nios-ibx-sdk

A collection of Infoblox NIOS scripts built on the ibx-sdk library—covering DNS records, grid operations, security (ADP/RPZ), and SSH utilities.

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🧭 Overview

nios-ibx-sdk provides a suite of Python scripts designed to simplify management and automation of Infoblox NIOS environments.
It extends the capabilities of the ibx-sdk library and includes helpers for DNS, DHCP, Grid operations, ADP, RPZ, and direct SSH-based workflows.

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✨ Features

• DNS record management: A, PTR, CNAME, MX
• Grid automation workflows: pre-provisioning, lab building
• Security tooling for ADP (profiles, implementation, stats) and RPZ
• SSH utilities for NIOS member interactions
• Shared helper frameworks for consistent scripting

Directory Overview

• operations/ — DNS & Grid scripts
• security/ — ADP & RPZ utilities
• ssh/ — SSH wrappers and helpers

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📦 Requirements

• Python 3.13+
• ibx-sdk from Infoblox-PS

Install dependencies:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install "git+https://github.com/Infoblox-PS/ibx-sdk.git"

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🔧 Installation

git clone https://github.com/mragusa/nios-ibx-sdk.git
cd nios-ibx-sdk
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

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🔐 Configuration

Authentication and connectivity details for ibx-sdk should be set via environment variables or config files.
Avoid embedding credentials in scripts.

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🚀 Usage

All tools support --help.

DNS Operations

A Records

python operations/nios_a.py --help
python operations/nios_a.py get --fqdn example.com
python operations/nios_a.py add --fqdn host.example.com --ip 192.168.1.10
python operations/nios_a.py delete --fqdn oldhost.example.com

PTR, CNAME, MX

python operations/nios_ptr.py --help
python operations/nios_cname.py --help
python operations/nios_mx.py --help

Grid Pre-Provisioning

python operations/nios_preprovision.py --help

Build Lab Environment

python operations/nios_buildlab.py --help

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🔐 Security Tools

Advanced DNS Protection (ADP)

python security/nios_adp_profile.py --help
python security/nios_adp_implementation.py --help
python security/nios_adp_stats.py --help

RPZ Management

python security/nios_rpz_a.py --help

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📡 SSH Framework

The ssh/ directory includes helpers for issuing commands across NIOS devices when API access is insufficient.

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🧱 Framework Helpers

• ibx-sdk-framework.py — shared API functions
• nios-ssh-framework.py — SSH connection utilities

These modules reduce boilerplate and provide consistent structure across scripts.

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📜 License

MIT License — see LICENSE file.

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📚 References

• Infoblox NIOS Documentation
• ibx-sdk GitHub Repository

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