bigip_profile_client_ssl - Manages client SSL profiles on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • Manages client SSL profiles on a BIG-IP.

Requirements

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

  • f5-sdk >= 3.0.9

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cert_key_chain
One or more certificates and keys to associate with the SSL profile. This option is always a list. The keys in the list dictate the details of the client/key/chain combination. Note that BIG-IPs can only have one of each type of each certificate/key type. This means that you can only have one RSA, one DSA, and one ECDSA per profile. If you attempt to assign two RSA, DSA, or ECDSA certificate/key combo, the device will reject this.
This list is a complex list that specifies a number of keys. There are several supported keys.
key
required
Contains a key name.
cert
required
Specifies a cert name for use.
chain
Contains a certificate chain that is relevant to the certificate and key mentioned earlier.
This key is optional.
passphrase
Contains the passphrase of the key file, should it require one.
Passphrases are encrypted on the remote BIG-IP device. Therefore, there is no way to compare them when updating a client SSL profile. Due to this, if you specify a passphrase, this module will always register a changed event.
ciphers
Specifies the list of ciphers that the system supports. When creating a new profile, the default cipher list is DEFAULT.
name
required
Specifies the name of the profile.
parent Default:
/Common/clientssl
The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the clientssl parent on the Common partition.
partition
(added in 2.5)
 Default:
Common
Device partition to manage resources on.
password
required
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_PASSWORD is set.

aliases: pass, pwd
provider
(added in 2.5)
 Default:
None
A dict object containing connection details.
ssh_keyfile
Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
timeout Default:
10
Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
server
required
The BIG-IP host. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER is set.
user
required
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_USER is set.
server_port Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT is set.
password
required
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_PASSWORD is set.

aliases: pass, pwd
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS is set.
transport
required
    Choices:
  • rest
  • cli ←
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
server
required
The BIG-IP host. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER is set.
server_port
(added in 2.2)
 Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT is set.
state
(added in 2.5)
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
When present, ensures that the profile exists.
When absent, ensures the profile is removed.
user
required
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_USER is set.
validate_certs
(added in 2.0)
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS is set.

Notes

Note

  • Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12
  • For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
  • Requires the f5-sdk Python package on the host. This is as easy as pip install f5-sdk.

Examples

- name: Create client SSL profile
  bigip_profile_client_ssl:
    state: present
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    name: my_profile
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create client SSL profile with specific ciphers
  bigip_profile_client_ssl:
    state: present
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    name: my_profile
    ciphers: "!SSLv3:!SSLv2:ECDHE+AES-GCM+SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-CBC-SHA"
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a client SSL profile with a cert/key/chain setting
  bigip_profile_client_ssl:
    state: present
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    name: my_profile
    cert_key_chain:
      - cert: bigip_ssl_cert1
        key: bigip_ssl_key1
        chain: bigip_ssl_cert1
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
ciphers
string
 changed
The ciphers applied to the profile.

Sample:
!SSLv3:!SSLv2:ECDHE+AES-GCM+SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-CBC-SHA


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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