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# fortios_vpn_ipsec_phase1_interface – Configure VPN remote gateway 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 vpn_ipsec feature and phase1_interface 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
--- | --- | ---
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.
vpn_ipsec_phase1_interface dictionary | Default: null | Configure VPN remote gateway.
| acct_verify string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable verification of RADIUS accounting record.
| add_gw_route string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable automatically add a route to the remote gateway.
| add_route string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable control addition of a route to peer destination selector.
| assign_ip string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable assignment of IP to IPsec interface via configuration method.
| assign_ip_from string | Choices: range usrgrp dhcp name | Method by which the IP address will be assigned.
| authmethod string | Choices: psk signature | Authentication method.
| authmethod_remote string | Choices: psk signature | Authentication method (remote side).
| authpasswd string |  | XAuth password (max 35 characters).
| authusr string |  | XAuth user name.
| authusrgrp string |  | Authentication user group. Source user.group.name.
| auto_discovery_forwarder string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable forwarding auto-discovery short-cut messages.
| auto_discovery_psk string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable use of pre-shared secrets for authentication of auto-discovery tunnels.
| auto_discovery_receiver string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable accepting auto-discovery short-cut messages.
| auto_discovery_sender string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable sending auto-discovery short-cut messages.
| auto_negotiate string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable automatic initiation of IKE SA negotiation.
| backup_gateway list |  | Instruct unity clients about the backup gateway address(es).
|  | address string / required |  | Address of backup gateway.
| banner string |  | Message that unity client should display after connecting.
| cert_id_validation string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable cross validation of peer ID and the identity in the peer's certificate as specified in RFC 4945.
| certificate list |  | The names of up to 4 signed personal certificates.
|  | name string / required |  | Certificate name. Source vpn.certificate.local.name.
| childless_ike string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable childless IKEv2 initiation (RFC 6023).
| client_auto_negotiate string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable allowing the VPN client to bring up the tunnel when there is no traffic.
| client_keep_alive string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable allowing the VPN client to keep the tunnel up when there is no traffic.
| comments string |  | Comment.
| default_gw string |  | IPv4 address of default route gateway to use for traffic exiting the interface.
| default_gw_priority integer |  | Priority for default gateway route. A higher priority number signifies a less preferred route.
| dhgrp string | Choices: 1 2 5 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 27 28 29 30 31 | DH group.
| digital_signature_auth string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable IKEv2 Digital Signature Authentication (RFC 7427).
| distance integer |  | Distance for routes added by IKE (1 - 255).
| dns_mode string | Choices: manual auto | DNS server mode.
| domain string |  | Instruct unity clients about the default DNS domain.
| dpd string | Choices: disable on-idle on-demand | Dead Peer Detection mode.
| dpd_retrycount integer |  | Number of DPD retry attempts.
| dpd_retryinterval string |  | DPD retry interval.
| eap string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable IKEv2 EAP authentication.
| eap_identity string | Choices: use-id-payload send-request | IKEv2 EAP peer identity type.
| encap_local_gw4 string |  | Local IPv4 address of GRE/VXLAN tunnel.
| encap_local_gw6 string |  | Local IPv6 address of GRE/VXLAN tunnel.
| encap_remote_gw4 string |  | Remote IPv4 address of GRE/VXLAN tunnel.
| encap_remote_gw6 string |  | Remote IPv6 address of GRE/VXLAN tunnel.
| encapsulation string | Choices: none gre vxlan | Enable/disable GRE/VXLAN encapsulation.
| encapsulation_address string | Choices: ike ipv4 ipv6 | Source for GRE/VXLAN tunnel address.
| enforce_unique_id string | Choices: disable keep-new keep-old | Enable/disable peer ID uniqueness check.
| exchange_interface_ip string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable exchange of IPsec interface IP address.
| exchange_ip_addr4 string |  | IPv4 address to exchange with peers.
| exchange_ip_addr6 string |  | IPv6 address to exchange with peers
| forticlient_enforcement string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable FortiClient enforcement.
