cisco.aci.aci_aaa_security_default_settings module – Manage AAA Key Rings (pki:Ep)

Note

This module is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.12.0).

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 cisco.aci.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.aci.aci_aaa_security_default_settings.

Synopsis

• Manage AAA Key Rings on Cisco ACI fabrics.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
annotation string	User-defined string for annotating an object. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_ANNOTATION will be used instead. If the value is not specified in the task and environment variable ACI_ANNOTATION then the default value will be used. Default: "orchestrator:ansible"
certificate_name aliases: cert_name string	The X.509 certificate name attached to the APIC AAA user used for signature-based authentication. If a private_key filename was provided, this defaults to the private_key basename, without extension. If PEM-formatted content was provided for private_key, this defaults to the username value. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_CERTIFICATE_NAME will be used instead.
host aliases: hostname string	IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_HOST will be used instead.
lockout dictionary	Lockout behaviour after multiple failed login attempts (aaa:BlockLoginProfile).
duration integer	The duration of lockout in minutes. The APIC defaults to 60 when unset during creation.
enable boolean	Enable lockout behaviour. Use true to enable and false to disable. The APIC defaults to false when unset during creation. Choices: false true
max_attempts aliases: max_failed_attempts, failed_attempts, attempts integer	The maximum number of failed attempts before user is locked out. The APIC defaults to 5 when unset during creation.
window aliases: max_failed_attempts_window, failed_attempts_window integer	The time period in which consecutive attempts were failed in minutes. The APIC defaults to 5 when unset during creation.
name_alias string	The alias for the current object. This relates to the nameAlias field in ACI.
output_level string	Influence the output of this ACI module. normal means the standard output, incl. current dict info adds informational output, incl. previous, proposed and sent dicts debug adds debugging output, incl. filter_string, method, response, status and url information If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OUTPUT_LEVEL will be used instead. Choices: "debug" "info" "normal" ← (default)
output_path string	Path to a file that will be used to dump the ACI JSON configuration objects generated by the module. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OUTPUT_PATH will be used instead.
owner_key string	User-defined string for the ownerKey attribute of an ACI object. This attribute represents a key for enabling clients to own their data for entity correlation. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OWNER_KEY will be used instead.
owner_tag string	User-defined string for the ownerTag attribute of an ACI object. This attribute represents a tag for enabling clients to add their own data. For example, to indicate who created this object. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OWNER_TAG will be used instead.
password string	The password to use for authentication. This option is mutual exclusive with private_key. If private_key is provided too, it will be used instead. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables ACI_PASSWORD or ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
password_change dictionary	The password change interval (aaa:PwdProfile).
allowed_changes integer	The number of changes allowed within the change interval. The APIC defaults to 2 when unset during creation.
enable boolean	Enforce password change interval. Use true to enable and false to disable. The APIC defaults to true when unset during creation. Choices: false true
history_storage_amount aliases: history, amount integer	The number of recent user passwords to store. The APIC defaults to 5 when unset during creation.
interval integer	The password change interval in hours. The APIC defaults to 48 when unset during creation.
minimum_period aliases: minimum_period_between_password_changes, min_period integer	The minimum period between password changes in hours. The APIC defaults to 24 when unset during creation.
password_strength_check boolean	Enable password strength check. Use true to enable and false to disable. The APIC defaults to true when unset during creation. Choices: false true
password_strength_profile dictionary	The password strength profile (aaa:PwdStrengthProfile).
class_flags aliases: flags list / elements=string	The class flags of the password strength profile. At least 3 class flags must be specified. This attribute is only applicable when type is set to password_strength_profile.type=custom. The APIC defaults to digits,lowercase,uppercase when unset during creation. Choices: "digits" "lowercase" "specialchars" "uppercase"
enable boolean / required	Enable or disable password strength profile. Use true to enable and false to disable. Choices: false true
max_length aliases: maximum_length, max integer	The maximum length of the password. The APIC defaults to 64 when unset during creation.
min_length aliases: minimum_length, min integer	The minimum length of the password. The APIC defaults to 8 when unset during creation.
type string	The type of the password strength profile. The APIC defaults to any_three when unset during creation. Choices: "custom" "any_three"
port integer	Port number to be used for REST connection. The default value depends on parameter use_ssl. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_PORT will be used instead.
private_key aliases: cert_key string	Either a PEM-formatted private key file or the private key content used for signature-based authentication. This value also influences the default certificate_name that is used. This option is mutual exclusive with password. If password is provided too, it will be ignored. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_PRIVATE_KEY or ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
state string	Use present or absent for adding or removing. Use query for listing an object or multiple objects. Choices: "present" ← (default) "query"
suppress_previous aliases: no_previous, ignore_previous boolean	If true, a GET to check previous will not be sent before a POST update to APIC. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_SUPPRESS_PREVIOUS will be used instead. The default value is false. WARNING - This causes the previous return value to be empty. The previous state of the object will not be checked and the POST update will contain all properties. Choices: false true
suppress_verification aliases: no_verification, no_verify, suppress_verify, ignore_verify, ignore_verification boolean	If true, a verifying GET will not be sent after a POST update to APIC. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_SUPPRESS_VERIFICATION will be used instead. The default value is false. WARNING - This causes the current return value to be set to the proposed value. The current object including default values will be unverifiable in a single task. Choices: false true
timeout integer	The socket level timeout in seconds. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_TIMEOUT will be used instead. The default value is 30.
use_proxy boolean	If false, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_USE_PROXY will be used instead. The default value is true. Choices: false true
use_ssl boolean	If false, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_USE_SSL will be used instead. The default value is true when the connection is local. Choices: false true
username aliases: user string	The username to use for authentication. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables ACI_USERNAME or ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead. The default value is admin.
validate_certs boolean	If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only set to false when used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead. The default value is true. Choices: false true
web_token dictionary	The web token related configuration (pki:WebTokenData).
idle_timeout aliases: session_idle_timeout integer	The web/console (SSH/Telnet) session idle timeout in seconds. The APIC defaults to 1200 when unset during creation.
refresh boolean	Include refresh in session records. Use true to include and false to exclude. The APIC defaults to false when unset during creation. Choices: false true
timeout integer	The web token timeout in seconds. The APIC defaults to 600 when unset during creation.
validity_period aliases: maximum_validity_period integer	The maximum validity period in hours. The APIC defaults to 24 when unset during creation.

