community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12 (2.18.0) — module

Generate OpenSSL PKCS#12 archive

Authors: Guillaume Delpierre (@gdelpierre)

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.crypto:==2.18.0


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.crypto
      version: 2.18.0

Description

This module allows one to (re-)generate PKCS#12.

The module can use the cryptography Python library, or the pyOpenSSL Python library. By default, it tries to detect which one is available, assuming none of the O(iter_size) and O(maciter_size) options are used. This can be overridden with the O(select_crypto_backend) option.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Generate PKCS#12 file
  community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12:
    action: export
    path: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
    friendly_name: raclette
    privatekey_path: /opt/certs/keys/key.pem
    certificate_path: /opt/certs/cert.pem
    other_certificates: /opt/certs/ca.pem
    # Note that if /opt/certs/ca.pem contains multiple certificates,
    # only the first one will be used. See the other_certificates_parse_all
    # option for changing this behavior.
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Generate PKCS#12 file
  community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12:
    action: export
    path: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
    friendly_name: raclette
    privatekey_content: '{{ private_key_contents }}'
    certificate_path: /opt/certs/cert.pem
    other_certificates_parse_all: true
    other_certificates:
      - /opt/certs/ca_bundle.pem
        # Since we set other_certificates_parse_all to true, all
        # certificates in the CA bundle are included and not just
        # the first one.
      - /opt/certs/intermediate.pem
        # In case this file has multiple certificates in it,
        # all will be included as well.
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Change PKCS#12 file permission
  community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12:
    action: export
    path: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
    friendly_name: raclette
    privatekey_path: /opt/certs/keys/key.pem
    certificate_path: /opt/certs/cert.pem
    other_certificates: /opt/certs/ca.pem
    state: present
    mode: '0600'
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Regen PKCS#12 file
  community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12:
    action: export
    src: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
    path: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
    friendly_name: raclette
    privatekey_path: /opt/certs/keys/key.pem
    certificate_path: /opt/certs/cert.pem
    other_certificates: /opt/certs/ca.pem
    state: present
    mode: '0600'
    force: true
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Dump/Parse PKCS#12 file
  community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12:
    action: parse
    src: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
    path: /opt/certs/ansible.pem
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Remove PKCS#12 file
  community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12:
    path: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
    state: absent

Inputs

    
src:
    description:
    - PKCS#12 file path to parse.
    type: path

mode:
    description:
    - The permissions the resulting filesystem object should have.
    - For those used to I(/usr/bin/chmod) remember that modes are actually octal numbers.
      You must give Ansible enough information to parse them correctly. For consistent
      results, quote octal numbers (for example, V('644') or V('1777')) so Ansible receives
      a string and can do its own conversion from string into number. Adding a leading
      zero (for example, V(0755)) works sometimes, but can fail in loops and some other
      circumstances.
    - Giving Ansible a number without following either of these rules will end up with
      a decimal number which will have unexpected results.
    - As of Ansible 1.8, the mode may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, V(u+rwx)
      or V(u=rw,g=r,o=r)).
    - If O(mode) is not specified and the destination filesystem object B(does not) exist,
      the default C(umask) on the system will be used when setting the mode for the newly
      created filesystem object.
    - If O(mode) is not specified and the destination filesystem object B(does) exist,
      the mode of the existing filesystem object will be used.
    - Specifying O(mode) is the best way to ensure filesystem objects are created with
      the correct permissions. See CVE-2020-1736 for further details.
    type: raw

path:
    description:
    - Filename to write the PKCS#12 file to.
    required: true
    type: path

force:
    default: false
    description:
    - Should the file be regenerated even if it already exists.
    type: bool

group:
    description:
    - Name of the group that should own the filesystem object, as would be fed to I(chown).
    - When left unspecified, it uses the current group of the current user unless you
      are root, in which case it can preserve the previous ownership.
    type: str

owner:
    description:
    - Name of the user that should own the filesystem object, as would be fed to I(chown).
    - When left unspecified, it uses the current user unless you are root, in which case
      it can preserve the previous ownership.
    - Specifying a numeric username will be assumed to be a user ID and not a username.
      Avoid numeric usernames to avoid this confusion.
    type: str

state:
    choices:
    - absent
    - present
    default: present
    description:
    - Whether the file should exist or not. All parameters except O(path) are ignored
      when state is V(absent).
    type: str

action:
    choices:
    - export
    - parse
    default: export
    description:
    - V(export) or V(parse) a PKCS#12.
    type: str

backup:
    default: false
    description:
    - Create a backup file including a timestamp so you can get the original output file
      back if you overwrote it with a new one by accident.
    type: bool

serole:
    description:
    - The role part of the SELinux filesystem object context.
    - When set to V(_default), it will use the C(role) portion of the policy if available.
    type: str

setype:
    description:
    - The type part of the SELinux filesystem object context.
    - When set to V(_default), it will use the C(type) portion of the policy if available.
    type: str

seuser:
    description:
    - The user part of the SELinux filesystem object context.
    - By default it uses the V(system) policy, where applicable.
    - When set to V(_default), it will use the C(user) portion of the policy if available.
    type: str

selevel:
    description:
    - The level part of the SELinux filesystem object context.
    - This is the MLS/MCS attribute, sometimes known as the C(range).
    - When set to V(_default), it will use the C(level) portion of the policy if available.
    type: str

