fortinet.fortios.fortios_firewall_security_policy module – Configure NGFW IPv4/IPv6 application policies in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This module is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.3.0).

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 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_firewall_security_policy.

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 firewall feature and security_policy 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

firewall_security_policy

dictionary

Configure NGFW IPv4/IPv6 application policies.

action

string

Policy action (accept/deny).

Choices:

  • "accept"

  • "deny"

app_category

list / elements=dictionary

Application category ID list.

id

integer / required

Category IDs.

app_group

list / elements=dictionary

Application group names.

name

string / required

Application group names. Source application.group.name.

application

list / elements=dictionary

Application ID list.

id

integer / required

Application IDs.

application_list

string

Name of an existing Application list. Source application.list.name.

av_profile

string

Name of an existing Antivirus profile. Source antivirus.profile.name.

cifs_profile

string

Name of an existing CIFS profile. Source cifs.profile.name.

comments

string

Comment.

dlp_profile

string

Name of an existing DLP profile. Source dlp.profile.name.

dlp_sensor

string

Name of an existing DLP sensor. Source dlp.sensor.name.

dnsfilter_profile

string

Name of an existing DNS filter profile. Source dnsfilter.profile.name.

dstaddr

list / elements=dictionary

Destination IPv4 address name and address group names.

name

string / required

Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name firewall.vip.name firewall.vipgrp.name system.external-resource .name.

dstaddr4

list / elements=dictionary

Destination IPv4 address name and address group names.

name

string / required

Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name firewall.vip.name firewall.vipgrp.name.

dstaddr6

list / elements=dictionary

Destination IPv6 address name and address group names.

name

string / required

Address name. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name firewall.vip6.name firewall.vipgrp6.name system .external-resource.name.

dstaddr6_negate

string

When enabled dstaddr6 specifies what the destination address must NOT be.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

dstaddr_negate

string

When enabled dstaddr specifies what the destination address must NOT be.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

dstintf

list / elements=dictionary

Outgoing (egress) interface.

name

string / required

Interface name. Source system.interface.name system.zone.name system.sdwan.zone.name.

emailfilter_profile

string

Name of an existing email filter profile. Source emailfilter.profile.name.

enforce_default_app_port

string

Enable/disable default application port enforcement for allowed applications.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

file_filter_profile

string

Name of an existing file-filter profile. Source file-filter.profile.name.

fsso_groups

list / elements=dictionary

Names of FSSO groups.

name

string / required

Names of FSSO groups. Source user.adgrp.name.

global_label

string

Label for the policy that appears when the GUI is in Global View mode.

groups

list / elements=dictionary

Names of user groups that can authenticate with this policy.

name

string / required

User group name. Source user.group.name.

icap_profile

string

Name of an existing ICAP profile. Source icap.profile.name.

internet_service

string

Enable/disable use of Internet Services for this policy. If enabled, destination address, service and default application port enforcement are not used.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

internet_service6

string

Enable/disable use of IPv6 Internet Services for this policy. If enabled, destination address, service and default application port enforcement are not used.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

internet_service6_custom

list / elements=dictionary

Custom IPv6 Internet Service name.

name

string / required

Custom IPv6 Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom.name.

internet_service6_custom_group

list / elements=dictionary

Custom IPv6 Internet Service group name.

name

string / required

Custom IPv6 Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name.

internet_service6_group

list / elements=dictionary

Internet Service group name.

name

string / required

Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-group.name.

internet_service6_name

list / elements=dictionary

IPv6 Internet Service name.

name

string / required

IPv6 Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-name.name.

internet_service6_negate

string

When enabled internet-service6 specifies what the service must NOT be.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

internet_service6_src

string

Enable/disable use of IPv6 Internet Services in source for this policy. If enabled, source address is not used.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

internet_service6_src_custom

list / elements=dictionary

Custom IPv6 Internet Service source name.

name

string / required

Custom Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom.name.

internet_service6_src_custom_group

list / elements=dictionary

Custom Internet Service6 source group name.

name

string / required

Custom Internet Service6 group name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name.

internet_service6_src_group

list / elements=dictionary

Internet Service6 source group name.

name

string / required

Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-group.name.

internet_service6_src_name

list / elements=dictionary

IPv6 Internet Service source name.

name

string / required

Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-name.name.

internet_service6_src_negate

string

When enabled internet-service6-src specifies what the service must NOT be.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

internet_service_custom

list / elements=dictionary

Custom Internet Service name.

name

string / required

Custom Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom.name.

internet_service_custom_group

list / elements=dictionary

Custom Internet Service group name.

name

string / required

Custom Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name.

internet_service_group

list / elements=dictionary

Internet Service group name.

name

string / required

Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-group.name.

