# bigip_profile_server_ssl – Manages server SSL profiles on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Manages server SSL profiles on a BIG-IP.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
certificate string |  | Specifies the name of the certificate that the system uses for server-side SSL processing.
chain string |  | Specifies the certificates-key chain to associate with the SSL profile.
ciphers string |  | Specifies the list of ciphers that the system supports. When creating a new profile, the default cipher list is provided by the parent profile.
key string |  | Specifies the file name of the SSL key.
name string / required |  | Specifies the name of the profile.
ocsp_profile string |  | Specifies the name of the OCSP profile for purpose of validating status of server certificate.
parent string | Default: "/Common/serverssl" | The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed.
partition string | Default: "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on.
passphrase string |  | Specifies a passphrase used to encrypt the key.
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`.

secure_renegotiation
string

Choices:
- require
- require-strict
- request

Specifies the method of secure renegotiations for SSL connections. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile.
When `request` is set the system request secure renegotation of SSL connections.
`require` is a default setting and when set the system permits initial SSL handshakes from clients but terminates renegotiations from unpatched clients.
The `require-strict` setting the system requires strict renegotiation of SSL connections. In this mode the system refuses connections to insecure servers, and terminates existing SSL connections to insecure servers.

server_certificate
string

Choices:
- ignore
- require

Specifies the way the system handles server certificates.
When `ignore`, specifies that the system ignores certificates from server systems.
When `require`, specifies that the system requires a server to present a valid certificate.

server_name string |  | Specifies the fully qualified DNS hostname of the server used in Server Name Indication communications. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile.

sni_default
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Indicates that the system uses this profile as the default SSL profile when there is no match to the server name, or when the client provides no SNI extension support.
When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile.
There can be only one SSL profile with this setting enabled.

sni_require
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Requires that the network peers also provide SNI support, setting only takes effect when `sni_default` is `yes`.
When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile.

state
string

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

When `present`, ensures that the profile exists.
When `absent`, ensures the profile is removed.

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 profiles.

## 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: Create a new server SSL profile
      bigip_profile_server_ssl:
        name: foo
        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
--- | --- | ---
ciphers string | changed | The ciphers applied to the profile. Sample: !SSLv3:!SSLv2:ECDHE+AES-GCM+SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-CBC-SHA
secure_renegotiation string | changed | The method of secure SSL renegotiation. Sample: request

## 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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