community.general.utm_proxy_exception module – Create, update or destroy reverse_proxy exception entry in Sophos UTM

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 5.8.3).

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 community.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.utm_proxy_exception.

Synopsis

  • Create, update or destroy a reverse_proxy exception entry in SOPHOS UTM.

  • This module needs to have the REST Ability of the UTM to be activated.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

headers

dictionary

A dictionary of additional headers to be sent to POST and PUT requests.

Is needed for some modules

Default: {}

name

string / required

The name of the object. Will be used to identify the entry

op

string

The operand to be used with the entries of the path parameter

Choices:

  • "AND" ← (default)

  • "OR"

path

list / elements=string

The paths the exception in the reverse proxy is defined for

Default: []

skip_custom_threats_filters

list / elements=string

A list of threats to be skipped

Default: []

skip_threats_filter_categories

list / elements=string

Define which categories of threats are skipped

Default: []

skipav

boolean

Skip the Antivirus Scanning

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

skipbadclients

boolean

Block clients with bad reputation

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

skipcookie

boolean

Skip the Cookie Signing check

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

skipform

boolean

Enable form hardening

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

skipform_missingtoken

boolean

Enable form hardening with missing tokens

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

skiphtmlrewrite

boolean

Protection against SQL

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

skiptft

boolean

Enable true file type control

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

skipurl

boolean

Enable static URL hardening

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

source

list / elements=string

Define which categories of threats are skipped

Default: []

state

string

The desired state of the object.

present will create or update an object

absent will delete an object if it was present

Choices:

  • "absent"

  • "present" ← (default)

status

boolean

Status of the exception rule set

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

utm_host

string / required

The REST Endpoint of the Sophos UTM.

utm_port

integer

The port of the REST interface.

Default: 4444

utm_protocol

string

The protocol of the REST Endpoint.

Choices:

  • "http"

  • "https" ← (default)

utm_token

string / required

validate_certs

boolean

Whether the REST interface’s ssl certificate should be verified or not.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Examples

- name: Create UTM proxy_exception
  community.general.utm_proxy_exception:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestExceptionEntry
    backend: REF_OBJECT_STRING
    state: present

- name: Remove UTM proxy_exception
  community.general.utm_proxy_exception:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestExceptionEntry
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

result

complex

The utm object that was created

Returned: success

_locked

boolean

Whether or not the object is currently locked

Returned: success

_ref

string

The reference name of the object

Returned: success

_type

string

The type of the object

Returned: success

comment

string

The optional comment string

Returned: success

name

string

The name of the object

Returned: success

op

string

The operand to be used with the entries of the path parameter

Returned: success

path

list / elements=string

The paths the exception in the reverse proxy is defined for

Returned: success

skip_custom_threats_filters

list / elements=string

A list of threats to be skipped

Returned: success

skip_threats_filter_categories

list / elements=string

Define which categories of threats are skipped

Returned: success

skipav

boolean

Skip the Antivirus Scanning

Returned: success

skipbadclients

boolean

Block clients with bad reputation

Returned: success

skipcookie

boolean

Skip the Cookie Signing check

Returned: success

skipform

boolean

Enable form hardening

Returned: success

skipform_missingtoken

boolean

Enable form hardening with missing tokens

Returned: success

skiphtmlrewrite

boolean

Protection against SQL

Returned: success

skiptft

boolean

Enable true file type control

Returned: success

skipurl

boolean

Enable static URL hardening

Returned: success

source

list / elements=string

Define which categories of threats are skipped

Returned: success

Authors

  • Sebastian Schenzel (@RickS-C137)