netscaler.adc.nsencryptionkey module – Configuration for encryption key resource.

Note

This module is part of the netscaler.adc collection (version 2.6.2).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install netscaler.adc.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netscaler.adc.nsencryptionkey.

New in netscaler.adc 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • Configuration for encryption key resource.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

api_path

string

Base NITRO API path.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

Default: "nitro/v1/config"

comment

string

Comments associated with this encryption key.

iv

string

The initalization voector (IV) for a block cipher, one block of data used to initialize the encryption. The best practice is to not specify an IV, in which case a new random IV will be generated for each encryption. The format must be iv_data or keyid_iv_data to include the generated IV in the encrypted data. The IV should only be specified if it cannot be included in the encrypted data. The IV length is the cipher block size:

RC4 - not used (error if IV is specified)

DES - 8 bytes (all modes)

DES3 - 8 bytes (all modes)

AES128 - 16 bytes (all modes)

AES192 - 16 bytes (all modes)

AES256 - 16 bytes (all modes)

keyvalue

string

The hex-encoded key value. The length is determined by the cipher method:

RC4 - 16 bytes

DES - 8 bytes (all modes)

DES3 - 24 bytes (all modes)

AES128 - 16 bytes (all modes)

AES192 - 24 bytes (all modes)

AES256 - 32 bytes (all modes)

Note that the keyValue will be encrypted when it it is saved.

There is a special key value AUTO which generates a new random key for the specified method. This kind of key is

intended for use cases where the NetScaler both encrypts and decrypts the same data, such an HTTP header.

managed_netscaler_instance_id

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The ID of the managed NetScaler instance to which NetScaler Console

has to configure as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

managed_netscaler_instance_ip

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The IP of the managed NetScaler instance to which NetScaler Console

has to configure as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

managed_netscaler_instance_name

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The name of the managed NetScaler instance to which NetScaler Console

has to configure as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

managed_netscaler_instance_password

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The password of the managed NetScaler instance.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

In Settings > Administration > System Configurations > Basic Settings,

if you select Prompt Credentials for Instance Login,

ensure to configure username and password of a managed instance.

managed_netscaler_instance_username

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The username of the managed NetScaler instance.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

In Settings > Administration > System Configurations > Basic Settings,

if you select Prompt Credentials for Instance Login,

ensure to configure username and password of a managed instance.

method

string

Cipher method to be used to encrypt and decrypt content.

NONE - no encryption or decryption is performed The output of ENCRYPT() and DECRYPT() is the same as the input.

RC4 - the RC4 stream cipher with a 128 bit (16 byte) key; RC4 is now considered insecure and should only be used if required by existing applciations.

DES[-<mode>] - the Data Encryption Standard (DES) block cipher with a 64-bit (8 byte) key, with 56 data bits and 8 parity bits. DES is considered less secure than DES3 or AES so it should only be used if required by an existing applicastion. The optional mode is described below; DES without a mode is equivalent to DES-CBC.

DES3[-<mode>] - the Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES) block cipher with a 192-bit (24 byte) key. The optional mode is described below; DES3 without a mode is equivalent to DES3-CBC.

AES<keysize>[-<mode>] - the Advanced Encryption Standard block cipher, available with 128 bit (16 byte), 192 bit (24 byte), and 256 bit (32 byte) keys. The optional mode is described below; AES<keysize> without a mode is equivalent to AES<keysize>-CBC.

For a block cipher, the <mode> specifies how multiple blocks of plaintext are encrypted and how the Initialization Vector (IV) is used. Choices are

CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) - Each block of plaintext is XORed with the previous ciphertext block, or IV for the first block, before being encrypted. Padding is required if the plaintext is not a multiple of the cipher block size.

CFB (Cipher Feedback) - The previous ciphertext block, or the IV for the first block, is encrypted and the output is XORed with the current plaintext block to create the current ciphertext block. The 128-bit version of CFB is provided. Padding is not required.

OFB (Output Feedback) - A keystream is generated by applying the cipher successfully to the IV and XORing the keystream blocks with the plaintext. Padding is not required.

ECB (Electronic Codebook) - Each block of plaintext is independently encrypted. An IV is not used. Padding is required. This mode is considered less secure than the other modes because the same plaintext always produces the same encrypted text and should only be used if required by an existing application.

