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ansible-vault(1)
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:doctype: manpage
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:man source: Ansible
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:man version: %VERSION%
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:man manual: System administration commands
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NAME
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----
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ansible-vault - manage encrypted YAML data.
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SYNOPSIS
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ansible-vault [create|decrypt|edit|encrypt|rekey] [--help] [options] file_name
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DESCRIPTION
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*ansible-vault* can encrypt any structured data file used by Ansible. This can include
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*group_vars/* or *host_vars/* inventory variables, variables loaded by *include_vars* or
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*vars_files*, or variable files passed on the ansible-playbook command line with
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*-e @file.yml* or *-e @file.json*. Role variables and defaults are also included!
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Because Ansible tasks, handlers, and so on are also data, these can also be encrypted with
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vault. If you’d like to not betray what variables you are even using, you can go as far to
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keep an individual task file entirely encrypted.
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COMMON OPTIONS
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The following options are available to all sub-commands:
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*--vault-password-file=*'FILE'::
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A file containing the vault password to be used during the encryption/decryption
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steps. Be sure to keep this file secured if it is used. If the file is executable,
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it will be run and its standard output will be used as the password.
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*--new-vault-password-file=*'FILE'::
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A file containing the new vault password to be used when rekeying a
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file. Be sure to keep this file secured if it is used. If the file
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is executable, it will be run and its standard output will be used as
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the password.
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*-h*, *--help*::
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Show a help message related to the given sub-command.
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*--debug*::
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Enable debugging output for troubleshooting.
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CREATE
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*$ ansible-vault create [options] FILE*
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The *create* sub-command is used to initialize a new encrypted file.
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First you will be prompted for a password. The password used with vault currently
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must be the same for all files you wish to use together at the same time.
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After providing a password, the tool will launch whatever editor you have defined
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with $EDITOR, and defaults to vim. Once you are done with the editor session, the
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file will be saved as encrypted data.
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The default cipher is AES (which is shared-secret based).
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EDIT
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*$ ansible-vault edit [options] FILE*
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The *edit* sub-command is used to modify a file which was previously encrypted
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using ansible-vault.
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This command will decrypt the file to a temporary file and allow you to edit the
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file, saving it back when done and removing the temporary file.
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REKEY
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*$ ansible-vault rekey [options] FILE_1 [FILE_2, ..., FILE_N]
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The *rekey* command is used to change the password on a vault-encrypted files.
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This command can update multiple files at once, and will prompt for both the
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old and new passwords before modifying any data.
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ENCRYPT
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*$ ansible-vault encrypt [options] FILE_1 [FILE_2, ..., FILE_N]
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The *encrypt* sub-command is used to encrypt pre-existing data files. As with the
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*rekey* command, you can specify multiple files in one command.
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DECRYPT
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*$ ansible-vault decrypt [options] FILE_1 [FILE_2, ..., FILE_N]
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The *decrypt* sub-command is used to remove all encryption from data files. The files
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will be stored as plain-text YAML once again, so be sure that you do not run this
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command on data files with active passwords or other sensitive data. In most cases,
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users will want to use the *edit* sub-command to modify the files securely.
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AUTHOR
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Ansible was originally written by Michael DeHaan. See the AUTHORS file
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for a complete list of contributors.
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COPYRIGHT
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Copyright © 2014, Michael DeHaan
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Ansible is released under the terms of the GPLv3 License.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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*ansible*(1), *ansible-pull*(1), *ansible-doc*(1)
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Extensive documentation is available in the documentation site:
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<http://docs.ansible.com>. IRC and mailing list info can be found
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in file CONTRIBUTING.md, available in: <https://github.com/ansible/ansible>
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