# fortios_firewall_sniffer – Configure sniffer 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 sniffer 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_sniffer dictionary | Default: null | Configure sniffer.
| anomaly list |  | Configuration method to edit Denial of Service (DoS) anomaly settings.

action
string

Choices:
- pass
- block

Action taken when the threshold is reached.

log
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable anomaly logging.

|  | name string / required |  | Anomaly name.

quarantine
string

Choices:
- none
- attacker

Quarantine method.

|  | quarantine_expiry string |  | Duration of quarantine. (Format

quarantine_log
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable quarantine logging.

status
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable this anomaly.

|  | threshold integer |  | Anomaly threshold. Number of detected instances per minute that triggers the anomaly action.
|  | threshold(default) integer |  | Number of detected instances per minute which triggers action (1 - 2147483647). Note that each anomaly has a different threshold value assigned to it.
| application_list string |  | Name of an existing application list. Source application.list.name.

application_list_status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable application control profile.

| av_profile string |  | Name of an existing antivirus profile. Source antivirus.profile.name.

av_profile_status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable antivirus profile.

| dlp_sensor string |  | Name of an existing DLP sensor. Source dlp.sensor.name.

dlp_sensor_status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable DLP sensor.

dsri
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable DSRI.

| host string |  | Hosts to filter for in sniffer traffic (Format examples: 1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.0/24, 3.3.3.3/255.255.255.0, 4.4.4.0-4.4.4.240).
| id integer / required |  | Sniffer ID.
| interface string |  | Interface name that traffic sniffing will take place on. Source system.interface.name.

ips_dos_status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable IPS DoS anomaly detection.

| ips_sensor string |  | Name of an existing IPS sensor. Source ips.sensor.name.

ips_sensor_status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable IPS sensor.

ipv6
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable sniffing IPv6 packets.

logtraffic
string

Choices:
- all
- utm
- disable

Either log all sessions, only sessions that have a security profile applied, or disable all logging for this policy.

| max_packet_count integer |  | Maximum packet count (1 - 1000000).

non_ip
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable sniffing non-IP packets.

| port string |  | Ports to sniff (Format examples: 10, :20, 30:40, 50-, 100-200).
| protocol string |  | Integer value for the protocol type as defined by IANA (0 - 255).

scan_botnet_connections
string

Choices:
- disable
- block
- monitor

Enable/disable scanning of connections to Botnet servers.

| spamfilter_profile string |  | Name of an existing spam filter profile. Source spamfilter.profile.name.

spamfilter_profile_status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable spam filter.

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/disable the active status of the sniffer.

| vlan string |  | List of VLANs to sniff.
| webfilter_profile string |  | Name of an existing web filter profile. Source webfilter.profile.name.

webfilter_profile_status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable web filter profile.

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 sniffer.
        fortios_firewall_sniffer:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          state: "present"
          firewall_sniffer:
            anomaly:
             -
                action: "pass"
                log: "enable"
                name: "default_name_6"
                quarantine: "none"
                quarantine_expiry: "<your_own_value>"
                quarantine_log: "disable"
                status: "disable"
                threshold: "11"
                threshold(default): "12"
            application_list: "<your_own_value> (source application.list.name)"
            application_list_status: "enable"
            av_profile: "<your_own_value> (source antivirus.profile.name)"
            av_profile_status: "enable"
            dlp_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source dlp.sensor.name)"
            dlp_sensor_status: "enable"
            dsri: "enable"
            host: "myhostname"
            id:  "21"
            interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            ips_dos_status: "enable"
            ips_sensor: "<your_own_value> (source ips.sensor.name)"
            ips_sensor_status: "enable"
            ipv6: "enable"
            logtraffic: "all"
            max_packet_count: "28"
            non_ip: "enable"
            port: "<your_own_value>"
            protocol: "<your_own_value>"
            scan_botnet_connections: "disable"
            spamfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source spamfilter.profile.name)"
            spamfilter_profile_status: "enable"
            status: "enable"
            vlan: "<your_own_value>"
            webfilter_profile: "<your_own_value> (source webfilter.profile.name)"
            webfilter_profile_status: "enable"

## 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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