f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_ssl_ocsp module – Manage OCSP configurations on BIG-IP

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.21.0).

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_ocsp.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Manage OCSP configurations on a BIG-IP system.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

cache_error_timeout

integer

Specifies the lifetime of an error response in the cache, in seconds.

cache_timeout

string

Specifies the lifetime of the OCSP response in the cache, in seconds.

certificate

string

Specifies a certificate used to sign an OCSP request.

clock_skew

integer

Specifies the tolerable absolute difference in the clocks of the responder and the BIG-IP system, in seconds.

connection_timeout

integer

Specifies the time interval the BIG-IP system waits for before ending the connection to the OCSP responder, in seconds.

connections_limit

integer

Specifies the maximum number of connections per second allowed for the OCSP certificate validator.

dns_resolver

string

Specifies the internal DNS resolver the BIG-IP system uses to fetch the OCSP response.

This involves specifying one or more DNS servers in the DNS resolver configuration.

Use this option when either there is a DNS server that can do the name-resolution of the OCSP responders, or the OCSP responder can be reached on one of BIG-IP system’s interfaces.

hash_algorithm

string

Specifies a hash algorithm used to sign an OCSP request.

Choices:

  • "sha256"

  • "sha1"

key

string

Specifies a key used to sign an OCSP request.

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the OCSP certificate validator.

partition

string

Device partition to manage resources on.

Default: "Common"

passphrase

string

Specifies a passphrase used to sign an OCSP request.

provider

dictionary

added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

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:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

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:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

proxy_server_pool

string

Specifies the proxy server pool the BIG-IP system uses to fetch the OCSP response.

This involves creating a pool with proxy-servers.

Use this option when either the OCSP responder cannot be reached on any of BIG-IP system’s interfaces, or one or more servers can proxy an HTTP request to an external server and fetch the response.

responder_url

string

Specifies the absolute URL that overrides the OCSP responder URL obtained from the certificate’s AIA extensions. This should be an HTTP-based URL.

route_domain

string

Specifies the route domain for fetching an OCSP response using HTTP forward proxy.

state

string

When present, ensures the resource exists.

When absent, ensures the resource does not exist.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

status_age

integer

Specifies the maximum allowed lag time the BIG-IP system accepts for the ‘thisUpdate’ time in the OCSP response.

strict_responder_checking

boolean

Specifies whether the responder’s certificate is checked for an OCSP signing extension.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

trusted_responders

string

Specifies the certificates used for validating the OCSP response when the responder’s certificate has been omitted from the response.

update_password

string

always allows the user to update passwords. on_create only sets the password for newly created OCSP validators.

Choices:

  • "always" ← (default)

  • "on_create"

Notes

Note

  • Requires BIG-IP >= 13.x.

  • 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 OCSP validator
  bigip_ssl_ocsp:
    name: foo
    proxy_server_pool: validators-pool
    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

cache_error_timeout

integer

The new Response Caching Error Timeout value.

Returned: changed

Sample: 3600

cache_timeout

string

The new Response Caching Timeout value.

Returned: changed

Sample: "indefinite"

certificate

string

The new Request Signing Certificate value.

Returned: changed

Sample: "/Common/cert1"

clock_skew

integer

The new Response Validation Clock Skew value.

Returned: changed

Sample: 300

connection_timeout

integer

The new Connection Timeout value.

Returned: changed

Sample: 8

connections_limit

integer

The new Concurrent Connections Limit value.

Returned: changed

Sample: 50

dns_resolver

string

The new DNS Resolver value.

Returned: changed

Sample: "/Common/resolver1"

hash_algorithm

string

The new Request Signing Hash Algorithm value.

Returned: changed

Sample: "sha256"

key

string

The new Request Signing Key value.

Returned: changed

Sample: "/Common/key1"

proxy_server_pool

string

The new Proxy Server Pool value.

Returned: changed

Sample: "/Common/pool1"

responder_url

string

The new Connection Responder URL value.

Returned: changed

Sample: "http://responder.site.com"

route_domain

string

The new Route Domain value.

Returned: changed

Sample: "/Common/0"

status_age

integer

The new Response Validation Status Age value.

Returned: changed

Sample: 0

strict_responder_checking

boolean

The new Response Validation Strict Responder Certificate Checking value.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

trusted_responders

integer

The new Response Validation Trusted Responders value.

Returned: changed

Sample: "/Common/default"

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)