Release 2.19.0.

Include changelog in docsite. (#729 )
Prepare 2.19.0 release.
2026-05-06 13:22:58 +00:00 · 2024-04-20 11:48:34 +02:00 · 2024-04-18 12:22:34 +02:00 · 2024-04-18 07:51:28 +02:00 · 2024-04-18 05:50:36 +00:00 · 2024-04-18 05:49:53 +00:00
269 changed files with 10981 additions and 2349 deletions
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ variables:
 resources:
  containers:
    - container: default
-      image: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:3.0.0
+      image: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:4.0.1

 pool: Standard

@@ -65,50 +65,39 @@ stages:
              test: 'devel/sanity/extra'
            - name: Units
              test: 'devel/units/1'
-  - stage: Ansible_2_14
-    displayName: Sanity & Units 2.14
+  - stage: Ansible_2_17
+    displayName: Sanity & Units 2.17
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          targets:
            - name: Sanity
-              test: '2.14/sanity/1'
+              test: '2.17/sanity/1'
            - name: Units
-              test: '2.14/units/1'
-  - stage: Ansible_2_13
-    displayName: Sanity & Units 2.13
+              test: '2.17/units/1'
+  - stage: Ansible_2_16
+    displayName: Sanity & Units 2.16
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          targets:
            - name: Sanity
-              test: '2.13/sanity/1'
+              test: '2.16/sanity/1'
            - name: Units
-              test: '2.13/units/1'
-  - stage: Ansible_2_12
-    displayName: Sanity & Units 2.12
+              test: '2.16/units/1'
+  - stage: Ansible_2_15
+    displayName: Sanity & Units 2.15
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          targets:
            - name: Sanity
-              test: '2.12/sanity/1'
+              test: '2.15/sanity/1'
            - name: Units
-              test: '2.12/units/1'
-  - stage: Ansible_2_11
-    displayName: Sanity & Units 2.11
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          targets:
-            - name: Sanity
-              test: '2.11/sanity/1'
-            - name: Units
-              test: '2.11/units/1'
+              test: '2.15/units/1'
 ### Docker
  - stage: Docker_devel
    displayName: Docker devel
@@ -116,74 +105,62 @@ stages:
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: devel/linux/{0}/1
+          testFormat: devel/linux/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: CentOS 7
-              test: centos7
-            - name: Fedora 36
-              test: fedora36
+            - name: Fedora 39
+              test: fedora39
+            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
+              test: ubuntu2204
+            - name: Alpine 3.19
+              test: alpine319
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+  - stage: Docker_2_17
+    displayName: Docker 2.17
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.17/linux/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: Alpine 3.19
+              test: alpine319
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+  - stage: Docker_2_16
+    displayName: Docker 2.16
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.16/linux/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: Fedora 38
+              test: fedora38
            - name: openSUSE 15
              test: opensuse15
-            - name: Ubuntu 20.04
-              test: ubuntu2004
-            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu2204
            - name: Alpine 3
              test: alpine3
-  - stage: Docker_2_14
-    displayName: Docker 2.14
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+  - stage: Docker_2_15
+    displayName: Docker 2.15
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.14/linux/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu2204
-  - stage: Docker_2_13
-    displayName: Docker 2.13
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.13/linux/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: openSUSE 15 py2
-              test: opensuse15py2
-            - name: Fedora 35
-              test: fedora35
-            - name: Fedora 34
-              test: fedora34
-            - name: Ubuntu 18.04
-              test: ubuntu1804
-            - name: Alpine 3
-              test: alpine3
-  - stage: Docker_2_12
-    displayName: Docker 2.12
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.12/linux/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: CentOS 6
-              test: centos6
-            - name: Fedora 33
-              test: fedora33
-  - stage: Docker_2_11
-    displayName: Docker 2.11
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.11/linux/{0}/1
+          testFormat: 2.15/linux/{0}
          targets:
+            - name: Fedora 37
+              test: fedora37
            - name: CentOS 7
              test: centos7
-            - name: Fedora 32
-              test: fedora32
-            - name: Alpine 3
-              test: alpine3
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2

 ### Community Docker
  - stage: Docker_community_devel
@@ -192,82 +169,105 @@ stages:
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: devel/linux-community/{0}/1
+          testFormat: devel/linux-community/{0}
          targets:
            - name: Debian Bullseye
              test: debian-bullseye/3.9
+            - name: Debian Bookworm
+              test: debian-bookworm/3.11
            - name: ArchLinux
-              test: archlinux/3.10
-            - name: CentOS Stream 8
-              test: centos-stream8/3.8
+              test: archlinux/3.11
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2

 ### Remote
+  - stage: Remote_devel_extra_vms
+    displayName: Remote devel extra VMs
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: devel/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: Alpine 3.19
+              test: alpine/3.19
+            - name: Fedora 39
+              test: fedora/39
+            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
+              test: ubuntu/22.04
+          groups:
+            - vm
  - stage: Remote_devel
    displayName: Remote devel
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
-          testFormat: devel/{0}/1
+          testFormat: devel/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: macOS 12.0
-              test: macos/12.0
+            - name: macOS 14.3
+              test: macos/14.3
+            - name: RHEL 9.3
+              test: rhel/9.3
+            - name: FreeBSD 14.0
+              test: freebsd/14.0
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+  - stage: Remote_2_17
+    displayName: Remote 2.17
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.17/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: FreeBSD 13.3
+              test: freebsd/13.3
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+  - stage: Remote_2_16
+    displayName: Remote 2.16
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.16/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: macOS 13.2
+              test: macos/13.2
+            - name: RHEL 9.2
+              test: rhel/9.2
+            - name: RHEL 8.8
+              test: rhel/8.8
+            - name: FreeBSD 13.2
+              test: freebsd/13.2
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+  - stage: Remote_2_15
+    displayName: Remote 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.15/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: RHEL 9.1
+              test: rhel/9.1
+            - name: RHEL 8.7
+              test: rhel/8.7
            - name: RHEL 7.9
              test: rhel/7.9
-            - name: RHEL 9.0
-              test: rhel/9.0
-            - name: FreeBSD 12.3
-              test: freebsd/12.3
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.1
-              test: freebsd/13.1
-  - stage: Remote_2_14
-    displayName: Remote 2.14
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.14/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: RHEL 9.0
-              test: rhel/9.0
-  - stage: Remote_2_13
-    displayName: Remote 2.13
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.13/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: macOS 12.0
-              test: macos/12.0
-            - name: RHEL 8.5
-              test: rhel/8.5
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.0
-              test: freebsd/13.0
-  - stage: Remote_2_12
-    displayName: Remote 2.12
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.12/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            # - name: macOS 11.1
-            #   test: macos/11.1
-            - name: RHEL 8.4
-              test: rhel/8.4
-  - stage: Remote_2_11
-    displayName: Remote 2.11
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.11/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: RHEL 8.3
-              test: rhel/8.3
-            - name: FreeBSD 12.2
-              test: freebsd/12.2
+            # - name: FreeBSD 13.1
+            #   test: freebsd/13.1
+            # - name: FreeBSD 12.4
+            #   test: freebsd/12.4
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
 ### Generic
  - stage: Generic_devel
    displayName: Generic devel
@@ -276,57 +276,59 @@ stages:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: devel/generic/{0}/1
+          testFormat: devel/generic/{0}
          targets:
-            - test: 2.7
-            - test: 3.5
-            - test: 3.6
-            - test: 3.7
            - test: 3.8
-            - test: 3.9
-            - test: "3.10"
+            # - test: 3.9
+            # - test: "3.10"
            - test: "3.11"
-  - stage: Generic_2_14
-    displayName: Generic 2.14
+            - test: "3.12"
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+  - stage: Generic_2_17
+    displayName: Generic 2.17
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.14/generic/{0}/1
+          testFormat: 2.17/generic/{0}
          targets:
-            - test: 3.9
-  - stage: Generic_2_13
-    displayName: Generic 2.13
+            - test: "3.7"
+            - test: "3.12"
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+  - stage: Generic_2_16
+    displayName: Generic 2.16
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.13/generic/{0}/1
+          testFormat: 2.16/generic/{0}
          targets:
-            - test: 3.8
-  - stage: Generic_2_12
-    displayName: Generic 2.12
+            - test: "2.7"
+            - test: "3.6"
+            - test: "3.11"
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+  - stage: Generic_2_15
+    displayName: Generic 2.15
    dependsOn: []
    jobs:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.12/generic/{0}/1
+          testFormat: 2.15/generic/{0}
          targets:
-            - test: 2.6
-            - test: 3.9
-  - stage: Generic_2_11
-    displayName: Generic 2.11
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.11/generic/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: 3.8
+            - test: 3.5
+            - test: "3.10"
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2

  ## Finally

@@ -334,25 +336,22 @@ stages:
    condition: succeededOrFailed()
    dependsOn:
      - Ansible_devel
-      - Ansible_2_14
-      - Ansible_2_13
-      - Ansible_2_12
-      - Ansible_2_11
+      - Ansible_2_17
+      - Ansible_2_16
+      - Ansible_2_15
+      - Remote_devel_extra_vms
      - Remote_devel
-      - Remote_2_14
-      - Remote_2_13
-      - Remote_2_12
-      - Remote_2_11
+      - Remote_2_17
+      - Remote_2_16
+      - Remote_2_15
      - Docker_devel
-      - Docker_2_14
-      - Docker_2_13
-      - Docker_2_12
-      - Docker_2_11
+      - Docker_2_17
+      - Docker_2_16
+      - Docker_2_15
      - Docker_community_devel
      - Generic_devel
-      - Generic_2_14
-      - Generic_2_13
-      - Generic_2_12
-      - Generic_2_11
+      - Generic_2_17
+      - Generic_2_16
+      - Generic_2_15
    jobs:
      - template: templates/coverage.yml
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 9 * * *'

+concurrency:
+  # Make sure there is at most one active run per PR, but do not cancel any non-PR runs
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ (github.head_ref && github.event.number) || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
  sanity:
    name: EOL Sanity (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }})
@@ -26,17 +31,39 @@ jobs:
        ansible:
          - '2.9'
          - '2.10'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+          - '2.11'
+          - '2.12'
+          - '2.13'
+          - '2.14'
+    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
+    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
+    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
+    # shrink over time, check out https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/28
+    # for the latest list.
+    runs-on: >-
+      ${{ contains(fromJson(
+          '["2.9", "2.10", "2.11"]'
+      ), matrix.ansible) && 'ubuntu-20.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
    steps:
      - name: Perform sanity testing
-        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@change-detection
+        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
        with:
+          ansible-core-github-repository-slug: ${{ contains(fromJson('["2.10", "2.11"]'), matrix.ansible) && 'felixfontein/ansible' || 'ansible/ansible' }}
          ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
+          coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
          pull-request-change-detection: 'true'
          testing-type: sanity

  units:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
+    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
+    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
+    # shrink over time, check out https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/28
+    # for the latest list.
+    runs-on: >-
+      ${{ contains(fromJson(
+          '["2.9", "2.10", "2.11"]'
+      ), matrix.ansible) && 'ubuntu-20.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
    name: EOL Units (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }})
    strategy:
      # As soon as the first unit test fails, cancel the others to free up the CI queue
@@ -45,19 +72,33 @@ jobs:
        ansible:
          - '2.9'
          - '2.10'
+          - '2.11'
+          - '2.12'
+          - '2.13'
+          - '2.14'

    steps:
      - name: >-
          Perform unit testing against
          Ansible version ${{ matrix.ansible }}
-        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@change-detection
+        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
        with:
+          ansible-core-github-repository-slug: ${{ contains(fromJson('["2.10", "2.11"]'), matrix.ansible) && 'felixfontein/ansible' || 'ansible/ansible' }}
          ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
+          coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
          pull-request-change-detection: 'true'
          testing-type: units

  integration:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
+    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
+    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
+    # shrink over time, check out https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/28
+    # for the latest list.
+    runs-on: >-
+      ${{ contains(fromJson(
+          '["2.9", "2.10", "2.11"]'
+      ), matrix.ansible) && 'ubuntu-20.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
    name: EOL I (Ⓐ${{ matrix.ansible }}+${{ matrix.docker }}+py${{ matrix.python }}:${{ matrix.target }})
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
@@ -78,33 +119,174 @@ jobs:
            docker: fedora31
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.9'
+            docker: fedora31
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
          - ansible: '2.9'
            docker: ubuntu1804
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.9'
+            docker: ubuntu1804
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
          - ansible: '2.9'
            docker: default
            python: '2.7'
            target: azp/generic/1/
+          - ansible: '2.9'
+            docker: default
+            python: '2.7'
+            target: azp/generic/2/
          # 2.10
          - ansible: '2.10'
            docker: centos6
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.10'
+            docker: centos6
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
          - ansible: '2.10'
            docker: default
            python: '3.6'
            target: azp/generic/1/
+          - ansible: '2.10'
+            docker: default
+            python: '3.6'
+            target: azp/generic/2/
+          # 2.11
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: fedora32
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: fedora32
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: alpine3
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: alpine3
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: default
+            python: '3.8'
+            target: azp/generic/1/
+          - ansible: '2.11'
+            docker: default
+            python: '3.8'
+            target: azp/generic/2/
+          # 2.12
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: centos6
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: centos6
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: fedora33
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: fedora33
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: default
+            python: '2.6'
+            target: azp/generic/1/
+          - ansible: '2.12'
+            docker: default
+            python: '3.9'
+            target: azp/generic/2/
+          # 2.13
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: opensuse15py2
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: opensuse15py2
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora35
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora35
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora34
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora34
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: ubuntu1804
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: ubuntu1804
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: alpine3
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: alpine3
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: default
+            python: '3.8'
+            target: azp/generic/1/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: default
+            python: '3.8'
+            target: azp/generic/2/
+          # 2.14
+          - ansible: '2.14'
+            docker: ubuntu2004
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.14'
+            docker: ubuntu2004
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.14'
+            docker: default
+            python: '3.9'
+            target: azp/generic/1/
+          - ansible: '2.14'
+            docker: default
+            python: '3.9'
+            target: azp/generic/2/

    steps:
      - name: >-
          Perform integration testing against
          Ansible version ${{ matrix.ansible }}
          under Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@change-detection
+        uses: felixfontein/ansible-test-gh-action@main
        with:
+          ansible-core-github-repository-slug: ${{ contains(fromJson('["2.10", "2.11"]'), matrix.ansible) && 'felixfontein/ansible' || 'ansible/ansible' }}
          ansible-core-version: stable-${{ matrix.ansible }}
+          coverage: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'always' || 'never' }}
          docker-image: ${{ matrix.docker }}
+          integration-continue-on-error: 'false'
+          integration-diff: 'false'
+          integration-retry-on-error: 'true'
          pre-test-cmd: >-
            git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.internal_test_tools.git ../../community/internal_test_tools
            ;
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-pr.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@

 name: Collection Docs
 concurrency:
-  group: docs-${{ github.head_ref }}
+  group: docs-pr-${{ github.head_ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 on:
  pull_request_target:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, closed]

+env:
+  GHP_BASE_URL: https://${{ github.repository_owner }}.github.io/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+
 jobs:
  build-docs:
    permissions:
@@ -18,13 +21,37 @@ jobs:
    name: Build Ansible Docs
    uses: ansible-community/github-docs-build/.github/workflows/_shared-docs-build-pr.yml@main
    with:
+      collection-name: community.crypto
+      init-lenient: false
      init-fail-on-error: true
+      squash-hierarchy: true
+      init-project: Community.Crypto Collection
+      init-copyright: Community.Crypto Contributors
+      init-title: Community.Crypto Collection Documentation
+      init-html-short-title: Community.Crypto Collection Docs
+      init-extra-html-theme-options: |
+        documentation_home_url=https://${{ github.repository_owner }}.github.io/${{ github.event.repository.name }}/branch/main/
+      render-file-line: '> * `$<status>` [$<path_tail>](https://${{ github.repository_owner }}.github.io/${{ github.event.repository.name }}/pr/${{ github.event.number }}/$<path_tail>)'
+
+  publish-docs-gh-pages:
+    # for now we won't run this on forks
+    if: github.repository == 'ansible-collections/community.crypto'
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    needs: [build-docs]
+    name: Publish Ansible Docs
+    uses: ansible-community/github-docs-build/.github/workflows/_shared-docs-build-publish-gh-pages.yml@main
+    with:
+      artifact-name: ${{ needs.build-docs.outputs.artifact-name }}
+      action: ${{ (github.event.action == 'closed' || needs.build-docs.outputs.changed != 'true') && 'teardown' || 'publish' }}
+    secrets:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

  comment:
    permissions:
      pull-requests: write
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build-docs
+    needs: [build-docs, publish-docs-gh-pages]
    name: PR comments
    steps:
      - name: PR comment
@@ -42,13 +69,20 @@ jobs:

            Thank you for contribution!✨

-            This PR has been merged and your docs changes will be incorporated when they are next published.
+            This PR has been merged and the docs are now incorporated into `main`:
+            ${{ env.GHP_BASE_URL }}/branch/main
          body: |
            ## Docs Build 📝

            Thank you for contribution!✨

-            The docsite for **this PR** is available for download as an artifact from this run:
+            The docs for **this PR** have been published here:
+            ${{ env.GHP_BASE_URL }}/pr/${{ github.event.number }}
+
+            You can compare to the docs for the `main` branch here:
+            ${{ env.GHP_BASE_URL }}/branch/main
+
+            The docsite for **this PR** is also available for download as an artifact from this run:
            ${{ needs.build-docs.outputs.artifact-url }}

            File changes:
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-push.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+name: Collection Docs
+concurrency:
+  group: docs-push-${{ github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - stable-*
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+  # Run CI once per day (at 09:00 UTC)
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 9 * * *'
+  # Allow manual trigger (for newer antsibull-docs, sphinx-ansible-theme, ... versions)
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build-docs:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    name: Build Ansible Docs
+    uses: ansible-community/github-docs-build/.github/workflows/_shared-docs-build-push.yml@main
+    with:
+      collection-name: community.crypto
+      init-lenient: false
+      init-fail-on-error: true
+      squash-hierarchy: true
+      init-project: Community.Crypto Collection
+      init-copyright: Community.Crypto Contributors
+      init-title: Community.Crypto Collection Documentation
+      init-html-short-title: Community.Crypto Collection Docs
+      init-extra-html-theme-options: |
+        documentation_home_url=https://${{ github.repository_owner }}.github.io/${{ github.event.repository.name }}/branch/main/
+
+  publish-docs-gh-pages:
+    # for now we won't run this on forks
+    if: github.repository == 'ansible-collections/community.crypto'
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    needs: [build-docs]
+    name: Publish Ansible Docs
+    uses: ansible-community/github-docs-build/.github/workflows/_shared-docs-build-publish-gh-pages.yml@main
+    with:
+      artifact-name: ${{ needs.build-docs.outputs.artifact-name }}
+    secrets:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
--- a/.github/workflows/ee.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ee.yml
@@ -22,25 +22,83 @@ env:

 jobs:
  build:
-    name: Build and test EE (Ⓐ${{ matrix.runner_tag }})
+    name: Build and test EE (${{ matrix.name }})
    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        runner_tag:
-          - devel
-          - stable-2.12-latest
-          - stable-2.11-latest
-          - stable-2.9-latest
+        name:
+          - ''
+        ansible_core:
+          - ''
+        ansible_runner:
+          - ''
+        base_image:
+          - ''
+        pre_base:
+          - ''
+        extra_vars:
+          - ''
+        other_deps:
+          - ''
+        exclude:
+          - ansible_core: ''
+        include:
+          - name: ansible-core devel @ RHEL UBI 9
+            ansible_core: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/devel.tar.gz
+            ansible_runner: ansible-runner
+            other_deps: |2
+                python_interpreter:
+                  package_system: python3.11 python3.11-pip python3.11-wheel python3.11-cryptography
+                  python_path: "/usr/bin/python3.11"
+            base_image: docker.io/redhat/ubi9:latest
+            pre_base: '"#"'
+            # For some reason ansible-builder will not install EPEL dependencies on RHEL
+            extra_vars: -e has_no_pyopenssl=true
+          - name: ansible-core 2.15 @ Rocky Linux 9
+            ansible_core: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/stable-2.15.tar.gz
+            ansible_runner: ansible-runner
+            base_image: quay.io/rockylinux/rockylinux:9
+            pre_base: RUN dnf install -y epel-release
+            # For some reason ansible-builder will not install EPEL dependencies on Rocky Linux
+            extra_vars: -e has_no_pyopenssl=true
+          - name: ansible-core 2.14 @ CentOS Stream 9
+            ansible_core: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/stable-2.14.tar.gz
+            ansible_runner: ansible-runner
+            base_image: quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
+            pre_base: RUN dnf install -y epel-release epel-next-release
+            # For some reason, PyOpenSSL is **broken** on CentOS Stream 9 / EPEL
+            extra_vars: -e has_no_pyopenssl=true
+          - name: ansible-core 2.13 @ RHEL UBI 8
+            ansible_core: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/stable-2.13.tar.gz
+            ansible_runner: ansible-runner
+            other_deps: |2
+                python_interpreter:
+                  package_system: python39 python39-pip python39-wheel python39-cryptography
+            base_image: docker.io/redhat/ubi8:latest
+            pre_base: '"#"'
+            # We don't have PyOpenSSL for Python 3.9
+            extra_vars: -e has_no_pyopenssl=true
+          - name: ansible-core 2.12 @ CentOS Stream 8
+            ansible_core: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/stable-2.12.tar.gz
+            ansible_runner: ansible-runner
+            other_deps: |2
+                python_interpreter:
+                  package_system: python39 python39-pip python39-wheel python39-cryptography
+            base_image: quay.io/centos/centos:stream8
+            pre_base: '"#"'
+            # We don't have PyOpenSSL for Python 3.9
+            extra_vars: -e has_no_pyopenssl=true
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          path: ansible_collections/${{ env.NAMESPACE }}/${{ env.COLLECTION_NAME }}

