fortinet.fortios.fortios_wireless_controller_wids_profile module – Configure wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) profiles in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This module is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.2.1).

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. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

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

New in fortinet.fortios 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify wireless_controller feature and wids_profile 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

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_token

string

Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.

enable_log

boolean

Enable/Disable logging for task.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

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"

wireless_controller_wids_profile

dictionary

Configure wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) profiles.

ap_auto_suppress

string

Enable/disable on-wire rogue AP auto-suppression .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

ap_bgscan_disable_day

string

Optionally turn off scanning for one or more days of the week. Separate the days with a space. By default, no days are set.

Choices:

  • "sunday"

  • "monday"

  • "tuesday"

  • "wednesday"

  • "thursday"

  • "friday"

  • "saturday"

ap_bgscan_disable_end

string

End time, using a 24-hour clock in the format of hh:mm, for disabling background scanning .

ap_bgscan_disable_schedules

list / elements=dictionary

Firewall schedules for turning off FortiAP radio background scan. Background scan will be disabled when at least one of the schedules is valid. Separate multiple schedule names with a space.

name

string

Schedule name. Source firewall.schedule.group.name firewall.schedule.recurring.name firewall.schedule.onetime.name.

ap_bgscan_disable_start

string

Start time, using a 24-hour clock in the format of hh:mm, for disabling background scanning .

ap_bgscan_duration

integer

Listen time on scanning a channel (10 - 1000 msec).

ap_bgscan_idle

integer

Wait time for channel inactivity before scanning this channel (0 - 1000 msec).

ap_bgscan_intv

integer

Period between successive channel scans (1 - 600 sec).

ap_bgscan_period

integer

Period between background scans (10 - 3600 sec).

ap_bgscan_report_intv

integer

Period between background scan reports (15 - 600 sec).

ap_fgscan_report_intv

integer

Period between foreground scan reports (15 - 600 sec).

ap_scan

string

Enable/disable rogue AP detection.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

ap_scan_passive

string

Enable/disable passive scanning. Enable means do not send probe request on any channels .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

ap_scan_threshold

string

Minimum signal level/threshold in dBm required for the AP to report detected rogue AP (-95 to -20).

asleap_attack

string

Enable/disable asleap attack detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

assoc_flood_thresh

integer

The threshold value for association frame flooding.

assoc_flood_time

integer

Number of seconds after which a station is considered not connected.

assoc_frame_flood

string

Enable/disable association frame flooding detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

auth_flood_thresh

integer

The threshold value for authentication frame flooding.

auth_flood_time

integer

Number of seconds after which a station is considered not connected.

auth_frame_flood

string

Enable/disable authentication frame flooding detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

comment

string

Comment.

deauth_broadcast

string

Enable/disable broadcasting de-authentication detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

deauth_unknown_src_thresh

integer

Threshold value per second to deauth unknown src for DoS attack (0: no limit).

eapol_fail_flood

string

Enable/disable EAPOL-Failure flooding (to AP) detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

eapol_fail_intv

integer

The detection interval for EAPOL-Failure flooding (1 - 3600 sec).

eapol_fail_thresh

integer

The threshold value for EAPOL-Failure flooding in specified interval.

eapol_logoff_flood

string

Enable/disable EAPOL-Logoff flooding (to AP) detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

eapol_logoff_intv

integer

The detection interval for EAPOL-Logoff flooding (1 - 3600 sec).

eapol_logoff_thresh

integer

The threshold value for EAPOL-Logoff flooding in specified interval.

eapol_pre_fail_flood

string

Enable/disable premature EAPOL-Failure flooding (to STA) detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

eapol_pre_fail_intv

integer

The detection interval for premature EAPOL-Failure flooding (1 - 3600 sec).

eapol_pre_fail_thresh

integer

The threshold value for premature EAPOL-Failure flooding in specified interval.