| fragmentation string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable fragment IKE message on re-transmission.
| fragmentation_mtu integer |  | IKE fragmentation MTU (500 - 16000).
| group_authentication string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable IKEv2 IDi group authentication.
| group_authentication_secret string |  | Password for IKEv2 IDi group authentication. (ASCII string or hexadecimal indicated by a leading 0x.)
| ha_sync_esp_seqno string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable sequence number jump ahead for IPsec HA.
| idle_timeout string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable IPsec tunnel idle timeout.
| idle_timeoutinterval integer |  | IPsec tunnel idle timeout in minutes (5 - 43200).
| ike_version string | Choices: 1 2 | IKE protocol version.
| include_local_lan string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable allow local LAN access on unity clients.
| interface string |  | Local physical, aggregate, or VLAN outgoing interface. Source system.interface.name.
| ip_version string | Choices: 4 6 | IP version to use for VPN interface.
| ipv4_dns_server1 string |  | IPv4 DNS server 1.
| ipv4_dns_server2 string |  | IPv4 DNS server 2.
| ipv4_dns_server3 string |  | IPv4 DNS server 3.
| ipv4_end_ip string |  | End of IPv4 range.
| ipv4_exclude_range list |  | Configuration Method IPv4 exclude ranges.
|  | end_ip string |  | End of IPv4 exclusive range.
|  | id integer / required |  | ID.
|  | start_ip string |  | Start of IPv4 exclusive range.
| ipv4_name string |  | IPv4 address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
| ipv4_netmask string |  | IPv4 Netmask.
| ipv4_split_exclude string |  | IPv4 subnets that should not be sent over the IPsec tunnel. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
| ipv4_split_include string |  | IPv4 split-include subnets. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
| ipv4_start_ip string |  | Start of IPv4 range.
| ipv4_wins_server1 string |  | WINS server 1.
| ipv4_wins_server2 string |  | WINS server 2.
| ipv6_dns_server1 string |  | IPv6 DNS server 1.
| ipv6_dns_server2 string |  | IPv6 DNS server 2.
| ipv6_dns_server3 string |  | IPv6 DNS server 3.
| ipv6_end_ip string |  | End of IPv6 range.
| ipv6_exclude_range list |  | Configuration method IPv6 exclude ranges.
|  | end_ip string |  | End of IPv6 exclusive range.
|  | id integer / required |  | ID.
|  | start_ip string |  | Start of IPv6 exclusive range.
| ipv6_name string |  | IPv6 address name. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name.
| ipv6_prefix integer |  | IPv6 prefix.
| ipv6_split_exclude string |  | IPv6 subnets that should not be sent over the IPsec tunnel. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name.
| ipv6_split_include string |  | IPv6 split-include subnets. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name.
| ipv6_start_ip string |  | Start of IPv6 range.
| keepalive integer |  | NAT-T keep alive interval.
| keylife integer |  | Time to wait in seconds before phase 1 encryption key expires.
| local_gw string |  | IPv4 address of the local gateway's external interface.
| local_gw6 string |  | IPv6 address of the local gateway's external interface.
| localid string |  | Local ID.
| localid_type string | Choices: auto fqdn user-fqdn keyid address asn1dn | Local ID type.
| mesh_selector_type string | Choices: disable subnet host | Add selectors containing subsets of the configuration depending on traffic.
| mode string | Choices: aggressive main | The ID protection mode used to establish a secure channel.
| mode_cfg string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable configuration method.
| monitor string |  | IPsec interface as backup for primary interface. Source vpn.ipsec.phase1-interface.name.
| monitor_hold_down_delay integer |  | Time to wait in seconds before recovery once primary re-establishes.
| monitor_hold_down_time string |  | Time of day at which to fail back to primary after it re-establishes.
| monitor_hold_down_type string | Choices: immediate delay time | Recovery time method when primary interface re-establishes.
