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Ansible Playbook Essentials

You're reading from   Ansible Playbook Essentials Design automation blueprints to manage your multitier infrastructure

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784398293
Length 168 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gourav Shah Gourav Shah
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Preface Setting Up the Learning Environment 1. Blueprinting Your Infrastructure FREE CHAPTER 2. Going Modular with Ansible Roles 3. Separating Code and Data – Variables, Facts, and Templates 4. Bringing In Your Code – Custom Commands and Scripts 5. Controlling Execution Flow – Conditionals 6. Iterative Control Structures – Loops 7. Node Discovery and Clustering 8. Encrypting Data with Vault 9. Managing Environments 10. Orchestrating Infrastructure with Ansible A. References
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Chapter 8. Encrypting Data with Vault

Using variables, we saw how to separate data and code. Often, the data provided is sensitive, for example, user passwords, data base credentials, API keys, and other organization-specific information. Ansible-playbooks, being a source code, are most commonly stored in version control repositories such as a git, which makes it even more difficult to protect this sensitive information in a collaborative environment. Starting with version 1.5, Ansible provides a solution called vault to store and retrieve such sensitive information securely, using proven encryption technologies. The objective of using vault is to encrypt data that can then be stored and shared freely with a version control system, such as git, without the values being compromised.

In this chapter, we will learn about the following topics:

  • Understanding the Ansible-vault
  • Securing data using the Ansible-vault
  • Encryption, decryption, and rekeying operations
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