community.zabbix.zabbix_authentication module – Update Zabbix authentication

Note

This module is part of the community.zabbix collection (version 2.5.1).

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

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.zabbix.zabbix_authentication.

New in community.zabbix 1.6.0

Synopsis

• This module allows you to modify Zabbix authentication setting.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• python >= 3.9

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
authentication_type string	Choose default authentication type. Choices: "internal" "ldap"
disabled_usrgroup string	User group name to assign the deprovisioned user to. The user group must be disabled and cannot be enabled or deleted when configured. Required if ldap_jit_status for saml_jit_status enabled. This parameter is available since Zabbix 6.4.
http_auth_enabled boolean	HTTP authentication will be enabled if true. Choices: false true
http_case_sensitive boolean	Case sensitive login for HTTP authentication will be enabled if true. Choices: false true
http_login_form string	Choose default login form. Choices: "zabbix_login_form" "http_login_form"
http_login_password string	Basic Auth password
http_login_user string	Basic Auth login
http_strip_domains list / elements=string	A list of domain names that should be removed from the username.
jit_provision_interval string	Time interval between JIT provision requests for logged-in user. Accepts seconds and time unit with suffix with month and year support (3600s,60m,1h,1d,1M,1y). Minimum value 1h. Available only for LDAP provisioning. This parameter is available since Zabbix 6.4. Default: "1h"
ldap_auth_enabled boolean	LDAP authentication will be enabled if true. This parameter is available since Zabbix 6.4. Choices: false true
ldap_base_dn string	Base DN of LDAP. This setting is required if current value of ldap_configured is false. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.0 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
ldap_bind_dn string	Bind DN of LDAP. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.0 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
ldap_bind_password string	Bind password of LDAP. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.0 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
ldap_case_sensitive boolean	case sensitive login for LDAP authentication will be enabled if true. Choices: false true
ldap_configured boolean	LDAP authentication will be enabled if true. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions. Removed in Zabbix 6.4 Choices: false true
ldap_host string	LDAP server name. e.g. ldap://ldap.zabbix.com This setting is required if current value of ldap_configured is false. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.0 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
ldap_jit_status boolean	Status of LDAP provisioning. This parameter is available since Zabbix 6.4. Choices: false true
ldap_port integer	A port number of LDAP server. This setting is required if current value of ldap_configured is false. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.0 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
ldap_search_attribute string	Search attribute of LDAP. This setting is required if current value of ldap_configured is false. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.0 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
ldap_userdirectory string	LDAP authentication default user directory name for user groups with gui_access set to LDAP or System default. Required to be set when ldap_configured / ldap_auth_enabled is set to 1.
passwd_check_rules list / elements=string	Checking password rules. Select multiple from contain_uppercase_and_lowercase_letters, contain_digits. contain_special_characters and avoid_easy_to_guess. This parameter is available since Zabbix 6.0.
passwd_min_length integer	Minimal length of password. Choose from 1-70. This parameter is available since Zabbix 6.0.
saml_auth_enabled boolean	SAML authentication will be enabled if true. Choices: false true
saml_case_sensitive boolean	Case sensitive login for SAML authentication will be enabled if true. Choices: false true
saml_encrypt_assertions boolean	SAML encrypt assertions will be enabled if true. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions. Choices: false true
saml_encrypt_nameid boolean	SAML encrypt name ID will be enabled if true. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions. Choices: false true
saml_idp_entityid string	SAML identify provider’s entity ID. This setting is required if current value of saml_auth_enabled is false. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
saml_jit_status boolean	Status of SAML provisioning. This parameter is available since Zabbix 6.4. Choices: false true
saml_nameid_format string	Name identifier format of SAML service provider. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
saml_sign_assertions boolean	SAML sign assertions will be enabled if true. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions. Choices: false true
saml_sign_authn_requests boolean	SAML sign AuthN requests will be enabled if true. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions. Choices: false true
saml_sign_logout_requests boolean	SAML sign logout requests will be enabled if true. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions. Choices: false true
saml_sign_logout_responses boolean	SAML sign logout responses will be enabled if true. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions. Choices: false true
saml_sign_messages boolean	SAML sign messages will be enabled if true. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions. Choices: false true
saml_slo_url string	URL for SAML single logout service. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
saml_sp_entityid string	Entity ID of SAML service provider. This setting is required if current value of saml_auth_enabled is false. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
saml_sso_url string	URL for single sign on service of SAML. This setting is required if current value of saml_auth_enabled is false. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions.
saml_username_attribute string	User name attribute of SAML. This setting is required if current value of saml_auth_enabled is false. Works only with Zabbix <= 6.2 and is silently ignored in higher versions.

