ansible.windows.win_certificate_info module – Get information on certificates from a Windows Certificate Store

Note

This module is part of the ansible.windows collection (version 3.2.0).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.windows.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ansible.windows.win_certificate_info.

New in ansible.windows 2.6.0

Synopsis

• Returns information about certificates in a Windows Certificate Store.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
store_location string	The location of the store to search. Choices: "CurrentUser" "LocalMachine" ← (default)
store_name string	The name of the store to search. See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.x509certificates.storename for a list of built-in store names. Default: "My"
thumbprint string	The thumbprint as a hex string of a certificate to find. When specified, filters the certificates return value to a single certificate See the examples for how to format the thumbprint.

See Also

See also

ansible.windows.win_certificate_store

Manages the certificate store.

Examples

- name: Obtain information about a particular certificate in the computer's personal store
  ansible.windows.win_certificate_info:
    thumbprint: BD7AF104CF1872BDB518D95C9534EA941665FD27
  register: mycert

# thumbprint can also be lower case
- name: Obtain information about a particular certificate in the computer's personal store
  ansible.windows.win_certificate_info:
    thumbprint: bd7af104cf1872bdb518d95c9534ea941665fd27
  register: mycert

- name: Obtain information about all certificates in the root store
  ansible.windows.win_certificate_info:
    store_name: Root
  register: ca

# Import a pfx and then get information on the certificates
- name: Import pfx certificate that is password protected
  ansible.windows.win_certificate_store:
    path: C:\Temp\cert.pfx
    state: present
    password: VeryStrongPasswordHere!
  become: true
  become_method: runas
  register: mycert

- name: Obtain information on each certificate that was touched
  ansible.windows.win_certificate_info:
    thumbprint: "{{ item }}"
  register: mycert_stats
  loop: "{{ mycert.thumbprints }}"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
certificates list / elements=dictionary	A list of information about certificates found in the store, sorted by thumbprint. Returned: success
archived boolean	Indicates that the certificate is archived. Returned: success Sample: false
cert_data string	The base64 encoded data of the entire certificate. Returned: success
dns_names list / elements=string	Lists the registered dns names for the certificate. Returned: success Sample: ["*.m.wikiquote.org", "*.wikipedia.org"]
extensions list / elements=dictionary	The collection of the certificates extensions. Returned: success Sample: [{"critical": false, "field": "Subject Key Identifier", "value": "88 27 17 09 a9 b6 18 60 8b ec eb ba f6 47 59 c5 52 54 a3 b7"}, {"critical": true, "field": "Basic Constraints", "value": "Subject Type=CA, Path Length Constraint=None"}, {"critical": false, "field": "Authority Key Identifier", "value": "KeyID=2b d0 69 47 94 76 09 fe f4 6b 8d 2e 40 a6 f7 47 4d 7f 08 5e"}, {"critical": false, "field": "CRL Distribution Points", "value": "[1]CRL Distribution Point: Distribution Point Name:Full Name:URL=http://crl.apple.com/root.crl"}, {"critical": true, "field": "Key Usage", "value": "Digital Signature, Certificate Signing, Off-line CRL Signing, CRL Signing (86)"}, {"critical": false, "field": null, "value": "05 00"}]
friendly_name string	The associated alias for the certificate. Returned: success Sample: "Microsoft Root Authority"
has_private_key boolean	Indicates that the certificate contains a private key. Returned: success Sample: false
intended_purposes list / elements=string	lists the intended applications for the certificate. Returned: enhanced key usages extension exists. Sample: ["Server Authentication"]
is_ca boolean	Indicates that the certificate is a certificate authority (CA) certificate. Returned: basic constraints extension exists. Sample: true
issued_by string	The certificate issuer’s common name. Returned: success Sample: "Apple Root CA"
issued_to string	The certificate’s common name. Returned: success Sample: "Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority"
issuer string	The certificate issuer’s distinguished name. Returned: success Sample: "CN=Apple Root CA, OU=Apple Certification Authority, O=Apple Inc., C=US"
key_usages list / elements=string	Defines how the certificate key can be used. If this value is not defined, the key can be used for any purpose. Returned: key usages extension exists. Sample: ["CrlSign", "KeyCertSign", "DigitalSignature"]
path_length_constraint integer	The number of levels allowed in a certificates path. If this value is 0, the certificate does not have a restriction. Returned: basic constraints extension exists Sample: 0
public_key string	The base64 encoded public key of the certificate. Returned: success
serial_number string	The serial number of the certificate represented as a hexadecimal string Returned: success Sample: "01DEBCC4396DA010"
signature_algorithm string	The algorithm used to create the certificate’s signature Returned: success Sample: "sha1RSA"
ski string	The certificate’s subject key identifier Returned: subject key identifier extension exists. Sample: "88271709A9B618608BECEBBAF64759C55254A3B7"
subject string	The certificate’s distinguished name. Returned: success Sample: "CN=Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority, OU=Apple Worldwide Developer Relations, O=Apple Inc., C=US"
thumbprint string	The thumbprint as a hex string of the certificate. The return format will always be upper case. Returned: success Sample: "FF6797793A3CD798DC5B2ABEF56F73EDC9F83A64"
valid_from float	The start date of the certificate represented in seconds since epoch. Returned: success Sample: 1360255727.0
valid_from_iso8601 string	The start date of the certificate represented as an iso8601 formatted date. Returned: success Sample: "2017-12-15T08:39:32Z"
valid_to float	The expiry date of the certificate represented in seconds since epoch. Returned: success Sample: 1675788527.0
valid_to_iso8601 string	The expiry date of the certificate represented as an iso8601 formatted date. Returned: success Sample: "2086-01-02T08:39:32Z"
version integer	The x509 format version of the certificate Returned: success Sample: 3
exists boolean	Whether any certificates were found in the store. When thumbprint is specified, returns true only if the certificate mathing the thumbprint exists. Returned: success Sample: true

Authors

• Micah Hunsberger (@mhunsber)

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