Summary
In this chapter, we learned the importance of keeping sensitive data secure within Ansible automation artifacts and the different methods available to do so, such as external Vault services, vars_prompt, and Ansible Vault. After this, we learned different operations within Ansible Vault, such as creating, modifying, viewing, decrypting, and rekeying Vault files and variables.
We also developed Ansible artifacts using Vault files for storing user information and database user credentials. We also discussed the Vault credentials in the automation controller GUI and how to use them with Job Templates.
In the next chapter, we will learn about different methodologies and approaches for developing Ansible automation artifacts and factors to consider throughout Ansible automation.
