ansible.builtin.aws_ssm_parameter_store (v2.6.20) — module

Manage key-value pairs in aws parameter store.

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

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

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.6.20

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: Always update a parameter store value and create a new version
  aws_ssm_parameter_store:
    name: "overwrite_example"
    description: "This example will always overwrite the value"
    string_type: "String"
    value: "Test1234"
    overwrite_value: "always"
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: recommend to use with aws_ssm lookup plugin
  debug: msg="{{ lookup('aws_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:
    - The I(profile) option is mutually exclusive with the I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key)
      and I(security_token) options.
    type: str

aws_config:
    description:
    - A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.
    - Parameters can be found at 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

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 use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will
      use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified
      for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL
      environment variable, if any, is used.
    type: str

aws_ca_bundle:
    description:
    - The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.
    - 'Note: The CA Bundle is read ''module'' side and may need to be explicitly copied
      from the controller if not run locally.'
    type: path

aws_access_key:
    aliases:
    - ec2_access_key
    - access_key
    description:
    - C(AWS access key). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID), C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY)
      or C(EC2_ACCESS_KEY) environment variable is used.
    - The I(aws_access_key) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    type: str

aws_secret_key:
    aliases:
    - ec2_secret_key
    - secret_key
    description:
    - C(AWS secret key). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY), C(AWS_SECRET_KEY),
      or C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) environment variable is used.
    - The I(aws_secret_key) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    type: str

security_token:
    aliases:
    - aws_session_token
    - session_token
    - aws_security_token
    - access_token
    description:
    - C(AWS STS security token). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN)
      or C(EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN) environment variable is used.
    - The I(security_token) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    - Aliases I(aws_session_token) and I(session_token) have been added in version 3.2.0.
    type: str

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with
      the AWS APIs.
    type: bool

overwrite_value:
    choices:
    - never
    - changed
    - always
    default: changed
    description:
    - Option to overwrite an existing value if it already exists.
    - String
    required: false
    version_added: '2.6'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

debug_botocore_endpoint_logs:
    default: 'no'
    description:
    - Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action"
      API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the
      task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made
      during a playbook. The 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