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f5xc_policer Resource - terraform-provider-f5xc

Manages new policer with traffic rate limits. in F5 Distributed Cloud.

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

# Policer Resource Example
# Manages new policer with traffic rate limits. in F5 Distributed Cloud.
terraform {
required_version = ">= 1.0"
required_providers {
f5xc = {
source = "f5xc-salesdemos/f5xc"
version = ">= 0.1.0"
}
}
}
# Basic Policer configuration
resource "f5xc_policer" "example" {
name = "example-policer"
namespace = "staging"
labels = {
environment = "production"
managed_by = "terraform"
}
annotations = {
"owner" = "platform-team"
}
# API-discovered default values (shown for reference)
# These values are applied by the API if not specified
# policer_mode = "POLICER_MODE_NOT_SHARED" # API default
# policer_type = "POLICER_SINGLE_RATE_TWO_COLOR" # API default
}
# The following optional fields have server-applied defaults and can be omitted:
# - policer_mode
# - policer_type

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

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

namespace - Required String
Namespace where the Policer 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

burst_size - Required Number
The maximum size permitted for bursts of data. E.g. 10000 pps burst

committed_information_rate - Required Number
The committed information rate is the guaranteed packets rate for traffic arriving or departing under normal conditions. E.g. 10000 pps

policer_mode - Optional String Defaults to POLICER_MODE_NOT_SHARED
Possible values are POLICER_MODE_NOT_SHARED, POLICER_MODE_SHARED
[Enum: POLICER_MODE_NOT_SHARED|POLICER_MODE_SHARED] - POLICER_MODE_NOT_SHARED: Not Shared A separate policer instance is created for each reference to the policer - POLICER_MODE_SHARED: Shared A common policer instance is used for for all references to the policer. Server applies default when omitted

policer_type - Optional String Defaults to POLICER_SINGLE_RATE_TWO_COLOR
[Enum: POLICER_SINGLE_RATE_TWO_COLOR] Specifies the type of Policer Basic Single-Rate Two-Color Policer. The only possible value is POLICER_SINGLE_RATE_TWO_COLOR. 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


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_policer.example system/example