# bigip_ssl_ocsp – Manage OCSP configurations on BIG-IP

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Manage OCSP configurations on BIG-IP.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
cache_error_timeout integer |  | Specifies the lifetime of an error response in the cache, in seconds.
cache_timeout string |  | Specifies the lifetime of the OCSP response in the cache, in seconds.
certificate string |  | Specifies a certificate used to sign an OCSP request.
clock_skew integer |  | Specifies the tolerable absolute difference in the clocks of the responder and the BIG-IP system, in seconds.
connection_timeout integer |  | Specifies the time interval that the BIG-IP system waits for before ending the connection to the OCSP responder, in seconds.
connections_limit integer |  | Specifies the maximum number of connections per second allowed for the OCSP certificate validator.
dns_resolver string |  | Specifies the internal DNS resolver the BIG-IP system uses to fetch the OCSP response. This involves specifying one or more DNS servers in the DNS resolver configuration. Use this option when either there is a DNS server that can do the name-resolution of the OCSP responders or the OCSP responder can be reached on one of BIG-IP system's interfaces.

hash_algorithm
string

Choices:
- sha256
- sha1

Specifies a hash algorithm used to sign an OCSP request.

key string |  | Specifies a key used to sign an OCSP request.
name string / required |  | Specifies the name of the OCSP certificate validator.
partition string added in 2.5 | Default: "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on.
passphrase string |  | Specifies a passphrase used to sign an OCSP request.
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`.

proxy_server_pool string |  | Specifies the proxy server pool the BIG-IP system uses to fetch the OCSP response. This involves creating a pool with proxy-servers. Use this option when either the OCSP responder cannot be reached on any of BIG-IP system's interfaces or one or more servers can proxy an HTTP request to an external server and fetch the response.
responder_url string |  | Specifies the absolute URL that overrides the OCSP responder URL obtained from the certificate's AIA extensions. This should be an HTTP-based URL.
route_domain string |  | Specifies the route domain for fetching an OCSP response using HTTP forward proxy.

state
string

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

When `present`, ensures that the resource exists.
When `absent`, ensures that the resource does not exist.

status_age integer |  | Specifies the maximum allowed lag time that the BIG-IP system accepts for the 'thisUpdate' time in the OCSP response.

strict_responder_checking
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Specifies whether the responder's certificate is checked for an OCSP signing extension.

trusted_responders string |  | Specifies the certificates used for validating the OCSP response when the responder's certificate has been omitted from the response.

update_password
string

Choices:
- always ←
- on_create

`always` will allow to update passwords if the user chooses to do so. `on_create` will only set the password for newly created OCSP validators.

## Notes

Note

- Requires BIG-IP >= 13.x.

- 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: Create a OCSP validator
      bigip_ssl_ocsp:
        name: foo
        proxy_server_pool: validators-pool
        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
--- | --- | ---
cache_error_timeout integer | changed | The new Response Caching Error Timeout value. Sample: 3600
cache_timeout string | changed | The new Response Caching Timeout value. Sample: indefinite
certificate string | changed | The new Request Signing Certificate value. Sample: /Common/cert1
clock_skew integer | changed | The new Response Validation Clock Skew value. Sample: 300
connection_timeout integer | changed | The new Connection Timeout value. Sample: 8
connections_limit integer | changed | The new Concurrent Connections Limit value. Sample: 50
dns_resolver string | changed | The new DNS Resolver value. Sample: /Common/resolver1
hash_algorithm string | changed | The new Request Signing Hash Algorithm value. Sample: sha256
key string | changed | The new Request Signing Key value. Sample: /Common/key1
proxy_server_pool string | changed | The new Proxy Server Pool value. Sample: /Common/pool1
responder_url string | changed | The new Connection Responder URL value. Sample: http://responder.site.com
route_domain string | changed | The new Route Domain value. Sample: /Common/0
status_age integer | changed | The new Response Validation Status Age value.
strict_responder_checking boolean | changed | The new Response Validation Strict Responder Certificate Checking value. Sample: True
trusted_responders integer | changed | The new Response Validation Trusted Responders value. Sample: /Common/default

## 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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