Ansible-vault

Support for saving encrypted information (passwords, API Keys ...) in playbooks using Ansible Vault (ansible-vault) since 2014

ansible-vault encrypt passwords.yml

ansible-vault [create|decrypt|edit|encrypt|rekey] [--help] [options] file_name

Commands

• ansible-vault encrypt YOUR_FILE
• ansible-vault decrypt YOUR_FILE
• ansible-vault view YOUR_FILE
• ansible-playbook --vault-id @prompt create-users.yml

Activities

1. Learn about ansible-vault common uses cases

Related commands

• openssl enc

See also

• Ansible: modules, plugins, Playbooks (examples) ansible-playbook, ansible-vault, ansible-inventory, ansible-config, Ansible Tower, Ansible Galaxy (Roles) (ansible-galaxy), ansible-cmdb, gather facts, ansible.cfg, Ansible Molecule, Ansible collections, register, template, --ask-pass, --ask-become-pass, remote_user:, /etc/ansible/hosts, ansible-doc, ansible-lint, .ansible/, --forks, --start-at-task, changelog, inventory, Notify:, ansible HOSTNAME -m ping, gathering, /usr/bin/ansible, ansible -m ping, ansible.builtin, hosts: (Ansible), set fact:, when:, blockinfile:, become method:, include:, git:, AWX, ansible --help, Tags, Ansible variables, versions
• HTTP, HTTP client, HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, HTTPS, HSTS CSR, TLS, SSL, openSSL, WebSockets, WebRTC, ssl_certificate QUIC, HPKP, CT, List of HTTP status codes, URL redirection, Content-type:, Webhook, HTTP headers, --insecure, Axios HTTP client, HTTP cookies, HTTP ETag, Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1
• Secrets: Kubernetes secrets, ansible-vault, Hashicorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Google Secret Manager, git-crypt, SOPS: Secrets OPerationS, Google Cloud Secret Manager, GitHub secret scanning alerts

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/vault.html

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/vault.html

http://manpages.org/ansible-vault