acme_account – Create, modify or delete ACME accounts¶
New in version 2.6.
Synopsis¶
- Allows to create, modify or delete accounts with a CA supporting the ACME protocol, such as Let’s Encrypt.
- This module only works with the ACME v2 protocol.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- either openssl or cryptography >= 1.5
Parameters¶
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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account_key_content
string
added in 2.5 |
Content of the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key.
Mutually exclusive with
account_key_src .Required if
account_key_src is not used.Warning: the content will be written into a temporary file, which will be deleted by Ansible when the module completes. Since this is an important private key — it can be used to change the account key, or to revoke your certificates without knowing their private keys —, this might not be acceptable.
In case
cryptography is used, the content is not written into a temporary file. It can still happen that it is written to disk by Ansible in the process of moving the module with its argument to the node where it is executed. |
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account_key_src
path
|
Path to a file containing the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key.
RSA keys can be created with
openssl genrsa ... . Elliptic curve keys can be created with openssl ecparam -genkey ... . Any other tool creating private keys in PEM format can be used as well.Mutually exclusive with
account_key_content .Required if
account_key_content is not used.aliases: account_key |
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account_uri
string
added in 2.7 |
If specified, assumes that the account URI is as given. If the account key does not match this account, or an account with this URI does not exist, the module fails.
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acme_directory
string
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Default: "https://acme-staging.api.letsencrypt.org/directory"
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The ACME directory to use. This is the entry point URL to access CA server API.
For safety reasons the default is set to the Let's Encrypt staging server (for the ACME v1 protocol). This will create technically correct, but untrusted certificates.
For Let's Encrypt, all staging endpoints can be found here: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/staging-environment/. For Buypass, all endpoints can be found here: https://community.buypass.com/t/63d4ay/buypass-go-ssl-endpoints
For Let's Encrypt, the production directory URL for ACME v1 is https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org/directory, and the production directory URL for ACME v2 is https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory.
For Buypass, the production directory URL for ACME v2 and v1 is https://api.buypass.com/acme/directory.
Warning: So far, the module has only been tested against Let's Encrypt (staging and production), Buypass (staging and production), and Pebble testing server.
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acme_version
integer
added in 2.5 |
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The ACME version of the endpoint.
Must be 1 for the classic Let's Encrypt and Buypass ACME endpoints, or 2 for standardized ACME v2 endpoints.
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allow_creation
boolean
|
|
Whether account creation is allowed (when state is
present ). |
contact
list
/ elements=string
|
Default: []
|
A list of contact URLs.
Email addresses must be prefixed with
mailto: .See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555#section-7.3 for what is allowed.
Must be specified when state is
present . Will be ignored if state is absent or changed_key . |
new_account_key_content
string
|
Content of the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key to change to.
Same restrictions apply as to
account_key_content .Mutually exclusive with
new_account_key_src .Required if
new_account_key_src is not used and state is changed_key . |
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new_account_key_src
path
|
Path to a file containing the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key to change to.
Same restrictions apply as to
account_key_src .Mutually exclusive with
new_account_key_content .Required if
new_account_key_content is not used and state is changed_key . |
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select_crypto_backend
string
added in 2.7 |
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Determines which crypto backend to use.
The default choice is
auto , which tries to use cryptography if available, and falls back to openssl .If set to
openssl , will try to use the openssl binary.If set to
cryptography , will try to use the cryptography library. |
state
string
/ required
|
|
The state of the account, to be identified by its account key.
If the state is
absent , the account will either not exist or be deactivated.If the state is
changed_key , the account must exist. The account key will be changed; no other information will be touched. |
terms_agreed
boolean
|
|
Boolean indicating whether you agree to the terms of service document.
ACME servers can require this to be true.
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validate_certs
boolean
added in 2.5 |
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Whether calls to the ACME directory will validate TLS certificates.
Warning: Should only ever be set to
no for testing purposes, for example when testing against a local Pebble server. |
Notes¶
Note
- The acme_certificate module also allows to do basic account management. When using both modules, it is recommended to disable account management for acme_certificate. For that, use the
modify_account
option of acme_certificate. - If a new enough version of the
cryptography
library is available (see Requirements for details), it will be used instead of theopenssl
binary. This can be explicitly disabled or enabled with theselect_crypto_backend
option. Note that using theopenssl
binary will be slower and less secure, as private key contents always have to be stored on disk (seeaccount_key_content
). - Although the defaults are chosen so that the module can be used with the Let’s Encrypt CA, the module can in principle be used with any CA providing an ACME endpoint, such as Buypass Go SSL.
See Also¶
See also
- Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME)
- The specification of the ACME protocol (RFC 8555).
- acme_account_info – Retrieves information on ACME accounts
- Retrieves facts about an ACME account.
- openssl_privatekey – Generate OpenSSL private keys
- Can be used to create a private account key.
- acme_inspect – Send direct requests to an ACME server
- Allows to debug problems.
Examples¶
- name: Make sure account exists and has given contacts. We agree to TOS.
acme_account:
account_key_src: /etc/pki/cert/private/account.key
state: present
terms_agreed: yes
contact:
- mailto:[email protected]
- mailto:[email protected]
- name: Make sure account has given email address. Don't create account if it doesn't exist
acme_account:
account_key_src: /etc/pki/cert/private/account.key
state: present
allow_creation: no
contact:
- mailto:[email protected]
- name: Change account's key to the one stored in the variable new_account_key
acme_account:
account_key_src: /etc/pki/cert/private/account.key
new_account_key_content: '{{ new_account_key }}'
state: changed_key
- name: Delete account (we have to use the new key)
acme_account:
account_key_content: '{{ new_account_key }}'
state: absent
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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account_uri
string
|
always |
ACME account URI, or None if account does not exist.
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Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
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