ansible.builtin.ec2_group (v2.5.10) — module

maintain an ec2 VPC security group.

| "added in version" 1.3 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Andrew de Quincey (@adq)

stableinterface | supported by core

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.5.10

Description

maintains ec2 security groups. This module has a dependency on python-boto >= 2.5


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: example using security group rule descriptions
  ec2_group:
    name: "{{ name }}"
    description: sg with rule descriptions
    vpc_id: vpc-xxxxxxxx
    profile: "{{ aws_profile }}"
    region: us-east-1
    rules:
      - proto: tcp
        ports:
        - 80
        cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
        rule_desc: allow all on port 80
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: example ec2 group
  ec2_group:
    name: example
    description: an example EC2 group
    vpc_id: 12345
    region: eu-west-1
    aws_secret_key: SECRET
    aws_access_key: ACCESS
    rules:
      - proto: tcp
        from_port: 80
        to_port: 80
        cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
      - proto: tcp
        from_port: 22
        to_port: 22
        cidr_ip: 10.0.0.0/8
      - proto: tcp
        from_port: 443
        to_port: 443
        group_id: amazon-elb/sg-87654321/amazon-elb-sg
      - proto: tcp
        from_port: 3306
        to_port: 3306
        group_id: 123412341234/sg-87654321/exact-name-of-sg
      - proto: udp
        from_port: 10050
        to_port: 10050
        cidr_ip: 10.0.0.0/8
      - proto: udp
        from_port: 10051
        to_port: 10051
        group_id: sg-12345678
      - proto: icmp
        from_port: 8 # icmp type, -1 = any type
        to_port:  -1 # icmp subtype, -1 = any subtype
        cidr_ip: 10.0.0.0/8
      - proto: all
        # the containing group name may be specified here
        group_name: example
      - proto: all
        # in the 'proto' attribute, if you specify -1, all, or a protocol number other than tcp, udp, icmp, or 58 (ICMPv6),
        # traffic on all ports is allowed, regardless of any ports you specify
        from_port: 10050 # this value is ignored
        to_port: 10050 # this value is ignored
        cidr_ip: 10.0.0.0/8

    rules_egress:
      - proto: tcp
        from_port: 80
        to_port: 80
        cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
        cidr_ipv6: 64:ff9b::/96
        group_name: example-other
        # description to use if example-other needs to be created
        group_desc: other example EC2 group
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: example2 ec2 group
  ec2_group:
    name: example2
    description: an example2 EC2 group
    vpc_id: 12345
    region: eu-west-1
    rules:
      # 'ports' rule keyword was introduced in version 2.4. It accepts a single port value or a list of values including ranges (from_port-to_port).
      - proto: tcp
        ports: 22
        group_name: example-vpn
      - proto: tcp
        ports:
          - 80
          - 443
          - 8080-8099
        cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
      # Rule sources list support was added in version 2.4. This allows to define multiple sources per source type as well as multiple source types per rule.
      - proto: tcp
        ports:
          - 6379
          - 26379
        group_name:
          - example-vpn
          - example-redis
      - proto: tcp
        ports: 5665
        group_name: example-vpn
        cidr_ip:
          - 172.16.1.0/24
          - 172.16.17.0/24
        cidr_ipv6:
          - 2607:F8B0::/32
          - 64:ff9b::/96
        group_id:
          - sg-edcd9784
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: "Delete group by its id"
  ec2_group:
    group_id: sg-33b4ee5b
    state: absent

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - Name of the security group.
    - One of and only one of I(name) or I(group_id) is required.
    - Required if I(state=present).
    required: false

tags:
    description:
    - A dictionary of one or more tags to assign to the security group.
    required: false
    version_added: '2.4'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

rules:
    description:
    - List of firewall inbound rules to enforce in this group (see example). If none are
      supplied, no inbound rules will be enabled. Rules list may include its own name
      in `group_name`. This allows idempotent loopback additions (e.g. allow group to
      access itself). Rule sources list support was added in version 2.4. This allows
      to define multiple sources per source type as well as multiple source types per
      rule. Prior to 2.4 an individual source is allowed. In version 2.5 support for rule
      descriptions was added.
    required: false

state:
    aliases: []
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Create or delete a security group
    required: false
    version_added: '1.4'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

region:
    aliases:
    - aws_region
    - ec2_region
    description:
    - The AWS region to use.
    - For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, I(region) is ignored.
    - The C(AWS_REGION) or C(EC2_REGION) environment variables may also be used.
    - See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information U(http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region).
    - The C(ec2_region) alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after
      2024-12-01
    - Support for the C(EC2_REGION) environment variable has been deprecated and will
      be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    type: str

vpc_id:
    description:
    - ID of the VPC to create the group in.
    required: false

profile:
    aliases:
    - aws_profile
    description:
    - A named AWS profile to use for authentication.
    - See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html).
    - The C(AWS_PROFILE) environment variable may also be used.
    - The I(profile) option is mutually exclusive with the I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key)
      and I(security_token) options.
    type: str

group_id:
    description:
    - Id of group to delete (works only with absent).
    - One of and only one of I(name) or I(group_id) is required.
    required: false
    version_added: '2.4'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

