f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_persistence_cookie module – Manage cookie persistence profiles on BIG-IP

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.35.0).

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 f5networks.f5_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_persistence_cookie.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manage cookie persistence profiles on BIG-IP system.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
always_send boolean	Sends the cookie persistence entry on every reply, even if the entry has previously been supplied to the client. Choices: false true
cookie_encryption string	Specifies the way in which the cookie encryption format is used. When disabled, generates the cookie format unencrypted. When preferred, generates an encrypted cookie, but accepts both encrypted and unencrypted formats. When required, cookie format must be encrypted. Choices: "disabled" "preferred" "required"
cookie_method string	Specifies the type of cookie processing the system uses. When hash, specifies the server provides the cookie, which the system then maps consistently to a specific node. This persistence type requires a cookie_name value. When insert, specifies the system inserts server information, in the form of a cookie, into the header of the server response. When passive, specifies the server provides the cookie, formatted with the correct server information and timeout. This persistence type requires a cookie_name value. When rewrite, specifies the system intercepts the BIGipCookie header, sent from the server, and overwrites the name and value of that cookie. Choices: "hash" "insert" "passive" "rewrite"
cookie_name string	Specifies a unique name for the cookie.
description string	Description of the profile.
encrypt_cookie_pool_name boolean	Specifies whether the pool-name in the inserted BIG-IP default cookie should be encrypted. Choices: false true
encryption_passphrase string	Specifies a passphrase to be used for cookie encryption.
expiration dictionary	Specifies the expiration time of the cookie. By default the system generates and uses a session cookie. This cookie expires when the user session expires (when the browser is closed).
days integer	Cookie expiration time in days. The value must be in range from 0 to 24855 days.
hours integer	Cookie expiration time in hours. The value must be in the range from 0 to 23 hours.
minutes integer	Cookie expiration time in minutes. The value must be in the range from 0 to 59 minutes.
seconds integer	Cookie expiration time in seconds. The value must be in the range from 0 to 59 seconds. Default: 0
http_only boolean	Specifies whether the httponly attribute should be enabled or disabled for the inserted cookies. Choices: false true
match_across_pools boolean	When true, specifies the system can use any pool that contains this persistence record. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. Choices: false true
match_across_services boolean	When true, specifies all persistent connections from a client IP address that go to the same virtual IP address also go to the same node. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. Choices: false true
match_across_virtuals boolean	When true, specifies all persistent connections from the same client IP address go to the same node. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. Choices: false true
name string / required	Specifies the name of the profile.
override_connection_limit boolean	When true, specifies the system allows you to specify that pool member connection limits will be overridden for persisted clients. Per-virtual connection limits remain hard limits and are not overridden. Choices: false true
parent string	Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied cookie profile. Default: "cookie"
partition string	Device partition to manage resources on. Default: "Common"
provider dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0	A dict object containing connection details.
auth_provider string	Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
no_f5_teem boolean	If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TELEMETRY_OFF. Previously used variable F5_TEEM is deprecated as its name was confusing. Choices: false ← (default) true
password aliases: pass, pwd string / required	The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP or the BIG-IQ. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD.
server string / required	The BIG-IP host or the BIG-IQ host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_port integer	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT. Default: 443
timeout integer	Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
transport string	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices: "rest" ← (default)
user string / required	The username to connect to the BIG-IP or the BIG-IQ. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER.
validate_certs boolean	If no, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS. Choices: false true ← (default)
secure boolean	Specifies whether the secure attribute should be enabled or disabled for the inserted cookies. Choices: false true
state string	When present, ensures the profile exists. When absent, ensures the profile is removed. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
update_password string	always will allow updating passphrases if the user chooses to do so. on_create will only set the passphrase for newly created profiles. Choices: "always" ← (default) "on_create"

Notes

Note

• For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.

• Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.

• The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.

Examples

- name: Create a persistence cookie profile
  bigip_profile_persistence_cookie:
    name: foo
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create a persistence cookie profile with expiration time
  bigip_profile_persistence_cookie:
    name: foo
    expiration:
      days: 7
      hours: 12
      minutes: 30
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
always_send boolean	The new Always Send value. Returned: changed Sample: false
cookie_encryption string	The new Cookie Encryption type. Returned: changed Sample: "preferred"
cookie_method string	The new Cookie Method. Returned: changed Sample: "insert"
cookie_name string	The new Cookie Name value. Returned: changed Sample: "cookie1"
description string	The new description. Returned: changed Sample: "My description"
encrypt_cookie_pool_name boolean	The new Encrypt Cookie Pool Name value. Returned: changed Sample: true
expiration complex	The expiration time of the cookie. Returned: changed Sample: "hash/dictionary of values"
days integer	Cookie expiration time in days. Returned: changed Sample: 125
hours integer	Cookie expiration time in hours. Returned: changed Sample: 22
minutes integer	Cookie expiration time in minutes. Returned: changed Sample: 58
seconds integer	Cookie expiration time in seconds. Returned: changed Sample: 20
http_only boolean	The new HTTP Only value. Returned: changed Sample: true
match_across_pools boolean	The new Match Across Pools value. Returned: changed Sample: true
match_across_services boolean	The new Match Across Services value. Returned: changed Sample: false
match_across_virtuals boolean	The new Match Across Virtuals value. Returned: changed Sample: true
override_connection_limit boolean	The new Override Connection Limit value. Returned: changed Sample: false
parent string	The parent profile. Returned: changed Sample: "/Common/cookie"
secure boolean	The new Secure Cookie value. Returned: changed Sample: false

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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