internet_service_id

list / elements=dictionary

Internet Service ID.

id

integer / required

Internet Service ID. Source firewall.internet-service.id.

internet_service_name

list / elements=dictionary

Internet Service name.

name

string / required

Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-name.name.

internet_service_negate

string

When enabled internet-service specifies what the service must NOT be.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

internet_service_src

string

Enable/disable use of Internet Services in source for this policy. If enabled, source address is not used.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

internet_service_src_custom

list / elements=dictionary

Custom Internet Service source name.

name

string / required

Custom Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom.name.

internet_service_src_custom_group

list / elements=dictionary

Custom Internet Service source group name.

name

string / required

Custom Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name.

internet_service_src_group

list / elements=dictionary

Internet Service source group name.

name

string / required

Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-group.name.

internet_service_src_id

list / elements=dictionary

Internet Service source ID.

id

integer / required

Internet Service ID. Source firewall.internet-service.id.

internet_service_src_name

list / elements=dictionary

Internet Service source name.

name

string / required

Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-name.name.

internet_service_src_negate

string

When enabled internet-service-src specifies what the service must NOT be.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

ips_sensor

string

Name of an existing IPS sensor. Source ips.sensor.name.

ips_voip_filter

string

Name of an existing VoIP (ips) profile. Source voip.profile.name.

learning_mode

string

Enable to allow everything, but log all of the meaningful data for security information gathering. A learning report will be generated.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

logtraffic

string

Enable or disable logging. Log all sessions or security profile sessions.

Choices:

  • "all"

  • "utm"

  • "disable"

logtraffic_start

string

Record logs when a session starts.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

mms_profile

string

Name of an existing MMS profile. Source firewall.mms-profile.name.

name

string

Policy name.

nat46

string

Enable/disable NAT46.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

nat64

string

Enable/disable NAT64.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

policyid

integer / required

Policy ID.

profile_group

string

Name of profile group. Source firewall.profile-group.name.

profile_protocol_options

string

Name of an existing Protocol options profile. Source firewall.profile-protocol-options.name.

profile_type

string

Determine whether the firewall policy allows security profile groups or single profiles only.

Choices:

  • "single"

  • "group"

schedule

string

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

sctp_filter_profile

string

Name of an existing SCTP filter profile. Source sctp-filter.profile.name.

send_deny_packet

string

Enable to send a reply when a session is denied or blocked by a firewall policy.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

service

list / elements=dictionary

Service and service group names.

name

string / required

Service name. Source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name.

service_negate

string

When enabled service specifies what the service must NOT be.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

srcaddr

list / elements=dictionary

Source IPv4 address name and address group names.

name

string / required

Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name system.external-resource.name.

srcaddr4

list / elements=dictionary

Source IPv4 address name and address group names.

name

string / required

Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.

srcaddr6

list / elements=dictionary

Source IPv6 address name and address group names.

name

string / required

Address name. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name system.external-resource.name.

srcaddr6_negate

string

When enabled srcaddr6 specifies what the source address must NOT be.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

srcaddr_negate

string

When enabled srcaddr specifies what the source address must NOT be.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

srcintf

list / elements=dictionary

Incoming (ingress) interface.

name

string / required

Interface name. Source system.interface.name system.zone.name system.sdwan.zone.name.

ssh_filter_profile

string

Name of an existing SSH filter profile. Source ssh-filter.profile.name.

ssl_ssh_profile

string

Name of an existing SSL SSH profile. Source firewall.ssl-ssh-profile.name.

status

string

Enable or disable this policy.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

url_category

list / elements=string

URL categories or groups.

users

list / elements=dictionary

Names of individual users that can authenticate with this policy.

name

string / required

User name. Source user.local.name.

utm_status

string

Enable security profiles.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

uuid

string

Universally Unique Identifier (UUID; automatically assigned but can be manually reset).

uuid_idx

integer

uuid-idx

videofilter_profile

string

Name of an existing VideoFilter profile. Source videofilter.profile.name.

voip_profile

string

Name of an existing VoIP (voipd) profile. Source voip.profile.name.

webfilter_profile

string

Name of an existing Web filter profile. Source webfilter.profile.name.

