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avi_networksecuritypolicy - Module for setup of NetworkSecurityPolicy Avi RESTful Object
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- This module is used to configure NetworkSecurityPolicy object
 - more examples at https://github.com/avinetworks/devops
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- avisdk
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_context  
        (added in 2.5)
         | 
      
        
        Avi API context that includes current session ID and CSRF Token.
        
       
        This allows user to perform single login and re-use the session.
         | 
     |
| api_version | Default: 
        "16.4.4"
         | 
      
        
        Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects.
         | 
     
| avi_api_patch_op  
        (added in 2.5)
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch.
         | 
     
| avi_api_update_method  
        (added in 2.5)
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Default method for object update is HTTP PUT.
        
       
        Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH.
         | 
     
| avi_credentials  
        (added in 2.5)
         | 
      
        
        Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details.
         | 
     |
| cloud_config_cksum | 
        
        Checksum of cloud configuration for network sec policy.
        
       
        Internally set by cloud connector.
         | 
     |
| controller | Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_CONTROLLER.
        | 
     
| created_by | 
        
        Creator name.
         | 
     |
| description | 
        
        User defined description for the object.
         | 
     |
| name | 
        
        Name of the object.
         | 
     |
| password | Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_PASSWORD.
        | 
     
| rules | 
        
        List of networksecurityrule.
         | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        The state that should be applied on the entity.
         | 
     
| tenant | Default: 
        "admin"
         | 
      
        
        Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
         | 
     
| tenant_ref | 
        
        It is a reference to an object of type tenant.
         | 
     |
| tenant_uuid | Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
         | 
     
| url | 
        
        Avi controller URL of the object.
         | 
     |
| username | Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_USERNAME.
        | 
     
| uuid | 
        
        Unique object identifier of the object.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- For more information on using Ansible to manage Avi Network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-avi-networks.
 
Examples
- name: Create a network security policy to block clients represented by ip group known_attackers
  avi_networksecuritypolicy:
    controller: '{{ controller }}'
    username: '{{ username }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    name: vs-gurutest-ns
    rules:
    - action: NETWORK_SECURITY_POLICY_ACTION_TYPE_DENY
      age: 0
      enable: true
      index: 1
      log: false
      match:
        client_ip:
          group_refs:
          - Demo:known_attackers
          match_criteria: IS_IN
      name: Rule 1
    tenant_ref: Demo
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| obj  
        dict
         | 
      success, changed | 
        
        NetworkSecurityPolicy (api/networksecuritypolicy) object
          | 
     
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Gaurav Rastogi (grastogi@avinetworks.com)
 
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/avi_networksecuritypolicy_module.html