| monitor_hold_down_weekday string | Choices: everyday sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday | Day of the week to recover once primary re-establishes.
| name string / required |  | IPsec remote gateway name.
| nattraversal string | Choices: enable disable forced | Enable/disable NAT traversal.
| negotiate_timeout integer |  | IKE SA negotiation timeout in seconds (1 - 300).
| net_device string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable kernel device creation for dialup instances.
| passive_mode string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable IPsec passive mode for static tunnels.
| peer string |  | Accept this peer certificate. Source user.peer.name.
| peergrp string |  | Accept this peer certificate group. Source user.peergrp.name.
| peerid string |  | Accept this peer identity.
| peertype string | Choices: any one dialup peer peergrp | Accept this peer type.
| ppk string | Choices: disable allow require | Enable/disable IKEv2 Postquantum Preshared Key (PPK).
| ppk_identity string |  | IKEv2 Postquantum Preshared Key Identity.
| ppk_secret string |  | IKEv2 Postquantum Preshared Key (ASCII string or hexadecimal encoded with a leading 0x).
| priority integer |  | Priority for routes added by IKE (0 - 4294967295).
| proposal string | Choices: des-md5 des-sha1 des-sha256 des-sha384 des-sha512 | Phase1 proposal.
| psksecret string |  | Pre-shared secret for PSK authentication (ASCII string or hexadecimal encoded with a leading 0x).
| psksecret_remote string |  | Pre-shared secret for remote side PSK authentication (ASCII string or hexadecimal encoded with a leading 0x).
| reauth string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable re-authentication upon IKE SA lifetime expiration.
| rekey string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable phase1 rekey.
| remote_gw string |  | IPv4 address of the remote gateway's external interface.
| remote_gw6 string |  | IPv6 address of the remote gateway's external interface.
| remotegw_ddns string |  | Domain name of remote gateway (eg. name.DDNS.com).
| rsa_signature_format string | Choices: pkcs1 pss | Digital Signature Authentication RSA signature format.
| save_password string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable saving XAuth username and password on VPN clients.
| send_cert_chain string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable sending certificate chain.
| signature_hash_alg string | Choices: sha1 sha2-256 sha2-384 sha2-512 | Digital Signature Authentication hash algorithms.
| split_include_service string |  | Split-include services. Source firewall.service.group.name firewall.service.custom.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.
| suite_b string | Choices: disable suite-b-gcm-128 suite-b-gcm-256 | Use Suite-B.
| tunnel_search string | Choices: selectors nexthop | Tunnel search method for when the interface is shared.
| type string | Choices: static dynamic ddns | Remote gateway type.
| unity_support string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable support for Cisco UNITY Configuration Method extensions.
| usrgrp string |  | User group name for dialup peers. Source user.group.name.
| vni integer |  | VNI of VXLAN tunnel.
| wizard_type string | Choices: custom dialup-forticlient dialup-ios dialup-android dialup-windows dialup-cisco static-fortigate dialup-fortigate static-cisco dialup-cisco-fw | GUI VPN Wizard Type.
| xauthtype string | Choices: disable client pap chap auto | XAuth type.

