azure_rm_securitygroup - Manage Azure network security groups.¶

New in version 2.1.

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

Synopsis ¶

Create, update or delete a network security group. A security group contains Access Control List (ACL) rules that allow or deny network traffic to subnets or individual network interfaces. A security group is created with a set of default security rules and an empty set of security rules. Shape traffic flow by adding rules to the empty set of security rules.

Requirements ¶

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

python >= 2.7
azure >= 2.0.0

Parameters ¶

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
ad_user			Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
adfs_authority_url (added in 2.6)		Default: None	Azure AD authority url. Use when authenticating with Username/password, and has your own ADFS authority.
api_profile (added in 2.5)		Default: latest	Selects an API profile to use when communicating with Azure services. Default value of `latest` is appropriate for public clouds; future values will allow use with Azure Stack.
append_tags bool		Choices: no yes ←	Use to control if tags field is canonical or just appends to existing tags. When canonical, any tags not found in the tags parameter will be removed from the object's metadata.
auth_source (added in 2.5)		Choices: auto cli credential_file env msi	Controls the source of the credentials to use for authentication. If not specified, ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE environment variable will be used and default to `auto` if variable is not defined. `auto` will follow the default precedence of module parameters -> environment variables -> default profile in credential file `~/.azure/credentials`. When set to `cli`, the credentials will be sources from the default Azure CLI profile. Can also be set via the `ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE` environment variable. When set to `msi`, the host machine must be an azure resource with an enabled MSI extension. `subscription_id` or the environment variable `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID` can be used to identify the subscription ID if the resource is granted access to more than one subscription, otherwise the first subscription is chosen. The `msi` was added in Ansible 2.6.
cert_validation_mode (added in 2.5)		Choices: validate ignore	Controls the certificate validation behavior for Azure endpoints. By default, all modules will validate the server certificate, but when an HTTPS proxy is in use, or against Azure Stack, it may be necessary to disable this behavior by passing `ignore`. Can also be set via credential file profile or the `AZURE_CERT_VALIDATION` environment variable.
client_id			Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
cloud_environment (added in 2.4)		Default: AzureCloud	For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, `AzureChinaCloud`, `AzureUSGovernment`), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the `AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT` environment variable.
default_rules			The set of default rules automatically added to a security group at creation. In general default rules will not be modified. Modify rules to shape the flow of traffic to or from a subnet or NIC. See rules below for the makeup of a rule dict.
location			Valid azure location. Defaults to location of the resource group.
name			Name of the security group to operate on.
password			Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
profile			Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
purge_default_rules bool		Choices: no ← yes	Remove any existing rules not matching those defined in the default_rules parameter.
purge_rules bool		Choices: no ← yes	Remove any existing rules not matching those defined in the rules parameters.
resource_group required			Name of the resource group the security group belongs to.
rules			Set of rules shaping traffic flow to or from a subnet or NIC. Each rule is a dictionary.
	source_address_prefix	Default: *	The CIDR or source IP range. Asterix `*` can also be used to match all source IPs. Default tags such as `VirtualNetwork`, `AzureLoadBalancer` and `Internet` can also be used. If this is an ingress rule, specifies where network traffic originates from. It can accept string type or a list of string type.
	destination_address_prefix	Default: *	The destination address prefix. CIDR or destination IP range. Asterix `*` can also be used to match all source IPs. Default tags such as `VirtualNetwork`, `AzureLoadBalancer` and `Internet` can also be used. It can accept string type or a list of string type.
	protocol	Choices: Udp Tcp * ←	Accepted traffic protocol.
	name required		Unique name for the rule.
	description		Short description of the rule's purpose.
	direction	Choices: Inbound ← Outbound	Indicates the direction of the traffic flow.
	access	Choices: Allow ← Deny	Whether or not to allow the traffic flow.
	source_port_range	Default: *	Port or range of ports from which traffic originates. It can accept string type or a list of string type.
	destination_port_range	Default: *	Port or range of ports to which traffic is headed. It can accept string type or a list of string type.
	priority required		Order in which to apply the rule. Must a unique integer between 100 and 4096 inclusive.
secret			Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
state		Choices: absent present ←	Assert the state of the security group. Set to 'present' to create or update a security group. Set to 'absent' to remove a security group.
subscription_id			Your Azure subscription Id.
tags			Dictionary of string:string pairs to assign as metadata to the object. Metadata tags on the object will be updated with any provided values. To remove tags set append_tags option to false.
tenant			Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

Notes ¶

Note

For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables or use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials. Authentication is possible using a service principal or Active Directory user. To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.
To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.
Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

Examples ¶

# Create a security group
- azure_rm_securitygroup:
      resource_group: mygroup
      name: mysecgroup
      purge_rules: yes
      rules:
          - name: DenySSH
            protocol: Tcp
            destination_port_range: 22
            access: Deny
            priority: 100
            direction: Inbound
          - name: 'AllowSSH'
            protocol: Tcp
            source_address_prefix:
              - '174.109.158.0/24'
              - '174.109.159.0/24'
            destination_port_range: 22
            access: Allow
            priority: 101
            direction: Inbound
          - name: 'AllowMultiplePorts'
            protocol: Tcp
            source_address_prefix:
              - '174.109.158.0/24'
              - '174.109.159.0/24'
            destination_port_range:
              - 80
              - 443
            access: Allow
            priority: 102