      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.11'

      - name: Install ansible-builder and ansible-navigator
        run: pip install ansible-builder ansible-navigator
@@ -74,11 +132,26 @@ jobs:
          # EE config
          cat > execution-environment.yml <<EOF
          ---
-          version: 1
-          build_arg_defaults:
-            EE_BASE_IMAGE: 'quay.io/ansible/ansible-runner:${{ matrix.runner_tag }}'
+          version: 3
          dependencies:
+            ansible_core:
+              package_pip: ${{ matrix.ansible_core }}
+            ansible_runner:
+              package_pip: ${{ matrix.ansible_runner }}
            galaxy: requirements.yml
+          ${{ matrix.other_deps }}
+
+          images:
+            base_image:
+              name: ${{ matrix.base_image }}
+
+          additional_build_files:
+            - src: ${COLLECTION_FILENAME}
+              dest: src
+
+          additional_build_steps:
+            prepend_base:
+              - ${{ matrix.pre_base }}
          EOF
          echo "::group::execution-environment.yml"
          cat execution-environment.yml
@@ -88,26 +161,29 @@ jobs:
          cat > requirements.yml <<EOF
          ---
          collections:
-            - name: ${COLLECTION_FILENAME}
+            - name: src/${COLLECTION_FILENAME}
              type: file
          EOF
          echo "::group::requirements.yml"
          cat requirements.yml
          echo "::endgroup::"

-      - name: Build image based on ${{ matrix.runner_tag }}
+      - name: Build image based on ${{ matrix.base_image }}
        run: |
-          mkdir -p context/_build/
-          cp "${{ env.NAMESPACE }}-${{ env.COLLECTION_NAME }}"-*.tar.gz context/_build/
-          ansible-builder build -v 3 -t test-ee:latest --container-runtime=podman
+          ansible-builder build --verbosity 3 --tag test-ee:latest --container-runtime podman
+
+      - name: Show images
+        run: podman image ls

      - name: Run basic tests
        run: >
          ansible-navigator run
          --mode stdout
+          --container-engine podman
          --pull-policy never
          --set-environment-variable ANSIBLE_PRIVATE_ROLE_VARS=true
          --execution-environment-image test-ee:latest
          -v
          all.yml
+          ${{ matrix.extra_vars }}
        working-directory: ansible_collections/${{ env.NAMESPACE }}/${{ env.COLLECTION_NAME }}/tests/ee
--- a/.github/workflows/import-galaxy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/import-galaxy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+name: import-galaxy
+'on':
+  # Run CI against all pushes (direct commits, also merged PRs) to main, and all Pull Requests
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - stable-*
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  import-galaxy:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    name: Test to import built collection artifact with Galaxy importer
+    uses: ansible-community/github-action-test-galaxy-import/.github/workflows/test-galaxy-import.yml@main
--- a/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          pip install reuse
-
-      - name: Check REUSE compliance (except some PEM files)
+      - name: Remove some files before checking REUSE compliance
        run: |
          rm -f tests/integration/targets/*/files/*.pem
          rm -f tests/integration/targets/*/files/roots/*.pem
-          reuse lint
+
+      - name: REUSE Compliance Check
+        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v3
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md.license
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Ansible Project
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,362 @@ Community Crypto Release Notes

 .. contents:: Topics

+v2.19.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix and feature release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- When using cryptography >= 42.0.0, use offset-aware ``datetime.datetime`` objects (with timezone UTC) instead of offset-naive UTC timestamps (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/726, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/727).
+- openssh_cert - avoid UTC functions deprecated in Python 3.12 when using Python 3 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/727).
+
+Deprecated Features
+-------------------
+
+- acme.backends module utils - from community.crypto on, all implementations of ``CryptoBackend`` must override ``get_ordered_csr_identifiers()``. The current default implementation, which simply sorts the result of ``get_csr_identifiers()``, will then be removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/725).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- acme_certificate - respect the order of the CNAME and SAN identifiers that are passed on when creating an ACME order (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/723, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/725).
+
+New Modules
+-----------
+
+- x509_certificate_convert - Convert X.509 certificates
+
+v2.18.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix and feature release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- x509_crl - the new option ``serial_numbers`` allow to configure in which format serial numbers can be provided to ``revoked_certificates[].serial_number``. The default is as integers (``serial_numbers=integer``) for backwards compatibility; setting ``serial_numbers=hex-octets`` allows to specify colon-separated hex octet strings like ``00:11:22:FF`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/687, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/715).
+
+Deprecated Features
+-------------------
+
+- openssl_csr_pipe, openssl_privatekey_pipe, x509_certificate_pipe - the current behavior of check mode is deprecated and will change in community.crypto 3.0.0. The current behavior is similar to the modules without ``_pipe``: if the object needs to be (re-)generated, only the ``changed`` status is set, but the object is not updated. From community.crypto 3.0.0 on, the modules will ignore check mode and always act as if check mode is not active. This behavior can already achieved now by adding ``check_mode: false`` to the task. If you think this breaks your use-case of this module, please `create an issue in the community.crypto repository <https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/new/choose>`__ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/712, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/714).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- luks_device - fixed module a bug that prevented using ``remove_keyslot`` with the value ``0`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/710).
+- luks_device - fixed module falsely outputting ``changed=false`` when trying to add a new slot with a key that is already present in another slot. The module now rejects adding keys that are already present in another slot (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/710).
+- luks_device - fixed testing of LUKS passphrases in when specifying a keyslot for cryptsetup version 2.0.3. The output of this cryptsetup version slightly differs from later versions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/710).
+
+New Plugins
+-----------
+
+Filter
+~~~~~~
+
+- parse_serial - Convert a serial number as a colon-separated list of hex numbers to an integer
+- to_serial - Convert an integer to a colon-separated list of hex numbers
+
+v2.17.1
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release for compatibility with cryptography 42.0.0.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- openssl_dhparam - was using an internal function instead of the public API to load DH param files when using the ``cryptography`` backend. The internal function was removed in cryptography 42.0.0. The module now uses the public API, which has been available since support for DH params was added to cryptography (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/698).
+- openssl_privatekey_info - ``check_consistency=true`` no longer works for RSA keys with cryptography 42.0.0+ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/701).
+- openssl_privatekey_info - ``check_consistency=true`` now reports a warning if it cannot determine consistency (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/705).
+
+v2.17.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Feature release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- luks_device - add allow discards option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/693).
+
+v2.16.2
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- acme_* modules - directly react on bad return data for account creation/retrieval/updating requests (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/682).
+- acme_* modules - fix improved error reporting in case of socket errors, bad status lines, and unknown connection errors (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/684).
+- acme_* modules - increase number of retries from 5 to 10 to increase stability with unstable ACME endpoints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/685).
+- acme_* modules - make account registration handling more flexible to accept 404 instead of 400 send by DigiCert's ACME endpoint when an account does not exist (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/681).
+
+v2.16.1
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- acme_* modules - also retry requests in case of socket errors, bad status lines, and unknown connection errors; improve error messages in these cases (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/680).
+
+v2.16.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- luks_devices - add new options ``keyslot``, ``new_keyslot``, and ``remove_keyslot`` to allow adding/removing keys to/from specific keyslots (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/664).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- openssl_pkcs12 - modify autodetect to not detect pyOpenSSL >= 23.3.0, which removed PKCS#12 support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/666).
+
+v2.15.1
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- acme_* modules - correctly handle error documents without ``type`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/651, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/652).
+
+v2.15.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix and feature release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- openssh_keypair - fail when comment cannot be updated (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/646).
+
+Deprecated Features
+-------------------
+
+- get_certificate - the default ``false`` of the ``asn1_base64`` option is deprecated and will change to ``true`` in community.crypto 3.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/600).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- openssh_cert, openssh_keypair - the modules ignored return codes of ``ssh`` and ``ssh-keygen`` in some cases (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/645, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/646).
+- openssh_keypair - fix comment updating for OpenSSH before 6.5 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/646).
+
+New Plugins
+-----------
+
+Filter
+~~~~~~
+
+- gpg_fingerprint - Retrieve a GPG fingerprint from a GPG public or private key
+
+Lookup
+~~~~~~
+
+- gpg_fingerprint - Retrieve a GPG fingerprint from a GPG public or private key file
+
+v2.14.1
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix and maintenance release with updated documentation.
+
+From this version on, community.crypto is using the new `Ansible semantic markup
+<https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_modules_documenting.html#semantic-markup-within-module-documentation>`__
+in its documentation. If you look at documentation with the ansible-doc CLI tool
+from ansible-core before 2.15, please note that it does not render the markup
+correctly. You should be still able to read it in most cases, but you need
+ansible-core 2.15 or later to see it as it is intended. Alternatively you can
+look at `the devel docsite <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/crypto/>`__
+for the rendered HTML version of the documentation of the latest release.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix PEM detection/identification to also accept random other lines before the line starting with ``-----BEGIN`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/627, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/628).
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+- Ansible markup will show up in raw form on ansible-doc text output for ansible-core before 2.15. If you have trouble deciphering the documentation markup, please upgrade to ansible-core 2.15 (or newer), or read the HTML documentation on https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/crypto/.
+
+v2.14.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Feature release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- acme_certificate - allow to use no challenge by providing ``no challenge`` for the ``challenge`` option. This is needed for ACME servers where validation is done without challenges (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/613, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/615).
+- acme_certificate - validate and wait for challenges in parallel instead handling them one after another (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/617).
+- x509_certificate_info - added support for certificates in DER format when using ``path`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/603).
+
+v2.13.1
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- execution environment definition - fix installation of ``python3-pyOpenSSL`` package on CentOS and RHEL (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/606).
+- execution environment definition - fix source of ``python3-pyOpenSSL`` package for Rocky Linux 9+ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/606).
+
+v2.13.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix and maintenance release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- x509_crl - the ``crl_mode`` option has been added to replace the existing ``mode`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/596).
+
+Deprecated Features
+-------------------
+
+- x509_crl - the ``mode`` option is deprecated; use ``crl_mode`` instead. The ``mode`` option will change its meaning in community.crypto 3.0.0, and will refer to the CRL file's mode instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/596).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- openssh_keypair - always generate a new key pair if the private key does not exist. Previously, the module would fail when ``regenerate=fail`` without an existing key, contradicting the documentation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/598).
+- x509_crl - remove problem with ansible-core 2.16 due to ``AnsibleModule`` is now validating the ``mode`` parameter's values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/596).
+
+v2.12.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Feature release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- get_certificate - add ``asn1_base64`` option to control whether the ASN.1 included in the ``extensions`` return value is binary data or Base64 encoded (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/592).
+
+v2.11.1
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Maintenance release with improved documentation.
+
+v2.11.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Feature and bugfix release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- get_certificate - adds ``ciphers`` option for custom cipher selection (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/571).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- action plugin helper - fix handling of deprecations for ansible-core 2.14.2 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/572).
+- execution environment binary dependencies (bindep.txt) - fix ``python3-pyOpenSSL`` dependency resolution on RHEL 9+ / CentOS Stream 9+ platforms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/575).
+- various plugins - remove unnecessary imports (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/569).
+
+v2.10.0
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix and feature release.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- openssl_csr, openssl_csr_pipe - prevent invalid values for ``crl_distribution_points`` that do not have one of ``full_name``, ``relative_name``, and ``crl_issuer`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/560).
+- openssl_publickey_info - do not crash with internal error when public key cannot be parsed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/551).
+
+New Plugins
+-----------
+
+Filter
+~~~~~~
+
+- openssl_csr_info - Retrieve information from OpenSSL Certificate Signing Requests (CSR)
+- openssl_privatekey_info - Retrieve information from OpenSSL private keys
+- openssl_publickey_info - Retrieve information from OpenSSL public keys in PEM format
+- split_pem - Split PEM file contents into multiple objects
+- x509_certificate_info - Retrieve information from X.509 certificates in PEM format
+- x509_crl_info - Retrieve information from X.509 CRLs in PEM format
+
+v2.9.0
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Regular feature release.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- x509_certificate_info - adds ``issuer_uri`` field in return value based on Authority Information Access data (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/530).
+
+v2.8.1
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Maintenance release with improved documentation.

 v2.8.0
 ======
@@ -112,7 +468,6 @@ This release is identical to what should have been 2.3.3, except that the
 version number has been bumped to 2.3.4 and this changelog entry for 2.3.4
 has been added.

-
 v2.3.3
 ======

@@ -167,7 +522,7 @@ Minor Changes
 -------------

 - Prepare collection for inclusion in an Execution Environment by declaring its dependencies. Please note that system packages are used for cryptography and PyOpenSSL, which can be rather limited. If you need features from newer cryptography versions, you will have to manually force a newer version to be installed by pip by specifying something like ``cryptography >= 37.0.0`` in your Execution Environment's Python dependencies file (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/440).
- Support automatic conversion for Internalionalized Domain Names (IDNs). When passing general names, for example Subject Altenative Names to ``community.crypto.openssl_csr``, these will automatically be converted to IDNA. Conversion will be done per label to IDNA2008 if possible, and IDNA2003 if IDNA2008 conversion fails for that label. Note that IDNA conversion requires `the Python idna library <https://pypi.org/project/idna/>`_ to be installed. Please note that depending on which versions of the cryptography library are used, it could try to process the converted IDNA another time with the Python ``idna`` library and reject IDNA2003 encoded values. Using a new enough ``cryptography`` version avoids this (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/426, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/436).
+- Support automatic conversion for Internalionalized Domain Names (IDNs). When passing general names, for example Subject Alternative Names to ``community.crypto.openssl_csr``, these will automatically be converted to IDNA. Conversion will be done per label to IDNA2008 if possible, and IDNA2003 if IDNA2008 conversion fails for that label. Note that IDNA conversion requires `the Python idna library <https://pypi.org/project/idna/>`_ to be installed. Please note that depending on which versions of the cryptography library are used, it could try to process the converted IDNA another time with the Python ``idna`` library and reject IDNA2003 encoded values. Using a new enough ``cryptography`` version avoids this (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/426, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/436).
 - acme_* modules - add parameter ``request_timeout`` to manage HTTP(S) request timeout (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/447, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/448).
 - luks_devices - added ``perf_same_cpu_crypt``, ``perf_submit_from_crypt_cpus``, ``perf_no_read_workqueue``, ``perf_no_write_workqueue`` for performance tuning when opening LUKS2 containers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/427).
 - luks_devices - added ``persistent`` option when opening LUKS2 containers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/434).
@@ -219,7 +574,6 @@ Regular bugfix release.

 In this release, we extended the test matrix to include Alpine 3, ArchLinux, Debian Bullseye, and CentOS Stream 8. CentOS 8 was removed from the test matrix.

-
 Bugfixes
 --------

@@ -323,7 +677,6 @@ Release Summary

 A new major release of the ``community.crypto`` collection. The main changes are removal of the PyOpenSSL backends for almost all modules (``openssl_pkcs12`` being the only exception), and removal of the ``assertonly`` provider in the ``x509_certificate`` provider. There are also some other breaking changes which should improve the user interface/experience of this collection long-term.

-
 Minor Changes
 -------------

@@ -506,20 +859,20 @@ Minor Changes
 - openssh_keypair - added ``passphrase`` parameter for encrypting/decrypting OpenSSH private keys (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/225).
 - openssl_csr - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
 - openssl_csr_info - now returns ``public_key_type`` and ``public_key_data`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/233).
- openssl_csr_info - refactor module to allow code re-use for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/204).
+- openssl_csr_info - refactor module to allow code reuse for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/204).
 - openssl_csr_pipe - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
 - openssl_pkcs12 - added option ``select_crypto_backend`` and a ``cryptography`` backend. This requires cryptography 3.0 or newer, and does not support the ``iter_size`` and ``maciter_size`` options (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/234).
 - openssl_privatekey - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
- openssl_privatekey_info - refactor module to allow code re-use for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/205).
+- openssl_privatekey_info - refactor module to allow code reuse for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/205).
 - openssl_privatekey_pipe - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
 - openssl_publickey - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
 - x509_certificate - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
 - x509_certificate_info - now returns ``public_key_type`` and ``public_key_data`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/233).
- x509_certificate_info - refactor module to allow code re-use for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/206).
+- x509_certificate_info - refactor module to allow code reuse for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/206).
 - x509_certificate_pipe - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
 - x509_crl - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
 - x509_crl_info - add ``list_revoked_certificates`` option to avoid enumerating all revoked certificates (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/232).
- x509_crl_info - refactor module to allow code re-use for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/203).
+- x509_crl_info - refactor module to allow code reuse for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/203).

 Bugfixes
 --------
@@ -642,16 +995,15 @@ Release Summary

 Contains new modules ``openssl_privatekey_pipe``, ``openssl_csr_pipe`` and ``x509_certificate_pipe`` which allow to create or update private keys, CSRs and X.509 certificates without having to write them to disk.

-
 Minor Changes
 -------------

 - openssh_cert - add module parameter ``use_agent`` to enable using signing keys stored in ssh-agent (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/116).
- openssl_csr - refactor module to allow code re-use by openssl_csr_pipe (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/123).
- openssl_privatekey - refactor module to allow code re-use by openssl_privatekey_pipe (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/119).
+- openssl_csr - refactor module to allow code reuse by openssl_csr_pipe (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/123).
+- openssl_privatekey - refactor module to allow code reuse by openssl_privatekey_pipe (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/119).
 - openssl_privatekey - the elliptic curve ``secp192r1`` now triggers a security warning. Elliptic curves of at least 224 bits should be used for new keys; see `here <https://cryptography.io/en/latest/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/ec.html#elliptic-curves>`_ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/132).
 - x509_certificate - for the ``selfsigned`` provider, a CSR is not required anymore. If no CSR is provided, the module behaves as if a minimal CSR which only contains the public key has been provided (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/32, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/129).
- x509_certificate - refactor module to allow code re-use by x509_certificate_pipe (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/135).
+- x509_certificate - refactor module to allow code reuse by x509_certificate_pipe (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/135).

 Bugfixes
 --------
@@ -718,7 +1070,6 @@ Release Summary

 Release for Ansible 2.10.0.

-
 Minor Changes
 -------------

@@ -753,7 +1104,6 @@ Release Summary

 This is the first proper release of the ``community.crypto`` collection. This changelog contains all changes to the modules in this collection that were added after the release of Ansible 2.9.0.

