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bigip_device_auth_ldap – Manage LDAP device authentication settings on BIG-IP
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- Manage LDAP device authentication settings on BIG-IP.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind_dn
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the distinguished name for the Active Directory or LDAP server user ID.
        
       
        The BIG-IP client authentication module does not support Active Directory or LDAP servers that do not perform bind referral when authenticating referred accounts.
        
       
        Therefore, if you plan to use Active Directory or LDAP as your authentication source and want to use referred accounts, make sure your servers perform bind referral.
         | 
     ||
| bind_password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies a password for the Active Directory or LDAP server user ID.
         | 
     ||
| ca_cert
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the name of an SSL certificate from a certificate authority (CA).
        
       
        To remove this value, use the reserved value  
       none.
       aliases: ssl_ca_cert  | 
     ||
| check_member_attr
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Checks the user's member attribute in the remote LDAP or AD group.
         | 
     |
| client_cert
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the name of an SSL client certificate.
        
       
        To remove this value, use the reserved value  
       none.
       aliases: ssl_client_cert  | 
     ||
| client_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the name of an SSL client key.
        
       
        To remove this value, use the reserved value  
       none.
       aliases: ssl_client_key  | 
     ||
| fallback_to_local
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies that the system uses the Local authentication method if the remote authentication method is not available.
         | 
     |
| login_ldap_attr
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the LDAP directory attribute containing the local user name that is associated with the selected directory entry.
        
       
        When configuring LDAP device authentication for the first time, if this parameter is not specified, the default port is  samaccountname.
        | 
     ||
| 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  | 
     ||
| port
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the port that the system uses for access to the remote host server.
        
       
        When configuring LDAP device authentication for the first time, if this parameter is not specified, the default port is  389.
        | 
     ||
| provider
        
        dictionary
        
       
        added in 2.5
         | 
      
        
        A dict object containing connection details.
         | 
     ||
| 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
         | 
      Default: 
        10
         | 
      
        
        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.
        | 
     |
| remote_directory_tree
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the file location (tree) of the user authentication database on the server.
         | 
     ||
| scope
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies the level of the remote Active Directory or LDAP directory that the system should search for the user authentication.
         | 
     |
| server
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The BIG-IP host.
        
       
        You may omit this option by setting the environment variable  F5_SERVER.
        | 
     ||
| server_port
        
        integer
        
       
        added in 2.2
         | 
      Default: 
        443
         | 
      
        
        The BIG-IP server port.
        
       
        You may omit this option by setting the environment variable  F5_SERVER_PORT.
        | 
     |
| servers
        
        list
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the LDAP servers that the system must use to obtain authentication information. You must specify a server when you create an LDAP configuration object.
         | 
     ||
| ssl
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies whether the system uses an SSL port to communicate with the LDAP server.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When  
       present, ensures the device authentication method exists.
       
        When  absent, ensures the device authentication method does not exist.
        | 
     |
| update_password
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
       always will always update the bind_password.
       on_create will only set the bind_password for newly created authentication mechanisms.
        | 
     |
| 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.
        | 
     ||
| user_template
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the distinguished name of the user who is logging on.
        
       
        You specify the template as a variable that the system replaces with user-specific information during the logon attempt.
        
       
        For example, you could specify a user template such as  
       %s@siterequest.com or uxml:id=%s,ou=people,dc=siterequest,dc=com.
       
        When a user attempts to log on, the system replaces  
       %s with the name the user specified in the Basic Authentication dialog box, and passes that as the distinguished name for the bind operation.
       
        The system passes the associated password as the password for the bind operation.
        
       
        This field can contain only one  %s and cannot contain any other format specifiers.
        | 
     ||
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
        
       
        added in 2.0
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies whether the system checks an SSL peer, as a result of which the system requires and verifies the server certificate.
        
       aliases: ssl_check_peer  | 
     |
Notes
Note
- For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
 - Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.
 - The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.
 
Examples
- name: Create an LDAP authentication object
  bigip_device_auth_ldap:
    name: foo
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| bind_dn
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The distinguished name for the Active Directory or LDAP server user ID.
         Sample:
        
       
        user@foobar.local
         | 
     
| ca_cert
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The name of an SSL certificate from a certificate authority.
         Sample:
        
       
        My-Trusted-CA-Bundle.crt
         | 
     
| check_member_attr
        
        boolean
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The user's member attribute in the remote LDAP or AD group.
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| client_cert
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The name of an SSL client certificate.
         Sample:
        
       
        MyCert.crt
         | 
     
| client_key
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The name of an SSL client key.
         Sample:
        
       
        MyKey.key
         | 
     
| fallback_to_local
        
        boolean
         | 
      changed | 
        
        Specifies that the system uses the Local authentication method as fallback
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| login_ldap_attr
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The LDAP directory attribute containing the local user name associated with the selected directory entry.
         Sample:
        
       
        samaccountname
         | 
     
| port
        
        integer
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The port that the system uses for access to the remote LDAP server.
         Sample:
        
       
        389
         | 
     
| remote_directory_tree
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        File location (tree) of the user authentication database on the server.
         Sample:
        
       
        CN=Users,DC=FOOBAR,DC=LOCAL
         | 
     
| scope
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The level of the remote Active Directory or LDAP directory searched for user authentication.
         Sample:
        
       
        base
         | 
     
| servers
        
        list
         | 
      changed | 
        
        LDAP servers used by the system to obtain authentication information.
         Sample:
        
       
        ['192.168.1.1', '192.168.1.2']
         | 
     
| ssl
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        Specifies whether the system uses an SSL port to communicate with the LDAP server.
         Sample:
        
       
        start-tls
         | 
     
| user_template
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The distinguished name of the user who is logging on.
         Sample:
        
       
        uid=%s,ou=people,dc=foobar,dc=local
         | 
     
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      changed | 
        
        Indicates if the system checks an SSL peer.
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]
 
Authors
- Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
 - Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/bigip_device_auth_ldap_module.html