facto - secrets and ports management¶
facto
is an Ansible module with two main function:- generate secrets on the remote host and store them for future runs
- select an unused port on the remote host and reserve it for future runs
Secret generation¶
- name: Remotely generated secret
facto:
key: my-secret # the secret name
kind: secret
fact: my_secret # store the secret in this variable
- name: Use secret
file:
content: "passwd = {{ my_secret }}"
dest: /my/config/path
TCP or UDP port reservation¶
- name: Remotely generated secret
facto:
key: my-port # the secret name
kind: tcp-port # or udp-port
fact: my_port # store the port number in this variable