community.crypto.openssl_csr module – Generate OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

Note

This module is part of the community.crypto collection (version 2.22.3).

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 community.crypto. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.crypto.openssl_csr.

Synopsis 

Please note that the module regenerates an existing CSR if it does not match the module’s options, or if it seems to be corrupt. If you are concerned that this could overwrite your existing CSR, consider using the backup option.
This module allows one to (re)generate OpenSSL certificate signing requests.
This module supports the subjectAltName, keyUsage, extendedKeyUsage, basicConstraints and OCSP Must Staple extensions.

Requirements 

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

cryptography >= 1.3

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
attributes aliases: attr string	The attributes the resulting filesystem object should have. To get supported flags look at the man page for `chattr` on the target system. This string should contain the attributes in the same order as the one displayed by `lsattr`. The `=` operator is assumed as default, otherwise `+` or `-` operators need to be included in the string.
authority_cert_issuer list / elements=string	Names that will be present in the authority cert issuer field of the certificate signing request. Values must be prefixed by their options. (That is, `email`, `URI`, `DNS`, `RID`, `IP`, `dirName`, `otherName`, and the ones specific to your CA) Example: `DNS:ca.example.org` If specified, `authority_cert_serial_number` must also be specified. Please note that commercial CAs ignore this value, respectively use a value of their own choice. Specifying this option is mostly useful for self-signed certificates or for own CAs. Note that this is only supported if the `cryptography` backend is used! The `AuthorityKeyIdentifier` extension will only be added if at least one of `authority_key_identifier`, `authority_cert_issuer` and `authority_cert_serial_number` is specified.
authority_cert_serial_number integer	The authority cert serial number. If specified, `authority_cert_issuer` must also be specified. Note that this is only supported if the `cryptography` backend is used! Please note that commercial CAs ignore this value, respectively use a value of their own choice. Specifying this option is mostly useful for self-signed certificates or for own CAs. The `AuthorityKeyIdentifier` extension will only be added if at least one of `authority_key_identifier`, `authority_cert_issuer` and `authority_cert_serial_number` is specified. This option accepts an integer. If you want to provide serial numbers as colon-separated hex strings, such as `11:22:33`, you need to convert them to an integer with community.crypto.parse_serial.
authority_key_identifier string	The authority key identifier as a hex string, where two bytes are separated by colons. Example: `00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33` Please note that commercial CAs ignore this value, respectively use a value of their own choice. Specifying this option is mostly useful for self-signed certificates or for own CAs. Note that this is only supported if the `cryptography` backend is used! The `AuthorityKeyIdentifier` extension will only be added if at least one of `authority_key_identifier`, `authority_cert_issuer` and `authority_cert_serial_number` is specified.
backup boolean	Create a backup file including a timestamp so you can get the original CSR back if you overwrote it with a new one by accident. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
basic_constraints aliases: basicConstraints list / elements=string	Indicates basic constraints, such as if the certificate is a CA.
basic_constraints_critical aliases: basicConstraints_critical boolean	Should the basicConstraints extension be considered as critical. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
common_name aliases: CN, commonName string	The commonName field of the certificate signing request subject.
country_name aliases: C, countryName string	The countryName field of the certificate signing request subject.
create_subject_key_identifier boolean	Create the Subject Key Identifier from the public key. Please note that commercial CAs can ignore the value, respectively use a value of their own choice instead. Specifying this option is mostly useful for self-signed certificates or for own CAs. Note that this is only supported if the `cryptography` backend is used! Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
crl_distribution_points list / elements=dictionary added in community.crypto 1.4.0	Allows to specify one or multiple CRL distribution points. Only supported by the `cryptography` backend.
crl_issuer list / elements=string	Information about the issuer of the CRL.
full_name list / elements=string	Describes how the CRL can be retrieved. Mutually exclusive with `crl_distribution_points[].relative_name`. Example: `URI:https://ca.example.com/revocations.crl`.
reasons list / elements=string	List of reasons that this distribution point can be used for when performing revocation checks. Choices: `"key_compromise"` `"ca_compromise"` `"affiliation_changed"` `"superseded"` `"cessation_of_operation"` `"certificate_hold"` `"privilege_withdrawn"` `"aa_compromise"`