-
 Minor Changes
 -------------

@@ -764,7 +1114,7 @@ Minor Changes
 - openssh_keypair - instead of regenerating some broken or password protected keys, fail the module. Keys can still be regenerated by calling the module with ``force=yes``.
 - openssh_keypair - the ``regenerate`` option allows to configure the module's behavior when it should or needs to regenerate private keys.
 - openssl_* modules - the cryptography backend now properly supports ``dirName``, ``otherName`` and ``RID`` (Registered ID) names.
- openssl_certificate - Add option for changing which ACME directory to use with acme-tiny. Set the default ACME directory to Let's Encrypt instead of using acme-tiny's default. (acme-tiny also uses Let's Encrypt at the time being, so no action should be neccessary.)
+- openssl_certificate - Add option for changing which ACME directory to use with acme-tiny. Set the default ACME directory to Let's Encrypt instead of using acme-tiny's default. (acme-tiny also uses Let's Encrypt at the time being, so no action should be necessary.)
 - openssl_certificate - Change the required version of acme-tiny to >= 4.0.0
 - openssl_certificate - allow to provide content of some input files via the ``csr_content``, ``privatekey_content``, ``ownca_privatekey_content`` and ``ownca_content`` options.
 - openssl_certificate - allow to return the existing/generated certificate directly as ``certificate`` by setting ``return_content`` to ``yes``.
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Please note that this collection does **not** support Windows targets.

 ## Tested with Ansible

-Tested with the current Ansible 2.9, ansible-base 2.10, ansible-core 2.11, ansible-core 2.12, ansible-core 2.13, and ansible-core 2.14 releases and the current development version of ansible-core. Ansible versions before 2.9.10 are not supported.
+Tested with the current Ansible 2.9, ansible-base 2.10, ansible-core 2.11, ansible-core 2.12, ansible-core 2.13, ansible-core 2.14, ansible-core 2.15, ansible-core 2.16, and ansible-core-2.17 releases and the current development version of ansible-core. Ansible versions before 2.9.10 are not supported.

 ## External requirements

@@ -26,41 +26,62 @@ The exact requirements for every module are listed in the module documentation.

 Most modules require a recent enough version of [the Python cryptography library](https://pypi.org/project/cryptography/). See the module documentations for the minimal version supported for each module.

+## Collection Documentation
+
+Browsing the [**latest** collection documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/crypto) will show docs for the _latest version released in the Ansible package_, not the latest version of the collection released on Galaxy.
+
+Browsing the [**devel** collection documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/crypto) shows docs for the _latest version released on Galaxy_.
+
+We also separately publish [**latest commit** collection documentation](https://ansible-collections.github.io/community.crypto/branch/main/) which shows docs for the _latest commit in the `main` branch_.
+
+If you use the Ansible package and do not update collections independently, use **latest**. If you install or update this collection directly from Galaxy, use **devel**. If you are looking to contribute, use **latest commit**.
+
 ## Included content

- OpenSSL / PKI modules:
-  - openssl_csr_info
-  - openssl_csr
-  - openssl_dhparam
-  - openssl_pkcs12
-  - openssl_privatekey_info
-  - openssl_privatekey
-  - openssl_publickey
-  - openssl_signature_info
-  - openssl_signature
-  - x509_certificate_info
-  - x509_certificate
-  - x509_crl_info
-  - x509_crl
-  - certificate_complete_chain
- OpenSSH modules:
-  - openssh_cert
-  - openssh_keypair
- ACME modules:
-  - acme_account_info
-  - acme_account
-  - acme_certificate
-  - acme_certificate_revoke
-  - acme_challenge_cert_helper
-  - acme_inspect
- ECS modules:
-  - ecs_certificate
-  - ecs_domain
- Miscellaneous modules:
-  - get_certificate
-  - luks_device
+- OpenSSL / PKI modules and plugins:
+  - certificate_complete_chain module
+  - openssl_csr_info module and filter
+  - openssl_csr_pipe module
+  - openssl_csr module
+  - openssl_dhparam module
+  - openssl_pkcs12 module
+  - openssl_privatekey_convert module
+  - openssl_privatekey_info module and filter
+  - openssl_privatekey_pipe module
+  - openssl_privatekey module
+  - openssl_publickey_info module and filter
+  - openssl_publickey module
+  - openssl_signature_info module
+  - openssl_signature module
+  - split_pem filter
+  - x509_certificate_convert module
+  - x509_certificate_info module and filter
+  - x509_certificate_pipe module
+  - x509_certificate module
+  - x509_crl_info module and filter
+  - x509_crl module
+- OpenSSH modules and plugins:
+  - openssh_cert module
+  - openssh_keypair module
+- ACME modules and plugins:
+  - acme_account_info module
+  - acme_account module
+  - acme_certificate module
+  - acme_certificate_revoke module
+  - acme_challenge_cert_helper module
+  - acme_inspect module
+- ECS modules and plugins:
+  - ecs_certificate module
+  - ecs_domain module
+- GnuPG modules and plugins:
+  - gpg_fingerprint lookup and filter
+- Miscellaneous modules and plugins:
+  - crypto_info module
+  - get_certificate module
+  - luks_device module
+  - parse_serial and to_serial filters

-You can also find a list of all modules with documentation on the [Ansible docs site](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/crypto/).
+You can also find a list of all modules and plugins with documentation on the [Ansible docs site](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/crypto/), or the [latest commit collection documentation](https://ansible-collections.github.io/community.crypto/branch/main/).

 ## Using this collection

@@ -92,7 +113,7 @@ See [Ansible's dev guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/devel

 ## Release notes

-See the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/CHANGELOG.rst).
+See the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).

 ## Roadmap

@@ -119,6 +140,6 @@ This collection is primarily licensed and distributed as a whole under the GNU G

 See [LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/COPYING) for the full text.

-Parts of the collection are licensed under the [Apache 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/LICENSES/Apache-2.0.txt) (`plugins/module_utils/crypto/_obj2txt.py` and `plugins/module_utils/crypto/_objects_data.py`), the [BSD 2-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt) (`plugins/module_utils/ecs/api.py`), the [BSD 3-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/LICENSES/BSD-3-Clause.txt) (`plugins/module_utils/crypto/_obj2txt.py`), and the [PSF 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/LICENSES/PSF-2.0.txt) (`plugins/module_utils/_version.py`). This only applies to vendored files in ``plugins/module_utils/`` and to the ECS module utils.
+Parts of the collection are licensed under the [Apache 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/LICENSES/Apache-2.0.txt) (`plugins/module_utils/crypto/_obj2txt.py` and `plugins/module_utils/crypto/_objects_data.py`), the [BSD 2-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt) (`plugins/module_utils/ecs/api.py`), the [BSD 3-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/LICENSES/BSD-3-Clause.txt) (`plugins/module_utils/crypto/_obj2txt.py`, `tests/integration/targets/prepare_jinja2_compat/filter_plugins/jinja_compatibility.py`), and the [PSF 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/LICENSES/PSF-2.0.txt) (`plugins/module_utils/_version.py`). This only applies to vendored files in ``plugins/module_utils/`` and to the ECS module utils.

 Almost all files have a machine readable `SDPX-License-Identifier:` comment denoting its respective license(s) or an equivalent entry in an accompanying `.license` file. Only changelog fragments (which will not be part of a release) are covered by a blanket statement in `.reuse/dep5`. Right now a few vendored PEM files do not have licensing information as well. This conforms to the [REUSE specification](https://reuse.software/spec/) up to the aforementioned PEM files.
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ releases:
      - openssl_certificate - Add option for changing which ACME directory to use
        with acme-tiny. Set the default ACME directory to Let's Encrypt instead of
        using acme-tiny's default. (acme-tiny also uses Let's Encrypt at the time
-        being, so no action should be neccessary.)
+        being, so no action should be necessary.)
      - openssl_certificate - Change the required version of acme-tiny to >= 4.0.0
      - openssl_certificate - allow to provide content of some input files via the
        ``csr_content``, ``privatekey_content``, ``ownca_privatekey_content`` and
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ releases:
      minor_changes:
      - openssh_cert - add module parameter ``use_agent`` to enable using signing
        keys stored in ssh-agent (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/116).
-      - openssl_csr - refactor module to allow code re-use by openssl_csr_pipe (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/123).
-      - openssl_privatekey - refactor module to allow code re-use by openssl_privatekey_pipe
+      - openssl_csr - refactor module to allow code reuse by openssl_csr_pipe (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/123).
+      - openssl_privatekey - refactor module to allow code reuse by openssl_privatekey_pipe
        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/119).
      - openssl_privatekey - the elliptic curve ``secp192r1`` now triggers a security
        warning. Elliptic curves of at least 224 bits should be used for new keys;
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ releases:
        anymore. If no CSR is provided, the module behaves as if a minimal CSR which
        only contains the public key has been provided (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/32,
        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/129).
-      - x509_certificate - refactor module to allow code re-use by x509_certificate_pipe
+      - x509_certificate - refactor module to allow code reuse by x509_certificate_pipe
        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/135).
      release_summary: 'Contains new modules ``openssl_privatekey_pipe``, ``openssl_csr_pipe``
        and ``x509_certificate_pipe`` which allow to create or update private keys,
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ releases:
        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
      - openssl_csr_info - now returns ``public_key_type`` and ``public_key_data``
        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/233).
-      - openssl_csr_info - refactor module to allow code re-use for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/204).
+      - openssl_csr_info - refactor module to allow code reuse for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/204).
      - openssl_csr_pipe - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38,
        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
      - openssl_pkcs12 - added option ``select_crypto_backend`` and a ``cryptography``
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ releases:
        ``iter_size`` and ``maciter_size`` options (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/234).
      - openssl_privatekey - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38,
        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
-      - openssl_privatekey_info - refactor module to allow code re-use for diff mode
+      - openssl_privatekey_info - refactor module to allow code reuse for diff mode
        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/205).
      - openssl_privatekey_pipe - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38,
        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ releases:
        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
      - x509_certificate_info - now returns ``public_key_type`` and ``public_key_data``
        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/233).
-      - x509_certificate_info - refactor module to allow code re-use for diff mode
+      - x509_certificate_info - refactor module to allow code reuse for diff mode
        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/206).
      - x509_certificate_pipe - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38,
        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ releases:
        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
      - x509_crl_info - add ``list_revoked_certificates`` option to avoid enumerating
        all revoked certificates (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/232).
-      - x509_crl_info - refactor module to allow code re-use for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/203).
+      - x509_crl_info - refactor module to allow code reuse for diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/203).
      release_summary: Regular feature and bugfix release.
    fragments:
    - 1.7.0.yml
@@ -737,6 +737,348 @@ releases:
      name: openssl_privatekey_convert
      namespace: ''
    release_date: '2022-01-10'
+  2.10.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - openssl_csr, openssl_csr_pipe - prevent invalid values for ``crl_distribution_points``
+        that do not have one of ``full_name``, ``relative_name``, and ``crl_issuer``
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/560).
+      - openssl_publickey_info - do not crash with internal error when public key
+        cannot be parsed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/551).
+      release_summary: Bugfix and feature release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.10.0.yml
+    - 551-publickey-info.yml
+    - 560-openssl_csr-crl_distribution_points.yml
+    plugins:
+      filter:
+      - description: Retrieve information from OpenSSL Certificate Signing Requests
+          (CSR)
+        name: openssl_csr_info
+        namespace: null
+      - description: Retrieve information from OpenSSL private keys
+        name: openssl_privatekey_info
+        namespace: null
+      - description: Retrieve information from OpenSSL public keys in PEM format
+        name: openssl_publickey_info
+        namespace: null
+      - description: Split PEM file contents into multiple objects
+        name: split_pem
+        namespace: null
+      - description: Retrieve information from X.509 certificates in PEM format
+        name: x509_certificate_info
+        namespace: null
+      - description: Retrieve information from X.509 CRLs in PEM format
+        name: x509_crl_info
+        namespace: null
+    release_date: '2023-01-02'
+  2.11.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - action plugin helper - fix handling of deprecations for ansible-core 2.14.2
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/572).
+      - execution environment binary dependencies (bindep.txt) - fix ``python3-pyOpenSSL``
+        dependency resolution on RHEL 9+ / CentOS Stream 9+ platforms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/575).
+      - various plugins - remove unnecessary imports (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/569).
+      minor_changes:
+      - get_certificate - adds ``ciphers`` option for custom cipher selection (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/571).
+      release_summary: Feature and bugfix release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.11.0.yml
+    - 571_get_certificate_ciphers.yaml
+    - 572-action-module.yml
+    - 575-bindep-python3-pyOpenSSL.yml
+    - remove-unneeded-imports.yml
+    release_date: '2023-02-23'
+  2.11.1:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: Maintenance release with improved documentation.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.11.1.yml
+    release_date: '2023-03-24'
+  2.12.0:
+    changes:
+      minor_changes:
+      - get_certificate - add ``asn1_base64`` option to control whether the ASN.1
+        included in the ``extensions`` return value is binary data or Base64 encoded
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/592).
+      release_summary: Feature release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.12.0.yml
+    - 592-get_certificate-base64.yml
+    release_date: '2023-04-16'
+  2.13.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - openssh_keypair - always generate a new key pair if the private key does not
+        exist. Previously, the module would fail when ``regenerate=fail`` without
+        an existing key, contradicting the documentation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/598).
+      - x509_crl - remove problem with ansible-core 2.16 due to ``AnsibleModule``
+        is now validating the ``mode`` parameter's values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/596).
+      deprecated_features:
+      - x509_crl - the ``mode`` option is deprecated; use ``crl_mode`` instead. The
+        ``mode`` option will change its meaning in community.crypto 3.0.0, and will
+        refer to the CRL file's mode instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/596).
+      minor_changes:
+      - x509_crl - the ``crl_mode`` option has been added to replace the existing
+        ``mode`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/596).
+      release_summary: Bugfix and maintenance release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.13.0.yml
+    - 596-x509_crl-mode.yml
+    - 598-openssh_keypair-generate-new-key.yml
+    release_date: '2023-05-01'
+  2.13.1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - execution environment definition - fix installation of ``python3-pyOpenSSL``
+        package on CentOS and RHEL (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/606).
+      - execution environment definition - fix source of ``python3-pyOpenSSL`` package
+        for Rocky Linux 9+ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/606).
+      release_summary: Bugfix release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.13.1.yml
+    - 606-ee-rocky.yml
+    release_date: '2023-05-21'
+  2.14.0:
+    changes:
+      minor_changes:
+      - acme_certificate - allow to use no challenge by providing ``no challenge``
+        for the ``challenge`` option. This is needed for ACME servers where validation
+        is done without challenges (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/613,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/615).
+      - acme_certificate - validate and wait for challenges in parallel instead handling
+        them one after another (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/617).
+      - x509_certificate_info - added support for certificates in DER format when
+        using ``path`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/603).
+      release_summary: Feature release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.14.0.yml
+    - 615-no-challenge.yml
+    - 617-acme_certificate-parallel.yml
+    - 622-der-format-support.yml
+    release_date: '2023-06-15'
+  2.14.1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - Fix PEM detection/identification to also accept random other lines before
+        the line starting with ``-----BEGIN`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/627,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/628).
+      known_issues:
+      - Ansible markup will show up in raw form on ansible-doc text output for ansible-core
+        before 2.15. If you have trouble deciphering the documentation markup, please
+        upgrade to ansible-core 2.15 (or newer), or read the HTML documentation on
+        https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/crypto/.
+      release_summary: 'Bugfix and maintenance release with updated documentation.
+
+
+        From this version on, community.crypto is using the new `Ansible semantic
+        markup
+
+        <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_modules_documenting.html#semantic-markup-within-module-documentation>`__
+
+        in its documentation. If you look at documentation with the ansible-doc CLI
+        tool
+
+        from ansible-core before 2.15, please note that it does not render the markup
+
+        correctly. You should be still able to read it in most cases, but you need
+
+        ansible-core 2.15 or later to see it as it is intended. Alternatively you
+        can
+
+        look at `the devel docsite <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/collections/community/crypto/>`__
+
+        for the rendered HTML version of the documentation of the latest release.
+
+        '
+    fragments:
+    - 2.14.1.yml
+    - 628-pem-detection.yml
+    - semantic-markup.yml
+    release_date: '2023-06-27'
+  2.15.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - openssh_cert, openssh_keypair - the modules ignored return codes of ``ssh``
+        and ``ssh-keygen`` in some cases (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/645,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/646).
+      - openssh_keypair - fix comment updating for OpenSSH before 6.5 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/646).
+      deprecated_features:
+      - get_certificate - the default ``false`` of the ``asn1_base64`` option is deprecated
+        and will change to ``true`` in community.crypto 3.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/600).
+      minor_changes:
+      - openssh_keypair - fail when comment cannot be updated (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/646).
+      release_summary: Bugfix and feature release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.15.0.yml
+    - 600-get_certificate-asn1_base64.yml
+    - 646-openssh-rc.yml
+    plugins:
+      filter:
+      - description: Retrieve a GPG fingerprint from a GPG public or private key
+        name: gpg_fingerprint
+        namespace: null
+      lookup:
+      - description: Retrieve a GPG fingerprint from a GPG public or private key file
+        name: gpg_fingerprint
+        namespace: null
+    release_date: '2023-08-12'
+  2.15.1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - acme_* modules - correctly handle error documents without ``type`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/651,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/652).
+      release_summary: Bugfix release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.15.1.yml
+    - 652-problem-type.yml
+    release_date: '2023-08-22'
+  2.16.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - openssl_pkcs12 - modify autodetect to not detect pyOpenSSL >= 23.3.0, which
+        removed PKCS#12 support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/666).
+      minor_changes:
+      - luks_devices - add new options ``keyslot``, ``new_keyslot``, and ``remove_keyslot``
+        to allow adding/removing keys to/from specific keyslots (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/664).
+      release_summary: Bugfix release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.16.0.yml
+    - 664-luks_device-keyslot.yml
+    - pkcs12.yml
+    release_date: '2023-10-29'
+  2.16.1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - acme_* modules - also retry requests in case of socket errors, bad status
+        lines, and unknown connection errors; improve error messages in these cases
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/680).
+      release_summary: Bugfix release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.16.1.yml
+    - 680-acme-retry.yml
+    release_date: '2023-12-04'
+  2.16.2:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - acme_* modules - directly react on bad return data for account creation/retrieval/updating
+        requests (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/682).
+      - acme_* modules - fix improved error reporting in case of socket errors, bad
+        status lines, and unknown connection errors (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/684).
+      - acme_* modules - increase number of retries from 5 to 10 to increase stability
+        with unstable ACME endpoints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/685).
+      - acme_* modules - make account registration handling more flexible to accept
+        404 instead of 400 send by DigiCert's ACME endpoint when an account does not
+        exist (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/681).
+      release_summary: Bugfix release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.16.2.yml
+    - 681-acme-account.yml
+    - 682-acme-errors.yml
+    - 684-info-code.yml
+    - 685-acme-retry.yml
+    release_date: '2023-12-08'
+  2.17.0:
+    changes:
+      minor_changes:
+      - luks_device - add allow discards option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/693).
+      release_summary: Feature release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.17.0.yml
+    - 693-allow-discards.yaml
+    release_date: '2024-01-21'
+  2.17.1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - openssl_dhparam - was using an internal function instead of the public API
+        to load DH param files when using the ``cryptography`` backend. The internal
+        function was removed in cryptography 42.0.0. The module now uses the public
+        API, which has been available since support for DH params was added to cryptography
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/698).
+      - openssl_privatekey_info - ``check_consistency=true`` no longer works for RSA
+        keys with cryptography 42.0.0+ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/701).
+      - openssl_privatekey_info - ``check_consistency=true`` now reports a warning
+        if it cannot determine consistency (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/705).
+      release_summary: Bugfix release for compatibility with cryptography 42.0.0.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.17.1.yml
+    - 698-openssl_dhparam-cryptography.yml
+    - 701-private_key_info-consistency.yml
+    - 705-openssl_privatekey_info-consistency.yml
+    release_date: '2024-01-27'
+  2.18.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - luks_device - fixed module a bug that prevented using ``remove_keyslot`` with
+        the value ``0`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/710).
+      - luks_device - fixed module falsely outputting ``changed=false`` when trying
+        to add a new slot with a key that is already present in another slot. The
+        module now rejects adding keys that are already present in another slot (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/710).
+      - luks_device - fixed testing of LUKS passphrases in when specifying a keyslot
+        for cryptsetup version 2.0.3. The output of this cryptsetup version slightly
+        differs from later versions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/710).
+      deprecated_features:
+      - 'openssl_csr_pipe, openssl_privatekey_pipe, x509_certificate_pipe - the current
+        behavior of check mode is deprecated and will change in community.crypto 3.0.0.
+        The current behavior is similar to the modules without ``_pipe``: if the object
+        needs to be (re-)generated, only the ``changed`` status is set, but the object
+        is not updated. From community.crypto 3.0.0 on, the modules will ignore check
+        mode and always act as if check mode is not active. This behavior can already
+        achieved now by adding ``check_mode: false`` to the task. If you think this
+        breaks your use-case of this module, please `create an issue in the community.crypto
+        repository <https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/new/choose>`__
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/712, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/714).'
+      minor_changes:
+      - x509_crl - the new option ``serial_numbers`` allow to configure in which format
+        serial numbers can be provided to ``revoked_certificates[].serial_number``.
+        The default is as integers (``serial_numbers=integer``) for backwards compatibility;
+        setting ``serial_numbers=hex-octets`` allows to specify colon-separated hex
+        octet strings like ``00:11:22:FF`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/687,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/715).
+      release_summary: Bugfix and feature release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.18.0.yml
+    - 710-luks_device-keyslot-fixes.yml
+    - 714-pipe-check-mode-deprecation.yml
+    - 715-x509_crl-serial.yml
+    plugins:
+      filter:
+      - description: Convert a serial number as a colon-separated list of hex numbers
+          to an integer
+        name: parse_serial
+        namespace: null
+      - description: Convert an integer to a colon-separated list of hex numbers
+        name: to_serial
+        namespace: null
+    release_date: '2024-02-25'
+  2.19.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - acme_certificate - respect the order of the CNAME and SAN identifiers that
+        are passed on when creating an ACME order (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/723,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/725).
+      deprecated_features:
+      - acme.backends module utils - from community.crypto on, all implementations
+        of ``CryptoBackend`` must override ``get_ordered_csr_identifiers()``. The
+        current default implementation, which simply sorts the result of ``get_csr_identifiers()``,
+        will then be removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/725).
+      minor_changes:
+      - When using cryptography >= 42.0.0, use offset-aware ``datetime.datetime``
+        objects (with timezone UTC) instead of offset-naive UTC timestamps (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/726,
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/727).
+      - openssh_cert - avoid UTC functions deprecated in Python 3.12 when using Python
+        3 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/727).
+      release_summary: Bugfix and feature release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.19.0.yml
+    - 725-acme_certificate-order.yml
+    - 727-cryptography-utc.yml
+    modules:
+    - description: Convert X.509 certificates
+      name: x509_certificate_convert
+      namespace: ''
+    release_date: '2024-04-20'
  2.2.0:
    changes:
      bugfixes:
@@ -826,7 +1168,7 @@ releases:
        be installed by pip by specifying something like ``cryptography >= 37.0.0``
        in your Execution Environment's Python dependencies file (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/440).
      - Support automatic conversion for Internalionalized Domain Names (IDNs). When
-        passing general names, for example Subject Altenative Names to ``community.crypto.openssl_csr``,
+        passing general names, for example Subject Alternative Names to ``community.crypto.openssl_csr``,
        these will automatically be converted to IDNA. Conversion will be done per
        label to IDNA2008 if possible, and IDNA2003 if IDNA2008 conversion fails for
        that label. Note that IDNA conversion requires `the Python idna library <https://pypi.org/project/idna/>`_
@@ -1008,3 +1350,19 @@ releases:
    - 524-acme-http-errors.yml
    - 525-acme-no-nonce.yml
    release_date: '2022-11-02'
+  2.8.1:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: Maintenance release with improved documentation.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.8.1.yml
+    release_date: '2022-11-06'
+  2.9.0:
+    changes:
+      minor_changes:
+      - x509_certificate_info - adds ``issuer_uri`` field in return value based on
+        Authority Information Access data (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/530).
+      release_summary: Regular feature release.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.9.0.yml
+    - aia_issuer.yaml
+    release_date: '2022-11-27'
--- a/changelogs/config.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/config.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ keep_fragments: false
 mention_ancestor: true
 new_plugins_after_name: removed_features
 notesdir: fragments
+output_formats:
+  - md
+  - rst
 prelude_section_name: release_summary
 prelude_section_title: Release Summary
 sections:
--- a/docs/docsite/config.yml
+++ b/docs/docsite/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+changelog:
+  write_changelog: true
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/guide_ownca.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/guide_ownca.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 How to create a small CA
 ========================

