Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
default_whitelist
string
|
|
The default whitelist address list for the system to use to determine which IP addresses are legitimate.
The system does not examine traffic from the IP addresses in the list when performing DoS prevention.
To define a new whitelist, use the bigip_firewall_address_list module.
|
description
string
|
|
The description of the DoS profile.
|
name
string
/ required
|
|
Specifies the name of the profile.
|
partition
string
|
Default:
"Common"
|
Device partition to manage resources on.
|
provider
dictionary
added in 2.5 |
|
A dict object containing connection details.
|
|
auth_provider
string
|
|
Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device.
This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
|
|
password
string
/ required
|
|
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD .
aliases: pass, pwd
|
|
server
string
/ required
|
|
The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER .
|
|
server_port
integer
|
Default:
443
|
The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT .
|
|
ssh_keyfile
path
|
|
Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE .
|
|
timeout
integer
|
|
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.
|
|
transport
string
|
|
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
|
|
user
string
/ required
|
|
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER .
|
|
validate_certs
boolean
|
|
If 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 F5_VALIDATE_CERTS .
|
state
string
|
Choices:
present ←
- absent
|
When present , ensures that the resource exists.
When absent , ensures the resource is removed.
|
threshold_sensitivity
string
|
|
Specifies the threshold sensitivity for the DoS profile.
Thresholds for detecting attacks are higher when sensitivity is low , and lower when sensitivity is high .
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is medium .
|