f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_certificate module – Manage self-signed device certificates

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.33.0).

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 f5networks.f5_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_certificate.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Module used to create and/or renew self-signed device certificates for BIG-IP.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
add_to_trusted boolean	Specifies if the certificate should be added to the trusted client and server certificate files. Choices: false ← (default) true
cert_name string	Specifies the full name of the certificate file. If the name is not default server.crt, the module will configure httpd to use them prior to restarting the httpd daemon. Default: "server.crt"
days_valid integer / required	Specifies the interval for which the self-signed certificate is valid. The maximum value is 25 years: 9125 days
force boolean	When true, will update or overwrite the existing certificate when it is not expired on the device. When false, the certificate will only be updated/overwritten if expired. Generally should be true only in cases where you need to update certificate that is about to expire. This option is also needed when generating a new certificate to replace non-expired one. Choices: false ← (default) true
issuer dictionary	Certificate properties, required when generating new certificates.
common_name string	Specifies the Common Name attribute for the certificate.
country string	Specifies the Country name attribute for the certificate.
division string	Specifies the department name attribute for the certificate.
email string	Specifies the email address of the domain administrator.
locality string	Specifies the city or town name for the certificate.
organization string	Specifies the Organization attribute for the certificate.
state string	Specifies the State or Province attribute for the certificate.
key_name string	Specifies the full name of the key file. If the name is not default server.key, the module will configure httpd to use them prior to restarting the httpd daemon. Default: "server.key"
key_size integer	Specifies the desired key size in bits. Mandatory option when generating a new certificate. Choices: 512 1024 2048 ← (default) 4096
new_cert boolean	Specifies if the module should generate a new certificate. When true, the device certificate and key will be replaced. Choices: false ← (default) true
provider dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0	A dict object containing connection details.
auth_provider string	Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
no_f5_teem boolean	If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TELEMETRY_OFF. Previously used variable F5_TEEM is deprecated as its name was confusing. Choices: false ← (default) true
password aliases: pass, pwd string / required	The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD.
server string / required	The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_port integer	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT. Default: 22
ssh_keyfile path	Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE.
timeout integer	Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
transport string	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices: "cli" ← (default)
user string / required	The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER.
validate_certs boolean	If no, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS. Choices: false true ← (default)

Notes

Note

• When using this module make sure SSH type is not set to libssh. To do this you could either set the environment variable like this ANSIBLE_NETWORK_CLI_SSH_TYPE=paramiko or set add ssh_type = paramiko under section persistent_connection in ansible.cfg.

• For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.

• Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.

• The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.

Examples

- name: Update expired certificate
  bigip_device_certificate:
    days_valid: 365
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      transport: cli
      server_port: 22
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Update expired certificate non-default names
  bigip_device_certificate:
    days_valid: 60
    cert_name: custom.crt
    key_name: custom.key
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      transport: cli
      server_port: 22
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Force update not expired certificate
  bigip_device_certificate:
    days_valid: 365
    force: true
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      transport: cli
      server_port: 22
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a new certificate to replace expired certificate
  bigip_device_certificate:
    days_valid: 365
    new_cert: true
    issuer:
      country: US
      state: WA
      common_name: foobar.foo.local
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      transport: cli
      server_port: 22
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Force create a new custom named certificate to replace not expired certificate
  bigip_device_certificate:
    days_valid: 365
    cert_name: custom.crt
    key_name: custom.key
    new_cert: true
    force: true
    issuer:
      country: US
      state: WA
      common_name: foobar.foo.local
    key_size: 2048
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      transport: cli
      server_port: 22
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Description
cert_name string	The full name of the certificate file. Returned: changed Sample: "common.crt"
days_valid integer	The interval for which the self-signed certificate is valid. Returned: changed Sample: 365
issuer complex	Specifies certificate properties. Returned: changed
common_name string	The Common Name attribute of the certificate. Returned: changed Sample: "foo.bar.local"
country string	The Country name attribute of the certificate. Returned: changed Sample: "US"
division string	The department name attribute of the certificate. Returned: changed Sample: "IT"
email string	The domain administrator’s email address. Returned: changed Sample: "admin@foo.bar.local"
locality string	The city or town name attribute of the certificate. Returned: changed Sample: "Seattle"
organization string	The Organization attribute of the certificate. Returned: changed Sample: "F5"
state string	The State or Province attribute of the certificate. Returned: changed Sample: "WA"
key_name string	The full name of the key file. Returned: changed Sample: "common.key"
key_size integer	The desired key size in bits. Returned: changed Sample: 2048

Authors

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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