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# openssl_pkcs12 – Generate OpenSSL PKCS#12 archive

New in version 2.7.

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- See Also

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- This module allows one to (re-)generate PKCS#12.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- python-pyOpenSSL

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
action string | Choices: export ← parse | `export` or `parse` a PKCS#12.
attributes string |  | The attributes the resulting file or directory should have. To get supported flags look at the man page for chattr on the target system. This string should contain the attributes in the same order as the one displayed by lsattr. The `=` operator is assumed as default, otherwise `+` or `-` operators need to be included in the string. aliases: attr
backup boolean added in 2.8 | Choices: no ← yes | Create a backup file including a timestamp so you can get the original output file back if you overwrote it with a new one by accident.
certificate_path path |  | The path to read certificates and private keys from. Must be in PEM format.
force boolean | Choices: no ← yes | Should the file be regenerated even if it already exists.
friendly_name string |  | Specifies the friendly name for the certificate and private key. aliases: name
group string |  | Name of the group that should own the file/directory, as would be fed to chown.
iter_size integer | Default: 2048 | Number of times to repeat the encryption step.
maciter_size integer | Default: 1 | Number of times to repeat the MAC step.
mode string |  | The permissions the resulting file or directory should have. For those used to /usr/bin/chmod remember that modes are actually octal numbers. You must either add a leading zero so that Ansible's YAML parser knows it is an octal number (like `0644` or `01777`) or quote it (like `'644'` or `'1777'`) so Ansible receives a string and can do its own conversion from string into number. Giving Ansible a number without following one of these rules will end up with a decimal number which will have unexpected results. As of Ansible 1.8, the mode may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, `u+rwx` or `u=rw,g=r,o=r`).
other_certificates list / elements=path |  | List of other certificates to include. Pre 2.8 this parameter was called `ca_certificates` aliases: ca_certificates
owner string |  | Name of the user that should own the file/directory, as would be fed to chown.
passphrase string |  | The PKCS#12 password.
path path / required |  | Filename to write the PKCS#12 file to.
privatekey_passphrase string |  | Passphrase source to decrypt any input private keys with.
privatekey_path path |  | File to read private key from.
selevel string | Default: "s0" | The level part of the SELinux file context. This is the MLS/MCS attribute, sometimes known as the `range`. When set to `_default`, it will use the `level` portion of the policy if available.
serole string |  | The role part of the SELinux file context. When set to `_default`, it will use the `role` portion of the policy if available.
setype string |  | The type part of the SELinux file context. When set to `_default`, it will use the `type` portion of the policy if available.
seuser string |  | The user part of the SELinux file context. By default it uses the `system` policy, where applicable. When set to `_default`, it will use the `user` portion of the policy if available.
src path |  | PKCS#12 file path to parse.
state string | Choices: absent present ← | Whether the file should exist or not. All parameters except `path` are ignored when state is `absent`.
unsafe_writes boolean | Choices: no ← yes | Influence when to use atomic operation to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target file. By default this module uses atomic operations to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target files, but sometimes systems are configured or just broken in ways that prevent this. One example is docker mounted files, which cannot be updated atomically from inside the container and can only be written in an unsafe manner. This option allows Ansible to fall back to unsafe methods of updating files when atomic operations fail (however, it doesn't force Ansible to perform unsafe writes). IMPORTANT! Unsafe writes are subject to race conditions and can lead to data corruption.

## See Also

See also

openssl_certificate – Generate and/or check OpenSSL certificates

  The official documentation on the openssl_certificate module.

openssl_csr – Generate OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

  The official documentation on the openssl_csr module.

openssl_dhparam – Generate OpenSSL Diffie-Hellman Parameters

  The official documentation on the openssl_dhparam module.

openssl_privatekey – Generate OpenSSL private keys

  The official documentation on the openssl_privatekey module.

openssl_publickey – Generate an OpenSSL public key from its private key

  The official documentation on the openssl_publickey module.

## Examples

    - name: Generate PKCS#12 file
      openssl_pkcs12:
        action: export
        path: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
        friendly_name: raclette
        privatekey_path: /opt/certs/keys/key.pem
        certificate_path: /opt/certs/cert.pem
        other_certificates: /opt/certs/ca.pem
        state: present

    - name: Change PKCS#12 file permission
      openssl_pkcs12:
        action: export
        path: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
        friendly_name: raclette
        privatekey_path: /opt/certs/keys/key.pem
        certificate_path: /opt/certs/cert.pem
        other_certificates: /opt/certs/ca.pem
        state: present
        mode: '0600'

    - name: Regen PKCS#12 file
      openssl_pkcs12:
        action: export
        src: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
        path: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
        friendly_name: raclette
        privatekey_path: /opt/certs/keys/key.pem
        certificate_path: /opt/certs/cert.pem
        other_certificates: /opt/certs/ca.pem
        state: present
        mode: '0600'
        force: yes

    - name: Dump/Parse PKCS#12 file
      openssl_pkcs12:
        action: parse
        src: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
        path: /opt/certs/ansible.pem
        state: present

    - name: Remove PKCS#12 file
      openssl_pkcs12:
        path: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
        state: absent

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
backup_file string | changed and if backup is `yes` | Name of backup file created. Sample: /path/to/ansible.com.pem.2019-03-09@11:22~
filename string | changed or success | Path to the generate PKCS#12 file. Sample: /opt/certs/ansible.p12
privatekey string | changed or success | Path to the TLS/SSL private key the public key was generated from. Sample: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Guillaume Delpierre (@gdelpierre)

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