community.crypto.x509_crl module – Generate Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs)

Note

This module is part of the community.crypto collection (version 2.11.0).

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 community.crypto. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.crypto.x509_crl.

New in community.crypto 1.0.0

Synopsis

• This module allows one to (re)generate or update Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs).

• Certificates on the revocation list can be either specified by serial number and (optionally) their issuer, or as a path to a certificate file in PEM format.

Requirements

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

• If name_encoding is set to another value than ignore, the idna Python library needs to be installed.

• cryptography >= 1.2

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
attributes aliases: attr string added in Ansible 2.3	The attributes the resulting filesystem object 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.
backup boolean	Create a backup file including a timestamp so you can get the original CRL back if you overwrote it with a new one by accident. Choices: false ← (default) true
digest string	Digest algorithm to be used when signing the CRL. Default: "sha256"
force boolean	Should the CRL be forced to be regenerated. Choices: false ← (default) true
format string	Whether the CRL file should be in PEM or DER format. If an existing CRL file does match everything but format, it will be converted to the correct format instead of regenerated. Choices: "pem" ← (default) "der"
group string	Name of the group that should own the filesystem object, as would be fed to chown. When left unspecified, it uses the current group of the current user unless you are root, in which case it can preserve the previous ownership.
ignore_timestamps boolean	Whether the timestamps last_update, next_update and revocation_date (in revoked_certificates) should be ignored for idempotency checks. The timestamp invalidity_date in revoked_certificates will never be ignored. Use this in combination with relative timestamps for these values to get idempotency. Choices: false ← (default) true
issuer dictionary	Key/value pairs that will be present in the issuer name field of the CRL. If you need to specify more than one value with the same key, use a list as value. If the order of the components is important, use issuer_ordered. One of issuer and issuer_ordered is required if state is present. Mutually exclusive with issuer_ordered.
issuer_ordered list / elements=dictionary added in community.crypto 2.0.0	A list of dictionaries, where every dictionary must contain one key/value pair. This key/value pair will be present in the issuer name field of the CRL. If you want to specify more than one value with the same key in a row, you can use a list as value. One of issuer and issuer_ordered is required if state is present. Mutually exclusive with issuer.
last_update string	The point in time from which this CRL can be trusted. Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp. Time will always be interpreted as UTC. Valid format is [+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME where timespec can be an integer + [w | d | h | m | s] (for example +32w1d2h). Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent, except when ignore_timestamps is set to true. Default: "+0s"
mode string	Defines how to process entries of existing CRLs. If set to generate, makes sure that the CRL has the exact set of revoked certificates as specified in revoked_certificates. If set to update, makes sure that the CRL contains the revoked certificates from revoked_certificates, but can also contain other revoked certificates. If the CRL file already exists, all entries from the existing CRL will also be included in the new CRL. When using update, you might be interested in setting ignore_timestamps to true. Choices: "generate" ← (default) "update"
name_encoding string	How to encode names (DNS names, URIs, email addresses) in return values. ignore will use the encoding returned by the backend. idna will convert all labels of domain names to IDNA encoding. IDNA2008 will be preferred, and IDNA2003 will be used if IDNA2008 encoding fails. unicode will convert all labels of domain names to Unicode. IDNA2008 will be preferred, and IDNA2003 will be used if IDNA2008 decoding fails. Note that idna and unicode require the idna Python library to be installed. Choices: "ignore" ← (default) "idna" "unicode"
next_update string	The absolute latest point in time by which this issuer is expected to have issued another CRL. Many clients will treat a CRL as expired once next_update occurs. Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp. Time will always be interpreted as UTC. Valid format is [+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME where timespec can be an integer + [w | d | h | m | s] (for example +32w1d2h). Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent, except when ignore_timestamps is set to true. Required if state is present.
owner string	Name of the user that should own the filesystem object, as would be fed to chown. When left unspecified, it uses the current user unless you are root, in which case it can preserve the previous ownership. Specifying a numeric username will be assumed to be a user ID and not a username. Avoid numeric usernames to avoid this confusion.
path path / required	Remote absolute path where the generated CRL file should be created or is already located.
privatekey_content string	The content of the CA’s private key to use when signing the CRL. Either privatekey_path or privatekey_content must be specified if state is present, but not both.
privatekey_passphrase string	The passphrase for the privatekey_path. This is required if the private key is password protected.
privatekey_path path	Path to the CA’s private key to use when signing the CRL. Either privatekey_path or privatekey_content must be specified if state is present, but not both.
return_content boolean	If set to true, will return the (current or generated) CRL’s content as crl. Choices: false ← (default) true
revoked_certificates list / elements=dictionary	List of certificates to be revoked. Required if state is present.
content string	Content of a certificate in PEM format. The serial number and issuer will be extracted from the certificate. Mutually exclusive with path and serial_number. One of these three options must be specified.
invalidity_date string	The point in time it was known/suspected that the private key was compromised or that the certificate otherwise became invalid. Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp. Time will always be interpreted as UTC. Valid format is [+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME where timespec can be an integer + [w | d | h | m | s] (for example +32w1d2h). Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent. This will NOT change when ignore_timestamps is set to true.
invalidity_date_critical boolean	Whether the invalidity date extension should be critical. Choices: false ← (default) true
issuer list / elements=string	The certificate’s issuer. Example: DNS:ca.example.org
issuer_critical boolean	Whether the certificate issuer extension should be critical. Choices: false ← (default) true
path path	Path to a certificate in PEM format. The serial number and issuer will be extracted from the certificate. Mutually exclusive with content and serial_number. One of these three options must be specified.
reason string	The value for the revocation reason extension. Choices: "unspecified" "key_compromise" "ca_compromise" "affiliation_changed" "superseded" "cessation_of_operation" "certificate_hold" "privilege_withdrawn" "aa_compromise" "remove_from_crl"
reason_critical boolean	Whether the revocation reason extension should be critical. Choices: false ← (default) true
revocation_date string	The point in time the certificate was revoked. Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp. Time will always be interpreted as UTC. Valid format is [+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME where timespec can be an integer + [w | d | h | m | s] (for example +32w1d2h). Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent, except when ignore_timestamps is set to true. Default: "+0s"
serial_number integer	Serial number of the certificate. Mutually exclusive with path and content. One of these three options must be specified.
selevel string	The level part of the SELinux filesystem object 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 filesystem object context. When set to _default, it will use the role portion of the policy if available.
setype string	The type part of the SELinux filesystem object context. When set to _default, it will use the type portion of the policy if available.
seuser string	The user part of the SELinux filesystem object 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.
state string	Whether the CRL file should exist or not, taking action if the state is different from what is stated. Choices: "absent" "present" ← (default)
unsafe_writes boolean added in Ansible 2.2	Influence when to use atomic operation to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target filesystem object. By default this module uses atomic operations to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target filesystem objects, but sometimes systems are configured or just broken in ways that prevent this. One example is docker mounted filesystem objects, 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 filesystem objects 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. Choices: false ← (default) true

