win_firewall_rule – Windows firewall automation

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • Allows you to create/remove/update firewall rules.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
action
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • block
What to do with the items this rule is for.
Defaults to allow when creating a new rule.
description
string
Description for the firewall rule.
direction
string
    Choices:
  • in
  • out
Whether this rule is for inbound or outbound traffic.
Defaults to in when creating a new rule.
enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether this firewall rule is enabled or disabled.
Defaults to true when creating a new rule.

aliases: enable
force
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Replace any existing rule by removing it first.
This is no longer required in Ansible 2.4 as rules no longer need replacing when being modified.
DEPRECATED in Ansible 2.4 and will be removed in Ansible 2.9.
localip
string
The local ip address this rule applies to.
Set to any to apply to all local ip addresses.
Defaults to any when creating a new rule.
localport
string
The local port this rule applies to.
Set to any to apply to all local ports.
Defaults to any when creating a new rule.
name
string / required
The rule's display name.
profiles
list
The profile this rule applies to.
Defaults to domain,private,public when creating a new rule.

aliases: profile
program
string
The program this rule applies to.
Set to any to apply to all programs.
Defaults to any when creating a new rule.
protocol
string
The protocol this rule applies to.
Set to any to apply to all services.
Defaults to any when creating a new rule.
remoteip
string
The remote ip address/range this rule applies to.
Set to any to apply to all remote ip addresses.
Defaults to any when creating a new rule.
remoteport
string
The remote port this rule applies to.
Set to any to apply to all remote ports.
Defaults to any when creating a new rule.
service
string
The service this rule applies to.
Set to any to apply to all services.
Defaults to any when creating a new rule.
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
Should this rule be added or removed.

See Also

See also

win_firewall – Enable or disable the Windows Firewall
The official documentation on the win_firewall module.

Examples

- name: Firewall rule to allow SMTP on TCP port 25
  win_firewall_rule:
    name: SMTP
    localport: 25
    action: allow
    direction: in
    protocol: tcp
    state: present
    enabled: yes

- name: Firewall rule to allow RDP on TCP port 3389
  win_firewall_rule:
    name: Remote Desktop
    localport: 3389
    action: allow
    direction: in
    protocol: tcp
    profiles: private
    state: present
    enabled: yes

Status

Authors

  • Artem Zinenko (@ar7z1)
  • Timothy Vandenbrande (@TimothyVandenbrande)

Hint

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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