f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_http module – Manage HTTP profiles on a BIG-IP

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.17.0).

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_profile_http.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Manage HTTP profiles on a BIG-IP device.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

accept_xff

boolean

Enables or disables trusting the client IP address, and statistics from the client IP address, based on the request’s XFF (X-forwarded-for) headers, if they exist.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

description

string

Description of the profile.

dns_resolver

string

Specifies the name of a configured DNS resolver, this option is mandatory when proxy_type is set to explicit.

Format of the name can be either be prepended by partition (/Common/foo), or specified just as an object name (foo).

To remove the entry, you can set a value of none or '', however the profile proxy_type must not be set as explicit.

string

Passphrase for cookie encryption.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

encrypt_cookies

list / elements=string

Cookie names for the system to encrypt.

To remove the entry completely, set a value of none or ''.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

enforcement

dictionary

Specifies protocol enforcement settings for the HTTP profile.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

excess_client_headers

string

Specifies the behavior when too many client headers are received.

If set to pass-through, it switches to pass-through mode, when reject, the connection is rejected.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • reject

  • pass-through

excess_server_headers

string

Specifies the behavior when too many server headers are received.

If set to pass-through, it switches to pass-through mode, when reject the connection is rejected.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • reject

  • pass-through

known_methods

list / elements=string

Specifies which HTTP methods count as being known, removing RFC-defined methods from this list will cause the HTTP filter to not recognize them.

The default list provided with the system include: CONNECT, DELETE, GET, HEAD, LOCK, OPTIONS, POST, PROPFIND, PUT, TRACE ,UNLOCK. The list can be appended by by specifying the default keyword as one of the list elements.

The default keyword can also be used to restore the default known_methods on the system.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

max_header_count

string

Specifies the maximum number of headers allowed in HTTP request/response.

The valid value range is between 16 and 4096 inclusive.

When set to default, the value is 64.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

max_header_size

string

Specifies the maximum header size specified in bytes.

The valid value range is between 0 and 4294967295 inclusive.

When set to default, the value is 32768 bytes

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

max_requests

string

Specifies the number of requests the system accepts on a per-connection basis.

The valid value range is between 0 and 4294967295 inclusive.

When set to default, the value is 0, which means the system will not limit the number of requests per connection.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

oversize_client_headers

string

Specifies the behavior when too-large client headers are received.

If set to pass-through,it switches to pass-through mode, when reject the connection is rejected.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • reject

  • pass-through

oversize_server_headers

string

Specifies the behavior when too-large server headers are received.

If set to pass-through, it switches to pass-through mode, when reject the connection is rejected.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • reject

  • pass-through

pipeline

string

Enables HTTP/1.1 pipelining, allowing clients to make requests even when prior requests have not received a response.

In order for this to succeed, destination servers must include support for pipelining.

If set to pass-through, pipelined data causes the BIG-IP to immediately switch to pass-through mode and disable the HTTP filter.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • allow

  • reject

  • pass-through

truncated_redirects

boolean

Specifies what happens if a truncated redirect is seen from a server.

If yes, the redirect is forwarded to the client, otherwise the malformed HTTP is silently ignored.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

unknown_method

string

Specifies whether to allow, reject or switch to pass-through mode when an unknown HTTP method is parsed.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • allow

  • reject

  • pass-through

fallback_host

string

Specifies an HTTP fallback host.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

fallback_status_codes

list / elements=string

Specifies one or more HTTP error codes from server responses that should trigger a redirection to the fallback host.

The accepted valid error codes are as defined by RFC2616.

The codes can be specified as individual items or as valid ranges, for example 400-417 or 500-505.

Mixing response code range across error types is invalid, for example defining 400-505 will raise an error.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

header_erase

string

The name of a header in an HTTP request, which the system removes from request.

To remove the entry completely, set a value of none or ''.

The format of the header must be in KEY:VALUE format, otherwise an error occurs.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

header_insert

string

A string the system inserts as a header in an HTTP request.

To remove the entry completely, set a value of none or ''.

The format of the header must be in KEY:VALUE format, otherwise an error occurs.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

hsts_mode

boolean

When set to yes, enables the HSTS settings.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

include_subdomains

boolean

When set to yes, applies the HSTS policy to the HSTS host and its sub-domains.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

insert_xforwarded_for

boolean

Specifies the system inserts an X-Forwarded-For header in an HTTP request with the client IP address, to use with connection pooling.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

maximum_age

string

Specifies the maximum length of time, in seconds, that HSTS functionality requests clients only use HTTPS to connect to the current host and any sub-domains of the current host’s domain name.

The accepted value range is 0 - 4294967295 seconds. A value of 0 seconds re-enables plaintext HTTP access, while specifying indefinite sets it to the maximum value.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the profile.

oneconnect_transformations

boolean

Enables the system to perform HTTP header transformations for keeping server-side connections open. This feature requires a OneConnect profile.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

parent

string

Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied http profile.

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)

proxy_type

string

Specifies the proxy mode for the profile.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • reverse

  • transparent

  • explicit

redirect_rewrite

string

Specifies whether the system rewrites the URIs that are part of HTTP redirect (3XX) responses.

When set to none, the system will not rewrite the URI in any HTTP redirect responses.

When set to all, the system rewrites the URI in all HTTP redirect responses.

When set to matching, the system rewrites the URI in any HTTP redirect responses that match the request URI.

When set to nodes, if the URI contains a node IP address instead of a host name, the system changes it to the virtual server address.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • none

  • all

  • matching

  • nodes

request_chunking

string

Specifies how to handle chunked and unchunked requests.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • rechunk

  • selective

  • preserve

  • sustain

  • unchunk

response_chunking

string

Specifies how to handle chunked and unchunked responses.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • rechunk

  • selective

  • preserve

  • sustain

  • unchunk

server_agent_name

string

Specifies the string used as the server name in traffic generated by BIG-IP.

