| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
                
                                                            | always_send 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Send the cookie persistence entry on every reply, even if the entry has previously been supplied to the client. | 
                            
                                                            | cookie_encryption 
                    string
                                                                 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            disabledpreferredrequired | Specifies the way in which the cookie encryption format is used. When disabled, generates the cookie format unencrypted. When preferred, generate an encrypted cookie, but accepts both encrypted and unencrypted formats. When required, cookie format must be encrypted. | 
                            
                                                            | cookie_method 
                    string
                                                                 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            hashinsertpassiverewrite | Specifies the type of cookie processing that the system uses. When hash, specifies that the server provides the cookie, which the system then maps consistently to a specific node. This persistence type requires acookie_namevalue. When insert, specifies that the system inserts server information, in the form of a cookie, into the header of the server response. When passive, specifies that the server provides the cookie, formatted with the correct server information and timeout. This persistence type requires acookie_namevalue. When rewrite, specifies that the system intercepts the BIGipCookie header, sent from the server, and overwrites the name and value of that cookie. | 
                            
                                                            | cookie_name 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies a unique name for the cookie. | 
                            
                                                            | description 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Description of the profile. | 
                            
                                                            | encrypt_cookie_pool_name 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies whether the pool-name in the inserted BIG-IP default cookie should be encrypted. | 
                            
                                                            | encryption_passphrase 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies a passphrase to be used for cookie encryption. | 
                            
                                                            | expiration 
                    dictionary
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Specifies the expiration time of the cookie. By default the system generates and uses session cookie. This cookie expires when the user session expires, that is when the browser is closed. | 
                                                        
                                                |  | days 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Cookie expiration time in days, the value must be in range from 0to24855days. | 
                            
                                                |  | hours 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Cookie expiration time in hours, the value must be in the range from 0to23hours. | 
                            
                                                |  | minutes 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Cookie expiration time in minutes, the value must be in the range from 0to59minutes. | 
                            
                                                |  | seconds 
                    integer
                                                                 | Default: 
 0 | Cookie expiration time in seconds, the value must be in the range from 0to59seconds. | 
                                            
                                                            | http_only 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies whether the httponly attribute should be enabled or disabled for the inserted cookies. | 
                            
                                                            | match_across_pools 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | When yes, specifies that the system can use any pool that contains this persistence record. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. | 
                            
                                                            | match_across_services 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | When yes, specifies that all persistent connections from a client IP address that go to the same virtual IP address also go to the same node. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. | 
                            
                                                            | match_across_virtuals 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | When yes, specifies that all persistent connections from the same client IP address go to the same node. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. | 
                            
                                                            | name 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | Specifies the name of the profile. | 
                            
                                                            | override_connection_limit 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | When yes, specifies that the system allows you to specify that pool member connection limits will be overridden for persisted clients. Per-virtual connection limits remain hard limits and are not overridden. | 
                            
                                                            | parent 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "cookie" | Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied cookieprofile. | 
                            
                                                            | partition 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on. | 
                            
                                                            | provider 
                    dictionary
                                                                 added in 2.5 |  | A dict object containing connection details. | 
                                                        
                                                |  | auth_provider 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices. | 
                            
                                                |  | password 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD. aliases: pass, pwd
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                                                |  | server 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER. | 
                            
                                                |  | server_port 
                    integer
                                                                 | Default: 
 443 | The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT. | 
                            
                                                |  | ssh_keyfile 
                    path
                                                                 |  | Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device.  This argument is only used for cli transports. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE. | 
                            
                                                |  | timeout 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error. | 
                            
                                                |  | transport 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. | 
                            
                                                |  | user 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER. | 
                            
                                                |  | validate_certs 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | If no, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS. | 
                                            
                                                            | secure 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies whether the secure attribute should be enabled or disabled for the inserted cookies. | 
                            
                                                            | state 
                    string
                                                                 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            present ←absent | When present, ensures that the profile exists. When absent, ensures the profile is removed. | 
                            
                                                            | update_password 
                    string
                                                                 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            always ←on_create | alwayswill allow to update passphrases if the user chooses to do so.on_createwill only set the passphrase for newly created profiles.
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