Attributes

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: full	Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
diff_mode	Support: full	Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode.
safe_file_operations	Support: full	Uses Ansible’s strict file operation functions to ensure proper permissions and avoid data corruption.

Notes

Note

• All ASN.1 TIME values should be specified following the YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ pattern.

• Date specified should be UTC. Minutes and seconds are mandatory.

Examples

- name: Generate a CRL
  community.crypto.x509_crl:
    path: /etc/ssl/my-ca.crl
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/my-ca.pem
    issuer:
      CN: My CA
    last_update: "+0s"
    next_update: "+7d"
    revoked_certificates:
      - serial_number: 1234
        revocation_date: 20190331202428Z
        issuer:
          CN: My CA
      - serial_number: 2345
        revocation_date: 20191013152910Z
        reason: affiliation_changed
        invalidity_date: 20191001000000Z
      - path: /etc/ssl/crt/revoked-cert.pem
        revocation_date: 20191010010203Z

Return Values

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

Key	Description
backup_file string	Name of backup file created. Returned: changed and if backup is true Sample: "/path/to/my-ca.crl.2019-03-09@11:22~"
crl string	The (current or generated) CRL’s content. Will be the CRL itself if format is pem, and Base64 of the CRL if format is der. Returned: if state is present and return_content is true
digest string	The signature algorithm used to sign the CRL. Returned: success Sample: "sha256WithRSAEncryption"
filename string	Path to the generated CRL. Returned: changed or success Sample: "/path/to/my-ca.crl"
format string	Whether the CRL is in PEM format (pem) or in DER format (der). Returned: success Sample: "pem"
issuer dictionary	The CRL’s issuer. Note that for repeated values, only the last one will be returned. See name_encoding for how IDNs are handled. Returned: success Sample: {"commonName": "ca.example.com", "organizationName": "Ansible"}
issuer_ordered list / elements=list	The CRL’s issuer as an ordered list of tuples. Returned: success Sample: [["organizationName", "Ansible"], [{"commonName": "ca.example.com"}]]
last_update string	The point in time from which this CRL can be trusted as ASN.1 TIME. Returned: success Sample: "20190413202428Z"
next_update string	The point in time from which a new CRL will be issued and the client has to check for it as ASN.1 TIME. Returned: success Sample: "20190413202428Z"
privatekey string	Path to the private CA key. Returned: changed or success Sample: "/path/to/my-ca.pem"
revoked_certificates list / elements=dictionary	List of certificates to be revoked. Returned: success
invalidity_date string	The point in time it was known/suspected that the private key was compromised or that the certificate otherwise became invalid as ASN.1 TIME. Returned: success Sample: "20190413202428Z"
invalidity_date_critical boolean	Whether the invalidity date extension is critical. Returned: success Sample: false
issuer list / elements=string	The certificate’s issuer. See name_encoding for how IDNs are handled. Returned: success Sample: ["DNS:ca.example.org"]
issuer_critical boolean	Whether the certificate issuer extension is critical. Returned: success Sample: false
reason string	The value for the revocation reason extension. One of unspecified, key_compromise, ca_compromise, affiliation_changed, superseded, cessation_of_operation, certificate_hold, privilege_withdrawn, aa_compromise, and remove_from_crl. Returned: success Sample: "key_compromise"
reason_critical boolean	Whether the revocation reason extension is critical. Returned: success Sample: false
revocation_date string	The point in time the certificate was revoked as ASN.1 TIME. Returned: success Sample: "20190413202428Z"
serial_number integer	Serial number of the certificate. Returned: success Sample: 1234

Authors

• Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)

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