## 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 VPN remote gateway.
        fortios_vpn_ipsec_phase1_interface:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          state: "present"
          vpn_ipsec_phase1_interface:
            acct_verify: "enable"
            add_gw_route: "enable"
            add_route: "disable"
            assign_ip: "disable"
            assign_ip_from: "range"
            authmethod: "psk"
            authmethod_remote: "psk"
            authpasswd: "<your_own_value>"
            authusr: "<your_own_value>"
            authusrgrp: "<your_own_value> (source user.group.name)"
            auto_discovery_forwarder: "enable"
            auto_discovery_psk: "enable"
            auto_discovery_receiver: "enable"
            auto_discovery_sender: "enable"
            auto_negotiate: "enable"
            backup_gateway:
             -
                address: "<your_own_value>"
            banner: "<your_own_value>"
            cert_id_validation: "enable"
            certificate:
             -
                name: "default_name_23 (source vpn.certificate.local.name)"
            childless_ike: "enable"
            client_auto_negotiate: "disable"
            client_keep_alive: "disable"
            comments: "<your_own_value>"
            default_gw: "<your_own_value>"
            default_gw_priority: "29"
            dhgrp: "1"
            digital_signature_auth: "enable"
            distance: "32"
            dns_mode: "manual"
            domain: "<your_own_value>"
            dpd: "disable"
            dpd_retrycount: "36"
            dpd_retryinterval: "<your_own_value>"
            eap: "enable"
            eap_identity: "use-id-payload"
            encap_local_gw4: "<your_own_value>"
            encap_local_gw6: "<your_own_value>"
            encap_remote_gw4: "<your_own_value>"
            encap_remote_gw6: "<your_own_value>"
            encapsulation: "none"
            encapsulation_address: "ike"
            enforce_unique_id: "disable"
            exchange_interface_ip: "enable"
            exchange_ip_addr4: "<your_own_value>"
            exchange_ip_addr6: "<your_own_value>"
            forticlient_enforcement: "enable"
            fragmentation: "enable"
            fragmentation_mtu: "52"
            group_authentication: "enable"
            group_authentication_secret: "<your_own_value>"
            ha_sync_esp_seqno: "enable"
            idle_timeout: "enable"
            idle_timeoutinterval: "57"
            ike_version: "1"
            include_local_lan: "disable"
            interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            ip_version: "4"
            ipv4_dns_server1: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv4_dns_server2: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv4_dns_server3: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv4_end_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv4_exclude_range:
             -
                end_ip: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "68"
                start_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv4_name: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
            ipv4_netmask: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv4_split_exclude: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
            ipv4_split_include: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
            ipv4_start_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv4_wins_server1: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv4_wins_server2: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv6_dns_server1: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv6_dns_server2: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv6_dns_server3: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv6_end_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv6_exclude_range:
             -
                end_ip: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "83"
                start_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv6_name: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name)"
            ipv6_prefix: "86"
            ipv6_split_exclude: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name)"
            ipv6_split_include: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name)"
            ipv6_start_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            keepalive: "90"
            keylife: "91"
            local_gw: "<your_own_value>"
            local_gw6: "<your_own_value>"
            localid: "<your_own_value>"
            localid_type: "auto"
            mesh_selector_type: "disable"
            mode: "aggressive"
            mode_cfg: "disable"
            monitor: "<your_own_value> (source vpn.ipsec.phase1-interface.name)"
            monitor_hold_down_delay: "100"
            monitor_hold_down_time: "<your_own_value>"
            monitor_hold_down_type: "immediate"
            monitor_hold_down_weekday: "everyday"
            name: "default_name_104"
            nattraversal: "enable"
            negotiate_timeout: "106"
            net_device: "enable"
            passive_mode: "enable"
            peer: "<your_own_value> (source user.peer.name)"
            peergrp: "<your_own_value> (source user.peergrp.name)"
            peerid: "<your_own_value>"
            peertype: "any"
            ppk: "disable"
            ppk_identity: "<your_own_value>"
            ppk_secret: "<your_own_value>"
            priority: "116"
            proposal: "des-md5"
            psksecret: "<your_own_value>"
            psksecret_remote: "<your_own_value>"
            reauth: "disable"
            rekey: "enable"
            remote_gw: "<your_own_value>"
            remote_gw6: "<your_own_value>"
            remotegw_ddns: "<your_own_value>"
            rsa_signature_format: "pkcs1"
            save_password: "disable"
            send_cert_chain: "enable"
            signature_hash_alg: "sha1"
            split_include_service: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.service.group.name firewall.service.custom.name)"
            suite_b: "disable"
            tunnel_search: "selectors"
            type: "static"
            unity_support: "disable"
            usrgrp: "<your_own_value> (source user.group.name)"
            vni: "135"
            wizard_type: "custom"
            xauthtype: "disable"

## 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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