# fortios_firewall_policy6 – Configure IPv6 policies in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify firewall feature and policy6 category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- fortiosapi>=0.9.8

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
firewall_policy6 dictionary | Default: null | Configure IPv6 policies.

action
string

Choices:
- accept
- deny
- ipsec

Policy action (allow/deny/ipsec).

| app_category list |  | Application category ID list.
|  | id integer / required |  | Category IDs.
| app_group list |  | Application group names.
|  | name string / required |  | Application group names. Source application.group.name.
| application list |  | Application ID list.
|  | id integer / required |  | Application IDs.
| application_list string |  | Name of an existing Application list. Source application.list.name.
| av_profile string |  | Name of an existing Antivirus profile. Source antivirus.profile.name.
| comments string |  | Comment.
| custom_log_fields list |  | Log field index numbers to append custom log fields to log messages for this policy.
|  | field_id string |  | Custom log field. Source log.custom-field.id.
| devices list |  | Names of devices or device groups that can be matched by the policy.
|  | name string / required |  | Device or group name. Source user.device.alias user.device-group.name user.device-category.name.

diffserv_forward
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable to change packet's DiffServ values to the specified diffservcode-forward value.

diffserv_reverse
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable to change packet's reverse (reply) DiffServ values to the specified diffservcode-rev value.

| diffservcode_forward string |  | Change packet's DiffServ to this value.
| diffservcode_rev string |  | Change packet's reverse (reply) DiffServ to this value.
| dlp_sensor string |  | Name of an existing DLP sensor. Source dlp.sensor.name.

dscp_match
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable DSCP check.

dscp_negate
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable negated DSCP match.

| dscp_value string |  | DSCP value.

dsri
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable DSRI to ignore HTTP server responses.

| dstaddr list |  | Destination address and address group names.
|  | name string / required |  | Address name. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name firewall.vip6.name firewall.vipgrp6.name.

dstaddr_negate
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

When enabled dstaddr specifies what the destination address must NOT be.

| dstintf list |  | Outgoing (egress) interface.
|  | name string / required |  | Interface name. Source system.interface.name system.zone.name.

firewall_session_dirty
string

Choices:
- check-all
- check-new

How to handle sessions if the configuration of this firewall policy changes.

fixedport
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable to prevent source NAT from changing a session's source port.

| global_label string |  | Label for the policy that appears when the GUI is in Global View mode.
| groups list |  | Names of user groups that can authenticate with this policy.
|  | name string / required |  | Group name. Source user.group.name.
| icap_profile string |  | Name of an existing ICAP profile. Source icap.profile.name.

inbound
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Policy-based IPsec VPN: only traffic from the remote network can initiate a VPN.

ippool
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable to use IP Pools for source NAT.

| ips_sensor string |  | Name of an existing IPS sensor. Source ips.sensor.name.
| label string |  | Label for the policy that appears when the GUI is in Section View mode.

logtraffic
string

Choices:
- all
- utm
- disable

Enable or disable logging. Log all sessions or security profile sessions.

logtraffic_start
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Record logs when a session starts and ends.

| name string |  | Policy name.

nat
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable source NAT.

natinbound
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Policy-based IPsec VPN: apply destination NAT to inbound traffic.

natoutbound
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Policy-based IPsec VPN: apply source NAT to outbound traffic.

outbound
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Policy-based IPsec VPN: only traffic from the internal network can initiate a VPN.

| per_ip_shaper string |  | Per-IP traffic shaper. Source firewall.shaper.per-ip-shaper.name.
| policyid integer / required |  | Policy ID.
| poolname list |  | IP Pool names.
|  | name string / required |  | IP pool name. Source firewall.ippool6.name.
| profile_group string |  | Name of profile group. Source firewall.profile-group.name.
| profile_protocol_options string |  | Name of an existing Protocol options profile. Source firewall.profile-protocol-options.name.

profile_type
string

Choices:
- single
- group

Determine whether the firewall policy allows security profile groups or single profiles only.

| replacemsg_override_group string |  | Override the default replacement message group for this policy. Source system.replacemsg-group.name.

rsso
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable RADIUS single sign-on (RSSO).

| schedule string |  | Schedule name. Source firewall.schedule.onetime.name firewall.schedule.recurring.name firewall.schedule.group.name.

send_deny_packet
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable return of deny-packet.

| service list |  | Service and service group names.
|  | name string / required |  | Address name. Source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name.

service_negate
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

When enabled service specifies what the service must NOT be.

| session_ttl integer |  | Session TTL in seconds for sessions accepted by this policy. 0 means use the system default session TTL.
| spamfilter_profile string |  | Name of an existing Spam filter profile. Source spamfilter.profile.name.
| srcaddr list |  | Source address and address group names.
|  | name string / required |  | Address name. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name.

srcaddr_negate
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

When enabled srcaddr specifies what the source address must NOT be.

| srcintf list |  | Incoming (ingress) interface.
|  | name string / required |  | Interface name. Source system.zone.name system.interface.name.
| ssh_filter_profile string |  | Name of an existing SSH filter profile. Source ssh-filter.profile.name.

ssl_mirror
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable to copy decrypted SSL traffic to a FortiGate interface (called SSL mirroring).

| ssl_mirror_intf list |  | SSL mirror interface name.
|  | name string / required |  | Interface name. Source system.zone.name system.interface.name.
| ssl_ssh_profile string |  | Name of an existing SSL SSH profile. Source firewall.ssl-ssh-profile.name.

state
string

Choices:
- present
- absent

Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.

