Ansible vault is designed for playbook developers, system administrators, and related personnel to store sensitive data within a playbook, variable file, or directory structure. The encryption system employed by Ansible vault is based on the Symmetrical Key Advanced Encryption System or AES Symmetrical Key solution. The AES Symmetrical Key encryption provides us with an easy-to-use way of using the same key to encrypt data as well as decrypt data. The following diagram provides an illustration of AES Symmetrical Key Encryption:
The Ansible vault solution has been designed to provide encryption services for any ...