-The `community.crypto collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/crypto>`_ offers multiple modules that create private keys, certificate signing requests, and certificates. This guide shows how to create your own small CA and how to use it to sign certificates.
+The `community.crypto collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/crypto/>`_ offers multiple modules that create private keys, certificate signing requests, and certificates. This guide shows how to create your own small CA and how to use it to sign certificates.

 In all examples, we assume that the CA's private key is password protected, where the password is provided in the ``secret_ca_passphrase`` variable.

--- a/docs/docsite/rst/guide_selfsigned.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/guide_selfsigned.rst
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 How to create self-signed certificates
 ======================================

-The `community.crypto collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/crypto>`_ offers multiple modules that create private keys, certificate signing requests, and certificates. This guide shows how to create self-signed certificates.
+The `community.crypto collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/crypto/>`_ offers multiple modules that create private keys, certificate signing requests, and certificates. This guide shows how to create self-signed certificates.

-For creating any kind of certificate, you always have to start with a private key. You can use the :ref:`community.crypto.openssl_privatekey module <ansible_collections.community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_module>` to create a private key. If you only specify ``path``, the default parameters will be used. This will result in a 4096 bit RSA private key:
+For creating any kind of certificate, you always have to start with a private key. You can use the :ref:`community.crypto.openssl_privatekey module <ansible_collections.community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_module>` to create a private key. If you only specify :ansopt:`community.crypto.openssl_privatekey#module:path`, the default parameters will be used. This will result in a 4096 bit RSA private key:

 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ For creating any kind of certificate, you always have to start with a private ke
      community.crypto.openssl_privatekey:
        path: /path/to/certificate.key

-You can specify ``type`` to select another key type, ``size`` to select a different key size (only available for RSA and DSA keys), or ``passphrase`` if you want to store the key password-protected:
+You can specify :ansopt:`community.crypto.openssl_privatekey#module:type` to select another key type, :ansopt:`community.crypto.openssl_privatekey#module:size` to select a different key size (only available for RSA and DSA keys), or :ansopt:`community.crypto.openssl_privatekey#module:passphrase` if you want to store the key password-protected:

 .. code-block:: yaml+jinja

@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ To create a very simple self-signed certificate with no specific information, yo
        privatekey_path: /path/to/certificate.key
        provider: selfsigned

-(If you used ``passphrase`` for the private key, you have to provide ``privatekey_passphrase``.)
+(If you used :ansopt:`community.crypto.openssl_privatekey#module:passphrase` for the private key, you have to provide :ansopt:`community.crypto.x509_certificate#module:privatekey_passphrase`.)

-You can use ``selfsigned_not_after`` to define when the certificate expires (default: in roughly 10 years), and ``selfsigned_not_before`` to define from when the certificate is valid (default: now).
+You can use :ansopt:`community.crypto.x509_certificate#module:selfsigned_not_after` to define when the certificate expires (default: in roughly 10 years), and :ansopt:`community.crypto.x509_certificate#module:selfsigned_not_before` to define from when the certificate is valid (default: now).

 To define further properties of the certificate, like the subject, Subject Alternative Names (SANs), key usages, name constraints, etc., you need to first create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and provide it to the :ref:`community.crypto.x509_certificate module <ansible_collections.community.crypto.x509_certificate_module>`. If you do not need the CSR file, you can use the :ref:`community.crypto.openssl_csr_pipe module <ansible_collections.community.crypto.openssl_csr_pipe_module>` as in the example below. (To store it to disk, use the :ref:`community.crypto.openssl_csr module <ansible_collections.community.crypto.openssl_csr_module>` instead.)

--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@

 namespace: community
 name: crypto
-version: 2.8.0
+version: 2.19.0
 readme: README.md
 authors:
  - Ansible (github.com/ansible)
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ license:
  - Apache-2.0
  - BSD-2-Clause
  - BSD-3-Clause
-  # TODO: galaxy-importer does not support this license type yet. Uncomment once this has been
-  #       fixed and the fix deployed (https://github.com/ansible/galaxy-importer/pull/175).
-  # - PSF-2.0
+  - PSF-2.0
 #license_file: COPYING
 tags:
  - acme
--- a/meta/ee-bindep.txt
+++ b/meta/ee-bindep.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,11 @@ openssl [platform:rpm]
 python3-cryptography [platform:dpkg]
 python3-cryptography [platform:rpm]
 python3-openssl [platform:dpkg]
-python3-pyOpenSSL [platform:rpm]
+# On RHEL 9+, CentOS Stream 9+, and Rocky Linux 9+, python3-pyOpenSSL is part of EPEL
+python3-pyOpenSSL [platform:rpm !platform:rhel !platform:centos !platform:rocky]
+python3-pyOpenSSL [platform:rhel-8]
+python3-pyOpenSSL [platform:rhel !platform:rhel-6 !platform:rhel-7 !platform:rhel-8 epel]
+python3-pyOpenSSL [platform:centos-8]
+python3-pyOpenSSL [platform:centos !platform:centos-6 !platform:centos-7 !platform:centos-8 epel]
+python3-pyOpenSSL [platform:rocky-8]
+python3-pyOpenSSL [platform:rocky !platform:rocky-8 epel]
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ requires_ansible: '>=2.9.10'

 action_groups:
  acme:
-  - acme_inspect
-  - acme_certificate_revoke
-  - acme_certificate
-  - acme_account
-  - acme_account_facts
-  - acme_account_info
+    - acme_inspect
+    - acme_certificate_revoke
+    - acme_certificate
+    - acme_account
+    - acme_account_info

 plugin_routing:
  modules:
--- a/plugins/action/openssl_privatekey_pipe.py
+++ b/plugins/action/openssl_privatekey_pipe.py
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ class PrivateKeyModule(object):
                self.module_backend.generate_private_key()
                privatekey_data = self.module_backend.get_private_key_data()
                self.privatekey_bytes = privatekey_data
+            else:
+                self.module.deprecate(
+                    'Check mode support for openssl_privatekey_pipe will change in community.crypto 3.0.0'
+                    ' to behave the same as without check mode. You can get that behavior right now'
+                    ' by adding `check_mode: false` to the openssl_privatekey_pipe task. If you think this'
+                    ' breaks your use-case of this module, please create an issue in the'
+                    ' community.crypto repository',
+                    version='3.0.0',
+                    collection_name='community.crypto',
+                )
            self.changed = True
        elif self.module_backend.needs_conversion():
            # Convert
@@ -58,6 +68,16 @@ class PrivateKeyModule(object):
                self.module_backend.convert_private_key()
                privatekey_data = self.module_backend.get_private_key_data()
                self.privatekey_bytes = privatekey_data
+            else:
+                self.module.deprecate(
+                    'Check mode support for openssl_privatekey_pipe will change in community.crypto 3.0.0'
+                    ' to behave the same as without check mode. You can get that behavior right now'
+                    ' by adding `check_mode: false` to the openssl_privatekey_pipe task. If you think this'
+                    ' breaks your use-case of this module, please create an issue in the'
+                    ' community.crypto repository',
+                    version='3.0.0',
+                    collection_name='community.crypto',
+                )
            self.changed = True

    def dump(self):
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/acme.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/acme.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ notes:
  - "If a new enough version of the C(cryptography) library
     is available (see Requirements for details), it will be used
     instead of the C(openssl) binary. This can be explicitly disabled
-     or enabled with the C(select_crypto_backend) option. Note that using
+     or enabled with the O(select_crypto_backend) option. Note that using
     the C(openssl) binary will be slower and less secure, as private key
     contents always have to be stored on disk (see
-     C(account_key_content))."
+     O(account_key_content))."
  - "Although the defaults are chosen so that the module can be used with
     the L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/) CA, the module can in
     principle be used with any CA providing an ACME endpoint, such as
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ options:
         RSA keys can be created with C(openssl genrsa ...). Elliptic curve keys
         can be created with C(openssl ecparam -genkey ...). Any other tool creating
         private keys in PEM format can be used as well."
-      - "Mutually exclusive with C(account_key_content)."
-      - "Required if C(account_key_content) is not used."
+      - "Mutually exclusive with O(account_key_content)."
+      - "Required if O(account_key_content) is not used."
    type: path
    aliases: [ account_key ]
  account_key_content:
    description:
      - "Content of the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key."
-      - "Mutually exclusive with C(account_key_src)."
-      - "Required if C(account_key_src) is not used."
+      - "Mutually exclusive with O(account_key_src)."
+      - "Required if O(account_key_src) is not used."
      - "B(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,
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ options:
  acme_version:
    description:
      - "The ACME version of the endpoint."
-      - "Must be C(1) for the classic Let's Encrypt and Buypass ACME endpoints,
-         or C(2) for standardized ACME v2 endpoints."
-      - "The value C(1) is deprecated since community.crypto 2.0.0 and will be
+      - "Must be V(1) for the classic Let's Encrypt and Buypass ACME endpoints,
+         or V(2) for standardized ACME v2 endpoints."
+      - "The value V(1) is deprecated since community.crypto 2.0.0 and will be
         removed from community.crypto 3.0.0."
    required: true
    type: int
@@ -114,17 +114,17 @@ options:
  validate_certs:
    description:
      - Whether calls to the ACME directory will validate TLS certificates.
-      - "B(Warning:) Should B(only ever) be set to C(false) for testing purposes,
+      - "B(Warning:) Should B(only ever) be set to V(false) for testing purposes,
         for example when testing against a local Pebble server."
    type: bool
    default: true
  select_crypto_backend:
    description:
      - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-      - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available, and falls back to
+      - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available, and falls back to
        C(openssl).
-      - If set to C(openssl), will try to use the C(openssl) binary.
-      - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the
+      - If set to V(openssl), will try to use the C(openssl) binary.
+      - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the
        L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
    type: str
    default: auto
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/attributes.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/attributes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+class ModuleDocFragment(object):
+
+    # Standard documentation fragment
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+options: {}
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+      description: Can run in C(check_mode) and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
+    diff_mode:
+      description: Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in C(check_mode)), when in diff mode.
+'''
+
+    # Should be used together with the standard fragment
+    INFO_MODULE = r'''
+options: {}
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+      support: full
+      details:
+        - This action does not modify state.
+    diff_mode:
+      support: N/A
+      details:
+        - This action does not modify state.
+'''
+
+    ACTIONGROUP_ACME = r'''
+options: {}
+attributes:
+    action_group:
+      description: Use C(group/acme) or C(group/community.crypto.acme) in C(module_defaults) to set defaults for this module.
+      support: full
+      membership:
+        - community.crypto.acme
+        - acme
+'''
+
+    FACTS = r'''
+options: {}
+attributes:
+    facts:
+      description: Action returns an C(ansible_facts) dictionary that will update existing host facts.
+'''
+
+    # Should be used together with the standard fragment and the FACTS fragment
+    FACTS_MODULE = r'''
+options: {}
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+      support: full
+      details:
+        - This action does not modify state.
+    diff_mode:
+      support: N/A
+      details:
+        - This action does not modify state.
+    facts:
+      support: full
+'''
+
+    FILES = r'''
+options: {}
+attributes:
+    safe_file_operations:
+      description: Uses Ansible's strict file operation functions to ensure proper permissions and avoid data corruption.
+'''
+
+    FLOW = r'''
+options: {}
+attributes:
+    action:
+      description: Indicates this has a corresponding action plugin so some parts of the options can be executed on the controller.
+    async:
+      description: Supports being used with the C(async) keyword.
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/module_certificate.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/module_certificate.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ description:
    - This module allows one to (re)generate OpenSSL certificates.
    - It uses the cryptography python library to interact with OpenSSL.
 requirements:
-    - cryptography >= 1.6 (if using C(selfsigned) or C(ownca) provider)
+    - cryptography >= 1.6 (if using V(selfsigned) or V(ownca) provider)
 options:
    force:
        description:
@@ -28,35 +28,35 @@ options:
    csr_path:
        description:
            - Path to the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) used to generate this certificate.
-            - This is mutually exclusive with I(csr_content).
+            - This is mutually exclusive with O(csr_content).
        type: path
    csr_content:
        description:
            - Content of the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) used to generate this certificate.
-            - This is mutually exclusive with I(csr_path).
+            - This is mutually exclusive with O(csr_path).
        type: str

    privatekey_path:
        description:
            - Path to the private key to use when signing the certificate.
-            - This is mutually exclusive with I(privatekey_content).
+            - This is mutually exclusive with O(privatekey_content).
        type: path
    privatekey_content:
        description:
-            - Path to the private key to use when signing the certificate.
-            - This is mutually exclusive with I(privatekey_path).
+            - Content of the private key to use when signing the certificate.
+            - This is mutually exclusive with O(privatekey_path).
        type: str

    privatekey_passphrase:
        description:
-            - The passphrase for the I(privatekey_path) resp. I(privatekey_content).
+            - The passphrase for the O(privatekey_path) resp. O(privatekey_content).
            - This is required if the private key is password protected.
        type: str

    ignore_timestamps:
        description:
            - Whether the "not before" and "not after" timestamps should be ignored for idempotency checks.
-            - It is better to keep the default value C(true) when using relative timestamps (like C(+0s) for now).
+            - It is better to keep the default value V(true) when using relative timestamps (like V(+0s) for now).
        type: bool
        default: true
        version_added: 2.0.0
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ options:
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ options:
 notes:
    - All ASN.1 TIME values should be specified following the YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ pattern.
    - Date specified should be UTC. Minutes and seconds are mandatory.
-    - For security reason, when you use C(ownca) provider, you should NOT run
+    - For security reason, when you use V(ownca) provider, you should NOT run
      M(community.crypto.x509_certificate) on a target machine, but on a dedicated CA machine. It
      is recommended not to store the CA private key on the target machine. Once signed, the
      certificate can be moved to the target machine.
@@ -91,26 +91,26 @@ seealso:
 description:
    - This module allows one to (re)generate OpenSSL certificates.
 requirements:
-    - acme-tiny >= 4.0.0 (if using the C(acme) provider)
+    - acme-tiny >= 4.0.0 (if using the V(acme) provider)
 options:
    acme_accountkey_path:
        description:
-            - The path to the accountkey for the C(acme) provider.
-            - This is only used by the C(acme) provider.
+            - The path to the accountkey for the V(acme) provider.
+            - This is only used by the V(acme) provider.
        type: path

    acme_challenge_path:
        description:
            - The path to the ACME challenge directory that is served on U(http://<HOST>:80/.well-known/acme-challenge/)
-            - This is only used by the C(acme) provider.
+            - This is only used by the V(acme) provider.
        type: path

    acme_chain:
        description:
            - Include the intermediate certificate to the generated certificate
-            - This is only used by the C(acme) provider.
+            - This is only used by the V(acme) provider.
            - Note that this is only available for older versions of C(acme-tiny).
-              New versions include the chain automatically, and setting I(acme_chain) to C(true) results in an error.
+              New versions include the chain automatically, and setting O(acme_chain) to V(true) results in an error.
        type: bool
        default: false

