From 4d4e2bb5a0b8afe97237b22cc221bfdd35133450 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bill Nottingham Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 13:53:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Tweak vault description. Vault isn't specifically for source control. Make description a little more generic and descriptive. --- docsite/rst/playbooks_vault.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docsite/rst/playbooks_vault.rst b/docsite/rst/playbooks_vault.rst index 9ccb5b50f17..921a05c50ed 100644 --- a/docsite/rst/playbooks_vault.rst +++ b/docsite/rst/playbooks_vault.rst @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Vault .. contents:: Topics -New in Ansible 1.5, "Vault" is a feature of ansible that allows keeping encrypted data in source control. +New in Ansible 1.5, "Vault" is a feature of ansible that allows keeping sensitive data such as passwords or keys in encrypted files, rather than as plaintext in your playbooks or roles. These vault files can then be distributed or placed in source control. To enable this feature, a command line tool, `ansible-vault` is used to edit files, and a command line flag `--ask-vault-pass` or `--vault-password-file` is used.