See Also

See also

APIC Management Information Model reference

More information about the internal APIC class pki:Ep.

Cisco ACI Guide

Detailed information on how to manage your ACI infrastructure using Ansible.

Developing Cisco ACI modules

Detailed guide on how to write your own Cisco ACI modules to contribute.

Examples

- name: Set AAA Security Default Settings
  cisco.aci.aci_aaa_security_default_settings:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    password_strength_check: true
    password_strength_profile:
      enable: true
      type: custom
      min_length: 10
      max_length: 60
      class_flags:
        - digits
        - lowercase
        - specialchars
        - uppercase
    password_change:
      enable: true
      interval: 49
      allowed_changes: 6
      minimum_period_between_password_changes: 25
      history_storage_amount: 6
    lockout:
      enable: true
      max_attempts: 6
      window: 6
      duration: 61
    web_token:
      timeout: 601
      idle_timeout: 1201
      validity_period: 23
      refresh: true
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Set AAA Security Default Settings to Default Values
  cisco.aci.aci_aaa_security_default_settings:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    password_strength_check: true
    password_strength_profile:
      enable: false
    password_change:
      enable: true
      interval: 48
      allowed_changes: 2
      minimum_period_between_password_changes: 24
      history_storage_amount: 5
    lockout:
      enable: false
      max_attempts: 5
      window: 5
      duration: 60
    web_token:
      timeout: 600
      idle_timeout: 1200
      validity_period: 24
      refresh: false
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query AAA Security Default Settings
  cisco.aci.aci_aaa_security_default_settings:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

Return Values

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

Key	Description
current list / elements=string	The existing configuration from the APIC after the module has finished Returned: success Sample: [{"fvTenant": {"attributes": {"descr": "Production environment", "dn": "uni/tn-production", "name": "production", "nameAlias": "", "ownerKey": "", "ownerTag": ""}}}]
error dictionary	The error information as returned from the APIC Returned: failure Sample: {"code": "122", "text": "unknown managed object class foo"}
filter_string string	The filter string used for the request Returned: failure or debug Sample: "?rsp-prop-include=config-only"
method string	The HTTP method used for the request to the APIC Returned: failure or debug Sample: "POST"
previous list / elements=string	The original configuration from the APIC before the module has started Returned: info Sample: [{"fvTenant": {"attributes": {"descr": "Production", "dn": "uni/tn-production", "name": "production", "nameAlias": "", "ownerKey": "", "ownerTag": ""}}}]
proposed dictionary	The assembled configuration from the user-provided parameters Returned: info Sample: {"fvTenant": {"attributes": {"descr": "Production environment", "name": "production"}}}
raw string	The raw output returned by the APIC REST API (xml or json) Returned: parse error Sample: "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><imdata totalCount=\"1\"><error code=\"122\" text=\"unknown managed object class foo\"/></imdata>"
response string	The HTTP response from the APIC Returned: failure or debug Sample: "OK (30 bytes)"
sent list / elements=string	The actual/minimal configuration pushed to the APIC Returned: info Sample: {"fvTenant": {"attributes": {"descr": "Production environment"}}}
status integer	The HTTP status from the APIC Returned: failure or debug Sample: 200
url string	The HTTP url used for the request to the APIC Returned: failure or debug Sample: "https://10.11.12.13/api/mo/uni/tn-production.json"

Authors

• Akini Ross (@akinross)

Collection links

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