---
name: "ansible-vault-secret-encryption"
description: "Encrypt sensitive passwords, API tokens, and SSH private keys safely in Ansible repositories."
metadata:
  author: "Ansible"
  version: "1.0.0"
  runtime_compatibility:
    - "codex"
    - "claude-code"
    - "cursor"
    - "windsurf"
triggers:
  - "encrypt secret with ansible vault"
  - "use ansible-vault encrypt_string"
  - "run playbook with vault id"
permissions:
  fs_read: true
  fs_write: "workspace"
  shell_exec: false
  net_access: false
---

# Ansible Vault Encrypted Variables & Key Management

Implements Ansible Vault: encrypting entire files or individual strings (ansible-vault encrypt_string), managing multiple vault passwords with vault IDs, and integrating vault passwords into automated CI runs.

## When to Invoke
Invoke this skill whenever you need to:
- encrypt secret with ansible vault
- use ansible-vault encrypt_string
- run playbook with vault id

## Execution SOP & Rules
1. Encrypt individual secret: ansible-vault encrypt_string 'secret_pass' --name 'db_password'.
2. Edit encrypted vault files in-place using ansible-vault edit vars/vault.yml.
3. Provide vault password via file or env: ANSIBLE_VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE=/path/to/.vault_pass.
4. Execute playbook: ansible-playbook site.yml --vault-id prod@.vault_pass.

## Verification Checklist
- Run local linting, syntax validation, and type-checks before reporting completion.
- Ensure all created or modified files adhere to workspace boundaries and avoid uncommitted secrets.
- Verify tests or build commands exit cleanly with return code 0.