community.general.utm_proxy_location module – Create, update or destroy reverse_proxy location entry in Sophos UTM

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 9.4.0).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.utm_proxy_location.

Synopsis

  • Create, update or destroy a reverse_proxy location entry in SOPHOS UTM.

  • This module needs to have the REST Ability of the UTM to be activated.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_control

string

whether to activate the access control for the location

Choices:

  • "0" ← (default)

  • "1"

allowed_networks

list / elements=string

A list of allowed networks

Default: ["REF_NetworkAny"]

auth_profile

string

The reference name of the auth profile

Default: ""

backend

list / elements=string

A list of backends that are connected with this location declaration

Default: []

be_path

string

The path of the backend

Default: ""

comment

string

The optional comment string

Default: ""

denied_networks

list / elements=string

A list of denied network references

Default: []

headers

dictionary

A dictionary of additional headers to be sent to POST and PUT requests.

Is needed for some modules.

Default: {}

hot_standby

boolean

Activate hot standby mode

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

name

string / required

The name of the object. Will be used to identify the entry

path

string

The path of the location

Default: "/"

state

string

The desired state of the object.

present will create or update an object.

absent will delete an object if it was present.

Choices:

  • "absent"

  • "present" ← (default)

status

boolean

Whether the location is active or not

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

stickysession_id

string

The stickysession id

Default: "ROUTEID"

stickysession_status

boolean

Enable the stickysession

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

utm_host

string / required

The REST Endpoint of the Sophos UTM.

utm_port

integer

The port of the REST interface.

Default: 4444

utm_protocol

string

The protocol of the REST Endpoint.

Choices:

  • "http"

  • "https" ← (default)

utm_token

string / required

The token used to identify at the REST-API. See https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/PDFs/documentation/UTMonAWS/Sophos-UTM-RESTful-API.pdf?la=en, Chapter 2.4.2.

validate_certs

boolean

Whether the REST interface’s ssl certificate should be verified or not.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

websocket_passthrough

boolean

Enable the websocket passthrough

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

Attributes

Attribute

Support

Description

check_mode

Support: none

Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying target.

diff_mode

Support: none

Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode.

Examples

- name: Create UTM proxy_location
  utm_proxy_backend:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestLocationEntry
    backend: REF_OBJECT_STRING
    state: present

- name: Remove UTM proxy_location
  utm_proxy_backend:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestLocationEntry
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

result

complex

The utm object that was created

Returned: success

_locked

boolean

Whether or not the object is currently locked

Returned: success

_ref

string

The reference name of the object

Returned: success

_type

string

The type of the object

Returned: success

access_control

string

Whether to use access control state

Returned: success

allowed_networks

list / elements=string

List of allowed network reference names

Returned: success

auth_profile

string

The auth profile reference name

Returned: success

backend

string

The backend reference name

Returned: success

be_path

string

The backend path

Returned: success

comment

string

The comment string

Returned: success

denied_networks

list / elements=string

The list of the denied network names

Returned: success

hot_standby

boolean

Use hot standby

Returned: success

name

string

The name of the object

Returned: success

path

string

Path name

Returned: success

status

boolean

Whether the object is active or not

Returned: success

stickysession_id

string

The identifier of the stickysession

Returned: success

stickysession_status

boolean

Whether to use stickysession or not

Returned: success

websocket_passthrough

boolean

Whether websocket passthrough will be used or not

Returned: success

Authors

  • Johannes Brunswicker (@MatrixCrawler)