fortios_webfilter_urlfilter – Configure URL filter lists 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 webfilter feature and urlfilter 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

  • access_token - Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate. type: str required: 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
  • state - 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. type: str required: False choices: present, absent
  • webfilter_urlfilter - Configure URL filter lists. type: dict
    • state - B(Deprecated) type: str required: False choices: present, absent
    • comment - Optional comments. type: str
    • entries - URL filter entries. type: list
      • action - Action to take for URL filter matches. type: str choices: exempt, block, allow, monitor
      • dns_address_family - Resolve IPv4 address, IPv6 address, or both from DNS server. type: str choices: ipv4, ipv6, both
      • exempt - If action is set to exempt, select the security profile operations that exempt URLs skip. Separate multiple options with a space. type: str choices: av, web-content, activex-java-cookie, dlp, fortiguard, range-block, pass, all
      • id - Id. type: int required: True
      • referrer_host - Referrer host name. type: str
      • status - Enable/disable this URL filter. type: str choices: enable, disable
      • type - Filter type (simple, regex, or wildcard). type: str choices: simple, regex, wildcard
      • url - URL to be filtered. type: str
      • web_proxy_profile - Web proxy profile. Source web-proxy.profile.name. type: str
    • id - ID. type: int required: True
    • ip_addr_block - Enable/disable blocking URLs when the hostname appears as an IP address. type: str choices: enable, disable
    • name - Name of URL filter list. type: str
    • one_arm_ips_urlfilter - Enable/disable DNS resolver for one-arm IPS URL filter operation. type: str choices: enable, disable

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 URL filter lists.
    fortios_webfilter_urlfilter:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      webfilter_urlfilter:
        comment: "Optional comments."
        entries:
         -
            action: "exempt"
            dns_address_family: "ipv4"
            exempt: "av"
            id:  "8"
            referrer_host: "myhostname"
            status: "enable"
            type: "simple"
            url: "myurl.com"
            web_proxy_profile: "<your_own_value> (source web-proxy.profile.name)"
        id:  "14"
        ip_addr_block: "enable"
        name: "default_name_16"
        one_arm_ips_urlfilter: "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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