f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_ssl_certificate – Import/Delete certificates from 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_ssl_certificate.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • This module imports/deletes SSL certificates on BIG-IP LTM. Certificates can be imported from certificate and key files on the local disk, in PEM format.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • BIG-IP >= v12

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

content

aliases: cert_content

string

Sets the contents of a certificate directly to the specified value. This is used with lookup plugins or for anything with formatting, or

content must be provided when state is present.

issuer_cert

string

Issuer certificate used for OCSP monitoring.

This parameter is only valid on versions of BIG-IP 13.0.0 or above.

name

string / required

SSL Certificate Name. This is the cert name used when importing a certificate into the BIG-IP. It also determines the filenames of the objects on the LTM.

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)

state

string

Certificate state. This determines if the provided certificate and key is to be made present on the device or absent.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

Notes

Note

  • This module does not behave like other modules that you might include in roles, where referencing files or templates first looks in the role’s files or templates directory. To have it behave that way, use the Ansible file or template lookup (see Examples). The lookups behave as expected in a role context.

  • 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: Use a file lookup to import PEM Certificate
  bigip_ssl_certificate:
    name: certificate-name
    state: present
    content: "{{ lookup('file', '/path/to/cert.crt') }}"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Use a file lookup to import CA certificate chain
  bigip_ssl_certificate:
    name: ca-chain-name
    state: present
    content: "{{ lookup('file', '/path/to/ca-chain.crt') }}"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete Certificate
  bigip_ssl_certificate:
    name: certificate-name
    state: absent
    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

Description

cert_name

string

The name of the certificate.

Returned: created

Sample: “cert1”

checksum

string

SHA1 checksum of the cert.

Returned: changed and created

Sample: “f7ff9e8b7bb2e09b70935a5d785e0cc5d9d0abf0”

filename

string

The name of the SSL certificate.

Returned: created

Sample: “cert1.crt”

source_path

string

Path on BIG-IP where the source of the certificate is stored.

Returned: created

Sample: “/var/config/rest/downloads/cert1.crt”

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)