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ options:
    entrust_cert_type:
        description:
            - Specify the type of certificate requested.
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
        type: str
        default: STANDARD_SSL
        choices: [ 'STANDARD_SSL', 'ADVANTAGE_SSL', 'UC_SSL', 'EV_SSL', 'WILDCARD_SSL', 'PRIVATE_SSL', 'PD_SSL', 'CDS_ENT_LITE', 'CDS_ENT_PRO', 'SMIME_ENT' ]
@@ -135,66 +135,66 @@ options:
    entrust_requester_email:
        description:
            - The email of the requester of the certificate (for tracking purposes).
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
-            - This is required if the provider is C(entrust).
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
+            - This is required if the provider is V(entrust).
        type: str

    entrust_requester_name:
        description:
            - The name of the requester of the certificate (for tracking purposes).
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
-            - This is required if the provider is C(entrust).
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
+            - This is required if the provider is V(entrust).
        type: str

    entrust_requester_phone:
        description:
            - The phone number of the requester of the certificate (for tracking purposes).
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
-            - This is required if the provider is C(entrust).
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
+            - This is required if the provider is V(entrust).
        type: str

    entrust_api_user:
        description:
            - The username for authentication to the Entrust Certificate Services (ECS) API.
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
-            - This is required if the provider is C(entrust).
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
+            - This is required if the provider is V(entrust).
        type: str

    entrust_api_key:
        description:
            - The key (password) for authentication to the Entrust Certificate Services (ECS) API.
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
-            - This is required if the provider is C(entrust).
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
+            - This is required if the provider is V(entrust).
        type: str

    entrust_api_client_cert_path:
        description:
            - The path to the client certificate used to authenticate to the Entrust Certificate Services (ECS) API.
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
-            - This is required if the provider is C(entrust).
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
+            - This is required if the provider is V(entrust).
        type: path

    entrust_api_client_cert_key_path:
        description:
            - The path to the private key of the client certificate used to authenticate to the Entrust Certificate Services (ECS) API.
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
-            - This is required if the provider is C(entrust).
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
+            - This is required if the provider is V(entrust).
        type: path

    entrust_not_after:
        description:
            - The point in time at which the certificate stops being valid.
            - Time can be specified either as relative time or as an absolute timestamp.
-            - A valid absolute time format is C(ASN.1 TIME) such as C(2019-06-18).
-            - A valid relative time format is C([+-]timespec) where timespec can be an integer + C([w | d | h | m | s]), such as C(+365d) or C(+32w1d2h)).
+            - A valid absolute time format is C(ASN.1 TIME) such as V(2019-06-18).
+            - A valid relative time format is V([+-]timespec) where timespec can be an integer + C([w | d | h | m | s]), such as V(+365d) or V(+32w1d2h)).
            - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
            - Note that only the date (day, month, year) is supported for specifying the expiry date of the issued certificate.
            - The full date-time is adjusted to EST (GMT -5:00) before issuance, which may result in a certificate with an expiration date one day
              earlier than expected if a relative time is used.
            - The minimum certificate lifetime is 90 days, and maximum is three years.
            - If this value is not specified, the certificate will stop being valid 365 days the date of issue.
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
-            - Please note that this value is B(not) covered by the I(ignore_timestamps) option.
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
+            - Please note that this value is B(not) covered by the O(ignore_timestamps) option.
        type: str
        default: +365d

@@ -202,60 +202,60 @@ options:
        description:
            - The path to the specification file defining the Entrust Certificate Services (ECS) API configuration.
            - You can use this to keep a local copy of the specification to avoid downloading it every time the module is used.
-            - This is only used by the C(entrust) provider.
+            - This is only used by the V(entrust) provider.
        type: path
        default: https://cloud.entrust.net/EntrustCloud/documentation/cms-api-2.1.0.yaml
 '''

    BACKEND_OWNCA_DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 description:
-    - The C(ownca) provider is intended for generating an OpenSSL certificate signed with your own
+    - The V(ownca) provider is intended for generating an OpenSSL certificate signed with your own
      CA (Certificate Authority) certificate (self-signed certificate).
 options:
    ownca_path:
        description:
            - Remote absolute path of the CA (Certificate Authority) certificate.
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
-            - This is mutually exclusive with I(ownca_content).
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
+            - This is mutually exclusive with O(ownca_content).
        type: path
    ownca_content:
        description:
            - Content of the CA (Certificate Authority) certificate.
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
-            - This is mutually exclusive with I(ownca_path).
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
+            - This is mutually exclusive with O(ownca_path).
        type: str

    ownca_privatekey_path:
        description:
            - Path to the CA (Certificate Authority) private key to use when signing the certificate.
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
-            - This is mutually exclusive with I(ownca_privatekey_content).
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
+            - This is mutually exclusive with O(ownca_privatekey_content).
        type: path
    ownca_privatekey_content:
        description:
            - Content of the CA (Certificate Authority) private key to use when signing the certificate.
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
-            - This is mutually exclusive with I(ownca_privatekey_path).
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
+            - This is mutually exclusive with O(ownca_privatekey_path).
        type: str

    ownca_privatekey_passphrase:
        description:
-            - The passphrase for the I(ownca_privatekey_path) resp. I(ownca_privatekey_content).
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
+            - The passphrase for the O(ownca_privatekey_path) resp. O(ownca_privatekey_content).
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
        type: str

    ownca_digest:
        description:
-            - The digest algorithm to be used for the C(ownca) certificate.
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
+            - The digest algorithm to be used for the V(ownca) certificate.
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
        type: str
        default: sha256

    ownca_version:
        description:
-            - The version of the C(ownca) certificate.
-            - Nowadays it should almost always be C(3).
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
+            - The version of the V(ownca) certificate.
+            - Nowadays it should almost always be V(3).
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
        type: int
        default: 3

@@ -265,12 +265,12 @@ options:
            - Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
            - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
            - Valid format is C([+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME) where timespec can be an integer
-              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
            - If this value is not specified, the certificate will start being valid from now.
            - Note that this value is B(not used to determine whether an existing certificate should be regenerated).
-              This can be changed by setting the I(ignore_timestamps) option to C(false). Please note that you should
-              avoid relative timestamps when setting I(ignore_timestamps=false).
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
+              This can be changed by setting the O(ignore_timestamps) option to V(false). Please note that you should
+              avoid relative timestamps when setting O(ignore_timestamps=false).
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
        type: str
        default: +0s

@@ -280,12 +280,12 @@ options:
            - Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
            - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
            - Valid format is C([+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME) where timespec can be an integer
-              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
            - If this value is not specified, the certificate will stop being valid 10 years from now.
            - Note that this value is B(not used to determine whether an existing certificate should be regenerated).
-              This can be changed by setting the I(ignore_timestamps) option to C(false). Please note that you should
-              avoid relative timestamps when setting I(ignore_timestamps=false).
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
+              This can be changed by setting the O(ignore_timestamps) option to V(false). Please note that you should
+              avoid relative timestamps when setting O(ignore_timestamps=false).
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
            - On macOS 10.15 and onwards, TLS server certificates must have a validity period of 825 days or fewer.
              Please see U(https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210176) for more details.
        type: str
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ options:
    ownca_create_subject_key_identifier:
        description:
            - Whether to create the Subject Key Identifier (SKI) from the public key.
-            - A value of C(create_if_not_provided) (default) only creates a SKI when the CSR does not
+            - A value of V(create_if_not_provided) (default) only creates a SKI when the CSR does not
              provide one.
-            - A value of C(always_create) always creates a SKI. If the CSR provides one, that one is
+            - A value of V(always_create) always creates a SKI. If the CSR provides one, that one is
              ignored.
-            - A value of C(never_create) never creates a SKI. If the CSR provides one, that one is used.
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
+            - A value of V(never_create) never creates a SKI. If the CSR provides one, that one is used.
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
            - Note that this is only supported if the C(cryptography) backend is used!
        type: str
        choices: [create_if_not_provided, always_create, never_create]
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ options:
              a authority key identifier, it is ignored.
            - The Authority Key Identifier is generated from the CA certificate's Subject Key Identifier,
              if available. If it is not available, the CA certificate's public key will be used.
-            - This is only used by the C(ownca) provider.
+            - This is only used by the V(ownca) provider.
            - Note that this is only supported if the C(cryptography) backend is used!
        type: bool
        default: true
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ options:

    BACKEND_SELFSIGNED_DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 notes:
-    - For the C(selfsigned) provider, I(csr_path) and I(csr_content) are optional. If not provided, a
+    - For the V(selfsigned) provider, O(csr_path) and O(csr_content) are optional. If not provided, a
      certificate without any information (Subject, Subject Alternative Names, Key Usage, etc.) is created.

 options:
@@ -329,28 +329,28 @@ options:

    # csr_path:
    #     description:
-    #         - This is optional for the C(selfsigned) provider. If not provided, a certificate
+    #         - This is optional for the V(selfsigned) provider. If not provided, a certificate
    #           without any information (Subject, Subject Alternative Names, Key Usage, etc.) is
    #           created.

    # csr_content:
    #     description:
-    #         - This is optional for the C(selfsigned) provider. If not provided, a certificate
+    #         - This is optional for the V(selfsigned) provider. If not provided, a certificate
    #           without any information (Subject, Subject Alternative Names, Key Usage, etc.) is
    #           created.

    selfsigned_version:
        description:
-            - Version of the C(selfsigned) certificate.
-            - Nowadays it should almost always be C(3).
-            - This is only used by the C(selfsigned) provider.
+            - Version of the V(selfsigned) certificate.
+            - Nowadays it should almost always be V(3).
+            - This is only used by the V(selfsigned) provider.
        type: int
        default: 3

    selfsigned_digest:
        description:
            - Digest algorithm to be used when self-signing the certificate.
-            - This is only used by the C(selfsigned) provider.
+            - This is only used by the V(selfsigned) provider.
        type: str
        default: sha256