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

- 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 NGFW IPv4/IPv6 application policies.
    fortios_firewall_security_policy:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      firewall_security_policy:
        action: "accept"
        app_category:
         -
            id:  "5"
        app_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_7 (source application.group.name)"
        application:
         -
            id:  "9"
        application_list: "<your_own_value> (source application.list.name)"
        av_profile: "<your_own_value> (source antivirus.profile.name)"
        cifs_profile: "<your_own_value> (source cifs.profile.name)"
        comments: "<your_own_value>"
        dlp_profile: "<your_own_value> (source dlp.profile.name)"
        dlp_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source dlp.sensor.name)"
        dnsfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source dnsfilter.profile.name)"
        dstaddr:
         -
            name: "default_name_18 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name firewall.vip.name firewall.vipgrp.name system.external-resource.name)"
        dstaddr_negate: "enable"
        dstaddr4:
         -
            name: "default_name_21 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name firewall.vip.name firewall.vipgrp.name)"
        dstaddr6:
         -
            name: "default_name_23 (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name firewall.vip6.name firewall.vipgrp6.name system.external-resource
              .name)"
        dstaddr6_negate: "enable"
        dstintf:
         -
            name: "default_name_26 (source system.interface.name system.zone.name system.sdwan.zone.name)"
        emailfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source emailfilter.profile.name)"
        enforce_default_app_port: "enable"
        file_filter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source file-filter.profile.name)"
        fsso_groups:
         -
            name: "default_name_31 (source user.adgrp.name)"
        global_label: "<your_own_value>"
        groups:
         -
            name: "default_name_34 (source user.group.name)"
        icap_profile: "<your_own_value> (source icap.profile.name)"
        internet_service: "enable"
        internet_service_custom:
         -
            name: "default_name_38 (source firewall.internet-service-custom.name)"
        internet_service_custom_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_40 (source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name)"
        internet_service_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_42 (source firewall.internet-service-group.name)"
        internet_service_id:
         -
            id:  "44 (source firewall.internet-service.id)"
        internet_service_name:
         -
            name: "default_name_46 (source firewall.internet-service-name.name)"
        internet_service_negate: "enable"
        internet_service_src: "enable"
        internet_service_src_custom:
         -
            name: "default_name_50 (source firewall.internet-service-custom.name)"
        internet_service_src_custom_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_52 (source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name)"
        internet_service_src_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_54 (source firewall.internet-service-group.name)"
        internet_service_src_id:
         -
            id:  "56 (source firewall.internet-service.id)"
        internet_service_src_name:
         -
            name: "default_name_58 (source firewall.internet-service-name.name)"
        internet_service_src_negate: "enable"
        internet_service6: "enable"
        internet_service6_custom:
         -
            name: "default_name_62 (source firewall.internet-service-custom.name)"
        internet_service6_custom_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_64 (source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name)"
        internet_service6_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_66 (source firewall.internet-service-group.name)"
        internet_service6_name:
         -
            name: "default_name_68 (source firewall.internet-service-name.name)"
        internet_service6_negate: "enable"
        internet_service6_src: "enable"
        internet_service6_src_custom:
         -
            name: "default_name_72 (source firewall.internet-service-custom.name)"
        internet_service6_src_custom_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_74 (source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name)"
        internet_service6_src_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_76 (source firewall.internet-service-group.name)"
        internet_service6_src_name:
         -
            name: "default_name_78 (source firewall.internet-service-name.name)"
        internet_service6_src_negate: "enable"
        ips_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source ips.sensor.name)"
        ips_voip_filter: "<your_own_value> (source voip.profile.name)"
        learning_mode: "enable"
        logtraffic: "all"
        logtraffic_start: "enable"
        mms_profile: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.mms-profile.name)"
        name: "default_name_86"
        nat46: "enable"
        nat64: "enable"
        policyid: "0"
        profile_group: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.profile-group.name)"
        profile_protocol_options: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.profile-protocol-options.name)"
        profile_type: "single"
        schedule: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.schedule.onetime.name firewall.schedule.recurring.name firewall.schedule.group.name)"
        sctp_filter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source sctp-filter.profile.name)"
        send_deny_packet: "disable"
        service:
         -
            name: "default_name_97 (source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name)"
        service_negate: "enable"
        srcaddr:
         -
            name: "default_name_100 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name system.external-resource.name)"
        srcaddr_negate: "enable"
        srcaddr4:
         -
            name: "default_name_103 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
        srcaddr6:
         -
            name: "default_name_105 (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name system.external-resource.name)"
        srcaddr6_negate: "enable"
        srcintf:
         -
            name: "default_name_108 (source system.interface.name system.zone.name system.sdwan.zone.name)"
        ssh_filter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source ssh-filter.profile.name)"
        ssl_ssh_profile: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.ssl-ssh-profile.name)"
        status: "enable"
        url_category: "<your_own_value>"
        users:
         -
            name: "default_name_114 (source user.local.name)"
        utm_status: "enable"
        uuid: "<your_own_value>"
        uuid_idx: "2147483647"
        videofilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source videofilter.profile.name)"
        voip_profile: "<your_own_value> (source voip.profile.name)"
        webfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source webfilter.profile.name)"

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)