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 by allowing the user to configure webfilter feature and urlfilter category. Examples includes all options and need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.2

Requirements

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

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
host
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate ip address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol
password
-
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
username
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom
-
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.
webfilter_urlfilter
-
Default:
null
Configure URL filter lists.
comment
-
Optional comments.
entries
-
URL filter entries.
action
-
    Choices:
  • exempt
  • block
  • allow
  • monitor
Action to take for URL filter matches.
dns-address-family
-
    Choices:
  • ipv4
  • ipv6
  • both
Resolve IPv4 address, IPv6 address, or both from DNS server.
exempt
-
    Choices:
  • av
  • web-content
  • activex-java-cookie
  • dlp
  • fortiguard
  • range-block
  • pass
  • all
If action is set to exempt, select the security profile operations that exempt URLs skip. Separate multiple options with a space.
id
- / required
Id.
referrer-host
-
Referrer host name.
status
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable this URL filter.
type
-
    Choices:
  • simple
  • regex
  • wildcard
Filter type (simple, regex, or wildcard).
url
-
URL to be filtered.
web-proxy-profile
-
Web proxy profile. Source web-proxy.profile.name.
id
- / required
ID.
ip-addr-block
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable blocking URLs when the hostname appears as an IP address.
name
-
Name of URL filter list.
one-arm-ips-urlfilter
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable DNS resolver for one-arm IPS URL filter operation.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object

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"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure URL filter lists.
    fortios_webfilter_urlfilter:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      webfilter_urlfilter:
        state: "present"
        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 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)

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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