New in version 2.7.
bigip_firewall_dos_vector
module.The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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default_whitelist | The default whitelist address list for the system to use to determine which IP addresses are legitimate. The system does not examine traffic from the IP addresses in the list when performing DoS prevention. To define a new whitelist, use the bigip_firewall_address_list module. | ||
description | The description of the DoS profile. | ||
name required | Specifies the name of the profile. | ||
partition | Default: Common | Device partition to manage resources on. | |
password 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 .aliases: pass, pwd | ||
provider (added in 2.5) | Default: None | A dict object containing connection details. | |
ssh_keyfile | 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 | Default: 10 | 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. | |
server required | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER . | ||
user 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 . | ||
server_port | Default: 443 | The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT . | |
password 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 .aliases: pass, pwd | ||
validate_certs bool |
| 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 . | |
transport required |
| Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. | |
server required | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER . | ||
server_port (added in 2.2) | Default: 443 | The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT . | |
state |
| When present , ensures that the resource exists.When absent , ensures the resource is removed. | |
threshold_sensitivity |
| Specifies the threshold sensitivity for the DoS profile. Thresholds for detecting attacks are higher when sensitivity is low , and lower when sensitivity is high .When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is medium . | |
user 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 bool (added in 2.0) |
| 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 . |
Note
pip install f5-sdk
.- name: Create a new DoS profile bigip_firewall_dos_profile: name: profile1 description: DoS profile 1 provider: password: secret server: lb.mydomain.com user: admin delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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default_whitelist string | changed | The new whitelist attached to the profile. Sample: /Common/whitelist1 |
description string | changed | The description of the profile. Sample: New description |
threshold_sensitivity string | changed | The new threshold sensitivity of the profile. Sample: low |
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
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