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# fortios_system_fortiguard – Configure FortiGuard services in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.9.

- 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 system feature and fortiguard 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 | Choices: no yes ← | Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
system_fortiguard dictionary | Default: null | Configure FortiGuard services.
| antispam_cache string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable FortiGuard antispam request caching. Uses a small amount of memory but improves performance.
| antispam_cache_mpercent integer |  | Maximum percent of FortiGate memory the antispam cache is allowed to use (1 - 15%).
| antispam_cache_ttl integer |  | Time-to-live for antispam cache entries in seconds (300 - 86400). Lower times reduce the cache size. Higher times may improve performance since the cache will have more entries.
| antispam_expiration integer |  | Expiration date of the FortiGuard antispam contract.
| antispam_force_off string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable turning off the FortiGuard antispam service.
| antispam_license integer |  | Interval of time between license checks for the FortiGuard antispam contract.
| antispam_timeout integer |  | Antispam query time out (1 - 30 sec).
| auto_join_forticloud string | Choices: enable disable | Automatically connect to and login to FortiCloud.
| ddns_server_ip string |  | IP address of the FortiDDNS server.
| ddns_server_port integer |  | Port used to communicate with FortiDDNS servers.
| load_balance_servers integer |  | Number of servers to alternate between as first FortiGuard option.
| outbreak_prevention_cache string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable FortiGuard Virus Outbreak Prevention cache.
| outbreak_prevention_cache_mpercent integer |  | Maximum percent of memory FortiGuard Virus Outbreak Prevention cache can use (1 - 15%).
| outbreak_prevention_cache_ttl integer |  | Time-to-live for FortiGuard Virus Outbreak Prevention cache entries (300 - 86400 sec).
| outbreak_prevention_expiration integer |  | Expiration date of FortiGuard Virus Outbreak Prevention contract.
| outbreak_prevention_force_off string | Choices: enable disable | Turn off FortiGuard Virus Outbreak Prevention service.
| outbreak_prevention_license integer |  | Interval of time between license checks for FortiGuard Virus Outbreak Prevention contract.
| outbreak_prevention_timeout integer |  | FortiGuard Virus Outbreak Prevention time out (1 - 30 sec).
| port string | Choices: 53 8888 80 | Port used to communicate with the FortiGuard servers.
| sdns_server_ip string |  | IP address of the FortiDNS server.
| sdns_server_port integer |  | Port used to communicate with FortiDNS servers.
| service_account_id string |  | Service account ID.
| source_ip string |  | Source IPv4 address used to communicate with FortiGuard.
| source_ip6 string |  | Source IPv6 address used to communicate with FortiGuard.
| update_server_location string | Choices: usa any | Signature update server location.
| webfilter_cache string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable FortiGuard web filter caching.
| webfilter_cache_ttl integer |  | Time-to-live for web filter cache entries in seconds (300 - 86400).
| webfilter_expiration integer |  | Expiration date of the FortiGuard web filter contract.
| webfilter_force_off string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable turning off the FortiGuard web filtering service.
| webfilter_license integer |  | Interval of time between license checks for the FortiGuard web filter contract.
| webfilter_timeout integer |  | Web filter query time out (1 - 30 sec).
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.

## 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 FortiGuard services.
        fortios_system_fortiguard:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          system_fortiguard:
            antispam_cache: "enable"
            antispam_cache_mpercent: "4"
            antispam_cache_ttl: "5"
            antispam_expiration: "6"
            antispam_force_off: "enable"
            antispam_license: "8"
            antispam_timeout: "9"
            auto_join_forticloud: "enable"
            ddns_server_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            ddns_server_port: "12"
            load_balance_servers: "13"
            outbreak_prevention_cache: "enable"
            outbreak_prevention_cache_mpercent: "15"
            outbreak_prevention_cache_ttl: "16"
            outbreak_prevention_expiration: "17"
            outbreak_prevention_force_off: "enable"
            outbreak_prevention_license: "19"
            outbreak_prevention_timeout: "20"
            port: "53"
            sdns_server_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            sdns_server_port: "23"
            service_account_id: "<your_own_value>"
            source_ip: "84.230.14.43"
            source_ip6: "<your_own_value>"
            update_server_location: "usa"
            webfilter_cache: "enable"
            webfilter_cache_ttl: "29"
            webfilter_expiration: "30"
            webfilter_force_off: "enable"
            webfilter_license: "32"
            webfilter_timeout: "33"

## 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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