Error while running ansible

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I am getting the following error when I am trying to run ansible script on f5 instance through jumphost&nbsp;The full traceback is:Traceback (most recent call last):&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py", line 1344, in do_open&nbsp; &nbsp; h.request(req.get_method(), req.selector, req.data, headers,&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1336, in request&nbsp; &nbsp; self._send_request(method, url, body, headers, encode_chunked)&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1382, in _send_request&nbsp; &nbsp; self.endheaders(body, encode_chunked=encode_chunked)&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1331, in endheaders&nbsp; &nbsp; self._send_output(message_body, encode_chunked=encode_chunked)&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1091, in _send_output&nbsp; &nbsp; self.send(msg)&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1035, in send&nbsp; &nbsp; self.connect()&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1477, in connect&nbsp; &nbsp; self.sock = self._context.wrap_socket(self.sock,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/ssl.py", line 455, in wrap_socket&nbsp; &nbsp; return self.sslsocket_class._create(&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/ssl.py", line 1042, in _create&nbsp; &nbsp; self.do_handshake()&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/ssl.py", line 1320, in do_handshake&nbsp; &nbsp; self._sslobj.do_handshake()ssl.SSLError: [SSL: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000)During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:Traceback (most recent call last):&nbsp; File "/Users/pranaychowd.pinapaka/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1714109490.0885582-73185-193526554178977/AnsiballZ_bigip_command.py", line 107, in &lt;module&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; _ansiballz_main()&nbsp; File "/Users/pranaychowd.pinapaka/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1714109490.0885582-73185-193526554178977/AnsiballZ_bigip_command.py", line 99, in _ansiballz_main&nbsp; &nbsp; invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)&nbsp; File "/Users/pranaychowd.pinapaka/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1714109490.0885582-73185-193526554178977/AnsiballZ_bigip_command.py", line 47, in invoke_module&nbsp; &nbsp; runpy.run_module(mod_name='ansible_collections.f5networks.f5_modules.plugins.modules.bigip_command', init_globals=dict(_module_fqn='ansible_collections.f5networks.f5_modules.plugins.modules.bigip_command', _modlib_path=modlib_path),&nbsp; File "&lt;frozen runpy&gt;", line 226, in run_module&nbsp; File "&lt;frozen runpy&gt;", line 98, in _run_module_code&nbsp; File "&lt;frozen runpy&gt;", line 88, in _run_code&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/modules/bigip_command.py", line 757, in &lt;module&gt;&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/modules/bigip_command.py", line 750, in main&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/modules/bigip_command.py", line 680, in exec_module&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/modules/bigip_command.py", line 631, in exec_module&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/module_utils/icontrol.py", line 551, in tmos_version&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/module_utils/bigip.py", line 31, in api&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/module_utils/bigip.py", line 52, in connect_via_token_auth&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/module_utils/icontrol.py", line 239, in post&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/module_utils/icontrol.py", line 194, in send&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/urls.py", line 1578, in open&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py", line 215, in urlopen&nbsp; &nbsp; return opener.open(url, data, timeout)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py", line 515, in open&nbsp; &nbsp; response = self._open(req, data)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py", line 532, in _open&nbsp; &nbsp; result = self._call_chain(self.handle_open, protocol, protocol +&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py", line 492, in _call_chain&nbsp; &nbsp; result = func(*args)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;^^^^^^^^^^^&nbsp; File "/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/urls.py", line 605, in https_open&nbsp; File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py", line 1347, in do_open&nbsp; &nbsp; raise URLError(err)urllib.error.URLError: &lt;urlopen error [SSL: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000)&gt;fatal: [hostip&nbsp;]: FAILED! =&gt; {&nbsp; &nbsp; "changed": false,&nbsp; &nbsp; "module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):
 &nbsp;File \"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py\", line 1344, in do_open
 &nbsp; &nbsp;h.request(req.get_method(), req.selector, req.data, headers,
 &nbsp;File \"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/http/client.py\", line 1336, in request
&nbsp; &nbsp; .....payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/module_utils/bigip.py\", line 52, in connect_via_token_auth
 &nbsp;File \"/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/module_utils/icontrol.py\", line 239, in post
 &nbsp;File \"/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_modules/plugins/module_utils/icontrol.py\", line 194, in send
 &nbsp;File \"/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/urls.py\", line 1578, in open
 &nbsp;File \"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py\", line 215, in urlopen
 &nbsp; &nbsp;return opener.open(url, data, timeout)
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 &nbsp;File \"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py\", line 515, in open
 &nbsp; &nbsp;response = self._open(req, data)
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 &nbsp;File \"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py\", line 532, in _open
 &nbsp; &nbsp;result = self._call_chain(self.handle_open, protocol, protocol +
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 &nbsp;File \"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py\", line 492, in _call_chain
 &nbsp; &nbsp;result = func(*args)
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ^^^^^^^^^^^
 &nbsp;File \"/var/folders/4c/dnty3w814gxd01c5lq6910nr0000gn/T/ansible_bigip_command_payload_rjjis8dv/ansible_bigip_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/urls.py\", line 605, in https_open
 &nbsp;File \"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/urllib/request.py\", line 1347, in do_open
 &nbsp; &nbsp;raise URLError(err)
urllib.error.URLError: &lt;urlopen error [SSL: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000)&gt;
",&nbsp; &nbsp; "module_stdout": "",&nbsp; &nbsp; "msg": "MODULE FAILURE
See stdout/stderr for the exact error",&nbsp; &nbsp; "rc": 1}

pranay48 · Answer

Anysolution anyone?"

boneyard · Answer

For any playbook? Can you share a simple one which triggers this?
&nbsp;
The errors "&lt;urlopen error [SSL: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER]" point to a lower SSL version then the F5 accepts, does a curl from the jump host towards it work?

pranay48 · Answer

Yes, it is every playbook.&nbsp;Ex:&nbsp;---- name: List virtual&nbsp; hosts: f5&nbsp; connection: local&nbsp; vars:&nbsp; &nbsp; provider:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; server: "localhost"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; user: "&lt;&gt;"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; password: "&lt;&gt;"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; server_port: &lt;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; validate_certs: no&nbsp; tasks:&nbsp; - name: Retrieve LTM pool list&nbsp; &nbsp; bigip_command:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; commands:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - tmsh -c "list ltm pool"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; provider: "{{ provider }}"&nbsp; &nbsp; register: ltm_pool_list&nbsp; - name: Display LTM pool list&nbsp; &nbsp; debug:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; var: ltm_pool_list.stdout_linesInventory:[f5]&lt;Ip&gt;&nbsp;[f5:vars]ansible_ssh_common_args='-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -J &lt;user&gt;@localhost:&lt;port&gt;'&nbsp;-Yes, curl and ssh from jumphost towards F5 works&nbsp;&nbsp;

boneyard · Answer

Is that ansible_ssh_common_args needed? Do you tunnel or such towards the F5?
Have you limited the allowed TLS versions on the F5 management interface?
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