# Update rules on existing security group
- azure_rm_securitygroup:
      resource_group: mygroup
      name: mysecgroup
      rules:
          - name: DenySSH
            protocol: Tcp
            destination_port_range: 22-23
            access: Deny
            priority: 100
            direction: Inbound
          - name: AllowSSHFromHome
            protocol: Tcp
            source_address_prefix: '174.109.158.0/24'
            destination_port_range: 22-23
            access: Allow
            priority: 102
            direction: Inbound
      tags:
          testing: testing
          delete: on-exit

# Delete security group
- azure_rm_securitygroup:
      resource_group: mygroup
      name: mysecgroup
      state: absent

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
state dict	always	Current state of the security group. Sample: {'subnets': [], 'name': 'mysecgroup', 'tags': {'foo': 'bar', 'testing': 'testing', 'delete': 'on-exit'}, 'rules': [{'access': 'Deny', 'destination_address_prefix': '', 'protocol': 'Tcp', 'description': None, 'direction': 'Inbound', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'priority': 100, 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'source_port_range': '', 'source_address_prefix': '', 'id': '/subscriptions/3f7e29ba-24e0-42f6-8d9c-5149a14bda37/resourceGroups/Testing/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/securityRules/DenySSH', 'destination_port_range': '22', 'name': 'DenySSH'}, {'access': 'Allow', 'destination_address_prefix': '', 'protocol': 'Tcp', 'description': None, 'direction': 'Inbound', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'priority': 101, 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'source_port_range': '', 'source_address_prefix': '174.109.158.0/24', 'id': '/subscriptions/3f7e29ba-24e0-42f6-8d9c-5149a14bda37/resourceGroups/Testing/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/securityRules/AllowSSH', 'destination_port_range': '22', 'name': 'AllowSSH'}], 'network_interfaces': [], 'default_rules': [{'access': 'Allow', 'destination_address_prefix': 'VirtualNetwork', 'protocol': '', 'description': 'Allow inbound traffic from all VMs in VNET', 'direction': 'Inbound', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'priority': 65000, 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'source_port_range': '', 'source_address_prefix': 'VirtualNetwork', 'id': '/subscriptions/3f7e29ba-24e0-42f6-8d9c-5149a14bda37/resourceGroups/Testing/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/AllowVnetInBound', 'destination_port_range': '', 'name': 'AllowVnetInBound'}, {'access': 'Allow', 'destination_address_prefix': '', 'protocol': '', 'description': 'Allow inbound traffic from azure load balancer', 'direction': 'Inbound', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'priority': 65001, 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'source_port_range': '', 'source_address_prefix': 'AzureLoadBalancer', 'id': '/subscriptions/3f7e29ba-24e0-42f6-8d9c-5149a14bda37/resourceGroups/Testing/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/AllowAzureLoadBalancerInBound', 'destination_port_range': '', 'name': 'AllowAzureLoadBalancerInBound'}, {'access': 'Deny', 'destination_address_prefix': '', 'protocol': '', 'description': 'Deny all inbound traffic', 'direction': 'Inbound', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'priority': 65500, 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'source_port_range': '', 'source_address_prefix': '', 'id': '/subscriptions/3f7e29ba-24e0-42f6-8d9c-5149a14bda37/resourceGroups/Testing/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/DenyAllInBound', 'destination_port_range': '', 'name': 'DenyAllInBound'}, {'access': 'Allow', 'destination_address_prefix': 'VirtualNetwork', 'protocol': '', 'description': 'Allow outbound traffic from all VMs to all VMs in VNET', 'direction': 'Outbound', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'priority': 65000, 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'source_port_range': '', 'source_address_prefix': 'VirtualNetwork', 'id': '/subscriptions/3f7e29ba-24e0-42f6-8d9c-5149a14bda37/resourceGroups/Testing/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/AllowVnetOutBound', 'destination_port_range': '', 'name': 'AllowVnetOutBound'}, {'access': 'Allow', 'destination_address_prefix': 'Internet', 'protocol': '', 'description': 'Allow outbound traffic from all VMs to Internet', 'direction': 'Outbound', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'priority': 65001, 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'source_port_range': '', 'source_address_prefix': '', 'id': '/subscriptions/3f7e29ba-24e0-42f6-8d9c-5149a14bda37/resourceGroups/Testing/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/AllowInternetOutBound', 'destination_port_range': '', 'name': 'AllowInternetOutBound'}, {'access': 'Deny', 'destination_address_prefix': '', 'protocol': '', 'description': 'Deny all outbound traffic', 'direction': 'Outbound', 'provisioning_state': 'Succeeded', 'priority': 65500, 'etag': 'W/"edf48d56-b315-40ca-a85d-dbcb47f2da7d"', 'source_port_range': '', 'source_address_prefix': '', 'id': '/subscriptions/3f7e29ba-24e0-42f6-8d9c-5149a14bda37/resourceGroups/Testing/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup/defaultSecurityRules/DenyAllOutBound', 'destination_port_range': '*', 'name': 'DenyAllOutBound'}], 'location': 'westus', 'type': 'Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', 'id': '/subscriptions/3f7e29ba-24e0-42f6-8d9c-5149a14bda37/resourceGroups/Testing/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/mysecgroup'}

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as certified which means that it is maintained by an Ansible Partner. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by an Ansible Partner, see here.

Author ¶

Chris Houseknecht (@chouseknecht)
Matt Davis (@nitzmahone)

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