| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
                
                                                            | advertised_cert_authority 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Specifies that the CAs that the system advertises to clients is being trusted by the profile. | 
                            
                                                            | allow_expired_crl 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Instructs the system to use the specified CRL file even if it has expired. | 
                            
                                                            | allow_non_ssl 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.7 |  | Enables or disables acceptance of non-SSL connections. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. | 
                            
                                                            | cert_auth_depth 
                    integer
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Specifies the maximum number of certificates to be traversed in a client certificate chain. | 
                            
                                                            | cert_key_chain 
                    list
                                                                 |  | One or more certificates and keys to associate with the SSL profile. This option is always a list. The keys in the list dictate the details of the client/key/chain combination. Note that BIG-IPs can only have one of each type of each certificate/key type. This means that you can only have one RSA, one DSA, and one ECDSA per profile. If you attempt to assign two RSA, DSA, or ECDSA certificate/key combo, the device will reject this. This list is a complex list that specifies a number of keys. | 
                                                        
                                                |  | cert 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | Specifies a cert name for use. | 
                            
                                                |  | chain 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Contains a certificate chain that is relevant to the certificate and key mentioned earlier. This key is optional. | 
                            
                                                |  | key 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | Contains a key name. | 
                            
                                                |  | passphrase 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Contains the passphrase of the key file, should it require one. Passphrases are encrypted on the remote BIG-IP device. Therefore, there is no way to compare them when updating a client SSL profile. Due to this, if you specify a passphrase, this module will always register a changedevent. | 
                                            
                                                            | ciphers 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the list of ciphers that the system supports. When creating a new profile, the default cipher list is provided by the parent profile. | 
                            
                                                            | client_auth_crl 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Specifies the name of a file containing a list of revoked client certificates. | 
                            
                                                            | client_auth_frequency 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Specifies the frequency of client authentication for an SSL session. When once, specifies that the system authenticates the client once for an SSL session. When always, specifies that the system authenticates the client once for an SSL session and also upon reuse of that session. | 
                            
                                                            | client_certificate 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.8 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            ignorerequirerequest | Specifies the way the system handles client certificates. When ignore, specifies that the system ignores certificates from client systems. When require, specifies that the system requires a client to present a valid certificate. When request, specifies that the system requests a valid certificate from a client but always authenticate the client. | 
                            
                                                            | name 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | Specifies the name of the profile. | 
                            
                                                            | options 
                    list
                                                                 added in 2.7 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            netscape-reuse-cipher-change-bugmicrosoft-big-sslv3-buffermsie-sslv2-rsa-paddingssleay-080-client-dh-bugtls-d5-bugtls-block-padding-bugdont-insert-empty-fragmentsno-sslno-dtlsno-session-resumption-on-renegotiationno-tlsv1.1no-tlsv1.2no-tlsv1.3single-dh-useephemeral-rsacipher-server-preferencetls-rollback-bugno-sslv2no-sslv3no-tlsno-tlsv1pkcs1-check-1pkcs1-check-2netscape-ca-dn-bugnetscape-demo-cipher-change-bugnone | Options that the system uses for SSL processing in the form of a list. When creating a new profile, the list is provided by the parent profile. When a ''ornonevalue is provided all options for SSL processing are disabled. | 
                            
                                                            | parent 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "/Common/clientssl" | The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the clientsslparent on theCommonpartition. | 
                            
                                                            | partition 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.5 | 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
 | 
                            
                                                |  | 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. | 
                                            
                                                            | renegotiation 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Enables or disables SSL renegotiation. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. | 
                            
                                                            | retain_certificate 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | When yes, client certificate is retained in SSL session. | 
                            
                                                            | secure_renegotiation 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.7 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            requirerequire-strictrequest | Specifies the method of secure renegotiations for SSL connections. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. When requestis set the system request secure renegotation of SSL connections. requireis a default setting and when set the system permits initial SSL handshakes from clients but terminates renegotiations from unpatched clients.
 The require-strictsetting the system requires strict renegotiation of SSL connections. In this mode the system refuses connections to insecure servers, and terminates existing SSL connections to insecure servers. | 
                            
                                                            | server_name 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Specifies the fully qualified DNS hostname of the server used in Server Name Indication communications. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. The server name can also be a wildcard string containing the asterisk *character. | 
                            
                                                            | sni_default 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Indicates that the system uses this profile as the default SSL profile when there is no match to the server name, or when the client provides no SNI extension support. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. There can be only one SSL profile with this setting enabled. | 
                            
                                                            | sni_require 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Requires that the network peers also provide SNI support, this setting only takes effect when sni_defaultis set totrue. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. | 
                            
                                                            | state 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.5 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            present ←absent | When present, ensures that the profile exists. When absent, ensures the profile is removed. | 
                            
                                                            | strict_resume 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Enables or disables the resumption of SSL sessions after an unclean shutdown. When creating a new profile, the setting is provided by the parent profile. | 
                            
                                                            | trusted_cert_authority 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.8 |  | Specifies a client CA that the system trusts. |