fortios_user_setting – Configure user authentication setting in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify user feature and setting 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
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
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
user_setting
dictionary
Configure user authentication setting.
auth_blackout_time
integer
Time in seconds an IP address is denied access after failing to authenticate five times within one minute.
auth_ca_cert
string
HTTPS CA certificate for policy authentication. Source vpn.certificate.local.name.
auth_cert
string
HTTPS server certificate for policy authentication. Source vpn.certificate.local.name.
auth_http_basic
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable use of HTTP basic authentication for identity-based firewall policies.
auth_invalid_max
integer
Maximum number of failed authentication attempts before the user is blocked.
auth_lockout_duration
integer
Lockout period in seconds after too many login failures.
auth_lockout_threshold
integer
Maximum number of failed login attempts before login lockout is triggered.
auth_portal_timeout
integer
Time in minutes before captive portal user have to re-authenticate (1 - 30 min).
auth_ports
list
Set up non-standard ports for authentication with HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and TELNET.
id
integer / required
ID.
port
integer
Non-standard port for firewall user authentication.
type
string
    Choices:
  • http
  • https
  • ftp
  • telnet
Service type.
auth_secure_http
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable redirecting HTTP user authentication to more secure HTTPS.
auth_src_mac
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable source MAC for user identity.
auth_ssl_allow_renegotiation
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Allow/forbid SSL re-negotiation for HTTPS authentication.
auth_timeout
integer
Time in minutes before the firewall user authentication timeout requires the user to re-authenticate.
auth_timeout_type
string
    Choices:
  • idle-timeout
  • hard-timeout
  • new-session
Control if authenticated users have to login again after a hard timeout, after an idle timeout, or after a session timeout.
auth_type
string
    Choices:
  • http
  • https
  • ftp
  • telnet
Supported firewall policy authentication protocols/methods.
radius_ses_timeout_act
string
    Choices:
  • hard-timeout
  • ignore-timeout
Set the RADIUS session timeout to a hard timeout or to ignore RADIUS server session timeouts.
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 user authentication setting.
    fortios_user_setting:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      user_setting:
        auth_blackout_time: "3"
        auth_ca_cert: "<your_own_value> (source vpn.certificate.local.name)"
        auth_cert: "<your_own_value> (source vpn.certificate.local.name)"
        auth_http_basic: "enable"
        auth_invalid_max: "7"
        auth_lockout_duration: "8"
        auth_lockout_threshold: "9"
        auth_portal_timeout: "10"
        auth_ports:
         -
            id:  "12"
            port: "13"
            type: "http"
        auth_secure_http: "enable"
        auth_src_mac: "enable"
        auth_ssl_allow_renegotiation: "enable"
        auth_timeout: "18"
        auth_timeout_type: "idle-timeout"
        auth_type: "http"
        radius_ses_timeout_act: "hard-timeout"

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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