relative_name list / elements=string	Describes how the CRL can be retrieved relative to the CRL issuer. Mutually exclusive with `crl_distribution_points[].full_name`. Example: `/CN=example.com`. Can only be used when cryptography >= 1.6 is installed.
digest string	The digest used when signing the certificate signing request with the private key. Default: `"sha256"`
email_address aliases: E, emailAddress string	The emailAddress field of the certificate signing request subject.
extended_key_usage aliases: extKeyUsage, extendedKeyUsage list / elements=string	Additional restrictions (for example client authentication, server authentication) on the allowed purposes for which the public key may be used.
extended_key_usage_critical aliases: extKeyUsage_critical, extendedKeyUsage_critical boolean	Should the extkeyUsage extension be considered as critical. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
force boolean	Should the certificate signing request be forced regenerated by this ansible module. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
group string	Name of the group that should own the filesystem object, as would be fed to `chown`. When left unspecified, it uses the current group of the current user unless you are root, in which case it can preserve the previous ownership.
key_usage aliases: keyUsage list / elements=string	This defines the purpose (for example encipherment, signature, certificate signing) of the key contained in the certificate.
key_usage_critical aliases: keyUsage_critical boolean	Should the keyUsage extension be considered as critical. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
locality_name aliases: L, localityName string	The localityName field of the certificate signing request subject.
mode any	The permissions the resulting filesystem object should have. For those used to `/usr/bin/chmod` remember that modes are actually octal numbers. You must give Ansible enough information to parse them correctly. For consistent results, quote octal numbers (for example, `'644'` or `'1777'`) so Ansible receives a string and can do its own conversion from string into number. Adding a leading zero (for example, `0755`) works sometimes, but can fail in loops and some other circumstances. Giving Ansible a number without following either of these rules will end up with a decimal number which will have unexpected results. As of Ansible 1.8, the mode may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, `u+rwx` or `u=rw,g=r,o=r`). If `mode` is not specified and the destination filesystem object does not exist, the default `umask` on the system will be used when setting the mode for the newly created filesystem object. If `mode` is not specified and the destination filesystem object does exist, the mode of the existing filesystem object will be used. Specifying `mode` is the best way to ensure filesystem objects are created with the correct permissions. See CVE-2020-1736 for further details.
name_constraints_critical boolean added in community.crypto 1.1.0	Should the Name Constraints extension be considered as critical. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
name_constraints_excluded list / elements=string added in community.crypto 1.1.0	For CA certificates, this specifies a list of identifiers which describe subtrees of names that this CA is not allowed to issue certificates for. Values must be prefixed by their options. (That is, `email`, `URI`, `DNS`, `RID`, `IP`, `dirName`, `otherName`, and the ones specific to your CA).
name_constraints_permitted list / elements=string added in community.crypto 1.1.0	For CA certificates, this specifies a list of identifiers which describe subtrees of names that this CA is allowed to issue certificates for. Values must be prefixed by their options. (That is, `email`, `URI`, `DNS`, `RID`, `IP`, `dirName`, `otherName`, and the ones specific to your CA).
ocsp_must_staple aliases: ocspMustStaple boolean	Indicates that the certificate should contain the OCSP Must Staple extension (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7633). Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
ocsp_must_staple_critical aliases: ocspMustStaple_critical boolean	Should the OCSP Must Staple extension be considered as critical. Note that according to the RFC, this extension should not be marked as critical, as old clients not knowing about OCSP Must Staple are required to reject such certificates (see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7633#section-4). Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
organization_name aliases: O, organizationName string	The organizationName field of the certificate signing request subject.
organizational_unit_name aliases: OU, organizationalUnitName string	The organizationalUnitName field of the certificate signing request subject.
owner string	Name of the user that should own the filesystem object, as would be fed to `chown`. When left unspecified, it uses the current user unless you are root, in which case it can preserve the previous ownership. Specifying a numeric username will be assumed to be a user ID and not a username. Avoid numeric usernames to avoid this confusion.
path path / required	The name of the file into which the generated OpenSSL certificate signing request will be written.
