Ansible Vault 101: Safely Storing Information in Playbooks

Ansible is a great tool for automation but sometimes it needs access to sensitive information For instance, maybe a task needs user credentials to access a computer, or it needs to upload a configuration file containing sensitive information Either way, it's not good to store details like this in plain view Fortunately, Ansible allows you to create Ansible Vaults, basically encrypted files to store sensitive information in So in this video we show how to create and manage Ansible Vaults and how can you configure Ansible to use them Useful links: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/cli/ansible-vault.html ============================= SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Donate through Paypal: https://paypal.me/DavidMcKone Donate through Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dmckone Become a monthly contributor on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dmckone Become a monthly contributor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TechTutorialsDavidMcKone ============================== ============================= MY RECORDING HARDWARE: Blue Yeti USB Microphone https://amzn.to/3IfL3qm Blue Radius III Custom Shockmount for Yeti and Yeti Pro USB Microphones https://amzn.to/3G3f89P RØDE PSA1 Professional Studio Arm https://amzn.to/3Z3lPBF Aokeo Professional Microphone Pop Filter https://amzn.to/3VuZl9H Sony Alpha ZV-E10L Mirrorless Camera https://amzn.to/3ITHCoU Elgato Cam Link 4K Capture Card https://amzn.to/43CzQaT Neewer NP-FW50 Dummy Battery Charger Kit https://amzn.to/3qp9Q4s Elgato Key Light Air - Professional 1400 lumens Desk Light https://amzn.to/3G81OB9 Neewer 2 Packs Tabletop LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3CcuN5O Elgato Green Screen https://amzn.to/3CoJBOL ============================= ============================== MEDIA LINKS: Website - https://www.techtutorials.tv/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/dsmckone1 ============================== For more technical information, including commands used, check out our blog post https://www.techtutorials.tv/sections/ansible/how-to-use-ansible-vault/ 00:00 Intro 00:40 Change Text Editor 01:30 Create a Vault 03:36 View Contents 04:36 Edit Vault 05:49 Decrypt Vault 06:35 Encrypt Vault 07:21 Change Vault Password 08:24 Using Vaults 11:48 Create a Password File 14:29 Using Password Files 15:43 Set Default Vault Key ansible vault,ansible vault password file example,ansible vault password variable,ansible vault example,ansible vault playbook,ansible vault encrypt password,ansible vault decrypt,how to create ansible vault password,how to use ansible vault in playbook,ansible vault tutorial