bigip_firewall_rule – Manage AFM Firewall rules

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis

• Manages firewall rules in an AFM firewall policy. New rules will always be added to the end of the policy. Rules can be re-ordered using the bigip_security_policy module. Rules can also be pre-ordered using the bigip_security_policy module and then later updated using the bigip_firewall_rule module.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
action string		Choices: accept drop reject accept-decisively	Specifies the action for the firewall rule. When accept, allows packets with the specified source, destination, and protocol to pass through the firewall. Packets that match the rule, and are accepted, traverse the system as if the firewall is not present. When drop, drops packets with the specified source, destination, and protocol. Dropping a packet is a silent action with no notification to the source or destination systems. Dropping the packet causes the connection to be retried until the retry threshold is reached. When reject, rejects packets with the specified source, destination, and protocol. When a packet is rejected the firewall sends a destination unreachable message to the sender. When accept-decisively, allows packets with the specified source, destination, and protocol to pass through the firewall, and does not require any further processing by any of the further firewalls. Packets that match the rule, and are accepted, traverse the system as if the firewall is not present. If the Rule List is applied to a virtual server, management IP, or self IP firewall rule, then Accept Decisively is equivalent to Accept. When creating a new rule, if this parameter is not provided, the default is reject.
description string			The rule description.
destination list			Specifies packet destinations to which the rule applies. Leaving this field blank applies the rule to all addresses and all ports. You can specify the following destination items. An IPv4 or IPv6 address, an IPv4 or IPv6 address range, geographic location, VLAN, address list, port, port range, port list or address list. You can specify a mix of different types of items for the source address.
	address string		Specifies a specific IP address.
	address_list string		Specifies an existing address list.
	address_range string		Specifies an address range.
	country string		Specifies a country code.
	port integer		Specifies a single numeric port. This option is only valid when protocol is tcp(6) or udp(17).
	port_list string		Specifes an existing port list. This option is only valid when protocol is tcp(6) or udp(17).
	port_range string		Specifies a range of ports, which is two port values separated by a hyphen. The port to the left of the hyphen should be less than the port to the right. This option is only valid when protocol is tcp(6) or udp(17).
icmp_message list			Specifies the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) or ICMPv6 message type and code that the rule uses. This parameter is only relevant when protocol is either icmp(1) or icmpv6(58).
	code string		Specifies the code returned in response to the specified ICMP message type. You can specify codes, each set appropriate to the associated type, such as No Code (0) (associated with Echo Reply (0)) and Host Unreachable (1) (associated with Destination Unreachable (3)), or you can specify any to indicate that the system applies the rule for all codes in response to that specific ICMP message. You can also specify an arbitrary code. The ICMP protocol contains definitions for the existing message code and number pairs.
	type string		Specifies the type of ICMP message. You can specify control messages, such as Echo Reply (0) and Destination Unreachable (3), or you can specify any to indicate that the system applies the rule for all ICMP messages. You can also specify an arbitrary ICMP message. The ICMP protocol contains definitions for the existing message type and number pairs.
irule string			Specifies an iRule that is applied to the firewall rule. An iRule can be started when the firewall rule matches traffic.
logging boolean		Choices: no yes	Specifies whether logging is enabled or disabled for the firewall rule. When creating a new rule, if this parameter is not specified, the default if no.
name string / required			Specifies the name of the rule.
parent_policy string			The policy which contains the rule to be managed. One of either parent_policy or parent_rule_list is required.
parent_rule_list string			The rule list which contains the rule to be managed. One of either parent_policy or parent_rule_list is required.
partition string		Default: "Common"	Device partition to manage resources on.
protocol string			Specifies the protocol to which the rule applies. Protocols may be specified by either their name or numeric value. A special protocol value any can be specified to match any protocol. The numeric equivalent of this protocol is 255.
provider dictionary added in 2.5			A dict object containing connection details.
	auth_provider string		Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
	password string / required		The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD. aliases: pass, pwd
	server string / required		The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
	server_port integer	Default: 443	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT.
	ssh_keyfile path		Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE.
	timeout integer		Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
	transport string	Choices: cli rest ←	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
	user string / required		The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER.
	validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes ←	If no, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS.
rule_list string			Specifies an existing rule list to use in the rule. This parameter is mutually exclusive with many of the other individual-rule specific settings. This includes logging, action, source, destination, irule', protocol and logging. This parameter is only used when parent_policy is specified, otherwise it is ignored.
schedule string			Specifies a schedule for the firewall rule. You configure schedules to define days and times when the firewall rule is made active.
source list			Specifies packet sources to which the rule applies. Leaving this field blank applies the rule to all addresses and all ports. You can specify the following source items. An IPv4 or IPv6 address, an IPv4 or IPv6 address range, geographic location, VLAN, address list, port, port range, port list or address list. You can specify a mix of different types of items for the source address.
	address string		Specifies a specific IP address.
	address_list string		Specifies an existing address list.
	address_range string		Specifies an address range.
	country string		Specifies a country code.
	port integer		Specifies a single numeric port. This option is only valid when protocol is tcp(6) or udp(17).
	port_list string		Specifes an existing port list. This option is only valid when protocol is tcp(6) or udp(17).
	port_range string		Specifies a range of ports, which is two port values separated by a hyphen. The port to the left of the hyphen should be less than the port to the right. This option is only valid when protocol is tcp(6) or udp(17).
	vlan string		Specifies VLANs to which the rule applies. The VLAN source refers to the packet's source.
state string		Choices: present ← absent	When state is present, ensures that the rule exists. When state is absent, ensures that the rule is removed.
status string		Choices: enabled disabled scheduled	Indicates the activity state of the rule or rule list. When disabled, specifies that the rule or rule list does not apply at all. When enabled, specifies that the system applies the firewall rule or rule list to the given context and addresses. When scheduled, specifies that the system applies the rule or rule list according to the specified schedule. When creating a new rule, if this parameter is not provided, the default is enabled.

