f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_persistence_cookie (1.28.0) — module

Manage cookie persistence profiles on BIG-IP

| "added in version" 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules"

Authors: Tim Rupp (@caphrim007), Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules:==1.28.0


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: f5networks.f5_modules
      version: 1.28.0

Description

Manage cookie persistence profiles on BIG-IP system.

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Create a persistence cookie profile
  bigip_profile_persistence_cookie:
    name: foo
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Create a persistence cookie profile with expiration time
  bigip_profile_persistence_cookie:
    name: foo
    expiration:
      days: 7
      hours: 12
      minutes: 30
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - Specifies the name of the profile.
    required: true
    type: str

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - When C(present), ensures the profile exists.
    - When C(absent), ensures the profile is removed.
    type: str

parent:
    default: cookie
    description:
    - Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings.
    - When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is
      the system-supplied C(cookie) profile.
    type: str

secure:
    description:
    - Specifies whether the secure attribute should be enabled or disabled for the inserted
      cookies.
    type: bool

provider:
    description:
    - A dict object containing connection details.
    suboptions:
      auth_provider:
        description:
        - Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote
          device.
        - This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
        type: str
      no_f5_teem:
        default: false
        description:
        - If C(yes), TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5.
        - You may omit this option by setting the environment variable C(F5_TELEMETRY_OFF).
        - Previously used variable C(F5_TEEM) is deprecated as its name was confusing.
        type: bool
      password:
        aliases:
        - pass
        - pwd
        description:
        - The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP or the BIG-IQ.
        - You may omit this option by setting the environment variable C(F5_PASSWORD).
        required: true
        type: str
      server:
        description:
        - The BIG-IP host or the BIG-IQ host.
        - You may omit this option by setting the environment variable C(F5_SERVER).
        required: true
        type: str
      server_port:
        default: 443
        description:
        - The BIG-IP server port.
        - You may omit this option by setting the environment variable C(F5_SERVER_PORT).
        type: int
      timeout:
        description:
        - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for
          either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is exceeded before the
          operation is completed, the module will error.
        type: int
      transport:
        choices:
        - rest
        default: rest
        description:
        - Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
        type: str
      user:
        description:
        - The username to connect to the BIG-IP or the BIG-IQ. This user must have administrative
          privileges on the device.
        - You may omit this option by setting the environment variable C(F5_USER).
        required: true
        type: str
      validate_certs:
        default: true
        description:
        - If C(no), SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled
          sites using self-signed certificates.
        - You may omit this option by setting the environment variable C(F5_VALIDATE_CERTS).
        type: bool
    type: dict
    version_added: 1.0.0
    version_added_collection: f5networks.f5_modules

http_only:
    description:
    - Specifies whether the httponly attribute should be enabled or disabled for the inserted
      cookies.
    type: bool

partition:
    default: Common
    description:
    - Device partition to manage resources on.
    type: str

expiration:
    description:
    - Specifies the expiration time of the cookie. By default the system generates and
      uses a session cookie. This cookie expires when the user session expires (when the
      browser is closed).
    suboptions:
      days:
        description:
        - Cookie expiration time in days. The value must be in range from C(0) to C(24855)
          days.
        type: int
      hours:
        description:
        - Cookie expiration time in hours. The value must be in the range from C(0) to
          C(23) hours.
        type: int
      minutes:
        description:
        - Cookie expiration time in minutes. The value must be in the range from C(0)
          to C(59) minutes.
        type: int
      seconds:
        default: 0
        description:
        - Cookie expiration time in seconds. The value must be in the range from C(0)
          to C(59) seconds.
        type: int
    type: dict

always_send:
    description:
    - Sends the cookie persistence entry on every reply, even if the entry has previously
      been supplied to the client.
    type: bool

cookie_name:
    description:
    - Specifies a unique name for the cookie.
    type: str

