# community.crypto.acme_account_info module – Retrieves information on ACME accounts

Note

This module is part of the community.crypto collection (version 2.14.0).

To install it, use: `ansible-galaxy collection install community.crypto`. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: `community.crypto.acme_account_info`.

## Synopsis

- Allows to retrieve information on accounts a CA supporting the ACME protocol, such as Let’s Encrypt.

- This module only works with the ACME v2 protocol.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- either openssl or cryptography >= 1.5

- ipaddress

## Parameters

Parameter | Comments
--- | ---

account_key_content

string

Content of the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key.

Mutually exclusive with `account_key_src`.

Required if `account_key_src` is not used.

Warning: the content will be written into a temporary file, which will be deleted by Ansible when the module completes. Since this is an important private key — it can be used to change the account key, or to revoke your certificates without knowing their private keys —, this might not be acceptable.

In case `cryptography` is used, the content is not written into a temporary file. It can still happen that it is written to disk by Ansible in the process of moving the module with its argument to the node where it is executed.

account_key_passphrase string added in community.crypto 1.6.0 | Phassphrase to use to decode the account key. Note: this is not supported by the `openssl` backend, only by the `cryptography` backend.

account_key_src

aliases: account_key

path

Path to a file containing the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key.

Private keys can be created with the community.crypto.openssl_privatekey or community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe modules. If the requisite (cryptography) is not available, keys can also be created directly with the `openssl` command line tool: RSA keys can be created with `openssl genrsa ...`. Elliptic curve keys can be created with `openssl ecparam -genkey ...`. Any other tool creating private keys in PEM format can be used as well.

Mutually exclusive with `account_key_content`.

Required if `account_key_content` is not used.

account_uri string | If specified, assumes that the account URI is as given. If the account key does not match this account, or an account with this URI does not exist, the module fails.

acme_directory

string / required

The ACME directory to use. This is the entry point URL to access the ACME CA server API.

For safety reasons the default is set to the Let’s Encrypt staging server (for the ACME v1 protocol). This will create technically correct, but untrusted certificates.

For Let’s Encrypt, all staging endpoints can be found here: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/staging-environment/. For Buypass, all endpoints can be found here: https://community.buypass.com/t/63d4ay/buypass-go-ssl-endpoints

For Let’s Encrypt, the production directory URL for ACME v2 is https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory.

For Buypass, the production directory URL for ACME v2 and v1 is https://api.buypass.com/acme/directory.

For ZeroSSL, the production directory URL for ACME v2 is https://acme.zerossl.com/v2/DV90.

For Sectigo, the production directory URL for ACME v2 is https://acme-qa.secure.trust-provider.com/v2/DV.

The notes for this module contain a list of ACME services this module has been tested against.

acme_version

integer / required

The ACME version of the endpoint.

Must be `1` for the classic Let’s Encrypt and Buypass ACME endpoints, or `2` for standardized ACME v2 endpoints.

The value `1` is deprecated since community.crypto 2.0.0 and will be removed from community.crypto 3.0.0.

Choices:

- `1`

- `2`

request_timeout integer added in community.crypto 2.3.0 | The time Ansible should wait for a response from the ACME API. This timeout is applied to all HTTP(S) requests (HEAD, GET, POST). Default: `10`

retrieve_orders

string

Whether to retrieve the list of order URLs or order objects, if provided by the ACME server.

A value of `ignore` will not fetch the list of orders.

If the value is not `ignore` and the ACME server supports orders, the `order_uris` return value is always populated. The `orders` return value is only returned if this option is set to `object_list`.

Currently, Let’s Encrypt does not return orders, so the `orders` result will always be empty.

Choices:

- `"ignore"` ← (default)

- `"url_list"`

- `"object_list"`

select_crypto_backend

string

Determines which crypto backend to use.

The default choice is `auto`, which tries to use `cryptography` if available, and falls back to `openssl`.

If set to `openssl`, will try to use the `openssl` binary.

If set to `cryptography`, will try to use the cryptography library.

Choices:

- `"auto"` ← (default)

- `"cryptography"`

- `"openssl"`

validate_certs

boolean

Whether calls to the ACME directory will validate TLS certificates.

Warning: Should only ever be set to `false` for testing purposes, for example when testing against a local Pebble server.

Choices:

- `false`

- `true` ← (default)

## Attributes

Attribute | Support | Description
--- | --- | ---
action_group | Action groups: community.crypto.acme, acme | Use `group/acme` or `group/community.crypto.acme` in `module_defaults` to set defaults for this module.
check_mode | Support: full This action does not modify state. | Can run in `check_mode` and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
diff_mode | Support: N/A This action does not modify state. | Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in `check_mode`), when in diff mode.

