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f5xc_protocol_inspection Resource - terraform-provider-f5xc

Manages Protocol Inspection Specification in a given namespace. If one already exists it will give an error. in F5 Distributed Cloud.

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

# Protocol Inspection Resource Example
# Manages Protocol Inspection Specification in a given namespace. If one already exists it will give an error. in F5 Distributed Cloud.
terraform {
required_version = ">= 1.0"
required_providers {
f5xc = {
source = "f5xc-salesdemos/f5xc"
version = ">= 0.1.0"
}
}
}
# Basic Protocol Inspection configuration
resource "f5xc_protocol_inspection" "example" {
name = "example-protocol-inspection"
namespace = "staging"
labels = {
environment = "production"
managed_by = "terraform"
}
annotations = {
"owner" = "platform-team"
}
# Resource-specific configuration
# Enable Disable Compliance Checks Choice.
enable_disable_compliance_checks {
# Configure enable_disable_compliance_checks settings
}
# Configuration parameter for disable compliance checks.
disable_compliance_checks {
# Configure disable_compliance_checks settings
}
# Type establishes a direct reference from one object(the r...
enable_compliance_checks {
# Configure enable_compliance_checks settings
}
}
# The following optional fields have server-applied defaults and can be omitted:
# - action

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

Required fields:

  • name
  • namespace
  • enable_disable_compliance_checks
  • enable_disable_signatures

Example (API format):

apiVersion: v1
kind: protocol_inspection
metadata:
name: example-inspection
namespace: default
spec:
enable_disable_compliance_checks:
disable_compliance_checks: {}
enable_disable_signatures:
enable_signature: {}

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

namespace - Required String
Namespace where the Protocol Inspection 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

action - Optional String Defaults to ALLOW
Possible values are ALLOW, DENY, DROP
[Enum: ALLOW|DENY|DROP] Action after inspection - ALLOW: Allow Allow traffic - DENY: Deny Throw RST error for TCP and ICMP error for UDP - DROP: DROP Silently drop traffic. Server applies default when omitted

enable_disable_compliance_checks - Optional Block
Enable Disable Compliance Checks Choice
See Enable Disable Compliance Checks below for details.

enable_disable_signatures - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for enable disable signatures
See Enable Disable Signatures 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


An enable_disable_compliance_checks block supports the following:

disable_compliance_checks - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for disable compliance checks

enable_compliance_checks - Optional Block
Type establishes a direct reference from one object(the referrer) to another(the referred). Such a reference is in form of tenant/namespace/name
See Enable Compliance Checks below.

Enable Disable Compliance Checks Enable Compliance Checks

Section titled “Enable Disable Compliance Checks Enable Compliance Checks”

An enable_compliance_checks block (within enable_disable_compliance_checks) 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 enable_disable_signatures block supports the following:

disable_signature - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for disable signature

enable_signature - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for enable signature

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_protocol_inspection.example system/example