Indicates whether to create or remove the object.

status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable or disable this policy.

| tcp_mss_receiver integer |  | Receiver TCP maximum segment size (MSS).
| tcp_mss_sender integer |  | Sender TCP maximum segment size (MSS).

tcp_session_without_syn
string

Choices:
- all
- data-only
- disable

Enable/disable creation of TCP session without SYN flag.

timeout_send_rst
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable sending RST packets when TCP sessions expire.

| traffic_shaper string |  | Reverse traffic shaper. Source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name.
| traffic_shaper_reverse string |  | Reverse traffic shaper. Source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name.
| url_category list |  | URL category ID list.
|  | id integer / required |  | URL category ID.
| users list |  | Names of individual users that can authenticate with this policy.
|  | name string / required |  | Names of individual users that can authenticate with this policy. Source user.local.name.

utm_status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable AV/web/ips protection profile.

| uuid string |  | Universally Unique Identifier (UUID; automatically assigned but can be manually reset).
| vlan_cos_fwd integer |  | VLAN forward direction user priority: 255 passthrough, 0 lowest, 7 highest
| vlan_cos_rev integer |  | VLAN reverse direction user priority: 255 passthrough, 0 lowest, 7 highest
| vlan_filter string |  | Set VLAN filters.
| voip_profile string |  | Name of an existing VoIP profile. Source voip.profile.name.
| vpntunnel string |  | Policy-based IPsec VPN: name of the IPsec VPN Phase 1. Source vpn.ipsec.phase1.name vpn.ipsec.manualkey.name.
| webfilter_profile string |  | Name of an existing Web filter profile. Source webfilter.profile.name.
host string |  | FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.

https
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.

password string | Default: "" | FortiOS or FortiGate password.

ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.

state
string
added in 2.9

Choices:
- present
- absent

Indicates whether to create or remove the object. This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level. It has been moved out to this outer level.

username string |  | FortiOS or FortiGate username.
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

- Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
- Run as a local_action in your playbook

## Examples

    - hosts: localhost
      vars:
       host: "192.168.122.40"
       username: "admin"
       password: ""
       vdom: "root"
       ssl_verify: "False"
      tasks:
      - name: Configure IPv6 policies.
        fortios_firewall_policy6:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          state: "present"
          firewall_policy6:
            action: "accept"
            app_category:
             -
                id:  "5"
            app_group:
             -
                name: "default_name_7 (source application.group.name)"
            application:
             -
                id:  "9"
            application_list: "<your_own_value> (source application.list.name)"
            av_profile: "<your_own_value> (source antivirus.profile.name)"
            comments: "<your_own_value>"
            custom_log_fields:
             -
                field_id: "<your_own_value> (source log.custom-field.id)"
            devices:
             -
                name: "default_name_16 (source user.device.alias user.device-group.name user.device-category.name)"
            diffserv_forward: "enable"
            diffserv_reverse: "enable"
            diffservcode_forward: "<your_own_value>"
            diffservcode_rev: "<your_own_value>"
            dlp_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source dlp.sensor.name)"
            dscp_match: "enable"
            dscp_negate: "enable"
            dscp_value: "<your_own_value>"
            dsri: "enable"
            dstaddr:
             -
                name: "default_name_27 (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name firewall.vip6.name firewall.vipgrp6.name)"
            dstaddr_negate: "enable"
            dstintf:
             -
                name: "default_name_30 (source system.interface.name system.zone.name)"
            firewall_session_dirty: "check-all"
            fixedport: "enable"
            global_label: "<your_own_value>"
            groups:
             -
                name: "default_name_35 (source user.group.name)"
            icap_profile: "<your_own_value> (source icap.profile.name)"
            inbound: "enable"
            ippool: "enable"
            ips_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source ips.sensor.name)"
            label: "<your_own_value>"
            logtraffic: "all"
            logtraffic_start: "enable"
            name: "default_name_43"
            nat: "enable"
            natinbound: "enable"
            natoutbound: "enable"
            outbound: "enable"
            per_ip_shaper: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.per-ip-shaper.name)"
            policyid: "49"
            poolname:
             -
                name: "default_name_51 (source firewall.ippool6.name)"
            profile_group: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.profile-group.name)"
            profile_protocol_options: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.profile-protocol-options.name)"
            profile_type: "single"
            replacemsg_override_group: "<your_own_value> (source system.replacemsg-group.name)"
            rsso: "enable"
            schedule: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.schedule.onetime.name firewall.schedule.recurring.name firewall.schedule.group.name)"
            send_deny_packet: "enable"
            service:
             -
                name: "default_name_60 (source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name)"
            service_negate: "enable"
            session_ttl: "62"
            spamfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source spamfilter.profile.name)"
            srcaddr:
             -
                name: "default_name_65 (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name)"
            srcaddr_negate: "enable"
            srcintf:
             -
                name: "default_name_68 (source system.zone.name system.interface.name)"
            ssh_filter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source ssh-filter.profile.name)"
            ssl_mirror: "enable"
            ssl_mirror_intf:
             -
                name: "default_name_72 (source system.zone.name system.interface.name)"
            ssl_ssh_profile: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.ssl-ssh-profile.name)"
            status: "enable"
            tcp_mss_receiver: "75"
            tcp_mss_sender: "76"
            tcp_session_without_syn: "all"
            timeout_send_rst: "enable"
            traffic_shaper: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name)"
            traffic_shaper_reverse: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name)"
            url_category:
             -
                id:  "82"
            users:
             -
                name: "default_name_84 (source user.local.name)"
            utm_status: "enable"
            uuid: "<your_own_value>"
            vlan_cos_fwd: "87"
            vlan_cos_rev: "88"
            vlan_filter: "<your_own_value>"
            voip_profile: "<your_own_value> (source voip.profile.name)"
            vpntunnel: "<your_own_value> (source vpn.ipsec.phase1.name vpn.ipsec.manualkey.name)"
            webfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source webfilter.profile.name)"

## 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

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
- Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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