fortios_waf_profile – Web application firewall configuration in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify waf feature and profile category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

Requirements

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

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
host
string
FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
password
string
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
state
string
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
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.
username
string
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
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.
waf_profile
dictionary
Default:
null
Web application firewall configuration.
address_list
dictionary
Black address list and white address list.
blocked_address
list
Blocked address.
name
string / required
Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
blocked_log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging on blocked addresses.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Status.
trusted_address
list
Trusted address.
name
string / required
Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
comment
string
Comment.
constraint
dictionary
WAF HTTP protocol restrictions.
content_length
dictionary
HTTP content length in request.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
length
integer
Length of HTTP content in bytes (0 to 2147483647).
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
exception
list
HTTP constraint exception.
address
string
Host address. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
content_length
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
HTTP content length in request.
header_length
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
HTTP header length in request.
hostname
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable hostname check.
id
integer / required
Exception ID.
line_length
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
HTTP line length in request.
malformed
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable malformed HTTP request check.
max_cookie
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Maximum number of cookies in HTTP request.
max_header_line
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Maximum number of HTTP header line.
max_range_segment
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Maximum number of range segments in HTTP range line.
max_url_param
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Maximum number of parameters in URL.
method
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable HTTP method check.
param_length
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Maximum length of parameter in URL, HTTP POST request or HTTP body.
pattern
string
URL pattern.
regex
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable regular expression based pattern match.
url_param_length
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Maximum length of parameter in URL.
version
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable HTTP version check.
header_length
dictionary
HTTP header length in request.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
length
integer
Length of HTTP header in bytes (0 to 2147483647).
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
hostname
dictionary
Enable/disable hostname check.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
line_length
dictionary
HTTP line length in request.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
length
integer
Length of HTTP line in bytes (0 to 2147483647).
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
malformed
dictionary
Enable/disable malformed HTTP request check.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
max_cookie
dictionary
Maximum number of cookies in HTTP request.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
max_cookie
integer
Maximum number of cookies in HTTP request (0 to 2147483647).
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
max_header_line
dictionary
Maximum number of HTTP header line.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
max_header_line
integer
Maximum number HTTP header lines (0 to 2147483647).
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
max_range_segment
dictionary
Maximum number of range segments in HTTP range line.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
max_range_segment
integer
Maximum number of range segments in HTTP range line (0 to 2147483647).
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
max_url_param
dictionary
Maximum number of parameters in URL.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
max_url_param
integer
Maximum number of parameters in URL (0 to 2147483647).
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
method
dictionary
Enable/disable HTTP method check.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
param_length
dictionary
Maximum length of parameter in URL, HTTP POST request or HTTP body.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
length
integer
Maximum length of parameter in URL, HTTP POST request or HTTP body in bytes (0 to 2147483647).
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
url_param_length
dictionary
Maximum length of parameter in URL.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
length
integer
Maximum length of URL parameter in bytes (0 to 2147483647).
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
version
dictionary
Enable/disable HTTP version check.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
Action.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the constraint.
extended_log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable extended logging.
external
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Disable/Enable external HTTP Inspection.
method
dictionary
Method restriction.
default_allowed_methods
string
    Choices:
  • get
  • post
  • put
  • head
  • connect
  • trace
  • options
  • delete
  • others
Methods.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
method_policy
list
HTTP method policy.
address
string
Host address. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
allowed_methods
string
    Choices:
  • get
  • post
  • put
  • head
  • connect
  • trace
  • options
  • delete
  • others
Allowed Methods.
id
integer / required
HTTP method policy ID.
pattern
string
URL pattern.
regex
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable regular expression based pattern match.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Status.
name
string / required
WAF Profile name.
signature
dictionary
WAF signatures.
credit_card_detection_threshold
integer
The minimum number of Credit cards to detect violation.
custom_signature
list
Custom signature.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
  • erase
Action.
case_sensitivity
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Case sensitivity in pattern.
direction
string
    Choices:
  • request
  • response
Traffic direction.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
name
string / required
Signature name.
pattern
string
Match pattern.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Status.
target
string
    Choices:
  • arg
  • arg-name
  • req-body
  • req-cookie
  • req-cookie-name
  • req-filename
  • req-header
  • req-header-name
  • req-raw-uri
  • req-uri
  • resp-body
  • resp-hdr
  • resp-status
Match HTTP target.
disabled_signature
list
Disabled signatures
id
integer / required
Signature ID. Source waf.signature.id.
disabled_sub_class
list
Disabled signature subclasses.
id
integer / required
Signature subclass ID. Source waf.sub-class.id.
main_class
list
Main signature class.
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
  • erase
Action.
id
integer / required
Main signature class ID. Source waf.main-class.id.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Status.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.
Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
url_access
list
URL access list
access_pattern
list
URL access pattern.
id
integer / required
URL access pattern ID.
negate
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable match negation.
pattern
string
URL pattern.
regex
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable regular expression based pattern match.
srcaddr
string
Source address. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
action
string
    Choices:
  • bypass
  • permit
  • block
Action.
address
string
Host address. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
id
integer / required
URL access ID.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable logging.
severity
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • medium
  • low
Severity.