eapol_pre_succ_flood

string

Enable/disable premature EAPOL-Success flooding (to STA) detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

eapol_pre_succ_intv

integer

The detection interval for premature EAPOL-Success flooding (1 - 3600 sec).

eapol_pre_succ_thresh

integer

The threshold value for premature EAPOL-Success flooding in specified interval.

eapol_start_flood

string

Enable/disable EAPOL-Start flooding (to AP) detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

eapol_start_intv

integer

The detection interval for EAPOL-Start flooding (1 - 3600 sec).

eapol_start_thresh

integer

The threshold value for EAPOL-Start flooding in specified interval.

eapol_succ_flood

string

Enable/disable EAPOL-Success flooding (to AP) detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

eapol_succ_intv

integer

The detection interval for EAPOL-Success flooding (1 - 3600 sec).

eapol_succ_thresh

integer

The threshold value for EAPOL-Success flooding in specified interval.

invalid_mac_oui

string

Enable/disable invalid MAC OUI detection.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

long_duration_attack

string

Enable/disable long duration attack detection based on user configured threshold .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

long_duration_thresh

integer

Threshold value for long duration attack detection (1000 - 32767 usec).

name

string / required

WIDS profile name.

null_ssid_probe_resp

string

Enable/disable null SSID probe response detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

sensor_mode

string

Scan nearby WiFi stations .

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "foreign"

  • "both"

spoofed_deauth

string

Enable/disable spoofed de-authentication attack detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

weak_wep_iv

string

Enable/disable weak WEP IV (Initialization Vector) detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

wireless_bridge

string

Enable/disable wireless bridge detection .

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

Notes

Note

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

Examples

- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Configure wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) profiles.
    fortios_wireless_controller_wids_profile:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      wireless_controller_wids_profile:
        ap_auto_suppress: "enable"
        ap_bgscan_disable_day: "sunday"
        ap_bgscan_disable_end: "<your_own_value>"
        ap_bgscan_disable_schedules:
         -
            name: "default_name_7 (source firewall.schedule.group.name firewall.schedule.recurring.name firewall.schedule.onetime.name)"
        ap_bgscan_disable_start: "<your_own_value>"
        ap_bgscan_duration: "30"
        ap_bgscan_idle: "20"
        ap_bgscan_intv: "3"
        ap_bgscan_period: "600"
        ap_bgscan_report_intv: "30"
        ap_fgscan_report_intv: "15"
        ap_scan: "disable"
        ap_scan_passive: "enable"
        ap_scan_threshold: "<your_own_value>"
        asleap_attack: "enable"
        assoc_flood_thresh: "30"
        assoc_flood_time: "10"
        assoc_frame_flood: "enable"
        auth_flood_thresh: "30"
        auth_flood_time: "10"
        auth_frame_flood: "enable"
        comment: "Comment."
        deauth_broadcast: "enable"
        deauth_unknown_src_thresh: "10"
        eapol_fail_flood: "enable"
        eapol_fail_intv: "1"
        eapol_fail_thresh: "10"
        eapol_logoff_flood: "enable"
        eapol_logoff_intv: "1"
        eapol_logoff_thresh: "10"
        eapol_pre_fail_flood: "enable"
        eapol_pre_fail_intv: "1"
        eapol_pre_fail_thresh: "10"
        eapol_pre_succ_flood: "enable"
        eapol_pre_succ_intv: "1"
        eapol_pre_succ_thresh: "10"
        eapol_start_flood: "enable"
        eapol_start_intv: "1"
        eapol_start_thresh: "10"
        eapol_succ_flood: "enable"
        eapol_succ_intv: "1"
        eapol_succ_thresh: "10"
        invalid_mac_oui: "enable"
        long_duration_attack: "enable"
        long_duration_thresh: "8200"
        name: "default_name_49"
        null_ssid_probe_resp: "enable"
        sensor_mode: "disable"
        spoofed_deauth: "enable"
        weak_wep_iv: "enable"
        wireless_bridge: "enable"

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)