@@ -360,12 +360,12 @@ options:
            - Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
            - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
            - Valid format is C([+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME) where timespec can be an integer
-              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
            - If this value is not specified, the certificate will start being valid from now.
            - Note that this value is B(not used to determine whether an existing certificate should be regenerated).
-              This can be changed by setting the I(ignore_timestamps) option to C(false). Please note that you should
-              avoid relative timestamps when setting I(ignore_timestamps=false).
-            - This is only used by the C(selfsigned) provider.
+              This can be changed by setting the O(ignore_timestamps) option to V(false). Please note that you should
+              avoid relative timestamps when setting O(ignore_timestamps=false).
+            - This is only used by the V(selfsigned) provider.
        type: str
        default: +0s
        aliases: [ selfsigned_notBefore ]
@@ -376,12 +376,12 @@ options:
            - Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
            - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
            - Valid format is C([+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME) where timespec can be an integer
-              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
            - If this value is not specified, the certificate will stop being valid 10 years from now.
            - Note that this value is B(not used to determine whether an existing certificate should be regenerated).
-              This can be changed by setting the I(ignore_timestamps) option to C(false). Please note that you should
-              avoid relative timestamps when setting I(ignore_timestamps=false).
-            - This is only used by the C(selfsigned) provider.
+              This can be changed by setting the O(ignore_timestamps) option to V(false). Please note that you should
+              avoid relative timestamps when setting O(ignore_timestamps=false).
+            - This is only used by the V(selfsigned) provider.
            - On macOS 10.15 and onwards, TLS server certificates must have a validity period of 825 days or fewer.
              Please see U(https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210176) for more details.
        type: str
@@ -391,12 +391,12 @@ options:
    selfsigned_create_subject_key_identifier:
        description:
            - Whether to create the Subject Key Identifier (SKI) from the public key.
-            - A value of C(create_if_not_provided) (default) only creates a SKI when the CSR does not
+            - A value of V(create_if_not_provided) (default) only creates a SKI when the CSR does not
              provide one.
-            - A value of C(always_create) always creates a SKI. If the CSR provides one, that one is
+            - A value of V(always_create) always creates a SKI. If the CSR provides one, that one is
              ignored.
-            - A value of C(never_create) never creates a SKI. If the CSR provides one, that one is used.
-            - This is only used by the C(selfsigned) provider.
+            - A value of V(never_create) never creates a SKI. If the CSR provides one, that one is used.
+            - This is only used by the V(selfsigned) provider.
            - Note that this is only supported if the C(cryptography) backend is used!
        type: str
        choices: [create_if_not_provided, always_create, never_create]
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/module_csr.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/module_csr.py
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ options:
    privatekey_path:
        description:
            - The path to the private key to use when signing the certificate signing request.
-            - Either I(privatekey_path) or I(privatekey_content) must be specified if I(state) is C(present), but not both.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified if O(state) is V(present), but not both.
        type: path
    privatekey_content:
        description:
            - The content of the private key to use when signing the certificate signing request.
-            - Either I(privatekey_path) or I(privatekey_content) must be specified if I(state) is C(present), but not both.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified if O(state) is V(present), but not both.
        type: str
    privatekey_passphrase:
        description:
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ options:
        description:
            - Key/value pairs that will be present in the subject name field of the certificate signing request.
            - If you need to specify more than one value with the same key, use a list as value.
-            - If the order of the components is important, use I(subject_ordered).
-            - Mutually exclusive with I(subject_ordered).
+            - If the order of the components is important, use O(subject_ordered).
+            - Mutually exclusive with O(subject_ordered).
        type: dict
    subject_ordered:
        description:
            - A list of dictionaries, where every dictionary must contain one key/value pair. This key/value pair
              will be present in the subject name field of the certificate signing request.
            - If you want to specify more than one value with the same key in a row, you can use a list as value.
-            - Mutually exclusive with I(subject), and any other subject field option, such as I(country_name),
-              I(state_or_province_name), I(locality_name), I(organization_name), I(organizational_unit_name),
-              I(common_name), or I(email_address).
+            - Mutually exclusive with O(subject), and any other subject field option, such as O(country_name),
+              O(state_or_province_name), O(locality_name), O(organization_name), O(organizational_unit_name),
+              O(common_name), or O(email_address).
        type: list
        elements: dict
        version_added: 2.0.0
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ options:
            - Values must be prefixed by their options. (These are C(email), C(URI), C(DNS), C(RID), C(IP), C(dirName),
              C(otherName), and the ones specific to your CA).
            - Note that if no SAN is specified, but a common name, the common
-              name will be added as a SAN except if C(useCommonNameForSAN) is
-              set to I(false).
+              name will be added as a SAN except if O(use_common_name_for_san) is
+              set to V(false).
            - More at U(https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6).
        type: list
        elements: str
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ options:
        aliases: [ subjectAltName_critical ]
    use_common_name_for_san:
        description:
-            - If set to C(true), the module will fill the common name in for
-              C(subject_alt_name) with C(DNS:) prefix if no SAN is specified.
+            - If set to V(true), the module will fill the common name in for
+              O(subject_alt_name) with C(DNS:) prefix if no SAN is specified.
        type: bool
        default: true
        aliases: [ useCommonNameForSAN ]
@@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ options:
        description:
            - For CA certificates, this specifies a list of identifiers which describe
              subtrees of names that this CA is allowed to issue certificates for.
-            - Values must be prefixed by their options. (i.e., C(email), C(URI), C(DNS), C(RID), C(IP), C(dirName),
-              C(otherName) and the ones specific to your CA).
+            - Values must be prefixed by their options. (That is, C(email), C(URI), C(DNS), C(RID), C(IP), C(dirName),
+              C(otherName), and the ones specific to your CA).
        type: list
        elements: str
    name_constraints_excluded:
        description:
            - For CA certificates, this specifies a list of identifiers which describe
              subtrees of names that this CA is B(not) allowed to issue certificates for.
-            - Values must be prefixed by their options. (i.e., C(email), C(URI), C(DNS), C(RID), C(IP), C(dirName),
-              C(otherName) and the ones specific to your CA).
+            - Values must be prefixed by their options. (That is, C(email), C(URI), C(DNS), C(RID), C(IP), C(dirName),
+              C(otherName), and the ones specific to your CA).
        type: list
        elements: str
    name_constraints_critical:
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ options:
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]
@@ -223,49 +223,51 @@ options:
    subject_key_identifier:
        description:
            - The subject key identifier as a hex string, where two bytes are separated by colons.
-            - "Example: C(00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33)"
+            - "Example: V(00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33)"
            - "Please note that commercial CAs ignore this value, respectively use a value of their
               own choice. Specifying this option is mostly useful for self-signed certificates
               or for own CAs."
-            - Note that this option can only be used if I(create_subject_key_identifier) is C(false).
+            - Note that this option can only be used if O(create_subject_key_identifier) is V(false).
            - Note that this is only supported if the C(cryptography) backend is used!
        type: str
    authority_key_identifier:
        description:
            - The authority key identifier as a hex string, where two bytes are separated by colons.
-            - "Example: C(00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33)"
+            - "Example: V(00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33)"
            - "Please note that commercial CAs ignore this value, respectively use a value of their
               own choice. Specifying this option is mostly useful for self-signed certificates
               or for own CAs."
            - Note that this is only supported if the C(cryptography) backend is used!
-            - The C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension will only be added if at least one of I(authority_key_identifier),
-              I(authority_cert_issuer) and I(authority_cert_serial_number) is specified.
+            - The C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension will only be added if at least one of O(authority_key_identifier),
+              O(authority_cert_issuer) and O(authority_cert_serial_number) is specified.
        type: str
    authority_cert_issuer:
        description:
            - Names that will be present in the authority cert issuer field of the certificate signing request.
-            - Values must be prefixed by their options. (i.e., C(email), C(URI), C(DNS), C(RID), C(IP), C(dirName),
-              C(otherName) and the ones specific to your CA)
-            - "Example: C(DNS:ca.example.org)"
-            - If specified, I(authority_cert_serial_number) must also be specified.
+            - Values must be prefixed by their options. (That is, C(email), C(URI), C(DNS), C(RID), C(IP), C(dirName),
+              C(otherName), and the ones specific to your CA)
+            - "Example: V(DNS:ca.example.org)"
+            - If specified, O(authority_cert_serial_number) must also be specified.
            - "Please note that commercial CAs ignore this value, respectively use a value of their
               own choice. Specifying this option is mostly useful for self-signed certificates
               or for own CAs."
            - Note that this is only supported if the C(cryptography) backend is used!
-            - The C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension will only be added if at least one of I(authority_key_identifier),
-              I(authority_cert_issuer) and I(authority_cert_serial_number) is specified.
+            - The C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension will only be added if at least one of O(authority_key_identifier),
+              O(authority_cert_issuer) and O(authority_cert_serial_number) is specified.
        type: list
        elements: str
    authority_cert_serial_number:
        description:
            - The authority cert serial number.
-            - If specified, I(authority_cert_issuer) must also be specified.
+            - If specified, O(authority_cert_issuer) must also be specified.
            - Note that this is only supported if the C(cryptography) backend is used!
            - "Please note that commercial CAs ignore this value, respectively use a value of their
               own choice. Specifying this option is mostly useful for self-signed certificates
               or for own CAs."
-            - The C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension will only be added if at least one of I(authority_key_identifier),
-              I(authority_cert_issuer) and I(authority_cert_serial_number) is specified.
+            - The C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension will only be added if at least one of O(authority_key_identifier),
+              O(authority_cert_issuer) and O(authority_cert_serial_number) is specified.
+            - This option accepts an B(integer). If you want to provide serial numbers as colon-separated hex strings,
+              such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert them to an integer with P(community.crypto.parse_serial#filter).
        type: int
    crl_distribution_points:
        description:
@@ -277,15 +279,15 @@ options:
            full_name:
                description:
                    - Describes how the CRL can be retrieved.
-                    - Mutually exclusive with I(relative_name).
-                    - "Example: C(URI:https://ca.example.com/revocations.crl)."
+                    - Mutually exclusive with O(crl_distribution_points[].relative_name).
+                    - "Example: V(URI:https://ca.example.com/revocations.crl)."
                type: list
                elements: str
            relative_name:
                description:
                    - Describes how the CRL can be retrieved relative to the CRL issuer.
-                    - Mutually exclusive with I(full_name).
-                    - "Example: C(/CN=example.com)."
+                    - Mutually exclusive with O(crl_distribution_points[].full_name).
+                    - "Example: V(/CN=example.com)."
                    - Can only be used when cryptography >= 1.6 is installed.
                type: list
                elements: str
@@ -322,4 +324,6 @@ seealso:
 - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe
 - module: community.crypto.openssl_publickey
 - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr_info
+- plugin: community.crypto.parse_serial
+  plugin_type: filter
 '''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/module_privatekey.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/module_privatekey.py
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ description:
      L(ECC,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic-curve_cryptography) or
      L(EdDSA,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EdDSA) private keys.
    - Keys are generated in PEM format.
-    - "Please note that the module regenerates private keys if they do not match
-      the module's options. In particular, if you provide another passphrase
-      (or specify none), change the keysize, etc., the private key will be
-      regenerated. If you are concerned that this could B(overwrite your private key),
-      consider using the I(backup) option."
 requirements:
    - cryptography >= 1.2.3 (older versions might work as well)
 options:
@@ -34,20 +29,20 @@ options:
    type:
        description:
            - The algorithm used to generate the TLS/SSL private key.
-            - Note that C(ECC), C(X25519), C(X448), C(Ed25519) and C(Ed448) require the C(cryptography) backend.
-              C(X25519) needs cryptography 2.5 or newer, while C(X448), C(Ed25519) and C(Ed448) require
-              cryptography 2.6 or newer. For C(ECC), the minimal cryptography version required depends on the
-              I(curve) option.
+            - Note that V(ECC), V(X25519), V(X448), V(Ed25519), and V(Ed448) require the C(cryptography) backend.
+              V(X25519) needs cryptography 2.5 or newer, while V(X448), V(Ed25519), and V(Ed448) require
+              cryptography 2.6 or newer. For V(ECC), the minimal cryptography version required depends on the
+              O(curve) option.
        type: str
        default: RSA
        choices: [ DSA, ECC, Ed25519, Ed448, RSA, X25519, X448 ]
    curve:
        description:
            - Note that not all curves are supported by all versions of C(cryptography).
-            - For maximal interoperability, C(secp384r1) or C(secp256r1) should be used.
+            - For maximal interoperability, V(secp384r1) or V(secp256r1) should be used.
            - We use the curve names as defined in the
              L(IANA registry for TLS,https://www.iana.org/assignments/tls-parameters/tls-parameters.xhtml#tls-parameters-8).
-            - Please note that all curves except C(secp224r1), C(secp256k1), C(secp256r1), C(secp384r1) and C(secp521r1)
+            - Please note that all curves except V(secp224r1), V(secp256k1), V(secp256r1), V(secp384r1), and V(secp521r1)
              are discouraged for new private keys.
        type: str
        choices:
@@ -76,13 +71,13 @@ options:
        type: str
    cipher:
        description:
-            - The cipher to encrypt the private key. Must be C(auto).
+            - The cipher to encrypt the private key. Must be V(auto).
        type: str
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]
@@ -90,11 +85,11 @@ options:
        description:
            - Determines which format the private key is written in. By default, PKCS1 (traditional OpenSSL format)
              is used for all keys which support it. Please note that not every key can be exported in any format.
-            - The value C(auto) selects a format based on the key format. The value C(auto_ignore) does the same,
+            - The value V(auto) selects a format based on the key format. The value V(auto_ignore) does the same,
              but for existing private key files, it will not force a regenerate when its format is not the automatically
              selected one for generation.
            - Note that if the format for an existing private key mismatches, the key is B(regenerated) by default.
-              To change this behavior, use the I(format_mismatch) option.
+              To change this behavior, use the O(format_mismatch) option.
        type: str
        default: auto_ignore
        choices: [ pkcs1, pkcs8, raw, auto, auto_ignore ]
@@ -102,8 +97,8 @@ options:
        description:
            - Determines behavior of the module if the format of a private key does not match the expected format, but all
              other parameters are as expected.
-            - If set to C(regenerate) (default), generates a new private key.
-            - If set to C(convert), the key will be converted to the new format instead.
+            - If set to V(regenerate) (default), generates a new private key.
+            - If set to V(convert), the key will be converted to the new format instead.
            - Only supported by the C(cryptography) backend.
        type: str
        default: regenerate
@@ -114,24 +109,24 @@ options:
              The module will always generate a new key if the destination file does not exist.
            - By default, the key will be regenerated when it does not match the module's options,
              except when the key cannot be read or the passphrase does not match. Please note that
-              this B(changed) for Ansible 2.10. For Ansible 2.9, the behavior was as if C(full_idempotence)
+              this B(changed) for Ansible 2.10. For Ansible 2.9, the behavior was as if V(full_idempotence)
              is specified.
-            - If set to C(never), the module will fail if the key cannot be read or the passphrase
+            - If set to V(never), the module will fail if the key cannot be read or the passphrase
              is not matching, and will never regenerate an existing key.
-            - If set to C(fail), the module will fail if the key does not correspond to the module's
+            - If set to V(fail), the module will fail if the key does not correspond to the module's
              options.
-            - If set to C(partial_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to
+            - If set to V(partial_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to
              the module's options. The key is B(not) regenerated if it cannot be read (broken file),
              the key is protected by an unknown passphrase, or when they key is not protected by a
              passphrase, but a passphrase is specified.
-            - If set to C(full_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to the
+            - If set to V(full_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to the
              module's options. This is also the case if the key cannot be read (broken file), the key
              is protected by an unknown passphrase, or when they key is not protected by a passphrase,
              but a passphrase is specified. Make sure you have a B(backup) when using this option!
-            - If set to C(always), the module will always regenerate the key. This is equivalent to
-              setting I(force) to C(true).
-            - Note that if I(format_mismatch) is set to C(convert) and everything matches except the
-              format, the key will always be converted, except if I(regenerate) is set to C(always).
+            - If set to V(always), the module will always regenerate the key. This is equivalent to
+              setting O(force) to V(true).
+            - Note that if O(format_mismatch) is set to V(convert) and everything matches except the
+              format, the key will always be converted, except if O(regenerate) is set to V(always).
        type: str
        choices:
            - never
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/module_privatekey_convert.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/module_privatekey_convert.py
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ options:
    src_path:
        description:
            - Name of the file containing the OpenSSL private key to convert.
-            - Exactly one of I(src_path) or I(src_content) must be specified.
+            - Exactly one of O(src_path) or O(src_content) must be specified.
        type: path
    src_content:
        description:
            - The content of the file containing the OpenSSL private key to convert.
-            - Exactly one of I(src_path) or I(src_content) must be specified.
+            - Exactly one of O(src_path) or O(src_content) must be specified.
        type: str
    src_passphrase:
        description:
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/name_encoding.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/name_encoding.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ options:
    name_encoding:
        description:
            - How to encode names (DNS names, URIs, email addresses) in return values.
-            - C(ignore) will use the encoding returned by the backend.
-            - C(idna) will convert all labels of domain names to IDNA encoding.
+            - V(ignore) will use the encoding returned by the backend.
+            - V(idna) will convert all labels of domain names to IDNA encoding.
              IDNA2008 will be preferred, and IDNA2003 will be used if IDNA2008 encoding fails.
-            - C(unicode) will convert all labels of domain names to Unicode.
+            - V(unicode) will convert all labels of domain names to Unicode.
              IDNA2008 will be preferred, and IDNA2003 will be used if IDNA2008 decoding fails.
-            - B(Note) that C(idna) and C(unicode) require the L(idna Python library,https://pypi.org/project/idna/) to be installed.
+            - B(Note) that V(idna) and V(unicode) require the L(idna Python library,https://pypi.org/project/idna/) to be installed.
        type: str
        default: ignore
        choices:
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ options:
            - idna
            - unicode
 requirements:
-    - If I(name_encoding) is set to another value than C(ignore), the L(idna Python library,https://pypi.org/project/idna/) needs to be installed.
+    - If O(name_encoding) is set to another value than V(ignore), the L(idna Python library,https://pypi.org/project/idna/) needs to be installed.
 '''
--- a/plugins/filter/gpg_fingerprint.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/gpg_fingerprint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+name: gpg_fingerprint
+short_description: Retrieve a GPG fingerprint from a GPG public or private key
+author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+version_added: 2.15.0
+description:
+  - "Takes the content of a private or public GPG key as input and returns its fingerprint."
+options:
+  _input:
+    description:
+      - The content of a GPG public or private key.
+    type: string
+    required: true
+requirements:
+  - GnuPG (C(gpg) executable)
+seealso:
+  - plugin: community.crypto.gpg_fingerprint
+    plugin_type: lookup
+"""
+
+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:
+    description:
+      - The fingerprint of the provided public or private GPG key.
+    type: string
+"""
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.gnupg.cli import GPGError, get_fingerprint_from_bytes
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.plugin_utils.gnupg import PluginGPGRunner
+
+
+def gpg_fingerprint(input):
+    if not isinstance(input, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(
+            'The input for the community.crypto.gpg_fingerprint filter must be a string; got {type} instead'.format(type=type(input))
+        )
+    try:
+        gpg = PluginGPGRunner()
+        return get_fingerprint_from_bytes(gpg, to_bytes(input))
+    except GPGError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(to_native(exc))
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    '''Ansible jinja2 filters'''
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'gpg_fingerprint': gpg_fingerprint,
+        }
--- a/plugins/filter/openssl_csr_info.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/openssl_csr_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2022, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+name: openssl_csr_info
+short_description: Retrieve information from OpenSSL Certificate Signing Requests (CSR)
+version_added: 2.10.0
+author:
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+description:
+    - Provided an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Requests (CSR), retrieve information.
+    - This is a filter version of the M(community.crypto.openssl_csr_info) module.
+options:
+    _input:
+        description:
+            - The content of the OpenSSL CSR.
+        type: string
+        required: true
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.name_encoding
+seealso:
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr_info
+    - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Show the Subject Alt Names of the CSR
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: >-
+      {{
+        (
+          lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/path/to/cert.csr')
+          | community.crypto.openssl_csr_info
+        ).subject_alt_name | join(', ')
+      }}
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+_value:
+    description:
+        - Information on the certificate.
+    type: dict
+    contains:
+        signature_valid:
+            description:
+                - Whether the CSR's signature is valid.
+                - In case the check returns V(false), the module will fail.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        basic_constraints:
+            description: Entries in the C(basic_constraints) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: ['CA:TRUE', 'pathlen:1']
+        basic_constraints_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(basic_constraints) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        extended_key_usage:
+            description: Entries in the C(extended_key_usage) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: [Biometric Info, DVCS, Time Stamping]
+        extended_key_usage_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(extended_key_usage) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        extensions_by_oid:
+            description: Returns a dictionary for every extension OID
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            contains:
+                critical:
+                    description: Whether the extension is critical.
+                    returned: success
+                    type: bool
+                value:
+                    description:
+                      - The Base64 encoded value (in DER format) of the extension.
+                      - B(Note) that depending on the C(cryptography) version used, it is
+                        not possible to extract the ASN.1 content of the extension, but only
+                        to provide the re-encoded content of the extension in case it was
+                        parsed by C(cryptography). This should usually result in exactly the
+                        same value, except if the original extension value was malformed.
+                    returned: success
+                    type: str
+                    sample: "MAMCAQU="
+            sample: {"1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.24": { "critical": false, "value": "MAMCAQU="}}
+        key_usage:
+            description: Entries in the C(key_usage) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: [Key Agreement, Data Encipherment]
+        key_usage_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(key_usage) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        subject_alt_name:
+            description:
+                - Entries in the C(subject_alt_name) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+                - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: ["DNS:www.ansible.com", "IP:1.2.3.4"]
+        subject_alt_name_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(subject_alt_name) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        ocsp_must_staple:
+            description: V(true) if the OCSP Must Staple extension is present, V(none) otherwise.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        ocsp_must_staple_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(ocsp_must_staple) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        name_constraints_permitted:
+            description: List of permitted subtrees to sign certificates for.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: ['email:.somedomain.com']
+        name_constraints_excluded:
+            description:
+                - List of excluded subtrees the CA cannot sign certificates for.
+                - Is V(none) if extension is not present.
+                - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: ['email:.com']
+        name_constraints_critical:
+            description:
+                - Whether the C(name_constraints) extension is critical.
+                - Is V(none) if extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        subject:
+            description:
+                - The CSR's subject as a dictionary.
+                - Note that for repeated values, only the last one will be returned.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            sample: {"commonName": "www.example.com", "emailAddress": "test@example.com"}
+        subject_ordered:
+            description: The CSR's subject as an ordered list of tuples.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: list
+            sample: [["commonName", "www.example.com"], ["emailAddress": "test@example.com"]]
+        public_key:
+            description: CSR's public key in PEM format
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8A..."
+        public_key_type:
+            description:
+                - The CSR's public key's type.
+                - One of V(RSA), V(DSA), V(ECC), V(Ed25519), V(X25519), V(Ed448), or V(X448).
+                - Will start with C(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: RSA
+        public_key_data:
+            description:
+                - Public key data. Depends on the public key's type.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            contains:
+                size:
+                    description:
+                        - Bit size of modulus (RSA) or prime number (DSA).
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=RSA) or RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA)
+                modulus:
+                    description:
+                        - The RSA key's modulus.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=RSA)
+                exponent:
+                    description:
+                        - The RSA key's public exponent.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=RSA)
+                p:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(p) value for DSA.
+                        - This is the prime modulus upon which arithmetic takes place.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA)
+                q:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(q) value for DSA.
+                        - This is a prime that divides C(p - 1), and at the same time the order of the subgroup of the
+                          multiplicative group of the prime field used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA)
+                g:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(g) value for DSA.
+                        - This is the element spanning the subgroup of the multiplicative group of the prime field used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA)
+                curve:
+                    description:
+                        - The curve's name for ECC.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC)
+                exponent_size:
+                    description:
+                        - The maximum number of bits of a private key. This is basically the bit size of the subgroup used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC)
+                x:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(x) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC)
+                y:
+                    description:
+                        - For RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                        - For RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm with
+                          respect to C(g) is the private key.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA) or RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC)
+        public_key_fingerprints:
+            description:
+                - Fingerprints of CSR's public key.
+                - For every hash algorithm available, the fingerprint is computed.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            sample: "{'sha256': 'd4:b3:aa:6d:c8:04:ce:4e:ba:f6:29:4d:92:a3:94:b0:c2:ff:bd:bf:33:63:11:43:34:0f:51:b0:95:09:2f:63',
+                      'sha512': 'f7:07:4a:f0:b0:f0:e6:8b:95:5f:f9:e6:61:0a:32:68:f1..."
+        subject_key_identifier:
+            description:
+                - The CSR's subject key identifier.
+                - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with V(:) used to separate bytes.
+                - Is V(none) if the C(SubjectKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: '00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33'
+        authority_key_identifier:
+            description:
+                - The CSR's authority key identifier.
+                - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with V(:) used to separate bytes.
+                - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: '00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33'
+        authority_cert_issuer:
+            description:
+                - The CSR's authority cert issuer as a list of general names.
+                - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+                - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: ["DNS:www.ansible.com", "IP:1.2.3.4"]
+        authority_cert_serial_number:
+            description:
+                - The CSR's authority cert serial number.
+                - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+                - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+                  such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
+            returned: success
+            type: int
+            sample: 12345
+'''
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.basic import (
+    OpenSSLObjectError,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.csr_info import (
+    get_csr_info,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.plugin_utils.filter_module import FilterModuleMock
+
+
+def openssl_csr_info_filter(data, name_encoding='ignore'):
+    '''Extract information from X.509 PEM certificate.'''
+    if not isinstance(data, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The community.crypto.openssl_csr_info input must be a text type, not %s' % type(data))
+    if not isinstance(name_encoding, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The name_encoding option must be of a text type, not %s' % type(name_encoding))
+    name_encoding = to_native(name_encoding)
+    if name_encoding not in ('ignore', 'idna', 'unicode'):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The name_encoding option must be one of the values "ignore", "idna", or "unicode", not "%s"' % name_encoding)
+
+    module = FilterModuleMock({'name_encoding': name_encoding})
+    try:
+        return get_csr_info(module, 'cryptography', content=to_bytes(data), validate_signature=True)
+    except OpenSSLObjectError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(to_native(exc))
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    '''Ansible jinja2 filters'''
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'openssl_csr_info': openssl_csr_info_filter,
+        }
--- a/plugins/filter/openssl_privatekey_info.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/openssl_privatekey_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2022, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+name: openssl_privatekey_info
+short_description: Retrieve information from OpenSSL private keys
+version_added: 2.10.0
+author:
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+description:
+    - Provided an OpenSSL private keys, retrieve information.
+    - This is a filter version of the M(community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info) module.
+options:
+    _input:
+        description:
+            - The content of the OpenSSL private key.
+        type: string
+        required: true
+    passphrase:
+        description:
+            - The passphrase for the private key.
+        type: str
+    return_private_key_data:
+        description:
+            - Whether to return private key data.
+            - Only set this to V(true) when you want private information about this key to
+              be extracted.
+            - "B(WARNING:) you have to make sure that private key data is not accidentally logged!"
+        type: bool
+        default: false
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.name_encoding
+seealso:
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Show the Subject Alt Names of the CSR
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: >-
+      {{
+        (
+          lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/path/to/cert.csr')
+          | community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info
+        ).subject_alt_name | join(', ')
+      }}
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+_value:
+    description:
+        - Information on the certificate.
