fortios_application_list – Configure application control lists in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify application feature and list category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

Requirements

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

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
application_list
dictionary
Configure application control lists.
app_replacemsg
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable replacement messages for blocked applications.
comment
string
comments
deep_app_inspection
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable deep application inspection.
entries
list
Application list entries.
action
string
    Choices:
  • pass
  • block
  • reset
Pass or block traffic, or reset connection for traffic from this application.
application
list
ID of allowed applications.
id
integer / required
Application IDs.
behavior
string
Application behavior filter.
category
list
Category ID list.
id
integer / required
Application category ID.
id
integer / required
Entry ID.
log
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable logging for this application list.
log_packet
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable packet logging.
parameters
list
Application parameters.
id
integer / required
Parameter ID.
value
string
Parameter value.
per_ip_shaper
string
Per-IP traffic shaper. Source firewall.shaper.per-ip-shaper.name.
popularity
string
    Choices:
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Application popularity filter (1 - 5, from least to most popular).
protocols
string
Application protocol filter.
quarantine
string
    Choices:
  • none
  • attacker
Quarantine method.
quarantine_expiry
string
Duration of quarantine. (Format
quarantine_log
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable quarantine logging.
rate_count
integer
Count of the rate.
rate_duration
integer
Duration (sec) of the rate.
rate_mode
string
    Choices:
  • periodical
  • continuous
Rate limit mode.
rate_track
string
    Choices:
  • none
  • src-ip
  • dest-ip
  • dhcp-client-mac
  • dns-domain
Track the packet protocol field.
risk
list
Risk, or impact, of allowing traffic from this application to occur (1 - 5; Low, Elevated, Medium, High, and Critical).
level
integer / required
Risk, or impact, of allowing traffic from this application to occur (1 - 5; Low, Elevated, Medium, High, and Critical).
session_ttl
integer
Session TTL (0 = default).
shaper
string
Traffic shaper. Source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name.
shaper_reverse
string
Reverse traffic shaper. Source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name.
sub_category
list
Application Sub-category ID list.
id
integer / required
Application sub-category ID.
technology
string
Application technology filter.
vendor
string
Application vendor filter.
extended_log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable extended logging.
name
string / required
List name.
options
string
    Choices:
  • allow-dns
  • allow-icmp
  • allow-http
  • allow-ssl
  • allow-quic
Basic application protocol signatures allowed by default.
other_application_action
string
    Choices:
  • pass
  • block
Action for other applications.
other_application_log
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable logging for other applications.
p2p_black_list
string
    Choices:
  • skype
  • edonkey
  • bittorrent
P2P applications to be black listed.
replacemsg_group
string
Replacement message group. Source system.replacemsg-group.name.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.
Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
unknown_application_action
string
    Choices:
  • pass
  • block
Pass or block traffic from unknown applications.
unknown_application_log
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable logging for unknown applications.
host
string
FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
password
string
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
state
string
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object. This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level. It has been moved out to this outer level.
username
string
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom
string
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"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure application control lists.
    fortios_application_list:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      application_list:
        app_replacemsg: "disable"
        comment: "comments"
        deep_app_inspection: "disable"
        entries:
         -
            action: "pass"
            application:
             -
                id:  "9"
            behavior: "<your_own_value>"
            category:
             -
                id:  "12"
            id:  "13"
            log: "disable"
            log_packet: "disable"
            parameters:
             -
                id:  "17"
                value: "<your_own_value>"
            per_ip_shaper: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.per-ip-shaper.name)"
            popularity: "1"
            protocols: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine_expiry: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine_log: "disable"
            rate_count: "25"
            rate_duration: "26"
            rate_mode: "periodical"
            rate_track: "none"
            risk:
             -
                level: "30"
            session_ttl: "31"
            shaper: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name)"
            shaper_reverse: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name)"
            sub_category:
             -
                id:  "35"
            technology: "<your_own_value>"
            vendor: "<your_own_value>"
        extended_log: "enable"
        name: "default_name_39"
        options: "allow-dns"
        other_application_action: "pass"
        other_application_log: "disable"
        p2p_black_list: "skype"
        replacemsg_group: "<your_own_value> (source system.replacemsg-group.name)"
        unknown_application_action: "pass"
        unknown_application_log: "disable"

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:
id
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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