privatekey_content string added in community.crypto 1.0.0	The content of the private key to use when signing the certificate signing request. Either `privatekey_path` or `privatekey_content` must be specified if `state` is `present`, but not both.
privatekey_passphrase string	The passphrase for the private key. This is required if the private key is password protected.
privatekey_path path	The path to the private key to use when signing the certificate signing request. Either `privatekey_path` or `privatekey_content` must be specified if `state` is `present`, but not both.
return_content boolean added in community.crypto 1.0.0	If set to `true`, will return the (current or generated) CSR’s content as `csr`. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
select_crypto_backend string	Determines which crypto backend to use. The default choice is `auto`, which tries to use `cryptography` if available. If set to `cryptography`, will try to use the cryptography library. Choices: `"auto"` ← (default) `"cryptography"`
selevel string	The level part of the SELinux filesystem object context. This is the MLS/MCS attribute, sometimes known as the `range`. When set to `_default`, it will use the `level` portion of the policy if available.
serole string	The role part of the SELinux filesystem object context. When set to `_default`, it will use the `role` portion of the policy if available.
setype string	The type part of the SELinux filesystem object context. When set to `_default`, it will use the `type` portion of the policy if available.
seuser string	The user part of the SELinux filesystem object context. By default it uses the `system` policy, where applicable. When set to `_default`, it will use the `user` portion of the policy if available.
state string	Whether the certificate signing request should exist or not, taking action if the state is different from what is stated. Choices: `"absent"` `"present"` ← (default)
state_or_province_name aliases: ST, stateOrProvinceName string	The stateOrProvinceName field of the certificate signing request subject.
subject dictionary	Key/value pairs that will be present in the subject name field of the certificate signing request. If you need to specify more than one value with the same key, use a list as value. If the order of the components is important, use `subject_ordered`. Mutually exclusive with `subject_ordered`.
subject_alt_name aliases: subjectAltName list / elements=string	Subject Alternative Name (SAN) extension to attach to the certificate signing request. Values must be prefixed by their options. (These are `email`, `URI`, `DNS`, `RID`, `IP`, `dirName`, `otherName`, and the ones specific to your CA). Note that if no SAN is specified, but a common name, the common name will be added as a SAN except if `use_common_name_for_san` is set to `false`. More at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6.
subject_alt_name_critical aliases: subjectAltName_critical boolean	Should the subjectAltName extension be considered as critical. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
subject_key_identifier string	The subject key identifier as a hex string, where two bytes are separated by colons. Example: `00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33` Please note that commercial CAs ignore this value, respectively use a value of their own choice. Specifying this option is mostly useful for self-signed certificates or for own CAs. Note that this option can only be used if `create_subject_key_identifier` is `false`. Note that this is only supported if the `cryptography` backend is used!
subject_ordered list / elements=dictionary added in community.crypto 2.0.0	A list of dictionaries, where every dictionary must contain one key/value pair. This key/value pair will be present in the subject name field of the certificate signing request. If you want to specify more than one value with the same key in a row, you can use a list as value. Mutually exclusive with `subject`, and any other subject field option, such as `country_name`, `state_or_province_name`, `locality_name`, `organization_name`, `organizational_unit_name`, `common_name`, or `email_address`.
unsafe_writes boolean	Influence when to use atomic operation to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target filesystem object. By default this module uses atomic operations to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target filesystem objects, but sometimes systems are configured or just broken in ways that prevent this. One example is docker mounted filesystem objects, which cannot be updated atomically from inside the container and can only be written in an unsafe manner. This option allows Ansible to fall back to unsafe methods of updating filesystem objects when atomic operations fail (however, it doesn’t force Ansible to perform unsafe writes). IMPORTANT! Unsafe writes are subject to race conditions and can lead to data corruption. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
use_common_name_for_san aliases: useCommonNameForSAN boolean	If set to `true`, the module will fill the common name in for `subject_alt_name` with `DNS:` prefix if no SAN is specified. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
version integer	The version of the certificate signing request. The only allowed value according to RFC 2986 is 1. This option no longer accepts unsupported values since community.crypto 2.0.0. Choices: `1` ← (default)

