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f5xc_network_firewall Resource - terraform-provider-f5xc

Manages a Network Firewall resource in F5 Distributed Cloud for network firewall is created by users in system namespace. configuration.

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

# Network Firewall Resource Example
# Manages a Network Firewall resource in F5 Distributed Cloud for network firewall is created by users in system namespace. configuration.
terraform {
required_version = ">= 1.0"
required_providers {
f5xc = {
source = "f5xc-salesdemos/f5xc"
version = ">= 0.1.0"
}
}
}
# Basic Network Firewall configuration
resource "f5xc_network_firewall" "example" {
name = "example-network-firewall"
namespace = "staging"
labels = {
environment = "production"
managed_by = "terraform"
}
annotations = {
"owner" = "platform-team"
}
# Resource-specific configuration
# [OneOf: active_enhanced_firewall_policies, active_network...
active_enhanced_firewall_policies {
# Configure active_enhanced_firewall_policies settings
}
# Ordered List of Enhanced Firewall Policies active .
enhanced_firewall_policies {
# Configure enhanced_firewall_policies settings
}
# [OneOf: active_fast_acls, disable_fast_acl; Default: disa...
active_fast_acls {
# Configure active_fast_acls settings
}
}
# The following optional fields have server-applied defaults and can be omitted:
# - disable_fast_acl
# - disable_forward_proxy_policy
# - disable_network_policy

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

Required fields:

  • name
  • namespace

Example (API format):

metadata:
name: my-network-firewall
namespace: system
spec: {}

name - Required String
Name of the Network Firewall. Must be unique within the namespace

namespace - Required String
Namespace where the Network Firewall 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

-> One of the following:active_enhanced_firewall_policies - Optional Block
List of Enhanced Firewall Policies These policies use session-based rules and provide all OPTIONS available under firewall policies with an additional option for service insertion
See Active Enhanced Firewall Policies below for details.

active_network_policies - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for active network policies
See Active Network Policies below for details.

-> One of the following:active_fast_acls - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for active fast acls
See Active Fast Acls below for details.

-> One of the following:active_forward_proxy_policies - Optional Block
Ordered List of Forward Proxy Policies active
See Active Forward Proxy Policies below for details.

disable_fast_acl - Optional Block Defaults to map[]
Configuration parameter for disable fast ACL. Server applies default when omitted

disable_forward_proxy_policy - Optional Block Defaults to map[]
Policy configuration for this feature. Server applies default when omitted

disable_network_policy - Optional Block Defaults to map[]
Policy configuration for this feature. Server applies default when omitted

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


An active_enhanced_firewall_policies block supports the following:

enhanced_firewall_policies - Optional Block
Ordered List of Enhanced Firewall Policies active
See Enhanced Firewall Policies below.

Active Enhanced Firewall Policies Enhanced Firewall Policies

Section titled “Active Enhanced Firewall Policies Enhanced Firewall Policies”

An enhanced_firewall_policies block (within active_enhanced_firewall_policies) supports the following:

name - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then name will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) name

namespace - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then namespace will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) namespace

tenant - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then tenant will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) tenant

An active_fast_acls block supports the following:

fast_acls - Optional Block
Ordered List of Fast ACL(s) active for this network firewall
See Fast Acls below.

A fast_acls block (within active_fast_acls) supports the following:

name - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then name will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) name

namespace - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then namespace will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) namespace

tenant - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then tenant will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) tenant

An active_forward_proxy_policies block supports the following:

forward_proxy_policies - Optional Block
Ordered List of Forward Proxy Policies active
See Forward Proxy Policies below.

Active Forward Proxy Policies Forward Proxy Policies

Section titled “Active Forward Proxy Policies Forward Proxy Policies”

A forward_proxy_policies block (within active_forward_proxy_policies) supports the following:

name - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then name will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) name

namespace - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then namespace will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) namespace

tenant - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then tenant will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) tenant

An active_network_policies block supports the following:

network_policies - Optional Block
Ordered List of Firewall Policies active for this network firewall
See Network Policies below.

A network_policies block (within active_network_policies) supports the following:

name - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then name will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) name

namespace - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then namespace will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) namespace

tenant - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then tenant will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) tenant

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_network_firewall.example system/example