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# community.crypto.gpg_fingerprint filter – Retrieve a GPG fingerprint from a GPG public or private key

Note

This filter plugin is part of the community.crypto collection (version 2.15.0).

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

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

New in community.crypto 2.15.0

## Synopsis

- Takes the content of a private or public GPG key as input and returns its fingerprint.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the local controller node that executes this filter.

- GnuPG (`gpg` executable)

## Input

This describes the input of the filter, the value before `| community.crypto.gpg_fingerprint`.

Parameter | Comments
--- | ---
Input string / required | The content of a GPG public or private key.

## See Also

See also

community.crypto.gpg_fingerprint lookup plugin

  Retrieve a GPG fingerprint from a GPG public or private key file.

## Examples

    - name: Show fingerprint of GPG public key
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "{{ lookup('file', '/path/to/public_key.gpg') | community.crypto.gpg_fingerprint }}"

## Return Value

Key | Description
--- | ---
Return value string | The fingerprint of the provided public or private GPG key. Returned: success

### Authors

- Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)

Hint

Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.

### Collection links

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