bigip_ssl_key – Import/Delete SSL keys from BIG-IP

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • This module will import/delete SSL keys on a BIG-IP. Keys can be imported from key files on the local disk, in PEM format.

Requirements

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

  • BIG-IP >= v12
  • f5-sdk >= 3.0.16

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
content
-
Sets the contents of a key directly to the specified value. This is used with lookup plugins or for anything with formatting or templating. This must be provided when state is present.

aliases: key_content
name
- / required
The name of the key.
partition
-
added in 2.5
Default:
"Common"
Device partition to manage resources on.
passphrase
-
Passphrase on key.
password
- / required
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD.

aliases: pass, pwd
provider
-
added in 2.5
Default:
null
A dict object containing connection details.
password
- / required
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD.

aliases: pass, pwd
server
- / required
The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_port
-
Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT.
ssh_keyfile
-
Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE.
timeout
-
Default:
10
Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
transport
- / required
    Choices:
  • rest
  • cli ←
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
user
- / required
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS.
server
- / required
The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_port
-
added in 2.2
Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
When present, ensures that the key is uploaded to the device. When absent, ensures that the key is removed from the device. If the key is currently in use, the module will not be able to remove the key.
user
- / required
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER.
validate_certs
boolean
added in 2.0
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS.

Notes

Note

  • This module does not behave like other modules that you might include in roles where referencing files or templates first looks in the role’s files or templates directory. To have it behave that way, use the Ansible file or template lookup (see Examples). The lookups behave as expected in a role context.
  • For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
  • Requires the f5-sdk Python package on the host. This is as easy as pip install f5-sdk.
  • Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.
  • The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.

Examples

- name: Use a file lookup to import key
  bigip_ssl_key:
    name: key-name
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    state: present
    content: "{{ lookup('file', '/path/to/key.key') }}"
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete key
  bigip_ssl_key:
    name: key-name
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
key_checksum
string
changed and created
SHA1 checksum of the key that was provided.

Sample:
cf23df2207d99a74fbe169e3eba035e633b65d94
key_filename
string
created
The name of the SSL certificate key. The key_filename and cert_filename will be similar to each other, however the key_filename will have a .key extension.

Sample:
cert1.key
key_source_path
string
created
Path on BIG-IP where the source of the key is stored

Sample:
/var/config/rest/downloads/cert1.key


Status

  • This module is guaranteed to have no backward incompatible interface changes going forward. [stableinterface]
  • This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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