## Notes

Note

- The community.crypto.acme_account module allows to modify, create and delete ACME accounts.

- This module was called `acme_account_facts` before Ansible 2.8. The usage did not change.

- If a new enough version of the `cryptography` library is available (see Requirements for details), it will be used instead of the `openssl` binary. This can be explicitly disabled or enabled with the `select_crypto_backend` option. Note that using the `openssl` binary will be slower and less secure, as private key contents always have to be stored on disk (see `account_key_content`).

- Although the defaults are chosen so that the module can be used with the Let’s Encrypt CA, the module can in principle be used with any CA providing an ACME endpoint, such as Buypass Go SSL.

- So far, the ACME modules have only been tested by the developers against Let’s Encrypt (staging and production), Buypass (staging and production), ZeroSSL (production), and Pebble testing server. We have got community feedback that they also work with Sectigo ACME Service for InCommon. If you experience problems with another ACME server, please create an issue to help us supporting it. Feedback that an ACME server not mentioned does work is also appreciated.

## See Also

See also

community.crypto.acme_account

  Allows to create, modify or delete an ACME account.

## Examples

    - name: Check whether an account with the given account key exists
      community.crypto.acme_account_info:
        account_key_src: /etc/pki/cert/private/account.key
      register: account_data
    - name: Verify that account exists
      assert:
        that:
          - account_data.exists
    - name: Print account URI
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        var: account_data.account_uri
    - name: Print account contacts
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        var: account_data.account.contact

    - name: Check whether the account exists and is accessible with the given account key
      acme_account_info:
        account_key_content: "{{ acme_account_key }}"
        account_uri: "{{ acme_account_uri }}"
      register: account_data
    - name: Verify that account exists
      assert:
        that:
          - account_data.exists
    - name: Print account contacts
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        var: account_data.account.contact

## Return Values

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

Key | Description
--- | ---
account dictionary | The account information, as retrieved from the ACME server. Returned: if account exists
contact list / elements=string | the challenge resource that must be created for validation Returned: always Sample: `["mailto:me@example.com", "tel:00123456789"]`
orders string | A URL where a list of orders can be retrieved for this account. Use the retrieve_orders option to query this URL and retrieve the complete list of orders. Returned: always Sample: `"https://example.ca/account/1/orders"`
public_account_key string | the public account key as a JSON Web Key. Returned: always Sample: `"{\"kty\":\"EC\",\"crv\":\"P-256\",\"x\":\"MKBCTNIcKUSDii11ySs3526iDZ8AiTo7Tu6KPAqv7D4\",\"y\":\"4Etl6SRW2YiLUrN5vfvVHuhp7x8PxltmWWlbbM4IFyM\"}"`

status

string

the account’s status

Returned: always

Can only return:

- `"valid"`

- `"deactivated"`

- `"revoked"`

Sample: `"valid"`

account_uri string | ACME account URI, or None if account does not exist. Returned: always
exists boolean | Whether the account exists. Returned: always
order_uris list / elements=string added in community.crypto 1.5.0 | The list of orders. If retrieve_orders is `url_list`, this will be a list of URLs. If retrieve_orders is `object_list`, this will be a list of objects. Returned: if account exists, retrieve_orders is not `ignore`, and server supports order listing
orders list / elements=dictionary | The list of orders. Returned: if account exists, retrieve_orders is `object_list`, and server supports order listing
authorizations list / elements=string | A list of URLs for authorizations for this order. Returned: success
certificate string | The URL for retrieving the certificate. Returned: when certificate was issued
error dictionary | In case an error occurred during processing, this contains information about the error. The field is structured as a problem document (RFC7807). Returned: when an error occurred
expires string | When the order expires. Timestamp should be formatted as described in RFC3339. Only required to be included in result when status is `pending` or `valid`. Returned: when server gives expiry date
finalize string | A URL used for finalizing an ACME order. Returned: success
identifiers list / elements=dictionary | List of identifiers this order is for. Returned: success
type string | Type of identifier. `dns` or `ip`. Returned: success
value string | Name of identifier. Hostname or IP address. Returned: success
wildcard boolean | Whether value is actually a wildcard. The wildcard prefix `*.` is not included in value if this is `true`. Returned: required to be included if the identifier is wildcarded
notAfter string | The requested value of the `notAfter` field in the certificate. Date should be formatted as described in RFC3339. Server is not required to return this. Returned: when server returns this
notBefore string | The requested value of the `notBefore` field in the certificate. Date should be formatted as described in RFC3339. Server is not required to return this. Returned: when server returns this

status

string

The order’s status.

Returned: success

Can only return:

- `"pending"`

- `"ready"`

- `"processing"`

- `"valid"`

- `"invalid"`

### Authors

- Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)

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