Attributes 

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: full	Can run in `check_mode` and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
diff_mode	Support: full	Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in `check_mode`), when in diff mode.
safe_file_operations	Support: full	Uses Ansible’s strict file operation functions to ensure proper permissions and avoid data corruption.

Notes 

Note

If the certificate signing request already exists it will be checked whether subjectAltName, keyUsage, extendedKeyUsage and basicConstraints only contain the requested values, whether OCSP Must Staple is as requested, and if the request was signed by the given private key.

Examples 

- name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    common_name: www.ansible.com

- name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request with an inline key
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_content: "{{ private_key_content }}"
    common_name: www.ansible.com

- name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request with a passphrase protected private key
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    privatekey_passphrase: ansible
    common_name: www.ansible.com

- name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request with Subject information
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    country_name: FR
    organization_name: Ansible
    email_address: jdoe@ansible.com
    common_name: www.ansible.com

- name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request with subjectAltName extension
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    subject_alt_name: 'DNS:www.ansible.com,DNS:m.ansible.com'

- name: Generate an OpenSSL CSR with subjectAltName extension with dynamic list
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    subject_alt_name: "{{ item.value | map('regex_replace', '^', 'DNS:') | list }}"
  with_dict:
    dns_server:
    - www.ansible.com
    - m.ansible.com

- name: Force regenerate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    force: true
    common_name: www.ansible.com

- name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request with special key usages
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    common_name: www.ansible.com
    key_usage:
      - digitalSignature
      - keyAgreement
    extended_key_usage:
      - clientAuth

- name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request with OCSP Must Staple
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    common_name: www.ansible.com
    ocsp_must_staple: true

- name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request for WinRM Certificate authentication
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/winrm.auth.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/winrm.auth.pem
    common_name: username
    extended_key_usage:
    - clientAuth
    subject_alt_name: otherName:1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2.3;UTF8:username@localhost

- name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request with a CRL distribution point
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    common_name: www.ansible.com
    crl_distribution_points:
      - full_name:
          - "URI:https://ca.example.com/revocations.crl"
        crl_issuer:
          - "URI:https://ca.example.com/"
        reasons:
          - key_compromise
          - ca_compromise
          - cessation_of_operation

Return Values 

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

Key	Description
backup_file string	Name of backup file created. Returned: changed and if `backup` is `true` Sample: `"/path/to/www.ansible.com.csr.2019-03-09@11:22~"`
basicConstraints list / elements=string	Indicates if the certificate belongs to a CA Returned: changed or success Sample: `["CA:TRUE", "pathLenConstraint:0"]`
csr string added in community.crypto 1.0.0	The (current or generated) CSR’s content. Returned: if `state` is `present` and `return_content` is `true`
extendedKeyUsage list / elements=string	Additional restriction on the public key purposes Returned: changed or success Sample: `["clientAuth"]`
filename string	Path to the generated Certificate Signing Request Returned: changed or success Sample: `"/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr"`
keyUsage list / elements=string	Purpose for which the public key may be used Returned: changed or success Sample: `["digitalSignature", "keyAgreement"]`
name_constraints_excluded list / elements=string added in community.crypto 1.1.0	List of excluded subtrees the CA cannot sign certificates for. Returned: changed or success Sample: `["email:.com"]`
name_constraints_permitted list / elements=string added in community.crypto 1.1.0	List of permitted subtrees to sign certificates for. Returned: changed or success Sample: `["email:.somedomain.com"]`
ocsp_must_staple boolean	Indicates whether the certificate has the OCSP Must Staple feature enabled Returned: changed or success Sample: `false`
privatekey string	Path to the TLS/SSL private key the CSR was generated for Will be `none` if the private key has been provided in `privatekey_content`. Returned: changed or success Sample: `"/etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem"`
subject list / elements=list	A list of the subject tuples attached to the CSR Returned: changed or success Sample: `[["CN", "www.ansible.com"], ["O", "Ansible"]]`
subjectAltName list / elements=string	The alternative names this CSR is valid for Returned: changed or success Sample: `["DNS:www.ansible.com", "DNS:m.ansible.com"]`

Authors

Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)

community.crypto.openssl_csr module – Generate OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

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