iter_size:
    description:
    - Number of times to repeat the encryption step.
    - This is B(not considered during idempotency checks).
    - This is only used by the C(pyopenssl) backend, or when O(encryption_level=compatibility2022).
    - When using it, the default is V(2048) for C(pyopenssl) and V(50000) for C(cryptography).
    type: int

attributes:
    aliases:
    - attr
    description:
    - The attributes the resulting filesystem object should have.
    - To get supported flags look at the man page for I(chattr) on the target system.
    - This string should contain the attributes in the same order as the one displayed
      by I(lsattr).
    - The C(=) operator is assumed as default, otherwise C(+) or C(-) operators need to
      be included in the string.
    type: str
    version_added: '2.3'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

passphrase:
    description:
    - The PKCS#12 password.
    - B(Note:) PKCS12 encryption is not secure and should not be used as a security mechanism.
      If you need to store or send a PKCS12 file safely, you should additionally encrypt
      it with something else.
    type: str

maciter_size:
    description:
    - Number of times to repeat the MAC step.
    - This is B(not considered during idempotency checks).
    - This is only used by the C(pyopenssl) backend. When using it, the default is V(1).
    type: int

friendly_name:
    aliases:
    - name
    description:
    - Specifies the friendly name for the certificate and private key.
    type: str

unsafe_writes:
    default: false
    description:
    - Influence when to use atomic operation to prevent data corruption or inconsistent
      reads from the target filesystem object.
    - By default this module uses atomic operations to prevent data corruption or inconsistent
      reads from the target filesystem objects, but sometimes systems are configured or
      just broken in ways that prevent this. One example is docker mounted filesystem
      objects, which cannot be updated atomically from inside the container and can only
      be written in an unsafe manner.
    - This option allows Ansible to fall back to unsafe methods of updating filesystem
      objects when atomic operations fail (however, it doesn't force Ansible to perform
      unsafe writes).
    - IMPORTANT! Unsafe writes are subject to race conditions and can lead to data corruption.
    type: bool
    version_added: '2.2'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

return_content:
    default: false
    description:
    - If set to V(true), will return the (current or generated) PKCS#12's content as RV(pkcs12).
    type: bool
    version_added: 1.0.0
    version_added_collection: community.crypto

privatekey_path:
    description:
    - File to read private key from.
    - Mutually exclusive with O(privatekey_content).
    type: path

certificate_path:
    description:
    - The path to read certificates and private keys from.
    - Must be in PEM format.
    type: path

encryption_level:
    choices:
    - auto
    - compatibility2022
    default: auto
    description:
    - Determines the encryption level used.
    - V(auto) uses the default of the selected backend. For C(cryptography), this is what
      the cryptography library's specific version considers the best available encryption.
    - V(compatibility2022) uses compatibility settings for older software in 2022. This
      is only supported by the C(cryptography) backend if cryptography >= 38.0.0 is available.
    - B(Note) that this option is B(not used for idempotency).
    type: str
    version_added: 2.8.0
    version_added_collection: community.crypto

other_certificates:
    aliases:
    - ca_certificates
    description:
    - List of other certificates to include. Pre Ansible 2.8 this parameter was called
      O(ca_certificates).
    - Assumes there is one PEM-encoded certificate per file. If a file contains multiple
      PEM certificates, set O(other_certificates_parse_all) to V(true).
    elements: path
    type: list

privatekey_content:
    description:
    - Content of the private key file.
    - Mutually exclusive with O(privatekey_path).
    type: str
    version_added: 2.3.0
    version_added_collection: community.crypto

privatekey_passphrase:
    description:
    - Passphrase source to decrypt any input private keys with.
    type: str

select_crypto_backend:
    choices:
    - auto
    - cryptography
    - pyopenssl
    default: auto
    description:
    - Determines which crypto backend to use.
    - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available,
      and falls back to C(pyopenssl). If O(iter_size) is used together with O(encryption_level)
      is not V(compatibility2022), or if O(maciter_size) is used, V(auto) will always
      result in C(pyopenssl) to be chosen for backwards compatibility.
    - If set to V(pyopenssl), will try to use the L(pyOpenSSL,https://pypi.org/project/pyOpenSSL/)
      library.
    - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/)
      library.
    type: str
    version_added: 1.7.0
    version_added_collection: community.crypto

other_certificates_parse_all:
    default: false
    description:
    - If set to V(true), assumes that the files mentioned in O(other_certificates) can
      contain more than one certificate per file (or even none per file).
    type: bool
    version_added: 1.4.0
    version_added_collection: community.crypto

Outputs

backup_file:
  description: Name of backup file created.
  returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
  sample: /path/to/ansible.com.pem.2019-03-09@11:22~
  type: str
filename:
  description: Path to the generate PKCS#12 file.
  returned: changed or success
  sample: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
  type: str
pkcs12:
  description: The (current or generated) PKCS#12's content Base64 encoded.
  returned: if O(state) is V(present) and O(return_content) is V(true)
  type: str
  version_added: 1.0.0
  version_added_collection: community.crypto
privatekey:
  description: Path to the TLS/SSL private key the public key was generated from.
  returned: changed or success
  sample: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
  type: str

See also