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community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn – Create, modify, and delete EC2 VPN connections.
Note
This plugin is part of the community.aws collection (version 1.5.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. 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.aws.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn.
New in version 1.0.0: of community.aws
Synopsis
- This module creates, modifies, and deletes VPN connections. Idempotence is achieved by using the filters option or specifying the VPN connection identifier.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- boto
 - boto3
 - botocore
 - python >= 2.6
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| aws_access_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used.
        
       
        If profile is set this parameter is ignored.
        
       
        Passing the aws_access_key and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
        
       aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key  | 
     ||
| aws_ca_bundle
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.
        
       
        Only used for boto3 based modules.
        
       
        Note: The CA Bundle is read 'module' side and may need to be explicitly copied from the controller if not run locally.
         | 
     ||
| aws_config
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.
        
       
        Parameters can be found at https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.
        
       
        Only the 'user_agent' key is used for boto modules. See http://boto.cloudhackers.com/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html#boto for more boto configuration.
         | 
     ||
| aws_secret_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used.
        
       
        If profile is set this parameter is ignored.
        
       
        Passing the aws_secret_key and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
        
       aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key  | 
     ||
| connection_type
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "ipsec.1"
         | 
      
        
        The type of VPN connection.
        
       
        At this time only  ipsec.1 is supported.
        | 
     |
| customer_gateway_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The ID of the customer gateway.
         | 
     ||
| debug_botocore_endpoint_logs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
         | 
     |
| delay
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        15
         | 
      
        
        The time, in seconds, to wait before checking operation again.
         | 
     |
| ec2_url
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
        
       aliases: aws_endpoint_url, endpoint_url  | 
     ||
| filters
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        An alternative to using vpn_connection_id. If multiple matches are found, vpn_connection_id is required. If one of the following suboptions is a list of items to filter by, only one item needs to match to find the VPN that correlates. e.g. if the filter cidr is  ['194.168.2.0/24', '192.168.2.0/24'] and the VPN route only has the destination cidr block of 192.168.2.0/24 it will be found with this filter (assuming there are not multiple VPNs that are matched). Another example, if the filter vpn is equal to ['vpn-ccf7e7ad', 'vpn-cb0ae2a2'] and one of of the VPNs has the state deleted (exists but is unmodifiable) and the other exists and is not deleted, it will be found via this filter. See examples.
        | 
     ||
| bgp
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The BGP ASN number associated with a BGP device. Only works if the connection is attached. This filtering option is currently not working.
         | 
     ||
| cgw
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The customer gateway id as a string or a list of those strings.
         | 
     ||
| cgw-config
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The customer gateway configuration of the VPN as a string (in the format of the return value) or a list of those strings.
         | 
     ||
| cidr
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The destination cidr of the VPN's route as a string or a list of those strings.
         | 
     ||
| static-routes-only
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The type of routing;  true or false.
        | 
     ||
| tag-keys
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The key of a tag as a string or a list of those strings.
         | 
     ||
| tag-values
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The value of a tag as a string or a list of those strings.
         | 
     ||
| tags
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        A dict of key value pairs.
         | 
     ||
| vgw
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The virtual private gateway as a string or a list of those strings.
         | 
     ||
| vpn
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The VPN connection id as a string or a list of those strings.
         | 
     ||
| profile
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
        
       
        Using profile will override aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token and support for passing them at the same time as profile has been deprecated.
        
       
        aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token will be made mutually exclusive with profile after 2022-06-01.
        
       aliases: aws_profile  | 
     ||
| purge_routes
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not to delete VPN connections routes that are not specified in the task.
         | 
     |
| purge_tags
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not to delete VPN connections tags that are associated with the connection but not specified in the task.
         | 
     |
| region
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region
        
       aliases: aws_region, ec2_region  | 
     ||
| routes
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Routes to add to the connection.
         | 
     ||
| security_token
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.
        
       
        If profile is set this parameter is ignored.
        
