amazon.aws.secretsmanager_secret lookup – Look up secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager
Note
This lookup plugin is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 9.0.0).
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 amazon.aws.
You need further requirements to be able to use this lookup plugin,
see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: amazon.aws.secretsmanager_secret.
Synopsis
Look up secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager provided the caller has the appropriate permissions to read the secret.
Lookup is based on the secret’s Name value.
Optional parameters can be passed into this lookup; version_id and version_stage
Prior to release 6.0.0 this module was known as
aws_ssm, the usage remains the same.
Aliases: aws_secret
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the local controller node that executes this lookup.
python >= 3.6
boto3 >= 1.28.0
botocore >= 1.31.0
Terms
Parameter |
Comments |
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Name of the secret to look up in AWS Secrets Manager. |
Keyword parameters
This describes keyword parameters of the lookup. These are the values key1=value1, key2=value2 and so on in the following
examples: lookup('amazon.aws.secretsmanager_secret', key1=value1, key2=value2, ...) and query('amazon.aws.secretsmanager_secret', key1=value1, key2=value2, ...)
Parameter |
Comments |
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AWS access key ID. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Configuration:
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A boolean to indicate whether the parameter is provided as a hierarchy. Choices:
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URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS. The endpoint alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Configuration: |
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Join two or more entries to form an extended secret. This is useful for overcoming the 4096 character limit imposed by AWS. No effect when used with bypath. Choices:
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A boolean to indicate the secret contains nested values. Choices:
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Action to take if the secret has been marked for deletion.
Choices:
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Action to take if access to the secret is denied.
Choices:
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Action to take if the secret is missing.
Choices:
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A named AWS profile to use for authentication. See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html. The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options. The boto_profile alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Configuration:
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The AWS region to use. See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region. Configuration:
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AWS secret access key. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Configuration:
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AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive. Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0. The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Configuration:
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Version of the secret(s). |
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Stage of the secret version. |
Notes
Note
When keyword and positional parameters are used together, positional parameters must be listed before keyword parameters:
lookup('amazon.aws.secretsmanager_secret', term1, term2, key1=value1, key2=value2)andquery('amazon.aws.secretsmanager_secret', term1, term2, key1=value1, key2=value2)Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.
The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically
~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.
Examples
- name: lookup secretsmanager secret in the current region
debug: msg="{{ lookup('amazon.aws.aws_secret', '/path/to/secrets', bypath=true) }}"
- name: Create RDS instance with aws_secret lookup for password param
rds:
command: create
instance_name: app-db
db_engine: MySQL
size: 10
instance_type: db.m1.small
username: dbadmin
password: "{{ lookup('amazon.aws.aws_secret', 'DbSecret') }}"
tags:
Environment: staging
- name: skip if secret does not exist
debug: msg="{{ lookup('amazon.aws.aws_secret', 'secret-not-exist', on_missing='skip')}}"
- name: warn if access to the secret is denied
debug: msg="{{ lookup('amazon.aws.aws_secret', 'secret-denied', on_denied='warn')}}"
- name: lookup secretsmanager secret in the current region using the nested feature
debug: msg="{{ lookup('amazon.aws.aws_secret', 'secrets.environments.production.password', nested=true) }}"
# The secret can be queried using the following syntax: `aws_secret_object_name.key1.key2.key3`.
# If an object is of the form `{"key1":{"key2":{"key3":1}}}` the query would return the value `1`.
- name: lookup secretsmanager secret in a specific region using specified region and aws profile using nested feature
debug: >
msg="{{ lookup('amazon.aws.aws_secret', 'secrets.environments.production.password', region=region, profile=aws_profile,
access_key=aws_access_key, secret_key=aws_secret_key, nested=true) }}"
# The secret can be queried using the following syntax: `aws_secret_object_name.key1.key2.key3`.
# If an object is of the form `{"key1":{"key2":{"key3":1}}}` the query would return the value `1`.
# Region is the AWS region where the AWS secret is stored.
# AWS_profile is the aws profile to use, that has access to the AWS secret.
Return Value
Key |
Description |
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Returns the value of the secret stored in AWS Secrets Manager. Returned: success |