aws_waf_web_acl – create and delete WAF Web ACLs¶
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis¶
- Read the AWS documentation for WAF https://aws.amazon.com/documentation/waf/
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- boto
Parameters¶
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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aws_access_key
string
|
AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used.
aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key |
|
aws_secret_key
string
|
AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used.
aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key |
|
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs
boolean
added in 2.8 |
|
Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
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default_action
-
|
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The action that you want AWS WAF to take when a request doesn't match the criteria specified in any of the Rule objects that are associated with the WebACL
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ec2_url
string
|
Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
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metric_name
-
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A friendly name or description for the metrics for this WebACL
The name can contain only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9); the name can't contain whitespace.
You can't change metric_name after you create the WebACL
Metric name will default to name with disallowed characters stripped out
|
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name
-
/ required
|
Name of the Web Application Firewall ACL to manage
|
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profile
string
|
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
|
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purge_rules
boolean
|
|
Whether to remove rules that aren't passed with
rules . |
region
string
|
The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region
aliases: aws_region, ec2_region |
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rules
-
|
A list of rules that the Web ACL will enforce.
Each rule must contain name, action, priority keys.
Priorities must be unique, but not necessarily consecutive. Lower numbered priorities are evaluated first.
The type key can be passed as
rate_based , it defaults to regular |
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security_token
string
|
AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.
aliases: access_token |
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state
-
|
|
whether the Web ACL should be present or absent
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validate_certs
boolean
|
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When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
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waf_regional
boolean
added in 2.9 |
|
Whether to use waf_regional module. Defaults to false.
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Notes¶
Note
- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence
AWS_URL
orEC2_URL
,AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
orAWS_ACCESS_KEY
orEC2_ACCESS_KEY
,AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
orAWS_SECRET_KEY
orEC2_SECRET_KEY
,AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN
orEC2_SECURITY_TOKEN
,AWS_REGION
orEC2_REGION
- Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
AWS_REGION
orEC2_REGION
can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file
Examples¶
- name: create web ACL
aws_waf_web_acl:
name: my_web_acl
rules:
- name: my_rule
priority: 1
action: block
default_action: block
purge_rules: yes
state: present
- name: delete the web acl
aws_waf_web_acl:
name: my_web_acl
state: absent
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Mike Mochan (@mmochan)
- Will Thames (@willthames)
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