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fortios_firewall_sniffer – Configure sniffer 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 firewall feature and sniffer category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

Requirements

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

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
firewall_sniffer
dictionary
Default:
null
Configure sniffer.
anomaly
list
Configuration method to edit Denial of Service (DoS) anomaly settings.
action
string
    Choices:
  • pass
  • block
Action taken when the threshold is reached.
log
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable anomaly logging.
name
string / required
Anomaly name.
quarantine
string
    Choices:
  • none
  • attacker
Quarantine method.
quarantine_expiry
string
Duration of quarantine. (Format
quarantine_log
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable quarantine logging.
status
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable this anomaly.
threshold
integer
Anomaly threshold. Number of detected instances per minute that triggers the anomaly action.
threshold(default)
integer
Number of detected instances per minute which triggers action (1 - 2147483647). Note that each anomaly has a different threshold value assigned to it.
application_list
string
Name of an existing application list. Source application.list.name.
application_list_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable application control profile.
av_profile
string
Name of an existing antivirus profile. Source antivirus.profile.name.
av_profile_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable antivirus profile.
dlp_sensor
string
Name of an existing DLP sensor. Source dlp.sensor.name.
dlp_sensor_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable DLP sensor.
dsri
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable DSRI.
host
string
Hosts to filter for in sniffer traffic (Format examples: 1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.0/24, 3.3.3.3/255.255.255.0, 4.4.4.0-4.4.4.240).
id
integer / required
Sniffer ID.
interface
string
Interface name that traffic sniffing will take place on. Source system.interface.name.
ips_dos_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable IPS DoS anomaly detection.
ips_sensor
string
Name of an existing IPS sensor. Source ips.sensor.name.
ips_sensor_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable IPS sensor.
ipv6
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable sniffing IPv6 packets.
logtraffic
string
    Choices:
  • all
  • utm
  • disable
Either log all sessions, only sessions that have a security profile applied, or disable all logging for this policy.
max_packet_count
integer
Maximum packet count (1 - 1000000).
non_ip
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable sniffing non-IP packets.
port
string
Ports to sniff (Format examples: 10, :20, 30:40, 50-, 100-200).
protocol
string
Integer value for the protocol type as defined by IANA (0 - 255).
scan_botnet_connections
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • block
  • monitor
Enable/disable scanning of connections to Botnet servers.
spamfilter_profile
string
Name of an existing spam filter profile. Source spamfilter.profile.name.
spamfilter_profile_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable spam filter.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.
Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the active status of the sniffer.
vlan
string
List of VLANs to sniff.
webfilter_profile
string
Name of an existing web filter profile. Source webfilter.profile.name.
webfilter_profile_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable web filter profile.
host
string
FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
password
string
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
state
string
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
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.
username
string
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom
string
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.

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"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure sniffer.
    fortios_firewall_sniffer:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      firewall_sniffer:
        anomaly:
         -
            action: "pass"
            log: "enable"
            name: "default_name_6"
            quarantine: "none"
            quarantine_expiry: "<your_own_value>"
            quarantine_log: "disable"
            status: "disable"
            threshold: "11"
            threshold(default): "12"
        application_list: "<your_own_value> (source application.list.name)"
        application_list_status: "enable"
        av_profile: "<your_own_value> (source antivirus.profile.name)"
        av_profile_status: "enable"
        dlp_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source dlp.sensor.name)"
        dlp_sensor_status: "enable"
        dsri: "enable"
        host: "myhostname"
        id:  "21"
        interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        ips_dos_status: "enable"
        ips_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source ips.sensor.name)"
        ips_sensor_status: "enable"
        ipv6: "enable"
        logtraffic: "all"
        max_packet_count: "28"
        non_ip: "enable"
        port: "<your_own_value>"
        protocol: "<your_own_value>"
        scan_botnet_connections: "disable"
        spamfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source spamfilter.profile.name)"
        spamfilter_profile_status: "enable"
        status: "enable"
        vlan: "<your_own_value>"
        webfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source webfilter.profile.name)"
        webfilter_profile_status: "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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