utm_proxy_frontend_info – create, update or destroy reverse_proxy frontend entry in Sophos UTM

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

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

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

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
headers
dictionary
A dictionary of additional headers to be sent to POST and PUT requests.
Is needed for some modules
name
- / required
The name of the object. Will be used to identify the entry
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
The desired state of the object.
present will create or update an object
absent will delete an object if it was present
utm_host
string / required
The REST Endpoint of the Sophos UTM.
utm_port
integer
Default:
4444
The port of the REST interface.
utm_protocol
string
    Choices:
  • http
  • https ←
The protocol of the REST Endpoint.
utm_token
string / required
The token used to identify at the REST-API. See
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Whether the REST interface's ssl certificate should be verified or not.

Examples

- name: Get utm proxy_frontend
  utm_proxy_frontend_info:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestBackendEntry
    host: REF_OBJECT_STRING

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
result
complex
success
The utm object that was created
 
_locked
boolean
Whether or not the object is currently locked
 
_ref
string
The reference name of the object
 
_type
string
The type of the object
 
add_content_type_header
boolean
Whether to add the content type header
 
address
string
The reference name of the address
 
allowed_networks
list
List of reference names of networks associated
 
certificate
string
Reference name of certificate (ca/host_key_cert)
 
comment
string
The comment string
 
disable_compression
boolean
State of compression support
 
domain
list
List of hostnames
 
exceptions
list
List of associated proxy exceptions
 
htmlrewrite
boolean
State of html rewrite
 
htmlrewrite_cookies
boolean
whether the html rewrite cookie will be set
 
implicitredirect
boolean
whether to use implicit redirection
 
lbmethod
string
The method of loadbalancer to use
 
locations
list
The reference names of reverse_proxy/locations associated with the object
 
name
string
The name of the object
 
port
integer
The port of the frontend connection
 
preservehost
boolean
Preserve host header
 
profile
string
The associated reverse_proxy/profile
 
status
boolean
Whether the frontend object is active or not
 
type
string
The connection type
 
xheaders
boolean
The xheaders state


Status

Authors

  • Johannes Brunswicker (@MatrixCrawler)

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