https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca
Install and configure a certificate authority on your system.
https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca
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Install and configure a certificate authority on your system.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca
- Owner: robertdebock
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2018-12-14T16:36:07.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-10-16T11:29:34.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-29T17:46:03.662Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: ansible, authority, ca, certificate, molecule, openssl, playbook, security, tox
- Language: Jinja
- Homepage: https://robertdebock.nl/
- Size: 321 KB
- Stars: 7
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 8
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Security: SECURITY.md
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# [Ansible role ca](#ansible-role-ca)
Install and configure a certificate authority on your system.
|GitHub|GitLab|Downloads|Version|
|------|------|---------|-------|
|[](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca/actions)|[](https://gitlab.com/robertdebock-iac/ansible-role-ca)|[](https://galaxy.ansible.com/robertdebock/ca)|[](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca/releases/)|
## [Example Playbook](#example-playbook)
This example is taken from [`molecule/default/converge.yml`](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca/blob/master/molecule/default/converge.yml) and is tested on each push, pull request and release.
```yaml
---
- name: Converge
hosts: all
become: true
gather_facts: true
roles:
- role: robertdebock.ca
```
The machine needs to be prepared. In CI this is done using [`molecule/default/prepare.yml`](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca/blob/master/molecule/default/prepare.yml):
```yaml
---
- name: Prepare
hosts: all
become: true
gather_facts: false
roles:
- role: robertdebock.bootstrap
- role: robertdebock.buildtools
- role: robertdebock.epel
- role: robertdebock.python_pip
- role: robertdebock.openssl
openssl_items:
- name: apache-httpd
common_name: "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
- role: robertdebock.httpd
```
Also see a [full explanation and example](https://robertdebock.nl/how-to-use-these-roles.html) on how to use these roles.
## [Role Variables](#role-variables)
The default values for the variables are set in [`defaults/main.yml`](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca/blob/master/defaults/main.yml):
```yaml
---
# defaults file for ca
# set ca_init: 'yes' to create CA
ca_init: true
# ca_own_root: 'yes' if you want to have yout own root CA.
# if no, set ca_certificate_path manually
ca_own_root: true
# A passphrase for the CA key.
ca_passphrase: SuP3rS3creT
# The common name for the CA.
ca_common_name: example.com
# Other details for the CA.
ca_country_name: NL
ca_email_address: robert@meinit.nl
ca_organization_name: Very little
ca_organizational_unit_name: Even less
ca_state_or_province_name: Utrecht
ca_locality_name: Utrecht
# There are two formats to request a key and certificate:
# 1. With details: (Includes `name:`)
# ca_requests:
# - name: certificate1.example.com
# passphrase: S3creT
#
# 2. Without details: (Does not include `name:`)
# ca_requests:
# - "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
# You can also mix these formats:
# ca_requests:
# - name: certificate1.example.com
# passphrase: S3creT
# - "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
# Where to publish the certificates, normally a webserver location.
# If not specified, certificates will not be published.
# {{ httpd_data_directory }} is inheritted from the role robertdebock.httpd.
ca_publication_location: "{{ httpd_data_directory | default('/tmp') }}/pub"
# Where do the certificates need to be stored? By default the distribution
# preferred locations are used (see `vars/main.yml`, under `_ca_openssl_path`.
# If you need a CA certificate somewhere else, simple use something like this:
# ca_openssl_path: /my/preferred/path
ca_openssl_path: "{{ _ca_openssl_path[ansible_os_family] | default(_ca_openssl_path['default']) }}"
```
## [Requirements](#requirements)
- pip packages listed in [requirements.txt](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca/blob/master/requirements.txt).
## [State of used roles](#state-of-used-roles)
The following roles are used to prepare a system. You can prepare your system in another way.
| Requirement | GitHub | GitLab |
|-------------|--------|--------|
|[robertdebock.bootstrap](https://galaxy.ansible.com/robertdebock/bootstrap)|[](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-bootstrap/actions)|[](https://gitlab.com/robertdebock-iac/ansible-role-bootstrap)|
|[robertdebock.buildtools](https://galaxy.ansible.com/robertdebock/buildtools)|[](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-buildtools/actions)|[](https://gitlab.com/robertdebock-iac/ansible-role-buildtools)|
|[robertdebock.epel](https://galaxy.ansible.com/robertdebock/epel)|[](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-epel/actions)|[](https://gitlab.com/robertdebock-iac/ansible-role-epel)|
|[robertdebock.httpd](https://galaxy.ansible.com/robertdebock/httpd)|[](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-httpd/actions)|[](https://gitlab.com/robertdebock-iac/ansible-role-httpd)|
|[robertdebock.openssl](https://galaxy.ansible.com/robertdebock/openssl)|[](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-openssl/actions)|[](https://gitlab.com/robertdebock-iac/ansible-role-openssl)|
|[robertdebock.python_pip](https://galaxy.ansible.com/robertdebock/python_pip)|[](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-python_pip/actions)|[](https://gitlab.com/robertdebock-iac/ansible-role-python_pip)|
## [Context](#context)
This role is part of many compatible roles. Have a look at [the documentation of these roles](https://robertdebock.nl/) for further information.
Here is an overview of related roles:
## [Compatibility](#compatibility)
This role has been tested on these [container images](https://hub.docker.com/u/robertdebock):
|container|tags|
|---------|----|
|[EL](https://hub.docker.com/r/robertdebock/enterpriselinux)|9|
|[Debian](https://hub.docker.com/r/robertdebock/debian)|all|
|[Fedora](https://hub.docker.com/r/robertdebock/fedora)|all|
|[Ubuntu](https://hub.docker.com/r/robertdebock/ubuntu)|noble, jammy|
The minimum version of Ansible required is 2.12, tests have been done on:
- The previous version.
- The current version.
- The development version.
If you find issues, please register them on [GitHub](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca/issues).
## [License](#license)
[Apache-2.0](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ca/blob/master/LICENSE).
## [Author Information](#author-information)
[robertdebock](https://robertdebock.nl/)
Please consider [sponsoring me](https://github.com/sponsors/robertdebock).