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# bigip_device_auth – Manage system authentication on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.7.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Manage the system authentication configuration. This module can assist in configuring a number of different system authentication types. Note that this module can not be used to configure APM authentication types.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
authentication string | Choices: use-first-server use-all-servers | Specifies the process the system employs when sending authentication requests. When `use-first-server`, specifies that the system sends authentication attempts to only the first server in the list. When `use-all-servers`, specifies that the system sends an authentication request to each server until authentication succeeds, or until the system has sent a request to all servers in the list. This parameter is supported by the `tacacs` type.
protocol_name string | Choices: lcp ip ipx atalk vines lat xremote tn3270 telnet rlogin pad vpdn ftp http deccp osicp unknown | Specifies the protocol associated with the value specified in `service_name`, which is a subset of the associated service being used for client authorization or system accounting. Note that the majority of TACACS+ implementations are of protocol type `ip`, so try that first.
provider dictionary added in 2.5 |  | 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.
| password string / required |  | The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_PASSWORD`. aliases: pass, pwd
| server string / required |  | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER`.
| server_port integer | Default: 443 | The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER_PORT`.
| ssh_keyfile path |  | Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE`.
| 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 | Choices: cli rest ← | Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
| user string / required |  | The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_USER`.
| validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | 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`.
secret string |  | Secret key used to encrypt and decrypt packets sent or received from the server. Do not use the pound/hash sign in the secret for TACACS+ servers. When configuring TACACS+ auth for the first time, this value is required.
servers raw |  | Specifies a list of the IPv4 addresses for servers using the Terminal Access Controller Access System (TACACS)+ protocol with which the system communicates to obtain authorization data. For each address, an alternate TCP port number may be optionally specified by specifying the `port` key. If no port number is specified, the default port `49163` is used. This parameter is supported by the `tacacs` type.
| address - |  | The IP address of the server. This field is required, unless you are specifying a simple list of servers. In that case, the simple list can specify server IPs. See examples for more clarification.
| port - | Default: 49163 | The port of the server.
service_name string | Choices: slip ppp arap shell tty-daemon connection system firewall | Specifies the name of the service that the user is requesting to be authorized to use. Identifying what the user is asking to be authorized for, enables the TACACS+ server to behave differently for different types of authorization requests. When configuring this form of system authentication, this setting is required. Note that the majority of TACACS+ implementations are of service type `ppp`, so try that first.
state string | Choices: absent present ← | The state of the authentication configuration on the system. When `present`, guarantees that the system is configured for the specified `type`. When `absent`, sets the system auth source back to `local`.
type string | Choices: tacacs local | The authentication type to manage with this module. Take special note that the parameters supported by this module will vary depending on the `type` that you are configuring. This module only supports a subset, at this time, of the total available auth types.
update_secret string | Choices: always ← on_create | `always` will allow to update secrets if the user chooses to do so. `on_create` will only set the secret when a `use_auth_source` is `yes` and TACACS+ is not currently the auth source.
use_for_auth boolean | Choices: no yes | Specifies whether or not this auth source is put in use on the system.

## 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 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: Set the system auth to TACACS+, default server port
      bigip_device_auth:
        type: tacacs
        authentication: use-all-servers
        protocol_name: ip
        secret: secret
        servers:
          - 10.10.10.10
          - 10.10.10.11
        service_name: ppp
        state: present
        use_for_auth: yes
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Set the system auth to TACACS+, override server port
      bigip_device_auth:
        type: tacacs
        authentication: use-all-servers
        protocol_name: ip
        secret: secret
        servers:
          - address: 10.10.10.10
            port: 1234
          - 10.10.10.11
        service_name: ppp
        use_for_auth: yes
        state: present
        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 | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
authentication string | changed | Process the system uses to serve authentication requests when using TACACS. Sample: use-all-servers
protocol_name string | changed | Name of the protocol associated with `service_name` used for client authentication. Sample: ip
servers list | changed | List of servers used in TACACS authentication. Sample: ['1.2.2.1', '4.5.5.4']
service_name string | changed | Name of the service the user is requesting to be authorized to use. Sample: ppp

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

### Authors

- Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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