avi_wafpolicy – Module for setup of WafPolicy Avi RESTful Object

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • avisdk

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_context
-
added in 2.5
Avi API context that includes current session ID and CSRF Token.
This allows user to perform single login and re-use the session.
api_version
-
Default:
"16.4.4"
Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects.
avi_api_patch_op
-
added in 2.5
    Choices:
  • add
  • replace
  • delete
Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch.
avi_api_update_method
-
added in 2.5
    Choices:
  • put ←
  • patch
Default method for object update is HTTP PUT.
Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH.
avi_credentials
-
added in 2.5
Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details.
controller
-
Default:
""
IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_CONTROLLER.
created_by
-
Creator name.
Field introduced in 17.2.4.
crs_groups
-
Waf rules are categorized in to groups based on their characterization.
These groups are system created with crs groups.
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
description
-
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
mode
- / required
Waf policy mode.
This can be detection or enforcement.
Enum options - WAF_MODE_DETECTION_ONLY, WAF_MODE_ENFORCEMENT.
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as WAF_MODE_DETECTION_ONLY.
name
- / required
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
paranoia_level
-
Waf ruleset paranoia mode.
This is used to select rules based on the paranoia-level tag.
Enum options - WAF_PARANOIA_LEVEL_LOW, WAF_PARANOIA_LEVEL_MEDIUM, WAF_PARANOIA_LEVEL_HIGH, WAF_PARANOIA_LEVEL_EXTREME.
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as WAF_PARANOIA_LEVEL_LOW.
password
-
Default:
""
Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_PASSWORD.
post_crs_groups
-
Waf rules are categorized in to groups based on their characterization.
These groups are created by the user and will be enforced after the crs groups.
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
pre_crs_groups
-
Waf rules are categorized in to groups based on their characterization.
These groups are created by the user and will be enforced before the crs groups.
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
state
-
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
The state that should be applied on the entity.
tenant
-
Default:
"admin"
Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
tenant_ref
-
It is a reference to an object of type tenant.
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
tenant_uuid
-
Default:
""
UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
url
-
Avi controller URL of the object.
username
-
Default:
""
Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_USERNAME.
uuid
-
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
waf_profile_ref
- / required
Waf profile for waf policy.
It is a reference to an object of type wafprofile.
Field introduced in 17.2.1.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Example to create WafPolicy object
  avi_wafpolicy:
    controller: 10.10.25.42
    username: admin
    password: something
    state: present
    name: sample_wafpolicy

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
obj
dictionary
 success, changed
WafPolicy (api/wafpolicy) object


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