gcp_iam_service_account_key – Creates a GCP ServiceAccountKey

New in version 2.8.

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.
key_algorithm
-
    Choices:
  • KEY_ALG_UNSPECIFIED
  • KEY_ALG_RSA_1024
  • KEY_ALG_RSA_2048
Specifies the algorithm for the key.
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
-
    Choices:
  • TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
  • TYPE_PKCS12_FILE
  • TYPE_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_FILE
Output format for the service account key.
project
string
The Google Cloud Platform project to use.
scopes
list
Array of scopes to be used.
service_account
-
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
string
A string representing the contents of a Service Account JSON file.
This should not be passed in as a dictionary, but a string that has the exact contents of a service account json file (valid JSON)
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
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the given object should exist in GCP

Notes

Note

  • For authentication, you can set service_account_file using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_FILE env variable.
  • For authentication, you can set service_account_email using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL env variable.
  • For authentication, you can set service_account_contents using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CONTENTS env variable.
  • For authentication, you can set auth_kind using the GCP_AUTH_KIND env variable.
  • For authentication, you can set scopes using the GCP_SCOPES env variable.
  • Environment variables values will only be used if the playbook values are not set.
  • The service_account_email and service_account_file options are mutually exclusive.

Examples

- name: create a service account
  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
  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.
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.


Status

Authors

  • Google Inc. (@googlecloudplatform)

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