fortios_address – Manage fortios firewall address objects

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • This module provide management of firewall addresses on FortiOS devices.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
backup
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
This argument will cause the module to create a backup of the current running-config from the remote device before any changes are made. The backup file is written to the i(backup) folder.
backup_filename
string
Specifies the backup filename. If omitted filename will be formatted like HOST_config.YYYY-MM-DD@HH:MM:SS
backup_path
path
Specifies where to store backup files. Required if backup=yes.
comment
-
free text to describe address.
config_file
path
added in 2.4
Path to configuration file. Required when file_mode is True.
country
-
2 letter country code (like FR).
end_ip
-
Last ip in range (used only with type=iprange).
file_mode
boolean
added in 2.4
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Don't connect to any device, only use config_file as input and Output.
host
string
Specifies the DNS hostname or IP address for connecting to the remote fortios device. Required when file_mode is False.
interface
-
Default:
"any"
interface name the address apply to.
name
- / required
Name of the address to add or delete.
password
string
Specifies the password used to authenticate to the remote device. Required when file_mode is True.
start_ip
-
First ip in range (used only with type=iprange).
state
- / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Specifies if address need to be added or deleted.
timeout
integer
Default:
60
Timeout in seconds for connecting to the remote device.
type
-
    Choices:
  • iprange
  • fqdn
  • ipmask
  • geography
Type of the address.
username
string
Configures the username used to authenticate to the remote device. Required when file_mode is True.
value
-
Address value, based on type. If type=fqdn, something like www.google.com. If type=ipmask, you can use simple ip (192.168.0.1), ip+mask (192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0) or CIDR (192.168.0.1/32).
vdom
string
Specifies on which vdom to apply configuration

Notes

Note

  • This module requires netaddr python library.

Examples

- name: Register french addresses
  fortios_address:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: p4ssw0rd
    state: present
    name: "fromfrance"
    type: geography
    country: FR
    comment: "French geoip address"

- name: Register some fqdn
  fortios_address:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: p4ssw0rd
    state: present
    name: "Ansible"
    type: fqdn
    value: www.ansible.com
    comment: "Ansible website"

- name: Register google DNS
  fortios_address:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: p4ssw0rd
    state: present
    name: "google_dns"
    type: ipmask
    value: 8.8.8.8

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
change_string
string
only if config changed
The commands executed by the module.

firewall_address_config
string
always
full firewall addresses config string.



Status

Authors

  • Benjamin Jolivot (@bjolivot)

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