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fortinet.fortios.fortios_application_name – Configure application signatures in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.
Note
This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.1.2).
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 fortinet.fortios.
To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_application_name.
New in version 2.10: of fortinet.fortios
Synopsis
- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify application feature and name category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- ansible>=2.9.0
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| access_token
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.
         | 
     |||
| application_name
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure application signatures.
         | 
     |||
| behavior
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Application behavior.
         | 
     |||
| category
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Application category ID.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Application ID.
         | 
     |||
| metadata
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Meta data.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        ID.
         | 
     |||
| metaid
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Meta ID.
         | 
     |||
| valueid
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Value ID.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Application name.
         | 
     |||
| parameter
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Application parameter name.
         | 
     |||
| parameters
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Application parameters.
         | 
     |||
| default value
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Parameter default value.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Parameter name.
         | 
     |||
| popularity
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Application popularity.
         | 
     |||
| protocol
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Application protocol.
         | 
     |||
| risk
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Application risk.
         | 
     |||
| sub_category
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Application sub-category ID.
         | 
     |||
| technology
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Application technology.
         | 
     |||
| vendor
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Application vendor.
         | 
     |||
| weight
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Application weight.
         | 
     |||
| enable_log
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/Disable logging for task.
         | 
     ||
| state
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
         | 
     ||
| vdom
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "root"
         | 
      
        
        Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.
         | 
     ||
Notes
Note
- Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks
 
Examples
- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Configure application signatures.
    fortios_application_name:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      application_name:
        behavior: "<your_own_value>"
        category: "4"
        id:  "5"
        metadata:
         -
            id:  "7"
            metaid: "8"
            valueid: "9"
        name: "default_name_10"
        parameter: "<your_own_value>"
        parameters:
         -
            default value: "<your_own_value>"
            name: "default_name_14"
        popularity: "15"
        protocol: "<your_own_value>"
        risk: "17"
        sub_category: "18"
        technology: "<your_own_value>"
        vendor: "<your_own_value>"
        weight: "21"
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| build
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Build number of the fortigate image
         Sample:
        
       
        1547
         | 
     
| http_method
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate
         Sample:
        
       
        PUT
         | 
     
| http_status
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied
         Sample:
        
       
        200
         | 
     
| mkey
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate
         Sample:
        
       
        id
         | 
     
| name
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Name of the table used to fulfill the request
         Sample:
        
       
        urlfilter
         | 
     
| path
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Path of the table used to fulfill the request
         Sample:
        
       
        webfilter
         | 
     
| revision
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Internal revision number
         Sample:
        
       
        17.0.2.10658
         | 
     
| serial
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Serial number of the unit
         Sample:
        
       
        FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
         | 
     
| status
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Indication of the operation's result
         Sample:
        
       
        success
         | 
     
| vdom
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Virtual domain used
         Sample:
        
       
        root
         | 
     
| version
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Version of the FortiGate
         Sample:
        
       
        v5.6.3
         | 
     
Authors
- Link Zheng (@chillancezen)
 - Jie Xue (@JieX19)
 - Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)
 - Frank Shen (@frankshen01)
 - Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
 - Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)
 
© 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/fortinet/fortios/fortios_application_name_module.html