fortinet.fortios.fortios_ips_sensor – Configure IPS sensor in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.1.3).

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 fortinet.fortios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_ips_sensor.

New in version 2.10: of fortinet.fortios

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify ips feature and sensor category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

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

  • ansible>=2.9.0

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_token

string

Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.

enable_log

boolean

Enable/Disable logging for task.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

ips_sensor

dictionary

Configure IPS sensor.

block_malicious_url

string

Enable/disable malicious URL blocking.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

comment

string

Comment.

entries

list / elements=string

IPS sensor filter.

action

string

Action taken with traffic in which signatures are detected.

Choices:

  • pass

  • block

  • reset

  • default

application

string

Applications to be protected. set application ? lists available applications. all includes all applications. other includes all unlisted applications.

cve

list / elements=string

List of CVE IDs of the signatures to add to the sensor

cve_entry

string

CVE IDs or CVE wildcards.

exempt_ip

list / elements=string

Traffic from selected source or destination IP addresses is exempt from this signature.

dst_ip

string

Destination IP address and netmask.

id

integer / required

Exempt IP ID.

src_ip

string

Source IP address and netmask.

id

integer / required

Rule ID in IPS database (0 - 4294967295).

location

string

Protect client or server traffic.

log

string

Enable/disable logging of signatures included in filter.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

log_attack_context

string

Enable/disable logging of attack context: URL buffer, header buffer, body buffer, packet buffer.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

log_packet

string

Enable/disable packet logging. Enable to save the packet that triggers the filter. You can download the packets in pcap format for diagnostic use.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

os

string

Operating systems to be protected. all includes all operating systems. other includes all unlisted operating systems.

protocol

string

Protocols to be examined. set protocol ? lists available protocols. all includes all protocols. other includes all unlisted protocols.

quarantine

string

Quarantine method.

Choices:

  • none

  • attacker

quarantine_expiry

string

Duration of quarantine. (Format

quarantine_log

string

Enable/disable quarantine logging.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

rate_count

integer

Count of the rate.

rate_duration

integer

Duration (sec) of the rate.

rate_mode

string

Rate limit mode.

Choices:

  • periodical

  • continuous

rate_track

string

Track the packet protocol field.

Choices:

  • none

  • src-ip

  • dest-ip

  • dhcp-client-mac

  • dns-domain

rule

list / elements=string

Identifies the predefined or custom IPS signatures to add to the sensor.

id

integer / required

Rule IPS.

severity

string

Relative severity of the signature, from info to critical. Log messages generated by the signature include the severity.

status

string

Status of the signatures included in filter. default enables the filter and only use filters with default status of enable. Filters with default status of disable will not be used.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

  • default

extended_log

string

Enable/disable extended logging.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

filter

list / elements=string

IPS sensor filter.

action

string

Action of selected rules.

Choices:

  • pass

  • block

  • reset

  • default

application

string

Vulnerable application filter.

location

string

Vulnerability location filter.

log

string

Enable/disable logging of selected rules.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

log_packet

string

Enable/disable packet logging of selected rules.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

name

string / required

Filter name.

os

string

Vulnerable OS filter.

protocol

string

Vulnerable protocol filter.

quarantine

string

Quarantine IP or interface.

Choices:

  • none

  • attacker

quarantine_expiry

integer

Duration of quarantine in minute.

quarantine_log

string

Enable/disable logging of selected quarantine.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

severity

string

Vulnerability severity filter.

status

string

Selected rules status.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

  • default

name

string / required

Sensor name.

override

list / elements=string

IPS override rule.

action

string

Action of override rule.

Choices:

  • pass

  • block

  • reset

exempt_ip

list / elements=string

Exempted IP.

dst_ip

string

Destination IP address and netmask.

id

integer / required

Exempt IP ID.

src_ip

string

Source IP address and netmask.

log

string

Enable/disable logging.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

log_packet

string

Enable/disable packet logging.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

quarantine

string

Quarantine IP or interface.

Choices:

  • none

  • attacker

quarantine_expiry

integer

Duration of quarantine in minute.

quarantine_log

string

Enable/disable logging of selected quarantine.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

rule_id

integer

Override rule ID.

status

string

Enable/disable status of override rule.

Choices:

  • disable

  • enable

replacemsg_group

string

Replacement message group. Source system.replacemsg-group.name.

scan_botnet_connections

string

Block or monitor connections to Botnet servers, or disable Botnet scanning.

Choices:

  • disable

  • block

  • monitor

member_path

string

Member attribute path to operate on.

Delimited by a slash character if there are more than one attribute.

Parameter marked with member_path is legitimate for doing member operation.

member_state

string

Add or delete a member under specified attribute path.

When member_state is specified, the state option is ignored.

Choices:

  • present

  • absent

state

string / required

Indicates whether to create or remove the object.

Choices:

  • present

  • absent

vdom

string

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.

Default: “root”

Notes

Note

  • Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

Examples

- collections:
  - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  hosts: fortigate01
  vars:
    ansible_httpapi_port: 443
    ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: true
    ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: false
    vdom: root
  tasks:
  - name: fortios_ips_sensor
    fortios_ips_sensor:
      vdom: root
      state: present
      ips_sensor:
        block_malicious_url: disable
        extended_log: disable
        name: terr-test-rdmstr
        scan_botnet_connections: disable

Return Values

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

Key

Description

build

string

Build number of the fortigate image

Returned: always

Sample: “1547”

http_method

string

Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: “PUT”

http_status

string

Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Returned: always

Sample: “200”

mkey

string

Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Returned: success

Sample: “id”

name

string

Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: “urlfilter”

path

string

Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: “webfilter”

revision

string

Internal revision number

Returned: always

Sample: “17.0.2.10658”

serial

string

Serial number of the unit

Returned: always

Sample: “FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352”

status

string

Indication of the operation’s result

Returned: always

Sample: “success”

vdom

string

Virtual domain used

Returned: always

Sample: “root”

version

string

Version of the FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: “v5.6.3”

Authors

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)

  • Jie Xue (@JieX19)

  • Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)

  • Frank Shen (@frankshen01)

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)