fortinet.fortios.fortios_ips_sensor module – Configure IPS sensor in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This module is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.3.4).

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_ips_sensor.

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 ips feature and sensor 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>=2.14

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

ips_sensor

dictionary

Configure IPS sensor.

block_malicious_url

string

Enable/disable malicious URL blocking.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

comment

string

Comment.

entries

list / elements=dictionary

IPS sensor filter.

action

string

Action taken with traffic in which signatures are detected.

Choices:

  • "pass"

  • "block"

  • "reset"

  • "default"

application

list / elements=string

Operating systems to be protected. Use all for every application and other for unlisted application.

cve

list / elements=dictionary

List of CVE IDs of the signatures to add to the sensor.

cve_entry

string / required

CVE IDs or CVE wildcards.

default_action

string

Signature default action filter.

Choices:

  • "all"

  • "pass"

  • "block"

default_status

string

Signature default status filter.

Choices:

  • "all"

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

exempt_ip

list / elements=dictionary

Traffic from selected source or destination IP addresses is exempt from this signature.

dst_ip

string

Destination IP address and netmask (applies to packet matching the signature).

id

integer / required

Exempt IP ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

src_ip

string

Source IP address and netmask (applies to packet matching the signature).

id

integer / required

Rule ID in IPS database (0 - 4294967295). see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

last_modified

string

Filter by signature last modified date. Formats: before <date>, after <date>, between <start-date> <end-date>.

location

list / elements=string

Protect client or server traffic.

log

string

Enable/disable logging of signatures included in filter.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

log_attack_context

string

Enable/disable logging of attack context: URL buffer, header buffer, body buffer, packet buffer.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

log_packet

string

Enable/disable packet logging. Enable to save the packet that triggers the filter. You can download the packets in pcap format for diagnostic use.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

os

list / elements=string

Operating systems to be protected. Use all for every operating system and other for unlisted operating systems.

protocol

list / elements=string

Protocols to be examined. Use all for every protocol and other for unlisted protocols.

quarantine

string

Quarantine method.

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "attacker"

quarantine_expiry

string

Duration of quarantine. (Format

quarantine_log

string

Enable/disable quarantine logging.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

rate_count

integer

Count of the rate.

rate_duration

integer

Duration (sec) of the rate.

rate_mode

string

Rate limit mode.

Choices:

  • "periodical"

  • "continuous"

rate_track

string

Track the packet protocol field.

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "src-ip"

  • "dest-ip"

  • "dhcp-client-mac"

  • "dns-domain"

rule

list / elements=dictionary

Identifies the predefined or custom IPS signatures to add to the sensor.

id

integer / required

Rule IPS. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

severity

list / elements=string

Relative severity of the signature, from info to critical. Log messages generated by the signature include the severity.

status

string

Status of the signatures included in filter. Only those filters with a status to enable are used.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

  • "default"

vuln_type

list / elements=dictionary

List of signature vulnerability types to filter by.

id

integer / required

Vulnerability type ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

extended_log

string

Enable/disable extended logging.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

filter

list / elements=dictionary

IPS sensor filter.

action

string

Action of selected rules.

Choices:

  • "pass"

  • "block"

  • "reset"

  • "default"

application

string

Vulnerable application filter.

location

string

Vulnerability location filter.

log

string

Enable/disable logging of selected rules.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

log_packet

string

Enable/disable packet logging of selected rules.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

name

string / required

Filter name.

os

string

Vulnerable OS filter.

protocol

string

Vulnerable protocol filter.

quarantine

string

Quarantine IP or interface.

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "attacker"

quarantine_expiry

integer

Duration of quarantine in minute.

quarantine_log

string

Enable/disable logging of selected quarantine.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

severity

string

Vulnerability severity filter.

status

string

Selected rules status.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

  • "default"

name

string / required

Sensor name.

override

list / elements=dictionary

IPS override rule.

action

string

Action of override rule.

Choices:

  • "pass"

  • "block"

  • "reset"

exempt_ip

list / elements=dictionary

Exempted IP.

dst_ip

string

Destination IP address and netmask.

id

integer / required

Exempt IP ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

src_ip

string

Source IP address and netmask.

log

string

Enable/disable logging.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

log_packet

string

Enable/disable packet logging.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

quarantine

string

Quarantine IP or interface.

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "attacker"

quarantine_expiry

integer

Duration of quarantine in minute.

quarantine_log

string

Enable/disable logging of selected quarantine.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

rule_id

integer / required

Override rule ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

status

string

Enable/disable status of override rule.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

replacemsg_group

string

Replacement message group. Source system.replacemsg-group.name.

scan_botnet_connections

string

Block or monitor connections to Botnet servers, or disable Botnet scanning.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "block"

  • "monitor"

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 IPS sensor.
    fortios_ips_sensor:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      ips_sensor:
        block_malicious_url: "disable"
        comment: "Comment."
        entries:
         -
            action: "pass"
            application: "<your_own_value>"
            cve:
             -
                cve_entry: "<your_own_value>"
            default_action: "all"
            default_status: "all"
            exempt_ip:
             -
                dst_ip: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "14"
                src_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "16"
            last_modified: "<your_own_value>"
            location: "<your_own_value>"
            log: "disable"
            log_attack_context: "disable"
            log_packet: "disable"
            os: "<your_own_value>"
            protocol: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine_expiry: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine_log: "disable"
            rate_count: "0"
            rate_duration: "60"
            rate_mode: "periodical"
            rate_track: "none"
            rule:
             -
                id:  "32"
            severity: "<your_own_value>"
            status: "disable"
            vuln_type:
             -
                id:  "36"
        extended_log: "enable"
        filter:
         -
            action: "pass"
            application: "<your_own_value>"
            location: "<your_own_value>"
            log: "disable"
            log_packet: "disable"
            name: "default_name_44"
            os: "<your_own_value>"
            protocol: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine_expiry: "1073741823"
            quarantine_log: "disable"
            severity: "<your_own_value>"
            status: "disable"
        name: "default_name_52"
        override:
         -
            action: "pass"
            exempt_ip:
             -
                dst_ip: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "57"
                src_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            log: "disable"
            log_packet: "disable"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine_expiry: "1073741823"
            quarantine_log: "disable"
            rule_id: "<you_own_value>"
            status: "disable"
        replacemsg_group: "<your_own_value> (source system.replacemsg-group.name)"
        scan_botnet_connections: "disable"

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)