community.vmware.vcenter_standard_key_provider module – Add, reconfigure or remove Standard Key Provider on vCenter server

Note

This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 4.8.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vcenter_standard_key_provider.

Synopsis

  • This module is used for adding, reconfiguring or removing Standard Key Provider on vCenter server. Refer to VMware docs for more information: Standard Key Provider

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

hostname

string

The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.

kms_info

list / elements=dictionary

The information of an external key server (KMS).

kms_info[].kms_name, kms_info[].kms_ip are required when adding a Standard Key Provider.

If kms_info[].kms_port is not specified, the default port 5696 will be used.

kms_info[].kms_ip, kms_info[].kms_port can be reconfigured for an existing KMS with name kms_info[].kms_name.

Default: []

kms_ip

string

IP address of the external KMS.

kms_name

string

Name of the KMS to be configured.

kms_port

integer

Port of the external KMS.

remove_kms

boolean

Remove the configured KMS with name kms_info[].kms_name from the KMIP cluster.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

kms_password

string

Password to authenticate to the KMS.

kms_username

string

Username to authenticate to the KMS.

make_kms_trust_vc

dictionary

After adding the Standard Key Provider to the vCenter Server, you can establish a trusted connection, the exact process depends on the certificates that the key provider accepts, and on your company policy.

Three methods implemented here, (1) upload client certificate and private key through make_kms_trust_vc.upload_client_cert and make_kms_trust_vc.upload_client_key parameters, (2) generate, update, download vCenter self signed certificate through make_kms_trust_vc.download_self_signed_cert parameter, (3) download generated Certificate Signing Request(CSR) through make_kms_trust_vc.download_client_csr parameter, send it to KMS then upload the KMS signed CSR through make_kms_trust_vc.upload_kms_signed_client_csr parameter.

This is not set to be mandatory, if not set, please go to vCenter to setup trust connection with KMS manually.

download_client_csr

path

The absolute path on local machine for keeping vCenter generated CSR.

Then upload the KMS signed CSR using make_kms_trust_vc.upload_kms_signed_client_csr to vCenter.

download_self_signed_cert

path

The absolute path on local machine for keeping vCenter generated self signed client cert.

upload_client_cert

path

The absolute file path of client certificate.

Request a certificate and private key from the KMS vendor. The files are X509 files in PEM format.

The certificate might be already trusted by the KMS server.

upload_client_key

path

The absolute file path of client private key to be uploaded together with make_kms_trust_vc.upload_client_cert.

upload_kms_signed_client_csr

path

The absolute file path of KMS signed CSR downloaded from make_kms_trust_vc.download_client_csr.

mark_default

boolean

Set specified Key Provider with name name as the default Key Provider.

If new added Key Provider is the only key provider in vCenter, then will mark it as default after adding.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

name

string / required

Name of the Key Provider to be added, reconfigured or removed from vCenter.

password

aliases: pass, pwd

string

The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.

port

integer

The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PORT will be used instead.

Default: 443

proxy_host

string

Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.

The format is a hostname or a IP.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PROXY_HOST will be used instead.

proxy_port

integer

Port of the proxy server.

proxy_server

string

Address of the proxy server to connect to KMS.

state

string

If set to absent, the named Key Provider will be removed from vCenter.

If set to present, the named existing Key Provider will be reconfigured or new Key Provider will be added.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

username

aliases: admin, user

string

The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.

validate_certs

boolean

Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to false when certificates are not trusted.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.

  • All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Examples

- name: Add a new Standard Key Provider with client certificate and private key
  community.vmware.vcenter_standard_key_provider:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    name: 'test_standard_kp'
    state: 'present'
    mark_default: true
    kms_info:
      - kms_name: test_kms_1
        kms_ip: 192.168.1.10
    make_kms_trust_vc:
      upload_client_cert: "/tmp/test_cert.pem"
      upload_client_key: "/tmp/test_cert_key.pem"
  register: add_skp_result

- name: Remove the KMS from the key provider cluster
  community.vmware.vcenter_standard_key_provider:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    name: 'test_standard_kp'
    state: 'present'
    kms_info:
      - kms_name: test_kms_1
        remove_kms: true
  register: remove_kms_result

- name: Remove the Standard Key Provider
  community.vmware.vcenter_standard_key_provider:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    name: 'test_standard_kp'
    state: 'absent'
  register: remove_kp_result

Return Values

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

Key

Description

key_provider_clusters

list / elements=string

the Key Provider cluster info

Returned: always

Sample: [{"has_backup": null, "key_id": null, "key_provide_id": "test_standard", "management_type": null, "servers": [{"address": "192.168.1.10", "name": "test_kms", "port": 5696, "protocol": "", "proxy": "", "proxy_port": null, "user_name": ""}], "tpm_required": null, "use_as_default": true}]

Authors

  • Diane Wang (@Tomorrow9)