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fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_np6 – Configure NP6 attributes 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_system_np6.
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 system feature and np6 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.
         | 
     |||
| enable_log
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/Disable logging for task.
         | 
     ||
| state
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
         | 
     ||
| system_np6
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure NP6 attributes.
         | 
     |||
| fastpath
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable NP4 or NP6 offloading (also called fast path).
         | 
     ||
| fp_anomaly
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        NP6 IPv4 anomaly protection. trap-to-host forwards anomaly sessions to the CPU.
         | 
     |||
| icmp_csum_err
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Invalid IPv4 ICMP checksum anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| icmp_frag
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Layer 3 fragmented packets that could be part of layer 4 ICMP anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| icmp_land
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        ICMP land anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_csum_err
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Invalid IPv4 IP checksum anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_land
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Land anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_optlsrr
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Loose source record route option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_optrr
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Record route option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_optsecurity
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Security option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_optssrr
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Strict source record route option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_optstream
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Stream option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_opttimestamp
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Timestamp option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_proto_err
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Invalid layer 4 protocol anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv4_unknopt
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Unknown option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_daddr_err
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Destination address as unspecified or loopback address anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_land
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Land anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_optendpid
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        End point identification anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_opthomeaddr
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Home address option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_optinvld
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Invalid option anomalies.Invalid option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_optjumbo
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Jumbo options anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_optnsap
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Network service access point address option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_optralert
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Router alert option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_opttunnel
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Tunnel encapsulation limit option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_proto_err
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Layer 4 invalid protocol anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_saddr_err
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Source address as multicast anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| ipv6_unknopt
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Unknown option anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| tcp_csum_err
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Invalid IPv4 TCP checksum anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| tcp_fin_noack
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        TCP SYN flood with FIN flag set without ACK setting anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| tcp_fin_only
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        TCP SYN flood with only FIN flag set anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| tcp_land
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        TCP land anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| tcp_no_flag
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        TCP SYN flood with no flag set anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| tcp_syn_data
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        TCP SYN flood packets with data anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| tcp_syn_fin
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        TCP SYN flood SYN/FIN flag set anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| tcp_winnuke
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        TCP WinNuke anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| udp_csum_err
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Invalid IPv4 UDP checksum anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| udp_land
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        UDP land anomalies.
         | 
     ||
| garbage_session_collector
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable garbage session collector.
         | 
     ||
| hpe
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        HPE configuration.
         | 
     |||
| arp_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum ARP packet rate (10K - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| enable_shaper
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/Disable NPU host protection engine (HPE) shaper.
         | 
     ||
| esp_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum ESP packet rate (10K - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| icmp_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum ICMP packet rate (10K - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| ip_frag_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum fragmented IP packet rate (10K - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| ip_others_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum IP packet rate for other packets (packet types that cannot be set with other options) (10G - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| l2_others_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum L2 packet rate for L2 packets that are not ARP packets (10K - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| pri_type_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum overflow rate of priority type traffic(10K - 4G pps). Includes L2: HA, 802.3ad LACP, heartbeats. L3: OSPF. L4_TCP: BGP. L4_UDP: IKE, SLBC, BFD.
         | 
     |||
| sctp_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum SCTP packet rate (10K - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| tcp_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum TCP packet rate (10K - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| tcpfin_rst_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum TCP carries FIN or RST flags packet rate (1K - 1G pps).
         | 
     |||
| tcpsyn_ack_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum TCP carries SYN and ACK flags packet rate (1K - 1G pps).
         | 
     |||
| tcpsyn_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum TCP SYN packet rate (10K - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| udp_max
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum UDP packet rate (10K - 4G pps).
         | 
     |||
| ipsec_ob_hash_function
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Set hash function for IPSec outbound.
         | 
     ||
| ipsec_outbound_hash
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable hash function for IPsec outbound traffic.
         | 
     ||
| low_latency_mode
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable low latency mode.
         | 
     ||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Device Name.
         | 
     |||
| per_session_accounting
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable per-session accounting.
         | 
     ||
| session_collector_interval
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Set garbage session collection cleanup interval (1 - 100 sec).
         | 
     |||
| session_timeout_fixed
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        {disable | enable} Toggle between using fixed or random timeouts for refreshing NP6 sessions.
         | 
     ||
| session_timeout_interval
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Set the fixed timeout for refreshing NP6 sessions (0 - 1000 sec).
         | 
     |||
| session_timeout_random_range
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Set the random timeout range for refreshing NP6 sessions (0 - 1000 sec).
         | 
     |||
| 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 NP6 attributes.
    fortios_system_np6:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      system_np6:
        fastpath: "disable"
        fp_anomaly:
            icmp_csum_err: "drop"
            icmp_frag: "allow"
            icmp_land: "allow"
            ipv4_csum_err: "drop"
            ipv4_land: "allow"
            ipv4_optlsrr: "allow"
            ipv4_optrr: "allow"
            ipv4_optsecurity: "allow"
            ipv4_optssrr: "allow"
            ipv4_optstream: "allow"
            ipv4_opttimestamp: "allow"
            ipv4_proto_err: "allow"
            ipv4_unknopt: "allow"
            ipv6_daddr_err: "allow"
            ipv6_land: "allow"
            ipv6_optendpid: "allow"
            ipv6_opthomeaddr: "allow"
            ipv6_optinvld: "allow"
            ipv6_optjumbo: "allow"
            ipv6_optnsap: "allow"
            ipv6_optralert: "allow"
            ipv6_opttunnel: "allow"
            ipv6_proto_err: "allow"
            ipv6_saddr_err: "allow"
            ipv6_unknopt: "allow"
            tcp_csum_err: "drop"
            tcp_fin_noack: "allow"
            tcp_fin_only: "allow"
            tcp_land: "allow"
            tcp_no_flag: "allow"
            tcp_syn_data: "allow"
            tcp_syn_fin: "allow"
            tcp_winnuke: "allow"
            udp_csum_err: "drop"
            udp_land: "allow"
        garbage_session_collector: "disable"
        hpe:
            arp_max: "42"
            enable_shaper: "disable"
            esp_max: "44"
            icmp_max: "45"
            ip_frag_max: "46"
            ip_others_max: "47"
            l2_others_max: "48"
            pri_type_max: "49"
            sctp_max: "50"
            tcp_max: "51"
            tcpfin_rst_max: "52"
            tcpsyn_ack_max: "53"
            tcpsyn_max: "54"
            udp_max: "55"
        ipsec_ob_hash_function: "global-hash"
        ipsec_outbound_hash: "disable"
        low_latency_mode: "disable"
        name: "default_name_59"
        per_session_accounting: "disable"
        session_collector_interval: "61"
        session_timeout_fixed: "disable"
        session_timeout_interval: "63"
        session_timeout_random_range: "64"
  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_system_np6_module.html