fortios_ipv4_policy – Manage IPv4 policy objects on Fortinet FortiOS firewall devices

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • This module provides management of firewall IPv4 policies on FortiOS devices.

Requirements

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

  • pyFG

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
application_list
-
Specifies Application Control name.
av_profile
-
Specifies Antivirus profile name.
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 policy.
config_file
path
added in 2.4
Path to configuration file. Required when file_mode is True.
dst_addr
-
Specifies destination address (or group) object name(s). Required when state=present.
dst_addr_negate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Negate destination address param.
dst_intf
-
Default:
"any"
Specifies destination interface name(s).
file_mode
boolean
added in 2.4
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Don't connect to any device, only use config_file as input and Output.
fixedport
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Use fixed port for nat.
host
string
Specifies the DNS hostname or IP address for connecting to the remote fortios device. Required when file_mode is False.
id
- / required
Policy ID. Warning: policy ID number is different than Policy sequence number. The policy ID is the number assigned at policy creation. The sequence number represents the order in which the Fortigate will evaluate the rule for policy enforcement, and also the order in which rules are listed in the GUI and CLI. These two numbers do not necessarily correlate: this module is based off policy ID. TIP: policy ID can be viewed in the GUI by adding 'ID' to the display columns
ips_sensor
-
Specifies IPS Sensor profile name.
logtraffic
-
added in 2.4
    Choices:
  • disable
  • utm
  • all
Logs sessions that matched policy.
logtraffic_start
boolean
added in 2.4
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Logs beginning of session as well.
nat
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable or disable Nat.
password
string
Specifies the password used to authenticate to the remote device. Required when file_mode is True.
policy_action
-
    Choices:
  • accept
  • deny
Specifies accept or deny action policy. Required when state=present.

aliases: action
poolname
-
Specifies NAT pool name.
schedule
-
Default:
"always"
defines policy schedule.
service
-
Specifies policy service(s), could be a list (ex: ['MAIL','DNS']). Required when state=present.

aliases: services
service_negate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Negate policy service(s) defined in service value.
src_addr
-
Specifies source address (or group) object name(s). Required when state=present.
src_addr_negate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Negate source address param.
src_intf
-
Default:
"any"
Specifies source interface name(s).
state
-
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Specifies if policy id need to be added or deleted.
timeout
integer
Default:
60
Timeout in seconds for connecting to the remote device.
username
string
Configures the username used to authenticate to the remote device. Required when file_mode is True.
vdom
string
Specifies on which vdom to apply configuration
webfilter_profile
-
Specifies Webfilter profile name.

Examples

- name: Allow external DNS call
  fortios_ipv4_policy:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: password
    id: 42
    src_addr: internal_network
    dst_addr: all
    service: dns
    nat: True
    state: present
    policy_action: accept
    logtraffic: disable

- name: Public Web
  fortios_ipv4_policy:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: password
    id: 42
    src_addr: all
    dst_addr: webservers
    services:
      - http
      - https
    state: present
    policy_action: accept

- name: Some Policy
  fortios_ipv4_policy:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: password
    id: 42
    comment: "no comment (created by ansible)"
    src_intf: vl1000
    src_addr:
      - some_serverA
      - some_serverB
    dst_intf:
      - vl2000
      - vl3000
    dst_addr: all
    services:
      - HTTP
      - HTTPS
    nat: True
    state: present
    policy_action: accept
    logtraffic: disable
  tags:
    - policy

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

msg_error_list
string
only when error
List of errors returned by CLI (use -vvv for better readability).



Status

Authors

  • Benjamin Jolivot (@bjolivot)

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