+    type: dict
+    contains:
+        public_key:
+            description: Private key's public key in PEM format.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8A..."
+        public_key_fingerprints:
+            description:
+                - Fingerprints of private key's public key.
+                - For every hash algorithm available, the fingerprint is computed.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            sample: "{'sha256': 'd4:b3:aa:6d:c8:04:ce:4e:ba:f6:29:4d:92:a3:94:b0:c2:ff:bd:bf:33:63:11:43:34:0f:51:b0:95:09:2f:63',
+                      'sha512': 'f7:07:4a:f0:b0:f0:e6:8b:95:5f:f9:e6:61:0a:32:68:f1..."
+        type:
+            description:
+                - The key's type.
+                - One of V(RSA), V(DSA), V(ECC), V(Ed25519), V(X25519), V(Ed448), or V(X448).
+                - Will start with V(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: RSA
+        public_data:
+            description:
+                - Public key data. Depends on key type.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            contains:
+                size:
+                    description:
+                        - Bit size of modulus (RSA) or prime number (DSA).
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=RSA) or RV(_value.type=DSA)
+                modulus:
+                    description:
+                        - The RSA key's modulus.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=RSA)
+                exponent:
+                    description:
+                        - The RSA key's public exponent.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=RSA)
+                p:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(p) value for DSA.
+                        - This is the prime modulus upon which arithmetic takes place.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=DSA)
+                q:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(q) value for DSA.
+                        - This is a prime that divides C(p - 1), and at the same time the order of the subgroup of the
+                          multiplicative group of the prime field used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=DSA)
+                g:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(g) value for DSA.
+                        - This is the element spanning the subgroup of the multiplicative group of the prime field used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=DSA)
+                curve:
+                    description:
+                        - The curve's name for ECC.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=ECC)
+                exponent_size:
+                    description:
+                        - The maximum number of bits of a private key. This is basically the bit size of the subgroup used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=ECC)
+                x:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(x) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=ECC)
+                y:
+                    description:
+                        - For RV(_value.type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                        - For RV(_value.type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm with
+                          respect to C(g) is the private key.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=DSA) or RV(_value.type=ECC)
+        private_data:
+            description:
+                - Private key data. Depends on key type.
+            returned: success and when O(return_private_key_data) is set to V(true)
+            type: dict
+'''
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.basic import (
+    OpenSSLObjectError,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.privatekey_info import (
+    PrivateKeyParseError,
+    get_privatekey_info,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.plugin_utils.filter_module import FilterModuleMock
+
+
+def openssl_privatekey_info_filter(data, passphrase=None, return_private_key_data=False):
+    '''Extract information from X.509 PEM certificate.'''
+    if not isinstance(data, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info input must be a text type, not %s' % type(data))
+    if passphrase is not None and not isinstance(passphrase, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The passphrase option must be a text type, not %s' % type(passphrase))
+    if not isinstance(return_private_key_data, bool):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The return_private_key_data option must be a boolean, not %s' % type(return_private_key_data))
+
+    module = FilterModuleMock({})
+    try:
+        result = get_privatekey_info(module, 'cryptography', content=to_bytes(data), passphrase=passphrase, return_private_key_data=return_private_key_data)
+        result.pop('can_parse_key', None)
+        result.pop('key_is_consistent', None)
+        return result
+    except PrivateKeyParseError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(exc.error_message)
+    except OpenSSLObjectError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(to_native(exc))
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    '''Ansible jinja2 filters'''
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'openssl_privatekey_info': openssl_privatekey_info_filter,
+        }
--- a/plugins/filter/openssl_publickey_info.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/openssl_publickey_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2022, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+name: openssl_publickey_info
+short_description: Retrieve information from OpenSSL public keys in PEM format
+version_added: 2.10.0
+author:
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+description:
+    - Provided a public key in OpenSSL PEM format, retrieve information.
+    - This is a filter version of the M(community.crypto.openssl_publickey_info) module.
+options:
+    _input:
+        description:
+            - The content of the OpenSSL PEM public key.
+        type: string
+        required: true
+seealso:
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_publickey_info
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Show the type of a public key
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: >-
+      {{
+        (
+          lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/path/to/public-key.pem')
+          | community.crypto.openssl_publickey_info
+        ).type
+      }}
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+_value:
+    description:
+        - Information on the public key.
+    type: dict
+    contains:
+        fingerprints:
+            description:
+                - Fingerprints of public key.
+                - For every hash algorithm available, the fingerprint is computed.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            sample: "{'sha256': 'd4:b3:aa:6d:c8:04:ce:4e:ba:f6:29:4d:92:a3:94:b0:c2:ff:bd:bf:33:63:11:43:34:0f:51:b0:95:09:2f:63',
+                      'sha512': 'f7:07:4a:f0:b0:f0:e6:8b:95:5f:f9:e6:61:0a:32:68:f1..."
+        type:
+            description:
+                - The key's type.
+                - One of V(RSA), V(DSA), V(ECC), V(Ed25519), V(X25519), V(Ed448), or V(X448).
+                - Will start with V(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: RSA
+        public_data:
+            description:
+                - Public key data. Depends on key type.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            contains:
+                size:
+                    description:
+                        - Bit size of modulus (RSA) or prime number (DSA).
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=RSA) or RV(_value.type=DSA)
+                modulus:
+                    description:
+                        - The RSA key's modulus.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=RSA)
+                exponent:
+                    description:
+                        - The RSA key's public exponent.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=RSA)
+                p:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(p) value for DSA.
+                        - This is the prime modulus upon which arithmetic takes place.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=DSA)
+                q:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(q) value for DSA.
+                        - This is a prime that divides C(p - 1), and at the same time the order of the subgroup of the
+                          multiplicative group of the prime field used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=DSA)
+                g:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(g) value for DSA.
+                        - This is the element spanning the subgroup of the multiplicative group of the prime field used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=DSA)
+                curve:
+                    description:
+                        - The curve's name for ECC.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=ECC)
+                exponent_size:
+                    description:
+                        - The maximum number of bits of a private key. This is basically the bit size of the subgroup used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=ECC)
+                x:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(x) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=ECC)
+                y:
+                    description:
+                        - For RV(_value.type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                        - For RV(_value.type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm with
+                          respect to C(g) is the private key.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.type=DSA) or RV(_value.type=ECC)
+'''
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.basic import (
+    OpenSSLObjectError,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.publickey_info import (
+    PublicKeyParseError,
+    get_publickey_info,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.plugin_utils.filter_module import FilterModuleMock
+
+
+def openssl_publickey_info_filter(data):
+    '''Extract information from OpenSSL PEM public key.'''
+    if not isinstance(data, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The community.crypto.openssl_publickey_info input must be a text type, not %s' % type(data))
+
+    module = FilterModuleMock({})
+    try:
+        return get_publickey_info(module, 'cryptography', content=to_bytes(data))
+    except PublicKeyParseError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(exc.error_message)
+    except OpenSSLObjectError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(to_native(exc))
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    '''Ansible jinja2 filters'''
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'openssl_publickey_info': openssl_publickey_info_filter,
+        }
--- a/plugins/filter/parse_serial.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/parse_serial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+name: parse_serial
+short_description: Convert a serial number as a colon-separated list of hex numbers to an integer
+author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+version_added: 2.18.0
+description:
+  - "Parses a colon-separated list of hex numbers of the form C(00:11:22:33) and returns the corresponding integer."
+options:
+  _input:
+    description:
+      - A serial number represented as a colon-separated list of hex numbers between 0 and 255.
+      - These numbers are interpreted as the byte presentation of an unsigned integer in network byte order.
+        That is, C(01:00) is interpreted as the integer 256.
+    type: string
+    required: true
+seealso:
+  - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+    plugin_type: filter
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: Parse serial number
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ '11:22:33' | community.crypto.parse_serial }}"
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+  _value:
+    description:
+      - The serial number as an integer.
+    type: int
+"""
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.serial import parse_serial
+
+
+def parse_serial_filter(input):
+    if not isinstance(input, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(
+            'The input for the community.crypto.parse_serial filter must be a string; got {type} instead'.format(type=type(input))
+        )
+    try:
+        return parse_serial(to_native(input))
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(to_native(exc))
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    '''Ansible jinja2 filters'''
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'parse_serial': parse_serial_filter,
+        }
--- a/plugins/filter/split_pem.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/split_pem.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2022, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+name: split_pem
+short_description: Split PEM file contents into multiple objects
+version_added: 2.10.0
+author:
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+description:
+    - Split PEM file contents into multiple PEM objects. Comments or invalid parts are ignored.
+options:
+    _input:
+        description:
+            - The PEM contents to split.
+        type: string
+        required: true
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Print all CA certificates
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: '{{ item }}'
+  loop: >-
+    {{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/path/to/ca-bundle.pem') | community.crypto.split_pem }}
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+_value:
+    description:
+        - A list of PEM file contents.
+    type: list
+    elements: string
+'''
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_text
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pem import split_pem_list
+
+
+def split_pem_filter(data):
+    '''Split PEM file.'''
+    if not isinstance(data, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The community.crypto.split_pem input must be a text type, not %s' % type(data))
+
+    data = to_text(data)
+    return split_pem_list(data)
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    '''Ansible jinja2 filters'''
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'split_pem': split_pem_filter,
+        }
--- a/plugins/filter/to_serial.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/to_serial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+name: to_serial
+short_description: Convert an integer to a colon-separated list of hex numbers
+author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+version_added: 2.18.0
+description:
+  - "Converts an integer to a colon-separated list of hex numbers of the form C(00:11:22:33)."
+options:
+  _input:
+    description:
+      - The non-negative integer to convert.
+    type: int
+    required: true
+seealso:
+  - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+    plugin_type: filter
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: Convert integer to serial number
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ 1234567 | community.crypto.to_serial }}"
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+  _value:
+    description:
+      - A colon-separated list of hexadecimal numbers.
+      - Letters are upper-case, and all numbers have exactly two digits.
+      - The string is never empty. The representation of C(0) is C("00").
+    type: string
+"""
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.six import integer_types
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.serial import to_serial
+
+
+def to_serial_filter(input):
+    if not isinstance(input, integer_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(
+            'The input for the community.crypto.to_serial filter must be an integer; got {type} instead'.format(type=type(input))
+        )
+    if input < 0:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The input for the community.crypto.to_serial filter must not be negative')
+    try:
+        return to_serial(input)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(to_native(exc))
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    '''Ansible jinja2 filters'''
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'to_serial': to_serial_filter,
+        }
--- a/plugins/filter/x509_certificate_info.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/x509_certificate_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2022, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+name: x509_certificate_info
+short_description: Retrieve information from X.509 certificates in PEM format
+version_added: 2.10.0
+author:
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+description:
+    - Provided a X.509 certificate in PEM format, retrieve information.
+    - This is a filter version of the M(community.crypto.x509_certificate_info) module.
+options:
+    _input:
+        description:
+            - The content of the X.509 certificate in PEM format.
+        type: string
+        required: true
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.name_encoding
+seealso:
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate_info
+    - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Show the Subject Alt Names of the certificate
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: >-
+      {{
+        (
+          lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/path/to/cert.pem')
+          | community.crypto.x509_certificate_info
+        ).subject_alt_name | join(', ')
+      }}
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+_value:
+    description:
+        - Information on the certificate.
+    type: dict
+    contains:
+        expired:
+            description: Whether the certificate is expired (in other words, C(notAfter) is in the past).
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        basic_constraints:
+            description: Entries in the C(basic_constraints) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: ["CA:TRUE", "pathlen:1"]
+        basic_constraints_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(basic_constraints) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        extended_key_usage:
+            description: Entries in the C(extended_key_usage) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: [Biometric Info, DVCS, Time Stamping]
+        extended_key_usage_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(extended_key_usage) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        extensions_by_oid:
+            description: Returns a dictionary for every extension OID.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            contains:
+                critical:
+                    description: Whether the extension is critical.
+                    returned: success
+                    type: bool
+                value:
+                    description:
+                      - The Base64 encoded value (in DER format) of the extension.
+                      - B(Note) that depending on the C(cryptography) version used, it is
+                        not possible to extract the ASN.1 content of the extension, but only
+                        to provide the re-encoded content of the extension in case it was
+                        parsed by C(cryptography). This should usually result in exactly the
+                        same value, except if the original extension value was malformed.
+                    returned: success
+                    type: str
+                    sample: "MAMCAQU="
+            sample: {"1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.24": { "critical": false, "value": "MAMCAQU="}}
+        key_usage:
+            description: Entries in the C(key_usage) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: [Key Agreement, Data Encipherment]
+        key_usage_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(key_usage) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        subject_alt_name:
+            description:
+                - Entries in the C(subject_alt_name) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+                - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: ["DNS:www.ansible.com", "IP:1.2.3.4"]
+        subject_alt_name_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(subject_alt_name) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        ocsp_must_staple:
+            description: V(true) if the OCSP Must Staple extension is present, V(none) otherwise.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        ocsp_must_staple_critical:
+            description: Whether the C(ocsp_must_staple) extension is critical.
+            returned: success
+            type: bool
+        issuer:
+            description:
+                - The certificate's issuer.
+                - Note that for repeated values, only the last one will be returned.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            sample: {"organizationName": "Ansible", "commonName": "ca.example.com"}
+        issuer_ordered:
+            description: The certificate's issuer as an ordered list of tuples.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: list
+            sample: [["organizationName", "Ansible"], ["commonName": "ca.example.com"]]
+        subject:
+            description:
+                - The certificate's subject as a dictionary.
+                - Note that for repeated values, only the last one will be returned.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            sample: {"commonName": "www.example.com", "emailAddress": "test@example.com"}
+        subject_ordered:
+            description: The certificate's subject as an ordered list of tuples.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: list
+            sample: [["commonName", "www.example.com"], ["emailAddress": "test@example.com"]]
+        not_after:
+            description: C(notAfter) date as ASN.1 TIME.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: '20190413202428Z'
+        not_before:
+            description: C(notBefore) date as ASN.1 TIME.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: '20190331202428Z'
+        public_key:
+            description: Certificate's public key in PEM format.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8A..."
+        public_key_type:
+            description:
+                - The certificate's public key's type.
+                - One of V(RSA), V(DSA), V(ECC), V(Ed25519), V(X25519), V(Ed448), or V(X448).
+                - Will start with V(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: RSA
+        public_key_data:
+            description:
+                - Public key data. Depends on the public key's type.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            contains:
+                size:
+                    description:
+                        - Bit size of modulus (RSA) or prime number (DSA).
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=RSA) or RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA)
+                modulus:
+                    description:
+                        - The RSA key's modulus.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=RSA)
+                exponent:
+                    description:
+                        - The RSA key's public exponent.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=RSA)
+                p:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(p) value for DSA.
+                        - This is the prime modulus upon which arithmetic takes place.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA)
+                q:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(q) value for DSA.
+                        - This is a prime that divides C(p - 1), and at the same time the order of the subgroup of the
+                          multiplicative group of the prime field used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA)
+                g:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(g) value for DSA.
+                        - This is the element spanning the subgroup of the multiplicative group of the prime field used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA)
+                curve:
+                    description:
+                        - The curve's name for ECC.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC)
+                exponent_size:
+                    description:
+                        - The maximum number of bits of a private key. This is basically the bit size of the subgroup used.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC)
+                x:
+                    description:
+                        - The C(x) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC)
+                y:
+                    description:
+                        - For RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                        - For RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm with
+                          respect to C(g) is the private key.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: When RV(_value.public_key_type=DSA) or RV(_value.public_key_type=ECC)
+        public_key_fingerprints:
+            description:
+                - Fingerprints of certificate's public key.
+                - For every hash algorithm available, the fingerprint is computed.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            sample: "{'sha256': 'd4:b3:aa:6d:c8:04:ce:4e:ba:f6:29:4d:92:a3:94:b0:c2:ff:bd:bf:33:63:11:43:34:0f:51:b0:95:09:2f:63',
+                      'sha512': 'f7:07:4a:f0:b0:f0:e6:8b:95:5f:f9:e6:61:0a:32:68:f1..."
+        fingerprints:
+            description:
+                - Fingerprints of the DER-encoded form of the whole certificate.
+                - For every hash algorithm available, the fingerprint is computed.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            sample: "{'sha256': 'd4:b3:aa:6d:c8:04:ce:4e:ba:f6:29:4d:92:a3:94:b0:c2:ff:bd:bf:33:63:11:43:34:0f:51:b0:95:09:2f:63',
+                      'sha512': 'f7:07:4a:f0:b0:f0:e6:8b:95:5f:f9:e6:61:0a:32:68:f1..."
+        signature_algorithm:
+            description: The signature algorithm used to sign the certificate.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: sha256WithRSAEncryption
+        serial_number:
+            description:
+                - The certificate's serial number.
+                - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+                  such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
+            returned: success
+            type: int
+            sample: 1234
+        version:
+            description: The certificate version.
+            returned: success
+            type: int
+            sample: 3
+        subject_key_identifier:
+            description:
+                - The certificate's subject key identifier.
+                - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with V(:) used to separate bytes.
+                - Is V(none) if the C(SubjectKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: '00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33'
+        authority_key_identifier:
+            description:
+                - The certificate's authority key identifier.
+                - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with V(:) used to separate bytes.
+                - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: '00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33'
+        authority_cert_issuer:
+            description:
+                - The certificate's authority cert issuer as a list of general names.
+                - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+                - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            sample: ["DNS:www.ansible.com", "IP:1.2.3.4"]
+        authority_cert_serial_number:
+            description:
+                - The certificate's authority cert serial number.
+                - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+                - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+                  such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
+            returned: success
+            type: int
+            sample: 12345
+        ocsp_uri:
+            description: The OCSP responder URI, if included in the certificate. Will be
+                         V(none) if no OCSP responder URI is included.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+        issuer_uri:
+            description: The Issuer URI, if included in the certificate. Will be
+                         V(none) if no issuer URI is included.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+'''
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.basic import (
+    OpenSSLObjectError,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.certificate_info import (
+    get_certificate_info,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.plugin_utils.filter_module import FilterModuleMock
+
+
+def x509_certificate_info_filter(data, name_encoding='ignore'):
+    '''Extract information from X.509 PEM certificate.'''
+    if not isinstance(data, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The community.crypto.x509_certificate_info input must be a text type, not %s' % type(data))
+    if not isinstance(name_encoding, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The name_encoding option must be of a text type, not %s' % type(name_encoding))
+    name_encoding = to_native(name_encoding)
+    if name_encoding not in ('ignore', 'idna', 'unicode'):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The name_encoding option must be one of the values "ignore", "idna", or "unicode", not "%s"' % name_encoding)
+
+    module = FilterModuleMock({'name_encoding': name_encoding})
+    try:
+        return get_certificate_info(module, 'cryptography', content=to_bytes(data))
+    except OpenSSLObjectError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(to_native(exc))
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    '''Ansible jinja2 filters'''
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'x509_certificate_info': x509_certificate_info_filter,
+        }
--- a/plugins/filter/x509_crl_info.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/x509_crl_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2022, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+name: x509_crl_info
+short_description: Retrieve information from X.509 CRLs in PEM format
+version_added: 2.10.0
+author:
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+description:
+    - Provided a X.509 crl in PEM format, retrieve information.
+    - This is a filter version of the M(community.crypto.x509_crl_info) module.
+options:
+    _input:
+        description:
+            - The content of the X.509 CRL in PEM format.
+        type: string
+        required: true
+    list_revoked_certificates:
+        description:
+            - If set to V(false), the list of revoked certificates is not included in the result.
+            - This is useful when retrieving information on large CRL files. Enumerating all revoked
+              certificates can take some time, including serializing the result as JSON, sending it to
+              the Ansible controller, and decoding it again.
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+        version_added: 1.7.0
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.name_encoding
+seealso:
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_crl_info
+    - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Show the Organization Name of the CRL's subject
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: >-
+      {{
+        (
+          lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/path/to/cert.pem')
+          | community.crypto.x509_crl_info
+        ).issuer.organizationName
+      }}
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+_value:
+    description:
+        - Information on the CRL.
+    type: dict
+    contains:
+        format:
+            description:
+                - Whether the CRL is in PEM format (V(pem)) or in DER format (V(der)).
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: pem
+            choices:
+                - pem
+                - der
+        issuer:
+            description:
+                - The CRL's issuer.
+                - Note that for repeated values, only the last one will be returned.
+                - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+            returned: success
+            type: dict
+            sample: {"organizationName": "Ansible", "commonName": "ca.example.com"}
+        issuer_ordered:
+            description: The CRL's issuer as an ordered list of tuples.
+            returned: success
+            type: list
+            elements: list
+            sample: [["organizationName", "Ansible"], ["commonName": "ca.example.com"]]
+        last_update:
+            description: The point in time from which this CRL can be trusted as ASN.1 TIME.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: '20190413202428Z'
+        next_update:
+            description: The point in time from which a new CRL will be issued and the client has to check for it as ASN.1 TIME.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: '20190413202428Z'
+        digest:
+            description: The signature algorithm used to sign the CRL.
+            returned: success
+            type: str
+            sample: sha256WithRSAEncryption
+        revoked_certificates:
+            description: List of certificates to be revoked.
+            returned: success if O(list_revoked_certificates=true)
+            type: list
+            elements: dict
+            contains:
+                serial_number:
+                    description:
+                        - Serial number of the certificate.
+                        - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+                          such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
+                    type: int
+                    sample: 1234
+                revocation_date:
+                    description: The point in time the certificate was revoked as ASN.1 TIME.
+                    type: str
+                    sample: '20190413202428Z'
+                issuer:
+                    description:
+                        - The certificate's issuer.
+                        - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+                    type: list
+                    elements: str
+                    sample: ["DNS:ca.example.org"]
+                issuer_critical:
+                    description: Whether the certificate issuer extension is critical.
+                    type: bool
+                    sample: false
+                reason:
+                    description:
+                        - The value for the revocation reason extension.
+                    type: str
+                    sample: key_compromise
+                    choices:
+                        - unspecified
+                        - key_compromise
+                        - ca_compromise
+                        - affiliation_changed
+                        - superseded
+                        - cessation_of_operation
+                        - certificate_hold
+                        - privilege_withdrawn
+                        - aa_compromise
+                        - remove_from_crl
+                reason_critical:
+                    description: Whether the revocation reason extension is critical.
+                    type: bool
+                    sample: false
+                invalidity_date:
+                    description: |
+                        The point in time it was known/suspected that the private key was compromised
+                        or that the certificate otherwise became invalid as ASN.1 TIME.
+                    type: str
+                    sample: '20190413202428Z'
+                invalidity_date_critical:
+                    description: Whether the invalidity date extension is critical.
+                    type: bool
+                    sample: false
+'''
+
+import base64
+import binascii
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.basic import (
+    OpenSSLObjectError,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pem import (
+    identify_pem_format,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.crl_info import (
+    get_crl_info,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.plugin_utils.filter_module import FilterModuleMock
+
+
+def x509_crl_info_filter(data, name_encoding='ignore', list_revoked_certificates=True):
+    '''Extract information from X.509 PEM certificate.'''
+    if not isinstance(data, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The community.crypto.x509_crl_info input must be a text type, not %s' % type(data))
+    if not isinstance(name_encoding, string_types):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The name_encoding option must be of a text type, not %s' % type(name_encoding))
+    if not isinstance(list_revoked_certificates, bool):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The list_revoked_certificates option must be a boolean, not %s' % type(list_revoked_certificates))
+    name_encoding = to_native(name_encoding)
+    if name_encoding not in ('ignore', 'idna', 'unicode'):
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('The name_encoding option must be one of the values "ignore", "idna", or "unicode", not "%s"' % name_encoding)
+
+    data = to_bytes(data)
+    if not identify_pem_format(data):
+        try:
+            data = base64.b64decode(to_native(data))
+        except (binascii.Error, TypeError, ValueError, UnicodeEncodeError) as e:
+            pass
+
+    module = FilterModuleMock({'name_encoding': name_encoding})
+    try:
+        return get_crl_info(module, content=data, list_revoked_certificates=list_revoked_certificates)
+    except OpenSSLObjectError as exc:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(to_native(exc))
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    '''Ansible jinja2 filters'''
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'x509_crl_info': x509_crl_info_filter,
+        }
--- a/plugins/lookup/gpg_fingerprint.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/gpg_fingerprint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+name: gpg_fingerprint
+short_description: Retrieve a GPG fingerprint from a GPG public or private key file
+author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+version_added: 2.15.0
+description:
+  - "Takes a list of filenames pointing to GPG public or private key files. Returns the fingerprints for each of these keys."
+options:
+  _terms:
+    description:
+      - A path to a GPG public or private key.
+    type: list
+    elements: path
+    required: true
+requirements:
+  - GnuPG (C(gpg) executable)
+seealso:
+  - plugin: community.crypto.gpg_fingerprint
+    plugin_type: filter
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: Show fingerprint of GPG public key
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ lookup('community.crypto.gpg_fingerprint', '/path/to/public_key.gpg') }}"
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+  _value:
+    description:
+      - The fingerprints of the provided public or private GPG keys.
+      - The list has one entry for every path provided.
+    type: list
+    elements: string
+"""
+
+from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleLookupError
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.gnupg.cli import GPGError, get_fingerprint_from_file
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.plugin_utils.gnupg import PluginGPGRunner
+
+
+class LookupModule(LookupBase):
+    def run(self, terms, variables=None, **kwargs):
+        self.set_options(direct=kwargs)
+
+        try:
+            gpg = PluginGPGRunner(cwd=self._loader.get_basedir())
+            result = []
+            for path in terms:
+                result.append(get_fingerprint_from_file(gpg, path))
+            return result
+        except GPGError as exc:
+            raise AnsibleLookupError(to_native(exc))
--- a/plugins/module_utils/acme/account.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/acme/account.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type


