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f5xc_data_type Resource - terraform-provider-f5xc

Manages data_type creates a new object in the storage backend for metadata.namespace. in F5 Distributed Cloud.

~> Note For more information about this resource, please refer to the F5 XC API Documentation.

# Data Type Resource Example
# Manages data_type creates a new object in the storage backend for metadata.namespace. in F5 Distributed Cloud.
terraform {
required_version = ">= 1.0"
required_providers {
f5xc = {
source = "f5xc-salesdemos/f5xc"
version = ">= 0.1.0"
}
}
}
# Basic Data Type configuration
resource "f5xc_data_type" "example" {
name = "example-data-type"
namespace = "staging"
labels = {
environment = "production"
managed_by = "terraform"
}
annotations = {
"owner" = "platform-team"
}
# Resource-specific configuration
# Configure key/value or regex match rules to enable the pl...
rules {
# Configure rules settings
}
# Configuration parameter for key pattern.
key_pattern {
# Configure key_pattern settings
}
# Configuration parameter for exact values.
exact_values {
# Configure exact_values settings
}
}

🔶 High Risk Operations — Some operations on this resource have high danger level. Destructive operations may require confirmation.

name - Required String
Name of the Data Type. Must be unique within the namespace

namespace - Required String
Namespace where the Data Type will be created

annotations - Optional Map
Annotations is an unstructured key value map stored with a resource that may be set by external tools to store and retrieve arbitrary metadata

description - Optional String
Human readable description for the object

disable - Optional Bool
A value of true will administratively disable the object

labels - Optional Map
Labels is a user defined key value map that can be attached to resources for organization and filtering

compliances - Required List
Possible values are GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA, LGPD, DPA_UK, PDPA_SG, APPI, HIPAA, CPRA_2023, CPA_CO, SOC2, PCI_DSS, ISO_IEC_27001, ISO_IEC_27701, EPRIVACY_DIRECTIVE, GLBA, SOX
[Enum: GDPR|CCPA|PIPEDA|LGPD|DPA_UK|PDPA_SG|APPI|HIPAA|CPRA_2023|CPA_CO|SOC2|PCI_DSS|ISO_IEC_27001|ISO_IEC_27701|EPRIVACY_DIRECTIVE|GLBA|SOX] Choose applicable compliance frameworks such as GDPR, PCI/DSS, or CCPA to ensure the platform identifies whether vulnerabilities in API endpoints handling this data type may cause a compliance breach

is_pii - Required Bool
Select this option to classify the custom data type as personally identifiable information (PII)

is_sensitive_data - Required Bool
Select this option to classify the custom data type as sensitive, enabling detection of API vulnerabilities related to this data type

rules - Optional Block
Configure key/value or regex match rules to enable the platform to detect this custom data type in the API request or response
See Rules below for details.

timeouts - Optional Block
See Timeouts below for details.

In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:

id - Optional String
Unique identifier for the resource


A rules block supports the following:

key_pattern - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for key pattern
See Key Pattern below.

key_value_pattern - Optional Block
Search for specific key & value patterns in the specified sections
See Key Value Pattern below.

value_pattern - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for value pattern
See Value Pattern below.

A key_pattern block (within rules) supports the following:

exact_values - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for exact values
See Exact Values below.

regex_value - Optional String
Search for values matching this regular expression

substring_value - Optional String
Search for values that include this substring

An exact_values block (within rules.key_pattern) supports the following:

exact_values - Optional List
List of exact values to match

A key_value_pattern block (within rules) supports the following:

key_pattern - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for key pattern
See Key Pattern below.

value_pattern - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for value pattern
See Value Pattern below.

A key_pattern block (within rules.key_value_pattern) supports the following:

exact_values - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for exact values
See Exact Values below.

regex_value - Optional String
Search for values matching this regular expression

substring_value - Optional String
Search for values that include this substring

Rules Key Value Pattern Key Pattern Exact Values

Section titled “Rules Key Value Pattern Key Pattern Exact Values”

Deeply nested Values block collapsed for readability.

