ansible-vault
Encrypt and decrypt values, data structures and files within Ansible projects. More information: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/vault.html#id17.
- Create a new encrypted vault file with a prompt for a password:
ansible-vault create
vault_file
- Create a new encrypted vault file using a vault key file to encrypt it:
ansible-vault create --vault-password-file
password_file
vault_file
- Encrypt an existing file using an optional password file:
ansible-vault encrypt --vault-password-file
password_file
vault_file
- Encrypt a string using Ansible's encrypted string format, displaying interactive prompts:
ansible-vault encrypt_string
- View an encrypted file, using a password file to decrypt:
ansible-vault view --vault-password-file
password_file
vault_file
- Re-key already encrypted vault file with a new password file:
ansible-vault rekey --vault-password-file
old_password_file --new-vault-password-file
new_password_file
vault_file