ansible.builtin.aws_ssm_parameter_store (v2.5.12) — module

Manage key-value pairs in aws parameter store.

| "added in version" 2.5 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Bill Wang (ozbillwang@gmail.com), Michael De La Rue (@mikedlr)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.5.12

Description

Manage key-value pairs in aws parameter store.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Create or update key/value pair in aws parameter store
  aws_ssm_parameter_store:
    name: "Hello"
    description: "This is your first key"
    value: "World"
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Delete the key
  aws_ssm_parameter_store:
    name: "Hello"
    state: absent
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Create or update secure key/value pair with default kms key (aws/ssm)
  aws_ssm_parameter_store:
    name: "Hello"
    description: "This is your first key"
    string_type: "SecureString"
    value: "World"
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Create or update secure key/value pair with nominated kms key
  aws_ssm_parameter_store:
    name: "Hello"
    description: "This is your first key"
    string_type: "SecureString"
    key_id: "alias/demo"
    value: "World"
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: recommend to use with ssm lookup plugin
  debug: msg="{{ lookup('ssm', 'hello') }}"

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - parameter key name.
    required: true

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Creates or modifies an existing parameter
    - Deletes a parameter
    required: false

value:
    description:
    - Parameter value.
    required: false

key_id:
    default: aws/ssm (this key is automatically generated at the first parameter created).
    description:
    - aws KMS key to decrypt the secrets.
    required: false

region:
    description:
    - region.
    required: false

profile:
    aliases:
    - aws_profile
    description:
    - A named AWS profile to use for authentication.
    - See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html).
    - The C(AWS_PROFILE) environment variable may also be used.
    - The I(profile) option is mutually exclusive with the I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key)
      and I(security_token) options.
    type: str

overwrite:
    default: true
    description:
    - Overwrite the value when create or update parameter
    - Boolean
    required: false

access_key:
    aliases:
    - aws_access_key_id
    - aws_access_key
    - ec2_access_key
    description:
    - AWS access key ID.
    - See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys).
    - The C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID), C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY) or C(EC2_ACCESS_KEY) environment variables
      may also be used in decreasing order of preference.
    - The I(aws_access_key) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    - The I(aws_access_key_id) alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the
      AWS botocore SDK.
    - The I(ec2_access_key) alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release
      after 2024-12-01.
    - Support for the C(EC2_ACCESS_KEY) environment variable has been deprecated and will
      be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    type: str

aws_config:
    description:
    - A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.
    - Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation U(https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config).
    type: dict

decryption:
    default: true
    description:
    - Work with SecureString type to get plain text secrets
    - Boolean
    required: false

secret_key:
    aliases:
    - aws_secret_access_key
    - aws_secret_key
    - ec2_secret_key
    description:
    - AWS secret access key.
    - See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys).
    - The C(AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY), C(AWS_SECRET_KEY), or C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) environment
      variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.
    - The I(secret_key) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    - The I(aws_secret_access_key) alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with
      the AWS botocore SDK.
    - The I(ec2_secret_key) alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release
      after 2024-12-01.
    - Support for the C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) environment variable has been deprecated and will
      be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    type: str

description:
    description:
    - parameter key desciption.
    required: false

string_type:
    choices:
    - String
    - StringList
    - SecureString
    default: String
    description:
    - Parameter String type
    required: false

endpoint_url:
    aliases:
    - ec2_url
    - aws_endpoint_url
    - s3_url
    description:
    - URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints.  While this can be used
      to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws
      collections are only tested against AWS.
    - The  C(AWS_URL) or C(EC2_URL) environment variables may also be used, in decreasing
      order of preference.
    - The I(ec2_url) and I(s3_url) aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in
      a release after 2024-12-01.
    - Support for the C(EC2_URL) environment variable has been deprecated and will be
      removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    type: str

aws_ca_bundle:
    description:
    - The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.
    - The C(AWS_CA_BUNDLE) environment variable may also be used.
    type: path

session_token:
    aliases:
    - aws_session_token
    - security_token
    - aws_security_token
    - access_token
    description:
    - AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials.
    - See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys).
    - The C(AWS_SESSION_TOKEN), C(AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN) or C(EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN) environment
      variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.
    - The I(security_token) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    - Aliases I(aws_session_token) and I(session_token) were added in release 3.2.0, with
      the parameter being renamed from I(security_token) to I(session_token) in release
      6.0.0.
    - The I(security_token), I(aws_security_token), and I(access_token) aliases have been
      deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    - Support for the C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) and C(AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN) environment variables
      has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
    type: str

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - When set to C(false), SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with
      the AWS APIs.
    - Setting I(validate_certs=false) is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider
      setting I(aws_ca_bundle) instead.
    type: bool

debug_botocore_endpoint_logs:
    default: false
    description:
    - Use a C(botocore.endpoint) logger to parse the unique (rather than total) C("resource:action")
      API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the
      task results. Use the C(aws_resource_action) callback to output to total list made
      during a playbook.
    - The C(ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS) environment variable may also be used.
    type: bool

Outputs

delete_parameter:
  description: Delete a parameter from the system.
  returned: success
  type: dictionary
put_parameter:
  description: Add one or more paramaters to the system.
  returned: success
  type: dictionary