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f5xc_tunnel Resource - terraform-provider-f5xc

Manages tunnel in a given namespace. If one already exist it will give a error. in F5 Distributed Cloud.

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

# Tunnel Resource Example
# Manages tunnel in a given namespace. If one already exist it will give a error. in F5 Distributed Cloud.
terraform {
required_version = ">= 1.0"
required_providers {
f5xc = {
source = "f5xc-salesdemos/f5xc"
version = ">= 0.1.0"
}
}
}
# Basic Tunnel configuration
resource "f5xc_tunnel" "example" {
name = "example-tunnel"
namespace = "staging"
labels = {
environment = "production"
managed_by = "terraform"
}
annotations = {
"owner" = "platform-team"
}
# Tunnel configuration
remote_ip_address = "203.0.113.1"
local_ip_address = "203.0.113.2"
# IPsec tunnel
ipsec {
psk = "pre-shared-key-here"
ike_params {
ike_version = "IKE_V2"
}
}
# Site reference
site {
name = "example-site"
namespace = "staging"
}
}

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

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

namespace - Required String
Namespace where the Tunnel 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

local_ip - Optional Block
Defines the OPTIONS to select local IP address and virtual network for tunnel object OPTIONS available are - 1. Local Interface - Network Interface from which IP address and network will be selected 2. IP Address - IP address and network can be configured explicitly
See Local IP below for details.

params - Optional Block
Tunnel configuration parameters for supported encapsulation 1. IPsec is supported with PSK for which PSK can be configured
See Params below for details.

remote_ip - Optional Block
Defines the OPTIONS to select remote IP address for tunnel object OPTIONS available are - 1. IP Address - Specifies the remote IP to which tunnel has to be connected 2. Remote endpoint - Is a map of IP address on per ver node basis
See Remote IP below for details.

timeouts - Optional Block
See Timeouts below for details.

tunnel_type - Required String Defaults to IPSEC_PSK
Possible values are IPSEC_PSK, GRE
[Enum: IPSEC_PSK|GRE] Supported tunnel types are IPsec IPsec tunnel type with PSK GRE tunnel type

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

id - Optional String
Unique identifier for the resource


A local_ip block supports the following:

intf - Optional Block
Provides the local interface to pick up source IP and network for transporting encapsulated packet
See Intf below.

ip_address - Optional Block
Provides the configuration to pick up source IP and network for transporting encapsulated packet
See IP Address below.

An intf block (within local_ip) supports the following:

local_intf - Optional Block
Local interface to be used for filling in source information of IP and network for transport
See Local Intf below.

A local_intf block (within local_ip.intf) supports the following:

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

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

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

An ip_address block (within local_ip) supports the following:

auto - Optional Block
Enable this option

ip_address - Optional Block
IP Address used to specify an IPv4 or IPv6 address
See IP Address below.

virtual_network_type - Optional Block
Different types of virtual networks understood by the system
See Virtual Network Type below.

An ip_address block (within local_ip.ip_address) supports the following:

ipv4 - Optional Block
IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation (e.g., 192.0.2.1)
See IPv4 below.

ipv6 - Optional Block
IPv6 Address specified as hexadecimal numbers separated by ’:‘
See IPv6 below.

An ipv4 block (within local_ip.ip_address.ip_address) supports the following:

addr - Optional String
IPv4 Address in string form with dot-decimal notation

An ipv6 block (within local_ip.ip_address.ip_address) supports the following:

addr - Optional String
IPv6 Address in form of string. IPv6 address must be specified as hexadecimal numbers separated by ’:’ The address can be compacted by suppressing zeros e.g. ‘2001:db8:0:0:0:0:2:1’ becomes ‘2001:db8::2:1’ or ‘2001:db8:0:0:0:2:0:0’ becomes ‘2001:db8::2::‘

A virtual_network_type block (within local_ip.ip_address) supports the following:

public - Optional Block
Enable this option

site_local - Optional Block
Enable this option

site_local_inside - Optional Block
Enable this option

A params block supports the following:

ipsec - Optional Block
Configuration for IPsec encapsulation are: 1. PSK - pre shared key to be used by IKE
See Ipsec below.

An ipsec block (within params) supports the following:

ipsec_psk - Optional Block
SecretType is used in an object to indicate a sensitive/confidential field
See Ipsec Psk below.

An ipsec_psk block (within params.ipsec) supports the following:

blindfold_secret_info - Optional Block
BlindfoldSecretInfoType specifies information about the Secret managed by F5XC Secret Management
See Blindfold Secret Info below.

clear_secret_info - Optional Block
ClearSecretInfoType specifies information about the Secret that is not encrypted
See Clear Secret Info below.

Params Ipsec Ipsec Psk Blindfold Secret Info

Section titled “Params Ipsec Ipsec Psk Blindfold Secret Info”

A blindfold_secret_info block (within params.ipsec.ipsec_psk) supports the following:

decryption_provider - Optional String
Name of the Secret Management Access object that contains information about the backend Secret Management service

location - Optional String
Location is the uri_ref. It could be in URL format for string:/// Or it could be a path if the store provider is an HTTP/HTTPS location

store_provider - Optional String
Name of the Secret Management Access object that contains information about the store to GET encrypted bytes This field needs to be provided only if the URL scheme is not string:///

A clear_secret_info block (within params.ipsec.ipsec_psk) supports the following:

provider_ref - Optional String
Name of the Secret Management Access object that contains information about the store to GET encrypted bytes This field needs to be provided only if the URL scheme is not string:///

url - Optional String
URL of the secret. Currently supported URL schemes is string:///. For string:/// scheme, Secret needs to be encoded base64 format. When asked for this secret, caller will GET Secret bytes after base64 decoding

A remote_ip block supports the following:

endpoints - Optional Block
Provides a map of ver node name to remote node attributes Ver node should use these attributes to configure as remote tunnel
See Endpoints below.

ip - Optional Block
IP Address used to specify an IPv4 or IPv6 address
See IP below.

An endpoints block (within remote_ip) supports the following:

endpoints - Optional Block
Map of remote attributes to which tunnel will be established on per site node basis Every node can have a different attributes and IP address to connect to Key is ver node name and value is Remote node attributes

An ip block (within remote_ip) supports the following:

ipv4 - Optional Block
IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation (e.g., 192.0.2.1)
See IPv4 below.

ipv6 - Optional Block
IPv6 Address specified as hexadecimal numbers separated by ’:‘
See IPv6 below.

An ipv4 block (within remote_ip.ip) supports the following:

addr - Optional String
IPv4 Address in string form with dot-decimal notation

An ipv6 block (within remote_ip.ip) supports the following:

addr - Optional String
IPv6 Address in form of string. IPv6 address must be specified as hexadecimal numbers separated by ’:’ The address can be compacted by suppressing zeros e.g. ‘2001:db8:0:0:0:0:2:1’ becomes ‘2001:db8::2:1’ or ‘2001:db8:0:0:0:2:0:0’ becomes ‘2001:db8::2::‘

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_tunnel.example system/example