Examples

# If you want to use Username and Password to be authenticated by Zabbix Server
- name: Set credentials to access Zabbix Server API
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    ansible_user: Admin
    ansible_httpapi_pass: zabbix

# If you want to use API token to be authenticated by Zabbix Server
# https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/administration/general#api-tokens
- name: Set API token
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    ansible_zabbix_auth_key: 8ec0d52432c15c91fcafe9888500cf9a607f44091ab554dbee860f6b44fac895

- name: Update all authentication setting (Zabbix <= 6.0)
  # set task level variables as we change ansible_connection plugin here
  vars:
    ansible_network_os: community.zabbix.zabbix
    ansible_connection: httpapi
    ansible_httpapi_port: 443
    ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: true
    ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: false
    ansible_zabbix_url_path: "zabbixeu"  # If Zabbix WebUI runs on non-default (zabbix) path ,e.g. http://<FQDN>/zabbixeu
    ansible_host: zabbix-example-fqdn.org
  community.zabbix.zabbix_authentication:
    authentication_type: internal
    http_auth_enabled: true
    http_login_form: zabbix_login_form
    http_strip_domains:
      - comp
      - any
    http_case_sensitive: true
    ldap_configured: true
    ldap_host: "ldap://localhost"
    ldap_port: 389
    ldap_base_dn: "ou=Users,ou=system"
    ldap_search_attribute: "uid"
    ldap_bind_dn: "uid=ldap_search,ou=system"
    ldap_case_sensitive: true
    ldap_bind_password: "password"
    saml_auth_enabled: true
    saml_idp_entityid: ""
    saml_sso_url: "https://localhost/SAML2/SSO"
    saml_slo_url: "https://localhost/SAML2/SLO"
    saml_username_attribute: "uid"
    saml_sp_entityid: "https://localhost"
    saml_nameid_format: "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:entity"
    saml_sign_messages: true
    saml_sign_assertions: true
    saml_sign_authn_requests: true
    saml_sign_logout_requests: true
    saml_sign_logout_responses: true
    saml_encrypt_nameid: true
    saml_encrypt_assertions: true
    saml_case_sensitive: true
    passwd_min_length: 70
    passwd_check_rules:
      - contain_uppercase_and_lowercase_letters
      - contain_digits
      - contain_special_characters
      - avoid_easy_to_guess

- name: Update all authentication setting (Zabbix = 6.2)
  # set task level variables as we change ansible_connection plugin here
  vars:
    ansible_network_os: community.zabbix.zabbix
    ansible_connection: httpapi
    ansible_httpapi_port: 443
    ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: true
    ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: false
    ansible_zabbix_url_path: "zabbixeu"  # If Zabbix WebUI runs on non-default (zabbix) path ,e.g. http://<FQDN>/zabbixeu
    ansible_host: zabbix-example-fqdn.org
  community.zabbix.zabbix_authentication:
    authentication_type: internal
    http_auth_enabled: true
    http_login_form: zabbix_login_form
    http_strip_domains:
      - comp
      - any
    http_case_sensitive: true
    ldap_configured: true
    ldap_case_sensitive: true
    saml_auth_enabled: true
    saml_idp_entityid: ""
    saml_sso_url: "https://localhost/SAML2/SSO"
    saml_slo_url: "https://localhost/SAML2/SLO"
    saml_username_attribute: "uid"
    saml_sp_entityid: "https://localhost"
    saml_nameid_format: "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:entity"
    saml_sign_messages: true
    saml_sign_assertions: true
    saml_sign_authn_requests: true
    saml_sign_logout_requests: true
    saml_sign_logout_responses: true
    saml_encrypt_nameid: true
    saml_encrypt_assertions: true
    saml_case_sensitive: true
    passwd_min_length: 70
    passwd_check_rules:
      - contain_uppercase_and_lowercase_letters
      - contain_digits
      - contain_special_characters
      - avoid_easy_to_guess

- name: Update all authentication setting (Zabbix >= 6.4)
  # set task level variables as we change ansible_connection plugin here
  vars:
    ansible_network_os: community.zabbix.zabbix
    ansible_connection: httpapi
    ansible_httpapi_port: 443
    ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: true
    ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: false
    ansible_zabbix_url_path: "zabbixeu"  # If Zabbix WebUI runs on non-default (zabbix) path ,e.g. http://<FQDN>/zabbixeu
    ansible_host: zabbix-example-fqdn.org
  community.zabbix.zabbix_authentication:
    authentication_type: internal
    http_auth_enabled: true
    http_login_form: zabbix_login_form
    http_strip_domains:
      - comp
      - any
    http_case_sensitive: true
    ldap_auth_enabled: true
    ldap_userdirectory: TestUserDirectory
    ldap_case_sensitive: true
    saml_auth_enabled: true
    saml_case_sensitive: true
    ldap_jit_status: true
    saml_jit_status: true
    jit_provision_interval: 1h
    disabled_usrgrp: Disabled
    passwd_min_length: 70
    passwd_check_rules:
      - contain_uppercase_and_lowercase_letters
      - contain_digits
      - contain_special_characters
      - avoid_easy_to_guess

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
msg string	The result of the operation Returned: success Sample: "Successfully update authentication setting"

Authors

• ONODERA Masaru(@masa-orca)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Homepage
• Repository (Sources)