community.general.utm_proxy_location module – Create, update or destroy reverse_proxy location entry in Sophos UTM

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 8.6.8).

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_location.

Synopsis 

Create, update or destroy a reverse_proxy location entry in SOPHOS UTM.
This module needs to have the REST Ability of the UTM to be activated.

Aliases: web_infrastructure.sophos_utm.utm_proxy_location

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
access_control string	whether to activate the access control for the location Choices: `"0"` ← (default) `"1"`
allowed_networks list / elements=string	A list of allowed networks Default: `["REF_NetworkAny"]`
auth_profile string	The reference name of the auth profile Default: `""`
backend list / elements=string	A list of backends that are connected with this location declaration Default: `[]`
be_path string	The path of the backend Default: `""`
comment string	The optional comment string Default: `""`
denied_networks list / elements=string	A list of denied network references Default: `[]`
headers dictionary	A dictionary of additional headers to be sent to POST and PUT requests. Is needed for some modules. Default: `{}`
hot_standby boolean	Activate hot standby mode Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
name string / required	The name of the object. Will be used to identify the entry
path string	The path of the location 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	Whether the location is active or not Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
stickysession_id string	The stickysession id Default: `"ROUTEID"`
stickysession_status boolean	Enable the stickysession Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
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	The token used to identify at the REST-API. See https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/PDFs/documentation/UTMonAWS/Sophos-UTM-RESTful-API.pdf?la=en, Chapter 2.4.2.
validate_certs boolean	Whether the REST interface’s ssl certificate should be verified or not. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
websocket_passthrough boolean	Enable the websocket passthrough Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`

Attributes 

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: none	Can run in `check_mode` and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
diff_mode	Support: none	Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in `check_mode`), when in diff mode.

Examples 

- name: Create UTM proxy_location
  utm_proxy_backend:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestLocationEntry
    backend: REF_OBJECT_STRING
    state: present

- name: Remove UTM proxy_location
  utm_proxy_backend:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestLocationEntry
    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
access_control string	Whether to use access control state Returned: success
allowed_networks list / elements=string	List of allowed network reference names Returned: success
auth_profile string	The auth profile reference name Returned: success
backend string	The backend reference name Returned: success
be_path string	The backend path Returned: success
comment string	The comment string Returned: success
denied_networks list / elements=string	The list of the denied network names Returned: success
hot_standby boolean	Use hot standby Returned: success
name string	The name of the object Returned: success
path string	Path name Returned: success
status boolean	Whether the object is active or not Returned: success
stickysession_id string	The identifier of the stickysession Returned: success
stickysession_status boolean	Whether to use stickysession or not Returned: success
websocket_passthrough boolean	Whether websocket passthrough will be used or not Returned: success

Authors

Johannes Brunswicker (@MatrixCrawler)

community.general.utm_proxy_location module – Create, update or destroy reverse_proxy location entry in Sophos UTM

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