Choices:

  • "NONE"

  • "RC4"

  • "DES3"

  • "AES128"

  • "AES192"

  • "AES256"

  • "DES"

  • "DES-CBC"

  • "DES-CFB"

  • "DES-OFB"

  • "DES-ECB"

  • "DES3-CBC"

  • "DES3-CFB"

  • "DES3-OFB"

  • "DES3-ECB"

  • "AES128-CBC"

  • "AES128-CFB"

  • "AES128-OFB"

  • "AES128-ECB"

  • "AES192-CBC"

  • "AES192-CFB"

  • "AES192-OFB"

  • "AES192-ECB"

  • "AES256-CBC"

  • "AES256-CFB"

  • "AES256-OFB"

  • "AES256-ECB"

name

string

Key name. This follows the same syntax rules as other expression entity names:

It must begin with an alpha character (A-Z or a-z) or an underscore (_).

The rest of the characters must be alpha, numeric (0-9) or underscores.

It cannot be re or xp (reserved for regular and XPath expressions).

It cannot be an expression reserved word (e.g. SYS or HTTP).

It cannot be used for an existing expression object (HTTP callout, patset, dataset, stringmap, or named expression).

netscaler_console_as_proxy_server

boolean

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The IP address of the NetScaler ADC appliance acting as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

nitro_auth_token

string

The authentication token provided by a login operation.

nitro_pass

string

The password with which to authenticate to the NetScaler ADC node.

nitro_protocol

string

Which protocol to use when accessing the nitro API objects.

Choices:

  • "http"

  • "https" ← (default)

nitro_user

string

The username with which to authenticate to the NetScaler ADC node.

nsip

string / required

The ip address of the NetScaler ADC appliance where the nitro API calls will be made.

The port can be specified with the colon (:). E.g. 192.168.1.1:555.

padding

string

Enables or disables the padding of plaintext to meet the block size requirements of block ciphers:

ON - For encryption, PKCS5/7 padding is used, which appends n bytes of value n on the end of the plaintext to bring it to the cipher block lnegth. If the plaintext length is alraady a multiple of the block length, an additional block with bytes of value block_length will be added. For decryption, ISO 10126 padding is accepted, which expects the last byte of the block to be the number of added pad bytes. Note that this accepts PKCS5/7 padding, as well as ANSI_X923 padding. Padding ON is the default for the ECB and CBD modes.

OFF - No padding. An Undef error will occur with the ECB or CBC modes if the plaintext length is not a multitple of the cipher block size. This can be used with the CFB and OFB modes, and with the ECB and CBC modes if the plaintext will always be an integral number of blocks, or if custom padding is implemented using a policy extension function. Padding OFf is the default for CFB and OFB modes.

Choices:

  • "OFF"

  • "ON"

save_config

boolean

If true the module will save the configuration on the NetScaler ADC node if it makes any changes.

The module will not save the configuration on the NetScaler ADC node if it made no changes.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

state

string

The state of the resource being configured by the module on the NetScaler ADC node.

When present, the resource will be added/updated configured according to the module’s parameters.

When absent, the resource will be deleted from the NetScaler ADC node.

When unset, the resource will be unset on the NetScaler ADC node.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "unset"

validate_certs

boolean

If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Notes

Note

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

changed

boolean

Indicates if any change is made by the module

Returned: always

Sample: true

diff

dictionary

Dictionary of before and after changes

Returned: always

Sample: {"after": {"key2": "pqr"}, "before": {"key1": "xyz"}, "prepared": "changes done"}

diff_list

list / elements=string

List of differences between the actual configured object and the configuration specified in the module

Returned: when changed

Sample: ["Attribute `key1` differs. Desired: (<class 'str'>) XYZ. Existing: (<class 'str'>) PQR"]

failed

boolean

Indicates if the module failed or not

Returned: always

Sample: false

loglines

list / elements=string

list of logged messages by the module

Returned: always

Sample: ["message 1", "message 2"]

Authors

  • Sumanth Lingappa (@sumanth-lingappa)

  • Shiva Shankar Vaddepally (@shivashankar-vaddepally)