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@michailw michailw released this 19 Dec 10:59

Ansible Role: OpenSSL self signed certificates

An Ansible role that generates and installs OpenSSL cerificates which can be used
with Apache HTTP server or Nginx on RHEL/Centos.

Requirements

There aren't any requirements for this role.

Role variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see defaults/main.yml).

Workdir for the role. Inside there will be created some files required for the certificates.
ssl_workdir: /opt/ansible-ssl-workdir
If set to true, role will add certificate authority to list of trusted certificates of managed instance.
ssl_update_server_ca: true
If you want to provide your own certificate authority, you need to pass both private key and certificate.
Otherwise role will generate a new certificate authority.
ssl_ca_key_path: ""
ssl_ca_pem_path: ""
Default values for certificate authority created by this role. Used if ssl_ca_key_path and ssl_ca_pem_path are empty.
ssl_ca_country: PL
ssl_ca_province: warminsko-mazurskie
ssl_ca_city: Klewki
ssl_ca_organization: CIA
ssl_ca_domain: ca.localhost
List of domains which you would like to create certificates for.
ssl_domains: []
An example how to set all certificate for one domain:
ssl_domains:
  - domain: example.com
    keyDestination: /var/www/certs/example.com.key
    crtDestination: /var/www/certs/example.com.crt
    countryCode: PL
    province: Neverland Province
    city: Neverland
    companyName: Acme inc.
    companyDepartment: IT
    email: [email protected]
An example for wildcard domain:
ssl_domains:
  - domain: "*.example.com"
    domainFilename: STAR_fexample.com
    keyDestination: /var/www/certs/STAR_example.com.key
    crtDestination: /var/www/certs/STAR_example.com.crt
    countryCode: PL
    province: Neverland Province
    city: Neverland
    companyName: Acme inc.
    companyDepartment: IT
    email: [email protected]
Minimal example of domain configuration (rest of details will be taken from CA settings except department and email):
ssl_domains:
  - domain: test.example.com
    keyDestination: /var/www/certs/test.example.com.key
    crtDestination: /var/www/certs/test.example.com.crt

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: webservers
  vars_files:
    - vars/main.yml
  roles:
    - { role: MWojtowicz.openssl }

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created in 2017 by Michal Wojtowicz.