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rax_clb_ssl - Manage SSL termination for a Rackspace Cloud Load Balancer.
New in version 2.0.
Synopsis
- Set up, reconfigure, or remove SSL termination for an existing load balancer.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- pyrax
 - python >= 2.6
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_key | 
        
        Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.
        
       aliases: password  | 
     |
| auth_endpoint  
        (added in 1.5)
         | 
      Default: 
        "https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/"
         | 
      
        
        The URI of the authentication service.
         | 
     
| certificate | 
        
        The public SSL certificates as a string in PEM format.
         | 
     |
| credentials | 
        
        File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.
        
       aliases: creds_file  | 
     |
| enabled | Default: 
        "yes"
         | 
      
        
        If set to "false", temporarily disable SSL termination without discarding
        
       
        existing credentials.
         | 
     
| env  
        (added in 1.5)
         | 
      
        
        Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
         | 
     |
| https_redirect | 
        
        If "true", the load balancer will redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS.
        
       
        Requires "secure_traffic_only" to be true. Incurs an implicit wait if SSL
        
       
        termination is also applied or removed.
         | 
     |
| identity_type  
        (added in 1.5)
         | 
      Default: 
        "rackspace"
         | 
      
        
        Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
         | 
     
| intermediate_certificate | 
        
        One or more intermediate certificate authorities as a string in PEM
        
       
        format, concatenated into a single string.
         | 
     |
| loadbalancer  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Name or ID of the load balancer on which to manage SSL termination.
         | 
     |
| private_key | 
        
        The private SSL key as a string in PEM format.
         | 
     |
| region | Default: 
        "DFW"
         | 
      
        
        Region to create an instance in.
         | 
     
| secure_port | Default: 
        443
         | 
      
        
        The port to listen for secure traffic.
         | 
     
| secure_traffic_only | Default: 
        "no"
         | 
      
        
        If "true", the load balancer will *only* accept secure traffic.
         | 
     
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        If set to "present", SSL termination will be added to this load balancer.
        
       
        If "absent", SSL termination will be removed instead.
         | 
     
| tenant_id  
        (added in 1.5)
         | 
      
        
        The tenant ID used for authentication.
         | 
     |
| tenant_name  
        (added in 1.5)
         | 
      
        
        The tenant name used for authentication.
         | 
     |
| username | 
        
        Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
         | 
     |
| verify_ssl  
        (added in 1.5)
         | 
      
        
        Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.
         | 
     |
| wait | Default: 
        "no"
         | 
      
        
        Wait for the balancer to be in state "running" before turning.
         | 
     
| wait_timeout | Default: 
        300
         | 
      
        
        How long before "wait" gives up, in seconds.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- The following environment variables can be used, 
RAX_USERNAME,RAX_API_KEY,RAX_CREDS_FILE,RAX_CREDENTIALS,RAX_REGION. RAX_CREDENTIALSandRAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAMEandRAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGIONdefines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)- The following environment variables can be used, 
RAX_USERNAME,RAX_API_KEY,RAX_CREDS_FILE,RAX_CREDENTIALS,RAX_REGION. RAX_CREDENTIALSandRAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAMEandRAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGIONdefines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)
Examples
- name: Enable SSL termination on a load balancer
  rax_clb_ssl:
    loadbalancer: the_loadbalancer
    state: present
    private_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'credentials/server.key' ) }}"
    certificate: "{{ lookup('file', 'credentials/server.crt' ) }}"
    intermediate_certificate: "{{ lookup('file', 'credentials/trust-chain.crt') }}"
    secure_traffic_only: true
    wait: true
- name: Disable SSL termination
  rax_clb_ssl:
    loadbalancer: "{{ registered_lb.balancer.id }}"
    state: absent
    wait: true
  Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Ash Wilson
 
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