed from the firewall as necessary to match exactly what is defined by subnets.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

purge_tags

boolean

If purge_tags=true and tags is set, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by tags parameter.

If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified, even if purge_tags=True.

Tag keys beginning with aws: are reserved by Amazon and can not be modified. As such they will be ignored for the purposes of the purge_tags parameter. See the Amazon documentation for more information https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_tagging.html#tag-conventions.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

region

aliases: aws_region, ec2_region

string

The AWS region to use.

For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored.

The AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variables may also be used.

See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region.

The ec2_region alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01

Support for the EC2_REGION environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

secret_key

aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, ec2_secret_key

string

AWS secret access key.

See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys.

The AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.

The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive.

The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK.

The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

session_token

aliases: aws_session_token, security_token, aws_security_token, access_token

string

AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials.

See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys.

The AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.

The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive.

Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0.

The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY and AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

state

string

Create or remove the firewall.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

subnet_change_protection

boolean

When subnet_change_protection=True, the firewall is protected from changes to which subnets is attached to the firewall.

Defaults to false when not provided on creation.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

subnets

list / elements=string

The ID of the subnets to which the firewall will be associated.

Required when creating a new firewall.

tags

aliases: resource_tags

dictionary

A dictionary representing the tags to be applied to the resource.

If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.

validate_certs

boolean

When set to false, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs.

Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

wait

boolean

On creation, whether to wait for the firewall to reach the READY state.

On deletion, whether to wait for the firewall to reach the DELETED state.

On update, whether to wait for the firewall to reach the IN_SYNC configuration synchronization state.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

wait_timeout

integer

Maximum time, in seconds, to wait for the firewall to reach the expected state.

Defaults to 600 seconds.

Notes

Note

  • Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.

  • The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

# Create an AWS Network Firewall
- community.aws.networkfirewall:
    name: 'ExampleFirewall'
    state: present
    policy: 'ExamplePolicy'
    subnets:
      - 'subnet-123456789abcdef01'

# Create an AWS Network Firewall with various options, don't wait for creation
# to finish.
- community.aws.networkfirewall:
    name: 'ExampleFirewall'
    state: present
    delete_protection: true
    description: "An example Description"
    policy: 'ExamplePolicy'
    policy_change_protection: true
    subnets:
      - 'subnet-123456789abcdef01'
      - 'subnet-abcdef0123456789a'
    subnet_change_protection: true
    tags:
      ExampleTag: Example Value
      another_tag: another_example
    wait: false


# Delete an AWS Network Firewall
- community.aws.networkfirewall:
    state: absent
    name: 'ExampleFirewall'

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

firewall

dictionary

The full details of the firewall

Returned: success

firewall

dictionary

The details of the firewall

Returned: success

delete_protection

string

A flag indicating whether it is possible to delete the firewall.

Returned: success

Sample: "True"

description

string

A description of the firewall.

Returned: success

Sample: "Description"

firewall_arn

string

The ARN of the firewall.

Returned: success

Sample: "arn:aws:network-firewall:us-east-1:123456789012:firewall/ExampleFirewall"

firewall_id

string

A unique ID for the firewall.

Returned: success

Sample: "12345678-abcd-1234-abcd-123456789abc"

firewall_name

string

The name of the firewall.

Returned: success

Sample: "ExampleFirewall"

firewall_policy_arn

string

The ARN of the firewall policy used by the firewall.

Returned: success

Sample: "arn:aws:network-firewall:us-east-1:123456789012:firewall-policy/ExamplePolicy"

firewall_policy_change_protection

boolean

A flag indicating whether it is possible to change which firewall policy is used by the firewall.

Returned: success

Sample: false

subnet_change_protection

boolean

A flag indicating whether it is possible to change which subnets the firewall endpoints are in.

Returned: success

Sample: true

subnet_mappings

list / elements=dictionary

A list representing the subnets the firewall endpoints are in.

Returned: success

subnet_id

string

The ID of the subnet.

Returned: success

Sample: "subnet-12345678"

subnets

list / elements=string

A list of the subnets the firewall endpoints are in.

Returned: success

Sample: ["subnet-12345678", "subnet-87654321"]

tags

dictionary

The tags associated with the firewall.

Returned: success

Sample: {"SomeTag": "SomeValue"}

vpc_id

string

The ID of the VPC that the firewall is used by.

Returned: success

Sample: "vpc-0123456789abcdef0"

firewall_metadata

dictionary

Metadata about the firewall

Returned: success

configuration_sync_state_summary

string

A short summary of the synchronization status of the policy and rule groups.

Returned: success

Sample: "IN_SYNC"

status

string

A short summary of the status of the firewall endpoints.

Returned: success

Sample: "READY"

sync_states

dictionary

A description, broken down by availability zone, of the status of the firewall endpoints as well as the synchronization status of the policies and rule groups.

Returned: success

Sample: {"us-east-1a": {"attachment": {"endpoint_id": "vpce-123456789abcdef01", "status": "READY", "subnet_id": "subnet-12345678"}, "config": {"arn:aws:network-firewall:us-east-1:123456789012:firewall-policy/Ansible-Example": {"sync_status": "IN_SYNC", "update_token": "abcdef01-0000-0000-0000-123456789abc"}, "arn:aws:network-firewall:us-east-1:123456789012:stateful-rulegroup/ExampleDomainList": {"sync_status": "IN_SYNC", "update_token": "12345678-0000-0000-0000-abcdef012345"}}}}

Authors

  • Mark Chappell (@tremble)