azure_rm_securitygroup – Manage Azure network security groups

Synopsis

  • Create, update or delete a network security group.

  • A security group contains Access Control List (ACL) rules that allow or deny network traffic to subnets or individual network interfaces.

  • A security group is created with a set of default security rules and an empty set of security rules.

  • Shape traffic flow by adding rules to the empty set of security rules.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.7

  • azure >= 2.0.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
ad_user
string
Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
adfs_authority_url
string
added in 2.6
Azure AD authority url. Use when authenticating with Username/password, and has your own ADFS authority.
api_profile
string
added in 2.5
 Default:
"latest"
Selects an API profile to use when communicating with Azure services. Default value of latest is appropriate for public clouds; future values will allow use with Azure Stack.
append_tags
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Use to control if tags field is canonical or just appends to existing tags.
When canonical, any tags not found in the tags parameter will be removed from the object's metadata.
auth_source
string
added in 2.5
    Choices:
  • auto
  • cli
  • credential_file
  • env
  • msi
Controls the source of the credentials to use for authentication.
If not specified, ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE environment variable will be used and default to auto if variable is not defined.
auto will follow the default precedence of module parameters -> environment variables -> default profile in credential file ~/.azure/credentials.
When set to cli, the credentials will be sources from the default Azure CLI profile.
Can also be set via the ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE environment variable.
When set to msi, the host machine must be an azure resource with an enabled MSI extension. subscription_id or the environment variable AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID can be used to identify the subscription ID if the resource is granted access to more than one subscription, otherwise the first subscription is chosen.
The msi was added in Ansible 2.6.
cert_validation_mode
string
added in 2.5
    Choices:
  • ignore
  • validate
Controls the certificate validation behavior for Azure endpoints. By default, all modules will validate the server certificate, but when an HTTPS proxy is in use, or against Azure Stack, it may be necessary to disable this behavior by passing ignore. Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CERT_VALIDATION environment variable.
client_id
string
Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
cloud_environment
string
added in 2.4
 Default:
"AzureCloud"
For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, AzureChinaCloud, AzureUSGovernment), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT environment variable.
default_rules
-
The set of default rules automatically added to a security group at creation.
In general default rules will not be modified. Modify rules to shape the flow of traffic to or from a subnet or NIC.
See rules below for the makeup of a rule dict.
location
-
Valid azure location. Defaults to location of the resource group.
name
-
Name of the security group to operate on.
password
string
Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
profile
string
Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
purge_default_rules
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Remove any existing rules not matching those defined in the default_rules parameter.
purge_rules
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Remove any existing rules not matching those defined in the rules parameters.
resource_group
- / required
Name of the resource group the security group belongs to.
rules
-
Set of rules shaping traffic flow to or from a subnet or NIC. Each rule is a dictionary.
access
-
    Choices:
  • Allow ←
  • Deny
Whether or not to allow the traffic flow.
description
-
Short description of the rule's purpose.
destination_address_prefix
-
Default:
"*"
The destination address prefix.
CIDR or destination IP range.
Asterisk * can also be used to match all source IPs.
Default tags such as VirtualNetwork, AzureLoadBalancer and Internet can also be used.
It can accept string type or a list of string type.
destination_application_security_groups
list
List of the destination application security groups.
It could be list of resource id.
It could be list of names in same resource group.
It could be list of dict containing resource_group and name.
It is mutually exclusive with destination_address_prefix and destination_address_prefixes.
destination_port_range
-
Default:
"*"
Port or range of ports to which traffic is headed.
It can accept string type or a list of string type.
direction
-
    Choices:
  • Inbound ←
  • Outbound
Indicates the direction of the traffic flow.
name
- / required
Unique name for the rule.
priority
- / required
Order in which to apply the rule. Must a unique integer between 100 and 4096 inclusive.
protocol
-
    Choices:
  • Udp
  • Tcp
  • * ←
Accepted traffic protocol.
source_address_prefix
-
Default:
"*"
The CIDR or source IP range.
Asterisk * can also be used to match all source IPs.
Default tags such as VirtualNetwork, AzureLoadBalancer and Internet can also be used.
If this is an ingress rule, specifies where network traffic originates from.
It can accept string type or a list of string type.
source_application_security_groups
list
List of the source application security groups.
It could be list of resource id.
It could be list of names in same resource group.
It could be list of dict containing resource_group and name.
It is mutually exclusive with source_address_prefix and source_address_prefixes.
source_port_range
-
Default:
"*"
Port or range of ports from which traffic originates.
It can accept string type or a list of string type.
secret
string
Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
state
-
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
Assert the state of the security group. Set to present to create or update a security group. Set to absent to remove a security group.
subscription_id
string
Your Azure subscription Id.
tags
dictionary
Dictionary of string:string pairs to assign as metadata to the object.
Metadata tags on the object will be updated with any provided values.
To remove tags set append_tags option to false.
tenant
string
Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

Notes

Note

  • For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables, use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials, or log in before you run your tasks or playbook with az login.

  • Authentication is also possible using a service principal or Active Directory user.

  • To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.

  • To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.

  • Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

See Also

See also

Sign in with Azure CLI

How to authenticate using the az login command.

