fortios_ips_sensor – Configure IPS sensor

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS by allowing the user to configure ips feature and sensor category. Examples includes all options and need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.2

Requirements

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

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
host
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate ip address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol
ips_sensor
-
Default:
null
Configure IPS sensor.
block-malicious-url
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable malicious URL blocking.
comment
-
Comment.
entries
-
IPS sensor filter.
action
-
    Choices:
  • pass
  • block
  • reset
  • default
Action taken with traffic in which signatures are detected.
application
-
Applications to be protected. set application ? lists available applications. all includes all applications. other includes all unlisted applications.
exempt-ip
-
Traffic from selected source or destination IP addresses is exempt from this signature.
dst-ip
-
Destination IP address and netmask.
id
- / required
Exempt IP ID.
src-ip
-
Source IP address and netmask.
id
- / required
Rule ID in IPS database (0 - 4294967295).
location
-
Protect client or server traffic.
log
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable logging of signatures included in filter.
log-attack-context
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable logging of attack context: URL buffer, header buffer, body buffer, packet buffer.
log-packet
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable packet logging. Enable to save the packet that triggers the filter. You can download the packets in pcap format for diagnostic use.
os
-
Operating systems to be protected. all includes all operating systems. other includes all unlisted operating systems.
protocol
-
Protocols to be examined. set protocol ? lists available protocols. all includes all protocols. other includes all unlisted protocols.
quarantine
-
    Choices:
  • none
  • attacker
Quarantine method.
quarantine-expiry
-
Duration of quarantine. (Format
quarantine-log
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable quarantine logging.
rate-count
-
Count of the rate.
rate-duration
-
Duration (sec) of the rate.
rate-mode
-
    Choices:
  • periodical
  • continuous
Rate limit mode.
rate-track
-
    Choices:
  • none
  • src-ip
  • dest-ip
  • dhcp-client-mac
  • dns-domain
Track the packet protocol field.
rule
-
Identifies the predefined or custom IPS signatures to add to the sensor.
id
- / required
Rule IPS.
severity
-
Relative severity of the signature, from info to critical. Log messages generated by the signature include the severity.
status
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
  • default
Status of the signatures included in filter. default enables the filter and only use filters with default status of enable. Filters with default status of disable will not be used.
extended-log
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable extended logging.
filter
-
IPS sensor filter.
action
-
    Choices:
  • pass
  • block
  • reset
  • default
Action of selected rules.
application
-
Vulnerable application filter.
location
-
Vulnerability location filter.
log
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable logging of selected rules.
log-packet
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable packet logging of selected rules.
name
- / required
Filter name.
os
-
Vulnerable OS filter.
protocol
-
Vulnerable protocol filter.
quarantine
-
    Choices:
  • none
  • attacker
Quarantine IP or interface.
quarantine-expiry
-
Duration of quarantine in minute.
quarantine-log
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable logging of selected quarantine.
severity
-
Vulnerability severity filter.
status
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
  • default
Selected rules status.
name
- / required
Sensor name.
override
-
IPS override rule.
action
-
    Choices:
  • pass
  • block
  • reset
Action of override rule.
exempt-ip
-
Exempted IP.
dst-ip
-
Destination IP address and netmask.
id
- / required
Exempt IP ID.
src-ip
-
Source IP address and netmask.
log
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable logging.
log-packet
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable packet logging.
quarantine
-
    Choices:
  • none
  • attacker
Quarantine IP or interface.
quarantine-expiry
-
Duration of quarantine in minute.
quarantine-log
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable logging of selected quarantine.
rule-id
- / required
Override rule ID.
status
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable status of override rule.
replacemsg-group
-
Replacement message group. Source system.replacemsg-group.name.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object
password
-
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
username
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom
-
Default:
"root"
Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

Notes

Note

  • Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet

  • Run as a local_action in your playbook

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure IPS sensor.
    fortios_ips_sensor:
      host:  "{{  host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{  vdom }}"
      ips_sensor:
        state: "present"
        block-malicious-url: "disable"
        comment: "Comment."
        entries:
         -
            action: "pass"
            application: "<your_own_value>"
            exempt-ip:
             -
                dst-ip: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "10"
                src-ip: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "12"
            location: "<your_own_value>"
            log: "disable"
            log-attack-context: "disable"
            log-packet: "disable"
            os: "<your_own_value>"
            protocol: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine-expiry: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine-log: "disable"
            rate-count: "22"
            rate-duration: "23"
            rate-mode: "periodical"
            rate-track: "none"
            rule:
             -
                id:  "27"
            severity: "<your_own_value>"
            status: "disable"
        extended-log: "enable"
        filter:
         -
            action: "pass"
            application: "<your_own_value>"
            location: "<your_own_value>"
            log: "disable"
            log-packet: "disable"
            name: "default_name_37"
            os: "<your_own_value>"
            protocol: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine-expiry: "41"
            quarantine-log: "disable"
            severity: "<your_own_value>"
            status: "disable"
        name: "default_name_45"
        override:
         -
            action: "pass"
            exempt-ip:
             -
                dst-ip: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "50"
                src-ip: "<your_own_value>"
            log: "disable"
            log-packet: "disable"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine-expiry: "55"
            quarantine-log: "disable"
            rule-id: "57"
            status: "disable"
        replacemsg-group: "<your_own_value> (source system.replacemsg-group.name)"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
build
string
 always
Build number of the fortigate image

Sample:
1547
http_method
string
 always
Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Sample:
PUT
http_status
string
 always
Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Sample:
200
mkey
string
 success
Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Sample:
key1
name
string
 always
Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
urlfilter
path
string
 always
Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
webfilter
revision
string
 always
Internal revision number

Sample:
17.0.2.10658
serial
string
 always
Serial number of the unit

Sample:
FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
status
string
 always
Indication of the operation's result

Sample:
success
vdom
string
 always
Virtual domain used

Sample:
root
version
string
 always
Version of the FortiGate

Sample:
v5.6.3


Status

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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