cyberark.pas.cyberark_account module – Module for CyberArk Account object creation, deletion, and modification using PAS Web Services SDK.

Note

This module is part of the cyberark.pas collection (version 1.0.27).

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 cyberark.pas.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cyberark.pas.cyberark_account.

New in cyberark.pas 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Creates a URI for adding, deleting, modifying a privileged credential within the Cyberark Vault. The request uses the Privileged Account Security Web Services SDK.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

address

string

The address of the endpoint where the privileged account is located.

api_base_url

string

A string containing the base URL of the server hosting CyberArk’s Privileged Account Security Web Services SDK.

Example https://<IIS_Server_Ip>/PasswordVault/api/

cyberark_session

dictionary / required

Dictionary set by a CyberArk authentication containing the different values to perform actions on a logged-on CyberArk session, please see cyberark.pas.cyberark_authentication module for an example of cyberark_session.

identified_by

string

When an API call is made to Get Accounts, often times the default parameters passed will identify more than one account. This parameter is used to confidently identify a single account when the default query can return multiple results.

Default: "username,address,platform_id"

logging_file

string

Setting the log file name and location for troubleshooting logs.

Default: "/tmp/ansible_cyberark.log"

logging_level

string

Parameter used to define the level of troubleshooting output to the logging_file value.

Choices:

  • "NOTSET"

  • "DEBUG"

  • "INFO"

name

string

The ObjectID of the account

new_secret

string

The new secret/password to be stored in CyberArk Vault.

platform_account_properties

dictionary

Object containing key-value pairs to associate with the account, as defined by the account platform. These properties are validated against the mandatory and optional properties of the specified platform’s definition. Optional properties that do not exist on the account will not be returned here. Internal properties are not returned.

KEY

aliases: Port, ExtrPass1Name, database

string

Freeform key value associated to the mandatory or optional property assigned to the specified Platform’s definition.

platform_id

string

The PolicyID of the Platform that is to be managing the account

remote_machines_access

dictionary

Set of parameters for defining PSM endpoint access targets.

access_restricted_to_remote_machines

boolean

Whether or not to restrict access only to specified remote machines.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

remote_machines

string

List of targets allowed for this account.

safe

string / required

The safe in the Vault where the privileged account is to be located.

secret

string

The initial password for the creation of the account

secret_management

dictionary

Set of parameters associated with the management of the credential.

automatic_management_enabled

boolean

Parameter that indicates whether the CPM will manage the password or not.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

management_action

string

CPM action flag to be placed on the account object for credential rotation.

Choices:

  • "change"

  • "change_immediately"

  • "reconcile"

manual_management_reason

string

String value indicating why the CPM will NOT manage the password.

new_secret

string

The actual password value that will be assigned for the CPM action to be taken.

perform_management_action

string

always will perform the management action in every action.

on_create will only perform the management action right after the account is created.

Choices:

  • "always" ← (default)

  • "on_create"

secret_type

string

The value that identifies what type of account it will be.

Choices:

  • "password" ← (default)

  • "key"

state

string

Assert the desired state of the account present to creat or update and account object. Set to absent for deletion of an account object.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

username

string

The username associated with the account.

validate_certs

boolean

If false, SSL certificate chain will not be validated. This should only set to true if you have a root CA certificate installed on each node.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Examples

collections:
  - cyberark.pas

tasks:

  - name: Logon to CyberArk Vault using PAS Web Services SDK
    cyberark_authentication:
      api_base_url: "http://components.cyberark.local"
      validate_certs: false
      username: "bizdev"
      password: "Cyberark1"

  - name: Creating an Account using the PAS WebServices SDK
    cyberark_account:
      logging_level: DEBUG
      identified_by: "address,username"
      safe: "Test"
      address: "cyberark.local"
      username: "administrator-x"
      platform_id: WinServerLocal
      secret: "@N&Ibl3!"
      platform_account_properties:
          LogonDomain: "cyberark"
          OwnerName: "ansible_user"
      secret_management:
          automatic_management_enabled: true
      state: present
      cyberark_session: "{{ cyberark_session }}"
    register: cyberarkaction

  - name:
      - Rotate credential via reconcile and providing the password to
        bechanged to.
    cyberark_account:
      identified_by: "address,username"
      safe: "Domain_Admins"
      address: "prod.cyberark.local"
      username: "admin"
      platform_id: WinDomain
      platform_account_properties:
          LogonDomain: "PROD"
      secret_management:
          new_secret: "Ama123ah12@#!Xaamdjbdkl@#112"
          management_action: "reconcile"
          automatic_management_enabled: true
      state: present
      cyberark_session: "{{ cyberark_session }}"
    register: reconcileaccount

  - name: Logoff from CyberArk Vault
    cyberark_authentication:
      state: absent
      cyberark_session: "{{ cyberark_session }}"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

changed

boolean

Identify if the playbook run resulted in a change to the account in any way.

Returned: always

failed

boolean

Whether playbook run resulted in a failure of any kind.

Returned: always

result

complex

A json dump of the resulting action.

Returned: success

address

string

The adress of the endpoint where the privileged account is located.

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: "dev.local"

createdTime

integer

Timeframe calculation of the timestamp of account creation.

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: 1567824520

id

integer

Internal ObjectID for the account object identified

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: 2521

name

string

The external ObjectID of the account

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: "['Operating System-WinServerLocal-cyberark.local-administrator']"

platformAccountProperties

complex

Object containing key-value pairs to associate with the account, as defined by the account platform.

Returned: successful addition and modification

KEY VALUE

string

Object containing key-value pairs to associate with the account, as defined by the account platform.

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: "[{'LogonDomain': 'cyberark'}, {'Port': '22'}]"

platformId

string

The PolicyID of the Platform that is to be managing the account.

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: "WinServerLocal"

safeName

string

The safe in the Vault where the privileged account is to be located.

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: "Domain_Admins"

secretManagement

complex

Set of parameters associated with the management of the credential.

Returned: successful addition and modification

automaticManagementEnabled

boolean

Parameter that indicates whether the CPM will manage the password or not.

Returned: successful addition and modification

lastModifiedTime

integer

Timeframe calculation of the timestamp of account modification.

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: 1567824520

manualManagementReason

string

Reason for disabling automatic management of the account

Returned: if automaticManagementEnabled is set to false

Sample: "This is a static account"

secretType

list / elements=string

The value that identifies what type of account it will be

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: ["key", "password"]

userName

string

The username associated with the account

Returned: successful addition and modification

Sample: "administrator"

status_code

integer

Result HTTP Status code.

Returned: success

Sample: "200, 201, -1, 204"

Authors

  • CyberArk BizDev (@cyberark-bizdev)

  • Edward Nunez (@enunez-cyberark)

  • James Stutes (@jimmyjamcabd)