description:
    description:
    - Description of the profile.
    type: str

cookie_method:
    choices:
    - hash
    - insert
    - passive
    - rewrite
    description:
    - Specifies the type of cookie processing the system uses.
    - When C(hash), specifies the server provides the cookie, which the system then maps
      consistently to a specific node. This persistence type requires a C(cookie_name)
      value.
    - When C(insert), specifies the system inserts server information, in the form of
      a cookie, into the header of the server response.
    - When C(passive), specifies the server provides the cookie, formatted with the correct
      server information and timeout. This persistence type requires a C(cookie_name)
      value.
    - When C(rewrite), specifies the system intercepts the BIGipCookie header, sent from
      the server, and overwrites the name and value of that cookie.
    type: str

update_password:
    choices:
    - always
    - on_create
    default: always
    description:
    - C(always) will allow updating passphrases if the user chooses to do so. C(on_create)
      will only set the passphrase for newly created profiles.
    type: str

cookie_encryption:
    choices:
    - disabled
    - preferred
    - required
    description:
    - Specifies the way in which the cookie encryption format is used.
    - When C(disabled), generates the cookie format unencrypted.
    - When C(preferred), generates an encrypted cookie, but accepts both encrypted and
      unencrypted formats.
    - When C(required), cookie format must be encrypted.
    type: str

match_across_pools:
    description:
    - When C(true), specifies the system can use any pool that contains this persistence
      record.
    - When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is
      provided by the parent profile.
    type: bool

encryption_passphrase:
    description:
    - Specifies a passphrase to be used for cookie encryption.
    type: str

match_across_services:
    description:
    - When C(true), specifies all persistent connections from a client IP address that
      go to the same virtual IP address also go to the same node.
    - When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is
      provided by the parent profile.
    type: bool

match_across_virtuals:
    description:
    - When C(true), specifies all persistent connections from the same client IP address
      go to the same node.
    - When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is
      provided by the parent profile.
    type: bool

encrypt_cookie_pool_name:
    description:
    - Specifies whether the pool-name in the inserted BIG-IP default cookie should be
      encrypted.
    type: bool

override_connection_limit:
    description:
    - When C(true), specifies the system allows you to specify that pool member connection
      limits will be overridden for persisted clients.
    - Per-virtual connection limits remain hard limits and are not overridden.
    type: bool

Outputs

always_send:
  description: The new Always Send value.
  returned: changed
  sample: false
  type: bool
cookie_encryption:
  description: The new Cookie Encryption type.
  returned: changed
  sample: preferred
  type: str
cookie_method:
  description: The new Cookie Method.
  returned: changed
  sample: insert
  type: str
cookie_name:
  description: The new Cookie Name value.
  returned: changed
  sample: cookie1
  type: str
description:
  description: The new description.
  returned: changed
  sample: My description
  type: str
encrypt_cookie_pool_name:
  description: The new Encrypt Cookie Pool Name value.
  returned: changed
  sample: true
  type: bool
expiration:
  contains:
    days:
      description: Cookie expiration time in days.
      returned: changed
      sample: 125
      type: int
    hours:
      description: Cookie expiration time in hours.
      returned: changed
      sample: 22
      type: int
    minutes:
      description: Cookie expiration time in minutes.
      returned: changed
      sample: 58
      type: int
    seconds:
      description: Cookie expiration time in seconds.
      returned: changed
      sample: 20
      type: int
  description: The expiration time of the cookie.
  returned: changed
  sample: hash/dictionary of values
  type: complex
http_only:
  description: The new HTTP Only value.
  returned: changed
  sample: true
  type: bool
match_across_pools:
  description: The new Match Across Pools value.
  returned: changed
  sample: true
  type: bool
match_across_services:
  description: The new Match Across Services value.
  returned: changed
  sample: false
  type: bool
match_across_virtuals:
  description: The new Match Across Virtuals value.
  returned: changed
  sample: true
  type: bool
override_connection_limit:
  description: The new Override Connection Limit value.
  returned: changed
  sample: false
  type: bool
parent:
  description: The parent profile.
  returned: changed
  sample: /Common/cookie
  type: str
secure:
  description: The new Secure Cookie value.
  returned: changed
  sample: false
  type: bool