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 --help
• ansible-vault --version

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 terms

• openssl enc
• --ask-vault-pass
• --vault-password-file
• vars_files:

See also

• ansible-vault, ansible-vault encrypt, ansible-vault encrypt_string , ansible-vault --help, ansible-vault --version
• Ansible: Ansible modules, Playbooks (examples) ansible-playbook, ansible-vault, ansible-inventory, 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
• Secrets: Kubernetes secrets, ansible-vault, Hashicorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Google Secret Manager
• Hashicorp Vault, Vault Web UI, vault secrets enable, vault kv put, vault kv get, vault server, vault operator, vault auth, vault token, Vault Changelog

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