fortinet.fortios.fortios_ips_sensor – Configure IPS sensor in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.
Note
This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 1.1.8).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install fortinet.fortios.
To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_ips_sensor.
New in version 2.8: of fortinet.fortios
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>=2.9.0
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   access_token    string    |    Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.   |  ||||
|   ips_sensor    dictionary    |    Configure IPS sensor.   |  ||||
|   block_malicious_url    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable malicious URL blocking.   |  |||
|   comment    string    |    Comment.   |  ||||
|   entries    list / elements=string    |    IPS sensor filter.   |  ||||
|   action    string    |   
  |    Action taken with traffic in which signatures are detected.   |  |||
|   application    string    |    Applications to be protected. set application ? lists available applications. all includes all applications. other includes all unlisted applications.   |  ||||
|   exempt_ip    list / elements=string    |    Traffic from selected source or destination IP addresses is exempt from this signature.   |  ||||
|   dst_ip    string    |    Destination IP address and netmask.   |  ||||
|   id    integer / required    |    Exempt IP ID.   |  ||||
|   src_ip    string    |    Source IP address and netmask.   |  ||||
|   id    integer / required    |    Rule ID in IPS database (0 - 4294967295).   |  ||||
|   location    string    |    Protect client or server traffic.   |  ||||
|   log    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable logging of signatures included in filter.   |  |||
|   log_attack_context    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable logging of attack context: URL buffer, header buffer, body buffer, packet buffer.   |  |||
|   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.   |  |||
|   os    string    |    Operating systems to be protected. all includes all operating systems. other includes all unlisted operating systems.   |  ||||
|   protocol    string    |    Protocols to be examined. set protocol ? lists available protocols. all includes all protocols. other includes all unlisted protocols.   |  ||||
|   quarantine    string    |   
  |    Quarantine method.   |  |||
|   quarantine_expiry    string    |    Duration of quarantine. (Format   |  ||||
|   quarantine_log    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable quarantine logging.   |  |||
|   rate_count    integer    |    Count of the rate.   |  ||||
|   rate_duration    integer    |    Duration (sec) of the rate.   |  ||||
|   rate_mode    string    |   
  |    Rate limit mode.   |  |||
|   rate_track    string    |   
  |    Track the packet protocol field.   |  |||
|   rule    list / elements=string    |    Identifies the predefined or custom IPS signatures to add to the sensor.   |  ||||
|   id    integer / required    |    Rule IPS.   |  ||||
|   severity    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. default enables the filter and only use filters with default status of enable. Filters with default status of disable will not be used.   |  |||
|   extended_log    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable extended logging.   |  |||
|   filter    list / elements=string    |    IPS sensor filter.   |  ||||
|   action    string    |   
  |    Action of selected rules.   |  |||
|   application    string    |    Vulnerable application filter.   |  ||||
|   location    string    |    Vulnerability location filter.   |  ||||
|   log    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable logging of selected rules.   |  |||
|   log_packet    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable packet logging of selected rules.   |  |||
|   name    string / required    |    Filter name.   |  ||||
|   os    string    |    Vulnerable OS filter.   |  ||||
|   protocol    string    |    Vulnerable protocol filter.   |  ||||
|   quarantine    string    |   
  |    Quarantine IP or interface.   |  |||
|   quarantine_expiry    integer    |    Duration of quarantine in minute.   |  ||||
|   quarantine_log    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable logging of selected quarantine.   |  |||
|   severity    string    |    Vulnerability severity filter.   |  ||||
|   status    string    |   
  |    Selected rules status.   |  |||
|   name    string / required    |    Sensor name.   |  ||||
|   override    list / elements=string    |    IPS override rule.   |  ||||
|   action    string    |   
  |    Action of override rule.   |  |||
|   exempt_ip    list / elements=string    |    Exempted IP.   |  ||||
|   dst_ip    string    |    Destination IP address and netmask.   |  ||||
|   id    integer / required    |    Exempt IP ID.   |  ||||
|   src_ip    string    |    Source IP address and netmask.   |  ||||
|   log    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable logging.   |  |||
|   log_packet    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable packet logging.   |  |||
|   quarantine    string    |   
  |    Quarantine IP or interface.   |  |||
|   quarantine_expiry    integer    |    Duration of quarantine in minute.   |  ||||
|   quarantine_log    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable logging of selected quarantine.   |  |||
|   rule_id    integer    |    Override rule ID.   |  ||||
|   status    string    |   
  |    Enable/disable status of override rule.   |  |||
|   replacemsg_group    string    |    Replacement message group. Source system.replacemsg-group.name.   |  ||||
|   state    string    |   
  |    Deprecated  Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.   Indicates whether to create or remove the object.   |  |||
|   state    string    added in 2.9 of fortinet.fortios    |   
  |    Indicates whether to create or remove the object. This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level. It has been moved out to this outer level.   |  |||
|   vdom    string    |   Default: "root"   |    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.   |  |||
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>"
            exempt_ip:
             -
                dst_ip: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "10"
                src_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "12"
            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: "22"
            rate_duration: "23"
            rate_mode: "periodical"
            rate_track: "none"
            rule:
             -
                id:  "27"
            severity: "<your_own_value>"
            status: "disable"
        extended_log: "enable"
        filter:
         -
            action: "pass"
            application: "<your_own_value>"
            location: "<your_own_value>"
            log: "disable"
            log_packet: "disable"
            name: "default_name_37"
            os: "<your_own_value>"
            protocol: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine_expiry: "41"
            quarantine_log: "disable"
            severity: "<your_own_value>"
            status: "disable"
        name: "default_name_45"
        override:
         -
            action: "pass"
            exempt_ip:
             -
                dst_ip: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "50"
                src_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            log: "disable"
            log_packet: "disable"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine_expiry: "55"
            quarantine_log: "disable"
            rule_id: "57"
            status: "disable"
        replacemsg_group: "<your_own_value> (source system.replacemsg-group.name)"
   Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
|   build    string    |  always |   Build number of the fortigate image  Sample:  1547   |  
|   http_method    string    |  always |   Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate  Sample:  PUT   |  
|   http_status    string    |  always |   Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied  Sample:  200   |  
|   mkey    string    |  success |   Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate  Sample:  id   |  
|   name    string    |  always |   Name of the table used to fulfill the request  Sample:  urlfilter   |  
|   path    string    |  always |   Path of the table used to fulfill the request  Sample:  webfilter   |  
|   revision    string    |  always |   Internal revision number  Sample:  17.0.2.10658   |  
|   serial    string    |  always |   Serial number of the unit  Sample:  FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352   |  
|   status    string    |  always |   Indication of the operation's result  Sample:  success   |  
|   vdom    string    |  always |   Virtual domain used  Sample:  root   |  
|   version    string    |  always |   Version of the FortiGate  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)
 
    © 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
    https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/fortinet/fortios/fortios_ips_sensor_module.html