Notes

Note

• For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.

• Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.

• The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.

Examples

- name: Create a new rule in the foo firewall policy
  bigip_firewall_rule:
    name: foo
    parent_policy: policy1
    protocol: tcp
    source:
      - address: 1.2.3.4
      - address: "::1"
      - address_list: foo-list1
      - address_range: 1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2
      - vlan: vlan1
      - country: US
      - port: 22
      - port_list: port-list1
      - port_range: 80-443
    destination:
      - address: 1.2.3.4
      - address: "::1"
      - address_list: foo-list1
      - address_range: 1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2
      - country: US
      - port: 22
      - port_list: port-list1
      - port_range: 80-443
    irule: irule1
    action: accept
    logging: yes
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create an ICMP specific rule
  bigip_firewall_rule:
    name: foo
    protocol: icmp
    icmp_message:
      type: 0
    source:
      - country: US
    action: drop
    logging: yes
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add a new policy rule that uses an existing rule list
  bigip_firewall_rule:
    name: foo
    parent_policy: foo_policy
    rule_list: rule-list1
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key		Returned	Description
action string		changed	The action for the firewall rule. Sample: drop
description string		changed	The rule description. Sample: MyRule
destination complex		changed	The packet destinations to which the rule applies. Sample: hash/dictionary of values
	address string	changed	A specific IP address. Sample: 192.168.1.1
	address_list string	changed	An existing address list. Sample: foo-list1
	address_range string	changed	The address range. Sample: 1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2
	country string	changed	A country code. Sample: US
	port integer	changed	Single numeric port. Sample: 8080
	port_list string	changed	An existing port list. Sample: port-list1
	port_range string	changed	The port range. Sample: 80-443
icmp_message complex		changed	The (ICMP) or ICMPv6 message type and code that the rule uses. Sample: hash/dictionary of values
	code string	changed	The code returned in response to the specified ICMP message type. Sample: 1
	type string	changed	The type of ICMP message.
irule string		changed	The iRule that is applied to the firewall rule. Sample: _sys_auth_radius
logging boolean		changed	Enable or Disable logging for the firewall rule. Sample: True
name string		changed	Name of the rule. Sample: FooRule
parent_policy string		changed	The policy which contains the rule to be managed. Sample: FooPolicy
parent_rule_list string		changed	The rule list which contains the rule to be managed. Sample: FooRuleList
protocol string		changed	The protocol to which the rule applies. Sample: any
rule_list string		changed	An existing rule list to use in the parent policy. Sample: rule-list-1
schedule string		changed	The schedule for the firewall rule. Sample: Foo_schedule
source complex		changed	The packet sources to which the rule applies Sample: hash/dictionary of values
	address string	changed	A specific IP address. Sample: 192.168.1.1
	address_list string	changed	An existing address list. Sample: foo-list1
	address_range string	changed	The address range. Sample: 1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2
	country string	changed	A country code. Sample: US
	port integer	changed	Single numeric port. Sample: 8080
	port_list string	changed	An existing port list. Sample: port-list1
	port_range string	changed	The port range. Sample: 80-443
	vlan string	changed	Source VLANs for the packets. Sample: vlan1
status string		changed	The activity state of the rule or rule list. Sample: scheduled

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

• This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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