       
        Passing the security_token and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
        
       aliases: aws_security_token, access_token  | 
     ||
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The desired state of the VPN connection.
         | 
     |
| static_only
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates whether the VPN connection uses static routes only. Static routes must be used for devices that don't support BGP.
         | 
     |
| tags
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Tags to attach to the VPN connection.
         | 
     ||
| tunnel_options
        
        list / elements=dictionary
         | 
      
        
        An optional list object containing no more than two dict members, each of which may contain TunnelInsideCidr and/or PreSharedKey keys with appropriate string values. AWS defaults will apply in absence of either of the aforementioned keys.
         | 
     ||
| PreSharedKey
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The pre-shared key (PSK) to establish initial authentication between the virtual private gateway and customer gateway.
         | 
     ||
| TunnelInsideCidr
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The range of inside IP addresses for the tunnel.
         | 
     ||
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
         | 
     |
| vpn_connection_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The ID of the VPN connection. Required to modify or delete a connection if the filters option does not provide a unique match.
         | 
     ||
| vpn_gateway_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The ID of the virtual private gateway.
         | 
     ||
| wait_timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        600
         | 
      
        
        How long, in seconds, before wait gives up.
         | 
     |
Notes
Note
- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence 
AWS_URLorEC2_URL,AWS_PROFILEorAWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE,AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDorAWS_ACCESS_KEYorEC2_ACCESS_KEY,AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYorAWS_SECRET_KEYorEC2_SECRET_KEY,AWS_SECURITY_TOKENorEC2_SECURITY_TOKEN,AWS_REGIONorEC2_REGION,AWS_CA_BUNDLE - Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
 AWS_REGIONorEC2_REGIONcan be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file
Examples
# Note: None of these examples set aws_access_key, aws_secret_key, or region.
# It is assumed that their matching environment variables are set.
- name: create a VPN connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn:
    state: present
    vpn_gateway_id: vgw-XXXXXXXX
    customer_gateway_id: cgw-XXXXXXXX
- name: modify VPN connection tags
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn:
    state: present
    vpn_connection_id: vpn-XXXXXXXX
    tags:
      Name: ansible-tag-1
      Other: ansible-tag-2
- name: delete a connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn:
    vpn_connection_id: vpn-XXXXXXXX
    state: absent
- name: modify VPN tags (identifying VPN by filters)
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn:
    state: present
    filters:
      cidr: 194.168.1.0/24
      tag-keys:
        - Ansible
        - Other
    tags:
      New: Tag
    purge_tags: true
    static_only: true
- name: set up VPN with tunnel options utilizing 'TunnelInsideCidr' only
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn:
    state: present
    filters:
      vpn: vpn-XXXXXXXX
    static_only: true
    tunnel_options:
      -
        TunnelInsideCidr: '169.254.100.1/30'
      -
        TunnelInsideCidr: '169.254.100.5/30'
- name: add routes and remove any preexisting ones
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn:
    state: present
    filters:
      vpn: vpn-XXXXXXXX
    routes:
      - 195.168.2.0/24
      - 196.168.2.0/24
    purge_routes: true
- name: remove all routes
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn:
    state: present
    vpn_connection_id: vpn-XXXXXXXX
    routes: []
    purge_routes: true
- name: delete a VPN identified by filters
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_vpn:
    state: absent
    filters:
      tags:
        Ansible: Tag
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| changed
        
        boolean
         | 
      always | 
        
        If the VPN connection has changed.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'changed': True}
         | 
     |
| customer_gateway_configuration
        
        string
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The configuration of the VPN connection.
          | 
     |
| customer_gateway_id
        
        string
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The customer gateway connected via the connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'customer_gateway_id': 'cgw-1220c87b'}
         | 
     |
| options
        
        complex
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The VPN connection options (currently only containing static_routes_only).
          | 
     |
| static_routes_only
        
        string
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        If the VPN connection only allows static routes.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'static_routes_only': True}
         | 
     |
| routes
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The routes of the VPN connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'routes': [{'destination_cidr_block': '192.168.1.0/24', 'state': 'available'}]}
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The status of the VPN connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'state': 'available'}
         | 
     |
| tags
        
        dictionary
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The tags associated with the connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'tags': {'name': 'ansible-test', 'other': 'tag'}}
         | 
     |
| type
        
        string
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The type of VPN connection (currently only ipsec.1 is available).
         Sample:
        
       
        {'type': 'ipsec.1'}
         | 
     |
| vgw_telemetry
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The telemetry for the VPN tunnel.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'vgw_telemetry': [{'accepted_route_count': 123, 'last_status_change': 'datetime(2015, 1, 1)', 'outside_ip_address': 'string', 'status': 'up', 'status_message': 'string'}]}
         | 
     |
| vpn_connection_id
        
        string
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The identifier for the VPN connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'vpn_connection_id': 'vpn-781e0e19'}
         | 
     |
| vpn_gateway_id
        
        string
         | 
      state=present | 
        
        The virtual private gateway connected via the connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'vpn_gateway_id': 'vgw-cb0ae2a2'}
         | 
     |
Authors
- Sloane Hertel (@s-hertel)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/aws/ec2_vpc_vpn_module.html