A value_pattern block (within rules.key_value_pattern) supports the following:

exact_values - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for exact values
See Exact Values below.

regex_value - Optional String
Search for values matching this regular expression

substring_value - Optional String
Search for values that include this substring

Rules Key Value Pattern Value Pattern Exact Values

Section titled “Rules Key Value Pattern Value Pattern Exact Values”

Deeply nested Values block collapsed for readability.

A value_pattern block (within rules) supports the following:

exact_values - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for exact values
See Exact Values below.

regex_value - Optional String
Search for values matching this regular expression

substring_value - Optional String
Search for values that include this substring

An exact_values block (within rules.value_pattern) supports the following:

exact_values - Optional List
List of exact values to match

A timeouts block supports the following:

create - Optional String (Defaults to 10 minutes)
Used when creating the resource

delete - Optional String (Defaults to 10 minutes)
Used when deleting the resource

read - Optional String (Defaults to 5 minutes)
Used when retrieving the resource

update - Optional String (Defaults to 10 minutes)
Used when updating the resource


The following type definitions are used throughout this resource. See the full definition here rather than repeated inline.

Object Reference {#common-object-reference}

Section titled “Object Reference {#common-object-reference}”

Object references establish a direct reference from one configuration object to another in F5 Distributed Cloud. References use the format tenant/namespace/name.

FieldTypeDescription
nameStringName of the referenced object
namespaceStringNamespace containing the referenced object
tenantStringTenant of the referenced object (system-managed)

Transformers apply transformations to input values before matching. Multiple transformers can be applied in order.

ValueDescription
LOWER_CASEConvert to lowercase
UPPER_CASEConvert to uppercase
BASE64_DECODEDecodebase64 content
NORMALIZE_PATHNormalize URL path
REMOVE_WHITESPACERemove whitespace characters
URL_DECODEDecode URL-encoded characters
TRIM_LEFTTrim leading whitespace
TRIM_RIGHTTrim trailing whitespace
TRIMTrim both leading and trailing whitespace

HTTP methods used for request matching.

ValueDescription
ANYMatch any HTTP method
GETHTTP GET request
HEADHTTP HEAD request
POSTHTTP POST request
PUTHTTP PUT request
DELETEHTTP DELETE request
CONNECTHTTP CONNECT request
OPTIONSHTTP OPTIONS request
TRACEHTTP TRACE request
PATCHHTTP PATCH request
COPYHTTP COPY request (WebDAV)

TLS Fingerprints {#common-tls-fingerprints}

Section titled “TLS Fingerprints {#common-tls-fingerprints}”

TLS fingerprint categories for malicious client detection.

ValueDescription
TLS_FINGERPRINT_NONENo fingerprint matching
ANY_MALICIOUS_FINGERPRINTMatch any known malicious fingerprint
ADWAREAdware-associated fingerprints
DRIDEXDridex malware fingerprints
GOOTKITGootkit malware fingerprints
RANSOMWARERansomware-associated fingerprints
TRICKBOTTrickbot malware fingerprints

IP Threat Categories {#common-ip-threat-categories}

Section titled “IP Threat Categories {#common-ip-threat-categories}”

IP address threat categories for security filtering.

ValueDescription
SPAM_SOURCESKnown spam sources
WINDOWS_EXPLOITSWindows exploit sources
WEB_ATTACKSWeb attack sources
BOTNETSKnown botnet IPs
SCANNERSNetwork scanner IPs
REPUTATIONPoor reputation IPs
PHISHINGPhishing-related IPs
PROXYAnonymous proxy IPs
MOBILE_THREATSMobile threat sources
TOR_PROXYTor exit nodes
DENIAL_OF_SERVICEDoS attack sources
NETWORKKnown bad network ranges

Import is supported using the following syntax:

Terminal window
# Import using namespace/name format
terraform import f5xc_data_type.example system/example