panos_match_rule – Test for match against a security rule on PAN-OS devices or Panorama management console

New in version 2.5.

DEPRECATED

Removed in Ansible

version: 2.12

Why

Consolidating code base.

Alternative

Use https://galaxy.ansible.com/PaloAltoNetworks/paloaltonetworks instead.

Synopsis

  • Security policies allow you to enforce rules and take action, and can be as general or specific as needed.

Requirements

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

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_key
-
API key that can be used instead of username/password credentials.
application
-
The application.
category
-
URL category
destination_ip
-
The destination IP address.
destination_port
-
The destination port.
destination_zone
-
The destination zone.
ip_address
- / required
IP address (or hostname) of PAN-OS device being configured.
password
- / required
Password credentials to use for auth unless api_key is set.
protocol
-
The IP protocol number from 1 to 255.
rule_type
- / required
    Choices:
  • security
  • nat
Type of rule. Valid types are security or nat.
source_ip
- / required
The source IP address.
source_port
-
The source port.
source_user
-
The source user or group.
source_zone
-
The source zone.
to_interface
-
The inbound interface in a NAT rule.
username
-
Default:
"admin"
Username credentials to use for auth unless api_key is set.
vsys_id
- / required
Default:
"vsys1"
ID of the VSYS object.

Notes

Note

  • Checkmode is not supported.

  • Panorama NOT is supported.

Examples

- name: check security rules for Google DNS
  panos_match_rule:
    ip_address: '{{ ip_address }}'
    username: '{{ username }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    rule_type: 'security'
    source_ip: '10.0.0.0'
    destination_ip: '8.8.8.8'
    application: 'dns'
    destination_port: '53'
    protocol: '17'
  register: result
- debug: msg='{{result.stdout_lines}}'

- name: check security rules inbound SSH with user match
  panos_match_rule:
    ip_address: '{{ ip_address }}'
    username: '{{ username }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    rule_type: 'security'
    source_ip: '0.0.0.0'
    source_user: 'mydomain\jsmith'
    destination_ip: '192.168.100.115'
    destination_port: '22'
    protocol: '6'
  register: result
- debug: msg='{{result.stdout_lines}}'

- name: check NAT rules for source NAT
  panos_match_rule:
    ip_address: '{{ ip_address }}'
    username: '{{ username }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    rule_type: 'nat'
    source_zone: 'Prod-DMZ'
    source_ip: '10.10.118.50'
    to_interface: 'ethernet1/2'
    destination_zone: 'Internet'
    destination_ip: '0.0.0.0'
    protocol: '6'
  register: result
- debug: msg='{{result.stdout_lines}}'

- name: check NAT rules for inbound web
  panos_match_rule:
    ip_address: '{{ ip_address }}'
    username: '{{ username }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    rule_type: 'nat'
    source_zone: 'Internet'
    source_ip: '0.0.0.0'
    to_interface: 'ethernet1/1'
    destination_zone: 'Prod DMZ'
    destination_ip: '192.168.118.50'
    destination_port: '80'
    protocol: '6'
  register: result
- debug: msg='{{result.stdout_lines}}'

- name: check security rules for outbound POP3 in vsys4
  panos_match_rule:
    ip_address: '{{ ip_address }}'
    username: '{{ username }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    vsys_id: 'vsys4'
    rule_type: 'security'
    source_ip: '10.0.0.0'
    destination_ip: '4.3.2.1'
    application: 'pop3'
    destination_port: '110'
    protocol: '6'
  register: result
- debug: msg='{{result.stdout_lines}}'

Status

  • This module will be removed in version 2.12. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Robert Hagen (@rnh556)

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