fortios_web_proxy_explicit – Configure explicit Web proxy settings 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 web_proxy feature and explicit 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
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
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.
web_proxy_explicit
dictionary
Configure explicit Web proxy settings.
ftp_incoming_port
string
Accept incoming FTP-over-HTTP requests on one or more ports (0 - 65535).
ftp_over_http
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to proxy FTP-over-HTTP sessions sent from a web browser.
http_incoming_port
string
Accept incoming HTTP requests on one or more ports (0 - 65535).
https_incoming_port
string
Accept incoming HTTPS requests on one or more ports (0 - 65535).
https_replacement_message
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable sending the client a replacement message for HTTPS requests.
incoming_ip
string
Restrict the explicit HTTP proxy to only accept sessions from this IP address. An interface must have this IP address.
incoming_ip6
string
Restrict the explicit web proxy to only accept sessions from this IPv6 address. An interface must have this IPv6 address.
ipv6_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable allowing an IPv6 web proxy destination in policies and all IPv6 related entries in this command.
message_upon_server_error
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable displaying a replacement message when a server error is detected.
outgoing_ip
string
Outgoing HTTP requests will have this IP address as their source address. An interface must have this IP address.
outgoing_ip6
string
Outgoing HTTP requests will leave this IPv6. Multiple interfaces can be specified. Interfaces must have these IPv6 addresses.
pac_file_data
string
PAC file contents enclosed in quotes (maximum of 256K bytes).
pac_file_name
string
Pac file name.
pac_file_server_port
string
Port number that PAC traffic from client web browsers uses to connect to the explicit web proxy (0 - 65535).
pac_file_server_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) for users of this explicit proxy profile.
pac_file_url
string
PAC file access URL.
pac_policy
list
PAC policies.
comments
string
Optional comments.
dstaddr
list
Destination address objects.
name
string / required
Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
pac_file_data
string
PAC file contents enclosed in quotes (maximum of 256K bytes).
pac_file_name
string
Pac file name.
policyid
integer / required
Policy ID.
srcaddr
list
Source address objects.
name
string / required
Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name firewall.proxy-address.name firewall.proxy-addrgrp.name.
srcaddr6
list
Source address6 objects.
name
string / required
Address name. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable policy.
pref_dns_result
string
    Choices:
  • ipv4
  • ipv6
Prefer resolving addresses using the configured IPv4 or IPv6 DNS server .
realm
string
Authentication realm used to identify the explicit web proxy (maximum of 63 characters).
sec_default_action
string
    Choices:
  • accept
  • deny
Accept or deny explicit web proxy sessions when no web proxy firewall policy exists.
socks
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the SOCKS proxy.
socks_incoming_port
string
Accept incoming SOCKS proxy requests on one or more ports (0 - 65535).
ssl_algorithm
string
    Choices:
  • low
Relative strength of encryption algorithms accepted in HTTPS deep scan: high, medium, or low.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the explicit Web proxy for HTTP and HTTPS session.
strict_guest
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable strict guest user checking by the explicit web proxy.
trace_auth_no_rsp
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging timed-out authentication requests.
unknown_http_version
string
    Choices:
  • reject
  • best-effort
Either reject unknown HTTP traffic as malformed or handle unknown HTTP traffic as best as the proxy server can.

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 explicit Web proxy settings.
    fortios_web_proxy_explicit:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      web_proxy_explicit:
        ftp_incoming_port: "<your_own_value>"
        ftp_over_http: "enable"
        http_incoming_port: "<your_own_value>"
        https_incoming_port: "<your_own_value>"
        https_replacement_message: "enable"
        incoming_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        incoming_ip6: "<your_own_value>"
        ipv6_status: "enable"
        message_upon_server_error: "enable"
        outgoing_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        outgoing_ip6: "<your_own_value>"
        pac_file_data: "<your_own_value>"
        pac_file_name: "<your_own_value>"
        pac_file_server_port: "<your_own_value>"
        pac_file_server_status: "enable"
        pac_file_url: "<your_own_value>"
        pac_policy:
         -
            comments: "<your_own_value>"
            dstaddr:
             -
                name: "default_name_22 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
            pac_file_data: "<your_own_value>"
            pac_file_name: "<your_own_value>"
            policyid: "25"
            srcaddr:
             -
                name: "default_name_27 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name firewall.proxy-address.name firewall.proxy-addrgrp.name)"
            srcaddr6:
             -
                name: "default_name_29 (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name)"
            status: "enable"
        pref_dns_result: "ipv4"
        realm: "<your_own_value>"
        sec_default_action: "accept"
        socks: "enable"
        socks_incoming_port: "<your_own_value>"
        ssl_algorithm: "low"
        status: "enable"
        strict_guest: "enable"
        trace_auth_no_rsp: "enable"
        unknown_http_version: "reject"

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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