fortios_firewall_sniffer – Configure sniffer in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

New in version 2.0.0.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify firewall feature and sniffer 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

Tips

Using member operation to add an element to an existing object.

FortiOS Version Compatibility


v6.0.0 v6.0.5 v6.0.11 v6.2.0 v6.2.3 v6.2.5 v6.2.7 v6.4.0 v6.4.1 v6.4.4 v7.0.0 v7.0.1 v7.0.2 v7.0.3 v7.0.4 v7.0.5 v7.0.6 v7.0.7 v7.0.8 v7.2.0 v7.2.1 v7.2.2
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Parameters

  • access_token - Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate. type: str required: false
  • enable_log - Enable/Disable logging for task. type: bool required: false default: False
  • vdom - 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. type: str default: root
  • member_path - Member attribute path to operate on. type: str
  • member_state - Add or delete a member under specified attribute path. type: str choices: present, absent
  • state - Indicates whether to create or remove the object. type: str required: true choices: present, absent
  • firewall_sniffer - Configure sniffer. type: dict more...
    • anomaly - Configuration method to edit Denial of Service (DoS) anomaly settings. type: list more...
      • action - Action taken when the threshold is reached. type: str choices: pass, block, proxy more...
      • log - Enable/disable anomaly logging. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
      • name - Anomaly name. type: str more...
      • quarantine - Quarantine method. type: str choices: none, attacker more...
      • quarantine_expiry - Duration of quarantine. (Format type: str more...
      • quarantine_log - Enable/disable quarantine logging. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • status - Enable/disable this anomaly. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • threshold - Anomaly threshold. Number of detected instances (packets per second or concurrent session number) that triggers the anomaly action. type: int more...
      • threshold_default - Number of detected instances per minute which triggers action (1 - 2147483647). Note that each anomaly has a different threshold value assigned to it. type: int more...
    • application_list - Name of an existing application list. Source application.list.name. type: str more...
    • application_list_status - Enable/disable application control profile. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • av_profile - Name of an existing antivirus profile. Source antivirus.profile.name. type: str more...
    • av_profile_status - Enable/disable antivirus profile. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • dlp_profile - Name of an existing DLP profile. Source dlp.profile.name. type: str more...
    • dlp_profile_status - Enable/disable DLP profile. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • dlp_sensor - Name of an existing DLP sensor. Source dlp.sensor.name. type: str more...
    • dlp_sensor_status - Enable/disable DLP sensor. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • dsri - Enable/disable DSRI. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • emailfilter_profile - Name of an existing email filter profile. Source emailfilter.profile.name. type: str more...
    • emailfilter_profile_status - Enable/disable emailfilter. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • file_filter_profile - Name of an existing file-filter profile. Source file-filter.profile.name. type: str more...
    • file_filter_profile_status - Enable/disable file filter. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • host - Hosts to filter for in sniffer traffic (Format examples: 1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.0/24, 3.3.3.3/255.255.255.0, 4.4.4.0-4.4.4.240). type: str more...
    • id - Sniffer ID (0 - 9999). type: int required: true more...
    • interface - Interface name that traffic sniffing will take place on. Source system.interface.name. type: str more...
    • ip_threatfeed - Name of an existing IP threat feed. type: list more...
      • name - Threat feed name. Source system.external-resource.name. type: str more...
    • ip_threatfeed_status - Enable/disable IP threat feed. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • ips_dos_status - Enable/disable IPS DoS anomaly detection. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • ips_sensor - Name of an existing IPS sensor. Source ips.sensor.name. type: str more...
    • ips_sensor_status - Enable/disable IPS sensor. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • ipv6 - Enable/disable sniffing IPv6 packets. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • logtraffic - Either log all sessions, only sessions that have a security profile applied, or disable all logging for this policy. type: str choices: all, utm, disable more...
    • max_packet_count - Maximum packet count (1 - 1000000). type: int more...
    • non_ip - Enable/disable sniffing non-IP packets. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • port - Ports to sniff (Format examples: 10, :20, 30:40, 50-, 100-200). type: str more...
    • protocol - Integer value for the protocol type as defined by IANA (0 - 255). type: str more...
    • scan_botnet_connections - Enable/disable scanning of connections to Botnet servers. type: str choices: disable, block, monitor more...
    • spamfilter_profile - Name of an existing spam filter profile. Source spamfilter.profile.name. type: str more...
    • spamfilter_profile_status - Enable/disable spam filter. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • status - Enable/disable the active status of the sniffer. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • vlan - List of VLANs to sniff. type: str more...
    • webfilter_profile - Name of an existing web filter profile. Source webfilter.profile.name. type: str more...
    • webfilter_profile_status - Enable/disable web filter profile. type: str choices: enable, disable more...

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 sniffer.
    fortios_firewall_sniffer:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      firewall_sniffer:
        anomaly:
         -
            action: "pass"
            log: "enable"
            name: "default_name_6"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine_expiry: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine_log: "disable"
            status: "disable"
            threshold: "0"
            threshold_default: "0"
        application_list: "<your_own_value> (source application.list.name)"
        application_list_status: "enable"
        av_profile: "<your_own_value> (source antivirus.profile.name)"
        av_profile_status: "enable"
        dlp_profile: "<your_own_value> (source dlp.profile.name)"
        dlp_profile_status: "enable"
        dlp_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source dlp.sensor.name)"
        dlp_sensor_status: "enable"
        dsri: "enable"
        emailfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source emailfilter.profile.name)"
        emailfilter_profile_status: "enable"
        file_filter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source file-filter.profile.name)"
        file_filter_profile_status: "enable"
        host: "myhostname"
        id:  "27"
        interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        ip_threatfeed:
         -
            name: "default_name_30 (source system.external-resource.name)"
        ip_threatfeed_status: "enable"
        ips_dos_status: "enable"
        ips_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source ips.sensor.name)"
        ips_sensor_status: "enable"
        ipv6: "enable"
        logtraffic: "all"
        max_packet_count: "4000"
        non_ip: "enable"
        port: "<your_own_value>"
        protocol: "<your_own_value>"
        scan_botnet_connections: "disable"
        spamfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source spamfilter.profile.name)"
        spamfilter_profile_status: "enable"
        status: "enable"
        vlan: "<your_own_value>"
        webfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source webfilter.profile.name)"
        webfilter_profile_status: "enable"

Return Values

Common return values are documented: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

  • build - Build number of the fortigate image returned: always type: str sample: 1547
  • http_method - Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate returned: always type: str sample: PUT
  • http_status - Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied returned: always type: str sample: 200
  • mkey - Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate returned: success type: str sample: id
  • name - Name of the table used to fulfill the request returned: always type: str sample: urlfilter
  • path - Path of the table used to fulfill the request returned: always type: str sample: webfilter
  • revision - Internal revision number returned: always type: str sample: 17.0.2.10658
  • serial - Serial number of the unit returned: always type: str sample: FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
  • status - Indication of the operation's result returned: always type: str sample: success
  • vdom - Virtual domain used returned: always type: str sample: root
  • version - Version of the FortiGate returned: always type: str sample: v5.6.3

Status

  • This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Authors

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)
  • Jie Xue (@JieX19)
  • Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)
  • Frank Shen (@frankshen01)
  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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