f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_client_ssl – Manages client SSL profiles on a BIG-IP

Note

This plugin is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.9.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_client_ssl.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

• Manages client SSL profiles on a BIG-IP device.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
advertised_cert_authority string			Specifies the CAs the system advertises to clients is being trusted by the profile.
allow_expired_crl boolean		Choices: no yes	Instructs the system to use the specified CRL file even if it has expired.
allow_non_ssl boolean		Choices: no yes	Enables or disables acceptance of non-SSL connections. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile.
cache_size integer added in 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules			Specifies the number of sessions in the SSL session cache. The valid value range is between 0 and 4194304 inclusive. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
cache_timeout integer added in 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules			Specifies the timeout value in seconds of the SSL session cache entries. Acceptable values are between 0 and 86400 inclusive. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
cert_auth_depth integer			Specifies the maximum number of certificates to be traversed in a client certificate chain.
cert_key_chain list / elements=dictionary			One or more certificates and keys to associate with the SSL profile. This option is always a list. The keys in the list dictate the details of the client/key/chain combination. Note that BIG-IPs can only have one of each type of each certificate/key type. This means you can only have one RSA, one DSA, and one ECDSA per profile. If you attempt to assign two RSA, DSA, or ECDSA certificate/key combo, the device rejects it. This list is a complex list that specifies a number of keys.
	cert string / required		Specifies a certificate name for use.
	chain string		Contains a certificate chain relevant to the certificate and key mentioned previously. This key is optional.
	key string / required		Contains a key name.
	passphrase string		Contains the passphrase of the key file, if required. Passphrases are encrypted on the remote BIG-IP device. Therefore, there is no way to compare them when updating a client SSL profile. Due to this, if you specify a passphrase, this module will always register a changed event.
	true_names boolean added in 1.1.0 of f5networks.f5_modules	Choices: no ← yes	When yes, the module will not append .crt and .key extensions to the given certificate and key names. When no, the module will append .crt and .key extensions to the given certificate and key names.
cipher_group string added in 1.2.0 of f5networks.f5_modules			Specifies the cipher group to assign to this profile. When the ciphers parameter is in use, the cipher_group must be set to either none or ''. When creating a new profile with cipher_group, if the parent profile has ciphers set by default, the cipher parameter must be set to none or '' during creation. The parameter only works on TMOS version 13.x and later.
ciphers string			Specifies the list of ciphers the system supports. When the cipher_group parameter is in use, the ciphers parameter needs to be set to either none or ''.
client_auth_crl string			Specifies the name of a file containing a list of revoked client certificates.
client_auth_frequency string		Choices: once always	Specifies the frequency of client authentication for an SSL session. When once, specifies the system authenticates the client once for an SSL session. When always, specifies the system authenticates the client once for an SSL session and also upon reuse of that session.
client_certificate string		Choices: ignore require request	Specifies the way the system handles client certificates. When ignore, specifies the system ignores certificates from client systems. When require, specifies the system requires a client to present a valid certificate. When request, specifies the system requests a valid certificate from a client but always authenticate the client.
name string / required			Specifies the name of the profile.
options list / elements=string		Choices: netscape-reuse-cipher-change-bug microsoft-big-sslv3-buffer msie-sslv2-rsa-padding ssleay-080-client-dh-bug tls-d5-bug tls-block-padding-bug dont-insert-empty-fragments no-ssl no-dtls no-session-resumption-on-renegotiation no-tlsv1.1 no-tlsv1.2 no-tlsv1.3 single-dh-use ephemeral-rsa cipher-server-preference tls-rollback-bug no-sslv2 no-sslv3 no-tls no-tlsv1 pkcs1-check-1 pkcs1-check-2 netscape-ca-dn-bug netscape-demo-cipher-change-bug none	Options the system uses for SSL processing in the form of a list. When creating a new profile, the list is provided by the parent profile. When '' or none, all options for SSL processing are disabled.
parent string			The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the clientssl parent on the Common partition.
partition string		Default: "Common"	Device partition to manage resources on.
provider dictionary added in 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules			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.
	no_f5_teem boolean	Choices: no yes	If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TEEM.
	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.
	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: 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.
renegotiation boolean		Choices: no yes	Enables or disables SSL renegotiation. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile.
retain_certificate boolean		Choices: no yes	When yes, the client certificate is retained in SSL session.
secure_renegotiation string		Choices: require require-strict request	Specifies the method of secure renegotiations for SSL connections. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. When request, the system requests secure renegotiation of SSL connections. require is a default setting and when set, the system permits initial SSL handshakes from clients, but terminates renegotiations from unpatched clients. With the require-strict setting, the system requires strict renegotiation of SSL connections. In this mode, the system refuses connections to insecure servers, and terminates existing SSL connections to insecure servers.
server_name string			Specifies the fully qualified DNS hostname of the server used in Server Name Indication communications. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. The server name can also be a wildcard string containing the asterisk * character.
sni_default boolean		Choices: no yes	Indicates the system uses this profile as the default SSL profile when there is no match to the server name, or when the client provides no SNI extension support. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. There can be only one SSL profile with this setting enabled.
sni_require boolean		Choices: no yes	Requires the network peers also provide SNI support. This setting only takes effect when sni_default is set to true. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile.
state string		Choices: present ← absent	When present, ensures the profile exists. When absent, ensures the profile is removed.
strict_resume boolean		Choices: no yes	Enables or disables the resumption of SSL sessions after an unclean shutdown. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile.
trusted_cert_authority string			Specifies a client CA the system trusts.

Notes

Note

• Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12

• 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 f5networks.f5_modules.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 client SSL profile
  bigip_profile_client_ssl:
    state: present
    name: my_profile
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create client SSL profile with specific ciphers
  bigip_profile_client_ssl:
    state: present
    name: my_profile
    ciphers: "!SSLv3:!SSLv2:ECDHE+AES-GCM+SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-CBC-SHA"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create client SSL profile with specific cipher group
  bigip_profile_client_ssl:
    state: present
    name: my_profile
    ciphers: "none"
    cipher_group: "/Common/f5-secure"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create client SSL profile with specific SSL options
  bigip_profile_client_ssl:
    state: present
    name: my_profile
    options:
      - no-sslv2
      - no-sslv3
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create client SSL profile require secure renegotiation
  bigip_profile_client_ssl:
    state: present
    name: my_profile
    secure_renegotiation: request
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a client SSL profile with a cert/key/chain setting
  bigip_profile_client_ssl:
    state: present
    name: my_profile
    cert_key_chain:
      - cert: bigip_ssl_cert1
        key: bigip_ssl_key1
        chain: bigip_ssl_cert1
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
allow_non_ssl boolean	changed	Acceptance of non-SSL connections. Sample: True
cache_size integer	changed	Specifies the number of sessions in the SSL session cache. Sample: 2000
cache_timeout integer	changed	Specifies the timeout value in seconds of the SSL session cache entries. Sample: 1800
cipher_group string	changed	The cipher group applied to the profile. Sample: /Common/f5-secure
ciphers string	changed	The ciphers applied to the profile. Sample: !SSLv3:!SSLv2:ECDHE+AES-GCM+SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-CBC-SHA
options list / elements=string	changed	The list of options for SSL processing. Sample: ['no-sslv2', 'no-sslv3']
renegotiation boolean	changed	Renegotiation of SSL sessions. Sample: True
secure_renegotiation string	changed	The method of secure SSL renegotiation. Sample: request
strict_resume boolean	changed	Resumption of SSL sessions after an unclean shutdown. Sample: True

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)