Binary GnuPG keys downloaded via URLs by the 'ansible.builtin.apt_key' module were corrupted so 'gpg' could not import them (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/74424)

changelogs/fragments/74474-apt_key-gpg-binary-import.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - Binary GnuPG keys downloaded via URLs by the 'ansible.builtin.apt_key' module were corrupted so 'gpg' could not import them (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/74424).

lib/ansible/modules/apt_key.py

@@ -283,12 +283,15 @@ def download_key(module, url):
 
 def get_key_id_from_file(module, filename, data=None):
 
+    native_data = to_native(data)
+    is_armored = native_data.find("-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----") >= 0
+
     global lang_env
     key = None
 
     cmd = [gpg_bin, '--with-colons', filename]
 
-    (rc, out, err) = module.run_command(cmd, environ_update=lang_env, data=to_native(data))
+    (rc, out, err) = module.run_command(cmd, environ_update=lang_env, data=(native_data if is_armored else data), binary_data=not is_armored)
     if rc != 0:
         module.fail_json(msg="Unable to extract key from '%s'" % ('inline data' if data is None else filename), stdout=out, stderr=err)
 

test/integration/targets/apt_key/tasks/apt_key_binary.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+
+- name: Ensure import of binary key downloaded using URLs works
+  apt_key: url=https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg
+  # replace the above URL to the following, after the pull request is accepted
+  # apt_key: url=https://github.com/ansible/ansible/tree/devel/test/integration/targets/apt_key/samples/apt-key-example-binary.gpg
+  register: apt_key_binary_test
+
+- name: Validate the results
+  assert:
+      that:
+          - 'apt_key_binary_test.changed is defined'
+          - 'apt_key_binary_test.changed'

test/integration/targets/apt_key/tasks/main.yml

@@ -29,3 +29,6 @@
   
 - import_tasks: 'file.yml'
   when: ansible_distribution in ('Ubuntu', 'Debian')
+
+- import_tasks: 'apt_key_binary.yml'
+  when: ansible_distribution in ('Ubuntu', 'Debian')