Notes

Note

  • Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
  • Run as a local_action in your playbook

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Web application firewall configuration.
    fortios_waf_profile:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      waf_profile:
        address_list:
            blocked_address:
             -
                name: "default_name_5 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
            blocked_log: "enable"
            severity: "high"
            status: "enable"
            trusted_address:
             -
                name: "default_name_10 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
        comment: "Comment."
        constraint:
            content_length:
                action: "allow"
                length: "15"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            exception:
             -
                address: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
                content_length: "enable"
                header_length: "enable"
                hostname: "enable"
                id:  "24"
                line_length: "enable"
                malformed: "enable"
                max_cookie: "enable"
                max_header_line: "enable"
                max_range_segment: "enable"
                max_url_param: "enable"
                method: "enable"
                param_length: "enable"
                pattern: "<your_own_value>"
                regex: "enable"
                url_param_length: "enable"
                version: "enable"
            header_length:
                action: "allow"
                length: "39"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            hostname:
                action: "allow"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            line_length:
                action: "allow"
                length: "50"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            malformed:
                action: "allow"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            max_cookie:
                action: "allow"
                log: "enable"
                max_cookie: "62"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            max_header_line:
                action: "allow"
                log: "enable"
                max_header_line: "68"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            max_range_segment:
                action: "allow"
                log: "enable"
                max_range_segment: "74"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            max_url_param:
                action: "allow"
                log: "enable"
                max_url_param: "80"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            method:
                action: "allow"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            param_length:
                action: "allow"
                length: "90"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            url_param_length:
                action: "allow"
                length: "96"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
            version:
                action: "allow"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
        extended_log: "enable"
        external: "disable"
        method:
            default_allowed_methods: "get"
            log: "enable"
            method_policy:
             -
                address: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
                allowed_methods: "get"
                id:  "113"
                pattern: "<your_own_value>"
                regex: "enable"
            severity: "high"
            status: "enable"
        name: "default_name_118"
        signature:
            credit_card_detection_threshold: "120"
            custom_signature:
             -
                action: "allow"
                case_sensitivity: "disable"
                direction: "request"
                log: "enable"
                name: "default_name_126"
                pattern: "<your_own_value>"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
                target: "arg"
            disabled_signature:
             -
                id:  "132 (source waf.signature.id)"
            disabled_sub_class:
             -
                id:  "134 (source waf.sub-class.id)"
            main_class:
             -
                action: "allow"
                id:  "137 (source waf.main-class.id)"
                log: "enable"
                severity: "high"
                status: "enable"
        url_access:
         -
            access_pattern:
             -
                id:  "143"
                negate: "enable"
                pattern: "<your_own_value>"
                regex: "enable"
                srcaddr: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
            action: "bypass"
            address: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
            id:  "150"
            log: "enable"
            severity: "high"

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


Status

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

Hint

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© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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