To remove the entry completely, set a value of none or ''.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

sflow

dictionary

Specifies sFlow settings for the HTTP profile.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

poll_interval

integer

Specifies the maximum interval in seconds between two pollings.

The valid value range is between 0 and 4294967295 seconds inclusive.

For this setting to take effect the poll_interval_global parameter must be set to no.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

poll_interval_global

boolean

Specifies whether the global HTTP poll-interval setting overrides the object-level poll-interval setting.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

sampling_rate

integer

Specifies the ratio of packets observed to the samples generated. For example, a sampling rate of 2000 specifies 1 sample will be randomly generated for every 2000 packets observed.

The valid value range is between 0 and 4294967295 packets inclusive.

For this setting to take effect the sampling_rate_global parameter must be set to no.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

sampling_rate_global

boolean

Specifies whether the global HTTP sampling-rate setting overrides the object-level sampling-rate setting.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

state

string

When present, ensures the profile exists.

When absent, ensures the profile is removed.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

update_password

string

always will update passwords if the encrypt_cookie_secret is specified.

on_create will only set the password for newly created profiles.

Choices:

  • always ← (default)

  • on_create

xff_alternative_names

list / elements=string

Specifies alternative XFF headers instead of the default X-forwarded-for header.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

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 HTTP profile
  bigip_profile_http:
    name: my_profile
    insert_xforwarded_for: yes
    redirect_rewrite: all
    state: present
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove HTTP profile
  bigip_profile_http:
    name: my_profile
    state: absent
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add HTTP profile for transparent proxy
  bigip_profile_http:
    name: my_profile
    proxy_type: transparent
    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

accept_xff

boolean

Enables or disables trusting the client IP address and statistics from the client IP address.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

description

string

Description of the profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: “My profile”

dns_resolver

string

Configured dns resolver.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Common/FooBar”

encrypt_cookies

list / elements=string

Cookie names to encrypt.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“MyCookie1”, “MyCookie2”]

enforcement

complex

Specifies protocol enforcement settings for the HTTP profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: “hash/dictionary of values”

excess_server_headers

string

Specifies the behavior when too many server headers are received.

Returned: changed

Sample: “pass-through”

known_methods

list / elements=string

The list of known HTTP methods.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“default”, “FOO”, “BAR”]

max_header_count

string

The maximum number of headers allowed in HTTP request/response.

Returned: changed

Sample: 4096

max_header_size

string

The maximum header size specified in bytes.

Returned: changed

Sample: “default”

max_requests

string

The number of requests the system accepts on a per-connection basis.

Returned: changed

Sample: “default”

oversize_client_headers

string

Specifies the behavior when too-large client headers are received.

Returned: changed

Sample: “reject”

oversize_server_headers

string

Specifies the behavior when too-large server headers are received.

Returned: changed

Sample: “reject”

pipeline

string

Allows, rejects. or switches to pass-through mode when dealing with pipelined data.

Returned: changed

Sample: “allow”

truncated_redirects

boolean

Specifies what happens if a truncated redirect is seen from a server.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

unknown_method

string

Allows, rejects. or switches to pass-through mode when an unknown HTTP method is parsed.

Returned: changed

Sample: “allow”

fallback_host

string

Specifies an HTTP fallback host.

Returned: changed

Sample: “foobar.com”

fallback_status_codes

list / elements=string

HTTP error codes from server responses that should trigger a redirection to the fallback host.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“400-404”, “500”, “501”]

header_erase

string

The name of a header in an HTTP request, which the system removes from request.

Returned: changed

Sample: “FOO:BAR”

header_insert

string

The string the system inserts as a header in an HTTP request.

Returned: changed

Sample: “FOO:BAR”

hsts_mode

boolean

Enables the HSTS settings.

Returned: changed

Sample: false

include_subdomains

boolean

Applies the HSTS policy to the HSTS host and its sub-domains.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

insert_xforwarded_for

boolean

Insert X-Forwarded-For-Header.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

maximum_age

string

The maximum length of time, in seconds, that HSTS functionality requests that clients only use HTTPS.

Returned: changed

Sample: “indefinite”

oneconnect_transformations

boolean

Enables or disables HTTP header transformations.

Returned: changed

Sample: false

parent

string

Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Common/http”

proxy_type

string

Specify proxy mode of the profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: “explicit”

redirect_rewrite

string

Rewrite URI that are part of 3xx responses.

Returned: changed

Sample: “all”

request_chunking

string

Specifies how to handle chunked and unchunked requests.

Returned: changed

Sample: “rechunk”

response_chunking

string

Specifies how to handle chunked and unchunked responses.

Returned: changed

Sample: “rechunk”

server_agent_name

string

The string used as the server name in traffic generated by BIG-IP.

Returned: changed

Sample: “foobar”

sflow

complex

Specifies sFlow settings for the HTTP profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: “hash/dictionary of values”

poll_interval

integer

Specifies the maximum interval in seconds between two pollings.

Returned: changed

Sample: 30

poll_interval_global

boolean

Enables/Disables overriding HTTP poll-interval setting.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

sampling_rate

integer

Specifies the ratio of packets observed to the samples generated.

Returned: changed

Sample: 2000

sampling_rate_global

boolean

Enables/Disables overriding HTTP sampling-rate setting.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

xff_alternative_names

list / elements=string

Specifies alternative XFF headers instead of the default X-forwarded-for header.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“FooBar”, “client1”]

Authors

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)