Examples

# Create a security group
- azure_rm_securitygroup:
      resource_group: myResourceGroup
      name: mysecgroup
      purge_rules: yes
      rules:
          - name: DenySSH
            protocol: Tcp
            destination_port_range: 22
            access: Deny
            priority: 100
            direction: Inbound
          - name: 'AllowSSH'
            protocol: Tcp
            source_address_prefix:
              - '174.109.158.0/24'
              - '174.109.159.0/24'
            destination_port_range: 22
            access: Allow
            priority: 101
            direction: Inbound
          - name: 'AllowMultiplePorts'
            protocol: Tcp
            source_address_prefix:
              - '174.109.158.0/24'
              - '174.109.159.0/24'
            destination_port_range:
              - 80
              - 443
            access: Allow
            priority: 102

# Update rules on existing security group
- azure_rm_securitygroup:
      resource_group: myResourceGroup
      name: mysecgroup
      rules:
          - name: DenySSH
            protocol: Tcp
            destination_port_range: 22-23
            access: Deny
            priority: 100
            direction: Inbound
          - name: AllowSSHFromHome
            protocol: Tcp
            source_address_prefix: '174.109.158.0/24'
            destination_port_range: 22-23
            access: Allow
            priority: 102
            direction: Inbound
      tags:
          testing: testing
          delete: on-exit

# Delete security group
- azure_rm_securitygroup:
      resource_group: myResourceGroup
      name: mysecgroup
      state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
state
complex
always
Current state of the security group.
 
default_rules
list
always
The default security rules of network security group.

Sample:
[{'access': 'Allow', 'description': 'Allow inbound traffic from all VMs in VNET', 'destination_address_prefix': 'VirtualNetwork', 'destination_port_range': '*', 'direction': 'Inbound', 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'id': '/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/AllowVnetInBound', 'name': 'AllowVnetInBound', 'priority': 65000, 'protocol': '*', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'source_address_prefix': 'VirtualNetwork', 'source_port_range': '*'}, {'access': 'Allow', 'description': 'Allow inbound traffic from azure load balancer', 'destination_address_prefix': '*', 'destination_port_range': '*', 'direction': 'Inbound', 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'id': '/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/AllowAzureLoadBalancerInBound', 'name': 'AllowAzureLoadBalancerInBound', 'priority': 65001, 'protocol': '*', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'source_address_prefix': 'AzureLoadBalancer', 'source_port_range': '*'}, {'access': 'Deny', 'description': 'Deny all inbound traffic', 'destination_address_prefix': '*', 'destination_port_range': '*', 'direction': 'Inbound', 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'id': '/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/DenyAllInBound', 'name': 'DenyAllInBound', 'priority': 65500, 'protocol': '*', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'source_address_prefix': '*', 'source_port_range': '*'}, {'access': 'Allow', 'description': 'Allow outbound traffic from all VMs to all VMs in VNET', 'destination_address_prefix': 'VirtualNetwork', 'destination_port_range': '*', 'direction': 'Outbound', 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'id': '/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/AllowVnetOutBound', 'name': 'AllowVnetOutBound', 'priority': 65000, 'protocol': '*', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'source_address_prefix': 'VirtualNetwork', 'source_port_range': '*'}, {'access': 'Allow', 'description': 'Allow outbound traffic from all VMs to Internet', 'destination_address_prefix': 'Internet', 'destination_port_range': '*', 'direction': 'Outbound', 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'id': '/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/AllowInternetOutBound', 'name': 'AllowInternetOutBound', 'priority': 65001, 'protocol': '*', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'source_address_prefix': '*', 'source_port_range': '*'}, {'access': 'Deny', 'description': 'Deny all outbound traffic', 'destination_address_prefix': '*', 'destination_port_range': '*', 'direction': 'Outbound', 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'id': '/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/DenyAllOutBound', 'name': 'DenyAllOutBound', 'priority': 65500, 'protocol': '*', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'source_address_prefix': '*', 'source_port_range': '*'}]
 
id
string
always
The resource ID.

Sample:
/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup
 
location
string
always
The resource location.

Sample:
westus
 
name
string
always
Name of the security group.

Sample:
mysecgroup
 
network_interfaces
list
always
A collection of references to network interfaces.
 
rules
list
always
A collection of security rules of the network security group.

Sample:
[{'access': 'Deny', 'description': None, 'destination_address_prefix': '*', 'destination_port_range': '22', 'direction': 'Inbound', 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'id': '/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/securityRules/DenySSH', 'name': 'DenySSH', 'priority': 100, 'protocol': 'Tcp', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'source_address_prefix': '*', 'source_port_range': '*'}, {'access': 'Allow', 'description': None, 'destination_address_prefix': '*', 'destination_port_range': '22', 'direction': 'Inbound', 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'id': '/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/securityRules/AllowSSH', 'name': 'AllowSSH', 'priority': 101, 'protocol': 'Tcp', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'source_address_prefix': '174.109.158.0/24', 'source_port_range': '*'}]
 
subnets
list
always
A collection of references to subnets.
 
tags
dictionary
always
Tags to assign to the security group.

Sample:
{'delete': 'on-exit', 'foo': 'bar', 'testing': 'testing'}
 
type
string
always
The resource type.

Sample:
Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups


Status

Authors

  • Chris Houseknecht (@chouseknecht)

  • Matt Davis (@nitzmahone)

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