access_key:
    aliases:
    - aws_access_key_id
    - aws_access_key
    - ec2_access_key
    description:
    - AWS access key ID.
    - See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys).
    - The C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID), C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY) or C(EC2_ACCESS_KEY) environment variables
      may also be used in decreasing order of preference.
    - The I(aws_access_key) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    - The I(aws_access_key_id) alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the
      AWS botocore SDK.
    - The I(ec2_access_key) alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release
      after 2024-12-01.
    - Support for the C(EC2_ACCESS_KEY) environment variable has been deprecated and will
      be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    type: str

aws_config:
    description:
    - A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.
    - Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation U(https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config).
    type: dict

purge_tags:
    choices:
    - 'yes'
    - 'no'
    default: true
    description:
    - If yes, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is
      defined by I(tags) parameter. If the I(tags) parameter is not set then tags will
      not be modified.
    required: false
    version_added: '2.4'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

secret_key:
    aliases:
    - aws_secret_access_key
    - aws_secret_key
    - ec2_secret_key
    description:
    - AWS secret access key.
    - See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys).
    - The C(AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY), C(AWS_SECRET_KEY), or C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) environment
      variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.
    - The I(secret_key) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    - The I(aws_secret_access_key) alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with
      the AWS botocore SDK.
    - The I(ec2_secret_key) alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release
      after 2024-12-01.
    - Support for the C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) environment variable has been deprecated and will
      be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    type: str

description:
    description:
    - Description of the security group. Required when C(state) is C(present).
    required: false

purge_rules:
    aliases: []
    default: 'true'
    description:
    - Purge existing rules on security group that are not found in rules
    required: false
    version_added: '1.8'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

endpoint_url:
    aliases:
    - ec2_url
    - aws_endpoint_url
    - s3_url
    description:
    - URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints.  While this can be used
      to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws
      collections are only tested against AWS.
    - The  C(AWS_URL) or C(EC2_URL) environment variables may also be used, in decreasing
      order of preference.
    - The I(ec2_url) and I(s3_url) aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in
      a release after 2024-12-01.
    - Support for the C(EC2_URL) environment variable has been deprecated and will be
      removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    type: str

rules_egress:
    description:
    - List of firewall outbound rules to enforce in this group (see example). If none
      are supplied, a default all-out rule is assumed. If an empty list is supplied, no
      outbound rules will be enabled. Rule Egress sources list support was added in version
      2.4. In version 2.5 support for rule descriptions was added.
    required: false
    version_added: '1.6'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

aws_ca_bundle:
    description:
    - The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.
    - The C(AWS_CA_BUNDLE) environment variable may also be used.
    type: path

session_token:
    aliases:
    - aws_session_token
    - security_token
    - aws_security_token
    - access_token
    description:
    - AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials.
    - See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys).
    - The C(AWS_SESSION_TOKEN), C(AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN) or C(EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN) environment
      variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.
    - The I(security_token) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    - Aliases I(aws_session_token) and I(session_token) were added in release 3.2.0, with
      the parameter being renamed from I(security_token) to I(session_token) in release
      6.0.0.
    - The I(security_token), I(aws_security_token), and I(access_token) aliases have been
      deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    - Support for the C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) and C(AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN) environment variables
      has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    type: str

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - When set to C(false), SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with
      the AWS APIs.
    - Setting I(validate_certs=false) is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider
      setting I(aws_ca_bundle) instead.
    type: bool

purge_rules_egress:
    aliases: []
    default: 'true'
    description:
    - Purge existing rules_egress on security group that are not found in rules_egress
    required: false
    version_added: '1.8'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

debug_botocore_endpoint_logs:
    default: false
    description:
    - Use a C(botocore.endpoint) logger to parse the unique (rather than total) C("resource:action")
      API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the
      task results. Use the C(aws_resource_action) callback to output to total list made
      during a playbook.
    - The C(ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS) environment variable may also be used.
    type: bool

Outputs

description:
  description: Description of security group
  returned: on create/update
  sample: My Security Group
  type: string
group_id:
  description: Security group id
  returned: on create/update
  sample: sg-abcd1234
  type: string
group_name:
  description: Security group name
  returned: on create/update
  sample: My Security Group
  type: string
ip_permissions:
  description: Inbound rules associated with the security group.
  returned: on create/update
  sample:
  - from_port: 8182
    ip_protocol: tcp
    ip_ranges:
    - cidr_ip: 1.1.1.1/32
    ipv6_ranges: []
    prefix_list_ids: []
    to_port: 8182
    user_id_group_pairs: []
  type: list
ip_permissions_egress:
  description: Outbound rules associated with the security group.
  returned: on create/update
  sample:
  - ip_protocol: -1
    ip_ranges:
    - cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
      ipv6_ranges: []
      prefix_list_ids: []
      user_id_group_pairs: []
  type: list
owner_id:
  description: AWS Account ID of the security group
  returned: on create/update
  sample: 123456789012
  type: int
tags:
  description: Tags associated with the security group
  returned: on create/update
  sample:
    Name: My Security Group
    Purpose: protecting stuff
  type: dict
vpc_id:
  description: ID of VPC to which the security group belongs
  returned: on create/update
  sample: vpc-abcd1234
  type: string