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f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_firewall_policy – Manage AFM security firewall policies on a BIG-IP

Note

This plugin is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.13.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

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

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

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

• Manages AFM (Advanced Firewall Manager) security firewall policies on a BIG-IP.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
description string	The description to attach to the policy. This parameter is only supported on versions of BIG-IP >= 12.1.0. On earlier versions it is simply ignored.
name string / required	The name of the policy to create.
partition string	Device partition to manage resources on. Default: “Common”
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	If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TELEMETRY_OFF. Previously used variable F5_TEEM is deprecated as its name was confusing. Choices: no ← (default) yes
password aliases: pass, pwd 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.
server string / required	The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_port integer	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT. Default: 443
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	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices: rest ← (default)
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	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. Choices: no yes ← (default)
rules list / elements=string	Specifies a list of rules you want associated with this policy. The order of this list is the order they will be evaluated by BIG-IP. If the specified rules do not exist (for example when creating a new policy), they will be created. Rules specified here, if they do not exist, will be created with “default deny” behavior. It is expected that you follow-up after this module with the actual configuration for these rules. The bigip_firewall_rule module can also be used to create and edit existing and new rules.
state string	When state is present, ensures the policy exists. When state is absent, ensures the policy is removed. Choices: present ← (default) absent

Notes

Note

• 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 a basic policy with some rule stubs
  bigip_firewall_policy:
    name: foo
    rules:
      - rule1
      - rule2
      - rule3
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Description
description string	The new description of the policy. Returned: changed Sample: “My firewall policy”
rules list / elements=string	The list of rules, in the order that they are evaluated, on the device. Returned: changed Sample: [“rule1”, “rule2”, “rule3”]

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)