google.cloud.gcp_iam_service_account_key – Creates a GCP ServiceAccountKey

Note

This plugin is part of the google.cloud collection (version 1.0.2).

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 google.cloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: google.cloud.gcp_iam_service_account_key.

Synopsis

  • A service account in the Identity and Access Management API.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • requests >= 2.18.4
  • google-auth >= 1.3.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
auth_kind
string / required
    Choices:
  • application
  • machineaccount
  • serviceaccount
The type of credential used.
env_type
string
Specifies which Ansible environment you're running this module within.
This should not be set unless you know what you're doing.
This only alters the User Agent string for any API requests.
key_algorithm
string
Specifies the algorithm for the key.
Some valid choices include: "KEY_ALG_UNSPECIFIED", "KEY_ALG_RSA_1024", "KEY_ALG_RSA_2048"
path
path
The full name of the file that will hold the service account private key. The management of this file will depend on the value of sync_file parameter.
File path must be absolute.
private_key_type
string
Output format for the service account key.
Some valid choices include: "TYPE_UNSPECIFIED", "TYPE_PKCS12_FILE", "TYPE_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_FILE"
project
string
The Google Cloud Platform project to use.
scopes
list / elements=string
Array of scopes to be used
service_account
dictionary
The name of the serviceAccount.
This field represents a link to a ServiceAccount resource in GCP. It can be specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key 'name' and value of your resource's name Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource` to a gcp_iam_service_account task and then set this service_account field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"
service_account_contents
jsonarg
The contents of a Service Account JSON file, either in a dictionary or as a JSON string that represents it.
service_account_email
string
An optional service account email address if machineaccount is selected and the user does not wish to use the default email.
service_account_file
path
The path of a Service Account JSON file if serviceaccount is selected as type.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the given object should exist in GCP

Examples

- name: create a service account
  google.cloud.gcp_iam_service_account:
    name: test-ansible@graphite-playground.google.com.iam.gserviceaccount.com
    display_name: My Ansible test key
    project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
    auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
    service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
    state: present
  register: serviceaccount

- name: create a service account key
  google.cloud.gcp_iam_service_account_key:
    service_account: "{{ serviceaccount }}"
    private_key_type: TYPE_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_FILE
    path: "~/test_account.json"
    project: test_project
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
    state: present

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
keyAlgorithm
string
success
Specifies the algorithm for the key.
keyType
string
success
Specifies the type of the key. Possible values include KEY_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, USER_MANAGED and SYSTEM_MANAGED .
name
string
success
The name of the key.
path
string
success
The full name of the file that will hold the service account private key. The management of this file will depend on the value of sync_file parameter.
File path must be absolute.
privateKeyData
string
success
Private key data. Base-64 encoded.
privateKeyType
string
success
Output format for the service account key.
publicKeyData
string
success
Public key data. Base-64 encoded.
serviceAccount
dictionary
success
The name of the serviceAccount.
validAfterTime
string
success
Key can only be used after this time.
validBeforeTime
string
success
Key can only be used before this time.


Authors

  • Google Inc. (@googlecloudplatform)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/google/cloud/gcp_iam_service_account_key_module.html