+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
+
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.acme.errors import (
    ACMEProtocolException,
    ModuleFailException,
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ class ACMEAccount(object):
                # and provide external_account_binding credentials. Thus we first send a request with allow_creation=False
                # to see whether the account already exists.

-                # Note that we pass contact here: ZeroSSL does not accept regisration calls without contacts, even
+                # Note that we pass contact here: ZeroSSL does not accept registration calls without contacts, even
                # if onlyReturnExisting is set to true.
                created, data = self._new_reg(contact=contact, allow_creation=False)
                if data:
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ class ACMEAccount(object):
                )

        result, info = self.client.send_signed_request(url, new_reg, fail_on_error=False)
+        if not isinstance(result, Mapping):
+            raise ACMEProtocolException(
+                self.client.module, msg='Invalid account creation reply from ACME server', info=info, content=result)

        if info['status'] in ([200, 201] if self.client.version == 1 else [201]):
            # Account did not exist
@@ -118,8 +123,10 @@ class ACMEAccount(object):
            if 'location' in info:
                self.client.set_account_uri(info['location'])
            return False, result
-        elif info['status'] == 400 and result['type'] == 'urn:ietf:params:acme:error:accountDoesNotExist' and not allow_creation:
+        elif info['status'] in (400, 404) and result['type'] == 'urn:ietf:params:acme:error:accountDoesNotExist' and not allow_creation:
            # Account does not exist (and we did not try to create it)
+            # (According to RFC 8555, Section 7.3.1, the HTTP status code MUST be 400.
+            # Unfortunately Digicert does not care and sends 404 instead.)
            return False, None
        elif info['status'] == 403 and result['type'] == 'urn:ietf:params:acme:error:unauthorized' and 'deactivated' in (result.get('detail') or ''):
            # Account has been deactivated; currently works for Pebble; has not been
@@ -154,6 +161,9 @@ class ACMEAccount(object):
                # retry as a regular POST (with no changed data) for pre-draft-15 ACME servers
                data = {}
                result, info = self.client.send_signed_request(self.client.account_uri, data, fail_on_error=False)
+        if not isinstance(result, Mapping):
+            raise ACMEProtocolException(
+                self.client.module, msg='Invalid account data retrieved from ACME server', info=info, content=result)
        if info['status'] in (400, 403) and result.get('type') == 'urn:ietf:params:acme:error:unauthorized':
            # Returned when account is deactivated
            return None
@@ -248,5 +258,9 @@ class ACMEAccount(object):
        else:
            if self.client.version == 1:
                update_request['resource'] = 'reg'
-            account_data, dummy = self.client.send_signed_request(self.client.account_uri, update_request)
+            account_data, info = self.client.send_signed_request(self.client.account_uri, update_request)
+            if not isinstance(account_data, Mapping):
+                raise ACMEProtocolException(
+                    self.client.module, msg='Invalid account updating reply from ACME server', info=info, content=account_data)
+
        return True, account_data
--- a/plugins/module_utils/acme/acme.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/acme/acme.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.acme.utils import
 )

 try:
-    import ipaddress
+    import ipaddress  # noqa: F401, pylint: disable=unused-import
 except ImportError:
    HAS_IPADDRESS = False
    IPADDRESS_IMPORT_ERROR = traceback.format_exc()
@@ -55,15 +55,19 @@ else:
    IPADDRESS_IMPORT_ERROR = None


-RETRY_STATUS_CODES = (408, 429, 503)
+# -1 usually means connection problems
+RETRY_STATUS_CODES = (-1, 408, 429, 503)
+
+RETRY_COUNT = 10


 def _decode_retry(module, response, info, retry_count):
    if info['status'] not in RETRY_STATUS_CODES:
        return False

-    if retry_count >= 5:
-        raise ACMEProtocolException(module, msg='Giving up after 5 retries', info=info, response=response)
+    if retry_count >= RETRY_COUNT:
+        raise ACMEProtocolException(
+            module, msg='Giving up after {retry} retries'.format(retry=RETRY_COUNT), info=info, response=response)

    # 429 and 503 should have a Retry-After header (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After)
    try:
--- a/plugins/module_utils/acme/backend_cryptography.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/acme/backend_cryptography.py
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type

 import base64
 import binascii
-import datetime
 import os
-import sys
 import traceback

 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native, to_text
@@ -37,12 +35,21 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.acme.io import re

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.acme.utils import nopad_b64

+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.math import (
+    convert_int_to_bytes,
+    convert_int_to_hex,
+)
+
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support import (
+    get_now_datetime,
+    ensure_utc_timezone,
    parse_name_field,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptography_support import (
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE,
    cryptography_name_to_oid,
+    get_not_valid_after,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pem import (
@@ -78,40 +85,6 @@ else:
        CRYPTOGRAPHY_ERROR = traceback.format_exc()


-if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
-    # Python 3 (and newer)
-    def _count_bytes(n):
-        return (n.bit_length() + 7) // 8 if n > 0 else 0
-
-    def _convert_int_to_bytes(count, no):
-        return no.to_bytes(count, byteorder='big')
-
-    def _pad_hex(n, digits):
-        res = hex(n)[2:]
-        if len(res) < digits:
-            res = '0' * (digits - len(res)) + res
-        return res
-else:
-    # Python 2
-    def _count_bytes(n):
-        if n <= 0:
-            return 0
-        h = '%x' % n
-        return (len(h) + 1) // 2
-
-    def _convert_int_to_bytes(count, n):
-        h = '%x' % n
-        if len(h) > 2 * count:
-            raise Exception('Number {1} needs more than {0} bytes!'.format(count, n))
-        return ('0' * (2 * count - len(h)) + h).decode('hex')
-
-    def _pad_hex(n, digits):
-        h = '%x' % n
-        if len(h) < digits:
-            h = '0' * (digits - len(h)) + h
-        return h
-
-
 class CryptographyChainMatcher(ChainMatcher):
    @staticmethod
    def _parse_key_identifier(key_identifier, name, criterium_idx, module):
@@ -223,8 +196,8 @@ class CryptographyBackend(CryptoBackend):
                'alg': 'RS256',
                'jwk': {
                    "kty": "RSA",
-                    "e": nopad_b64(_convert_int_to_bytes(_count_bytes(pk.e), pk.e)),
-                    "n": nopad_b64(_convert_int_to_bytes(_count_bytes(pk.n), pk.n)),
+                    "e": nopad_b64(convert_int_to_bytes(pk.e)),
+                    "n": nopad_b64(convert_int_to_bytes(pk.n)),
                },
                'hash': 'sha256',
            }
@@ -260,8 +233,8 @@ class CryptographyBackend(CryptoBackend):
                'jwk': {
                    "kty": "EC",
                    "crv": curve,
-                    "x": nopad_b64(_convert_int_to_bytes(num_bytes, pk.x)),
-                    "y": nopad_b64(_convert_int_to_bytes(num_bytes, pk.y)),
+                    "x": nopad_b64(convert_int_to_bytes(pk.x, count=num_bytes)),
+                    "y": nopad_b64(convert_int_to_bytes(pk.y, count=num_bytes)),
                },
                'hash': hashalg,
                'point_size': point_size,
@@ -288,8 +261,8 @@ class CryptographyBackend(CryptoBackend):
                hashalg = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.SHA512
            ecdsa = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ec.ECDSA(hashalg())
            r, s = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.utils.decode_dss_signature(key_data['key_obj'].sign(sign_payload, ecdsa))
-            rr = _pad_hex(r, 2 * key_data['point_size'])
-            ss = _pad_hex(s, 2 * key_data['point_size'])
+            rr = convert_int_to_hex(r, 2 * key_data['point_size'])
+            ss = convert_int_to_hex(s, 2 * key_data['point_size'])
            signature = binascii.unhexlify(rr) + binascii.unhexlify(ss)

        return {
@@ -328,31 +301,51 @@ class CryptographyBackend(CryptoBackend):
            },
        }

+    def get_ordered_csr_identifiers(self, csr_filename=None, csr_content=None):
+        '''
+        Return a list of requested identifiers (CN and SANs) for the CSR.
+        Each identifier is a pair (type, identifier), where type is either
+        'dns' or 'ip'.
+
+        The list is deduplicated, and if a CNAME is present, it will be returned
+        as the first element in the result.
+        '''
+        if csr_content is None:
+            csr_content = read_file(csr_filename)
+        else:
+            csr_content = to_bytes(csr_content)
+        csr = cryptography.x509.load_pem_x509_csr(csr_content, _cryptography_backend)
+
+        identifiers = set()
+        result = []
+
+        def add_identifier(identifier):
+            if identifier in identifiers:
+                return
+            identifiers.add(identifier)
+            result.append(identifier)
+
+        for sub in csr.subject:
+            if sub.oid == cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.COMMON_NAME:
+                add_identifier(('dns', sub.value))
+        for extension in csr.extensions:
+            if extension.oid == cryptography.x509.oid.ExtensionOID.SUBJECT_ALTERNATIVE_NAME:
+                for name in extension.value:
+                    if isinstance(name, cryptography.x509.DNSName):
+                        add_identifier(('dns', name.value))
+                    elif isinstance(name, cryptography.x509.IPAddress):
+                        add_identifier(('ip', name.value.compressed))
+                    else:
+                        raise BackendException('Found unsupported SAN identifier {0}'.format(name))
+        return result
+
    def get_csr_identifiers(self, csr_filename=None, csr_content=None):
        '''
        Return a set of requested identifiers (CN and SANs) for the CSR.
        Each identifier is a pair (type, identifier), where type is either
        'dns' or 'ip'.
        '''
-        identifiers = set([])
-        if csr_content is None:
-            csr_content = read_file(csr_filename)
-        else:
-            csr_content = to_bytes(csr_content)
-        csr = cryptography.x509.load_pem_x509_csr(csr_content, _cryptography_backend)
-        for sub in csr.subject:
-            if sub.oid == cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.COMMON_NAME:
-                identifiers.add(('dns', sub.value))
-        for extension in csr.extensions:
-            if extension.oid == cryptography.x509.oid.ExtensionOID.SUBJECT_ALTERNATIVE_NAME:
-                for name in extension.value:
-                    if isinstance(name, cryptography.x509.DNSName):
-                        identifiers.add(('dns', name.value))
-                    elif isinstance(name, cryptography.x509.IPAddress):
-                        identifiers.add(('ip', name.value.compressed))
-                    else:
-                        raise BackendException('Found unsupported SAN identifier {0}'.format(name))
-        return identifiers
+        return set(self.get_ordered_csr_identifiers(csr_filename=csr_filename, csr_content=csr_content))

    def get_cert_days(self, cert_filename=None, cert_content=None, now=None):
        '''
@@ -383,8 +376,10 @@ class CryptographyBackend(CryptoBackend):
            raise BackendException('Cannot parse certificate {0}: {1}'.format(cert_filename, e))

        if now is None:
-            now = datetime.datetime.now()
-        return (cert.not_valid_after - now).days
+            now = get_now_datetime(with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE)
+        elif CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE:
+            now = ensure_utc_timezone(now)
+        return (get_not_valid_after(cert) - now).days

    def create_chain_matcher(self, criterium):
        '''
--- a/plugins/module_utils/acme/backend_openssl_cli.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/acme/backend_openssl_cli.py
@@ -225,11 +225,14 @@ class OpenSSLCLIBackend(CryptoBackend):
            # We do not want to error out on something IPAddress() cannot parse
            return ip

-    def get_csr_identifiers(self, csr_filename=None, csr_content=None):
+    def get_ordered_csr_identifiers(self, csr_filename=None, csr_content=None):
        '''
-        Return a set of requested identifiers (CN and SANs) for the CSR.
+        Return a list of requested identifiers (CN and SANs) for the CSR.
        Each identifier is a pair (type, identifier), where type is either
        'dns' or 'ip'.
+
+        The list is deduplicated, and if a CNAME is present, it will be returned
+        as the first element in the result.
        '''
        filename = csr_filename
        data = None
@@ -241,24 +244,40 @@ class OpenSSLCLIBackend(CryptoBackend):
        dummy, out, dummy = self.module.run_command(
            openssl_csr_cmd, data=data, check_rc=True, binary_data=True, environ_update=_OPENSSL_ENVIRONMENT_UPDATE)

-        identifiers = set([])
+        identifiers = set()
+        result = []
+
+        def add_identifier(identifier):
+            if identifier in identifiers:
+                return
+            identifiers.add(identifier)
+            result.append(identifier)
+
        common_name = re.search(r"Subject:.* CN\s?=\s?([^\s,;/]+)", to_text(out, errors='surrogate_or_strict'))
        if common_name is not None:
-            identifiers.add(('dns', common_name.group(1)))
+            add_identifier(('dns', common_name.group(1)))
        subject_alt_names = re.search(
            r"X509v3 Subject Alternative Name: (?:critical)?\n +([^\n]+)\n",
            to_text(out, errors='surrogate_or_strict'), re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL)
        if subject_alt_names is not None:
            for san in subject_alt_names.group(1).split(", "):
                if san.lower().startswith("dns:"):
-                    identifiers.add(('dns', san[4:]))
+                    add_identifier(('dns', san[4:]))
                elif san.lower().startswith("ip:"):
-                    identifiers.add(('ip', self._normalize_ip(san[3:])))
+                    add_identifier(('ip', self._normalize_ip(san[3:])))
                elif san.lower().startswith("ip address:"):
-                    identifiers.add(('ip', self._normalize_ip(san[11:])))
+                    add_identifier(('ip', self._normalize_ip(san[11:])))
                else:
                    raise BackendException('Found unsupported SAN identifier "{0}"'.format(san))
-        return identifiers
+        return result
+
+    def get_csr_identifiers(self, csr_filename=None, csr_content=None):
+        '''
+        Return a set of requested identifiers (CN and SANs) for the CSR.
+        Each identifier is a pair (type, identifier), where type is either
+        'dns' or 'ip'.
+        '''
+        return set(self.get_ordered_csr_identifiers(csr_filename=csr_filename, csr_content=csr_content))

    def get_cert_days(self, cert_filename=None, cert_content=None, now=None):
        '''
--- a/plugins/module_utils/acme/backends.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/acme/backends.py
@@ -34,6 +34,23 @@ class CryptoBackend(object):
    def create_mac_key(self, alg, key):
        '''Create a MAC key.'''

+    def get_ordered_csr_identifiers(self, csr_filename=None, csr_content=None):
+        '''
+        Return a list of requested identifiers (CN and SANs) for the CSR.
+        Each identifier is a pair (type, identifier), where type is either
+        'dns' or 'ip'.
+
+        The list is deduplicated, and if a CNAME is present, it will be returned
+        as the first element in the result.
+        '''
+        self.module.deprecate(
+            "Every backend must override the get_ordered_csr_identifiers() method."
+            " The default implementation will be removed in 3.0.0 and this method will be marked as `abstractmethod` by then.",
+            version='3.0.0',
+            collection_name='community.crypto',
+        )
+        return sorted(self.get_csr_identifiers(csr_filename=csr_filename, csr_content=csr_content))
+
    @abc.abstractmethod
    def get_csr_identifiers(self, csr_filename=None, csr_content=None):
        '''
--- a/plugins/module_utils/acme/challenges.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/acme/challenges.py
@@ -301,3 +301,21 @@ class Authorization(object):
            self.status = 'deactivated'
            return True
        return False
+
+
+def wait_for_validation(authzs, client):
+    '''
+    Wait until a list of authz is valid. Fail if at least one of them is invalid or revoked.
+    '''
+    while authzs:
+        authzs_next = []
+        for authz in authzs:
+            authz.refresh(client)
+            if authz.status in ['valid', 'invalid', 'revoked']:
+                if authz.status != 'valid':
+                    authz.raise_error('Status is not "valid"', module=client.module)
+            else:
+                authzs_next.append(authz)
+        if authzs_next:
+            time.sleep(2)
+        authzs = authzs_next
--- a/plugins/module_utils/acme/errors.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/acme/errors.py
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ def format_http_status(status_code):


 def format_error_problem(problem, subproblem_prefix=''):
+    error_type = problem.get('type', 'about:blank')  # https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7807#section-3.1
    if 'title' in problem:
        msg = 'Error "{title}" ({type})'.format(
-            type=problem['type'],
+            type=error_type,
            title=problem['title'],
        )
    else:
-        msg = 'Error {type}'.format(type=problem['type'])
+        msg = 'Error {type}'.format(type=error_type)
    if 'detail' in problem:
        msg += ': "{detail}"'.format(detail=problem['detail'])
    subproblems = problem.get('subproblems')
@@ -95,10 +96,12 @@ class ACMEProtocolException(ModuleFailException):
            extras['http_status'] = code
            if code is not None and code >= 400 and content_json is not None and 'type' in content_json:
                if 'status' in content_json and content_json['status'] != code:
-                    code = 'status {problem_code} (HTTP status: {http_code})'.format(
+                    code_msg = 'status {problem_code} (HTTP status: {http_code})'.format(
                        http_code=format_http_status(code), problem_code=content_json['status'])
                else:
-                    code = 'status {problem_code}'.format(problem_code=format_http_status(code))
+                    code_msg = 'status {problem_code}'.format(problem_code=format_http_status(code))
+                    if code == -1 and info.get('msg'):
+                        code_msg = 'error: {msg}'.format(msg=info['msg'])
                subproblems = content_json.pop('subproblems', None)
                add_msg = ' {problem}.'.format(problem=format_error_problem(content_json))
                extras['problem'] = content_json
@@ -112,12 +115,14 @@ class ACMEProtocolException(ModuleFailException):
                            problem=format_error_problem(problem, subproblem_prefix='{0}.'.format(index)),
                        )
            else:
-                code = 'HTTP status {code}'.format(code=format_http_status(code))
+                code_msg = 'HTTP status {code}'.format(code=format_http_status(code))
+                if code == -1 and info.get('msg'):
+                    code_msg = 'error: {msg}'.format(msg=info['msg'])
                if content_json is not None:
                    add_msg = ' The JSON error result: {content}'.format(content=content_json)
                elif content is not None:
                    add_msg = ' The raw error result: {content}'.format(content=to_text(content))
-            msg = '{msg} for {url} with {code}'.format(msg=msg, url=url, code=format_http_status(code))
+            msg = '{msg} for {url} with {code}'.format(msg=msg, url=url, code=code_msg)
        elif content_json is not None:
            add_msg = ' The JSON result: {content}'.format(content=content_json)
        elif content is not None:
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/cryptography_crl.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/cryptography_crl.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from .basic import (
 )

 from .cryptography_support import (
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE,
    cryptography_decode_name,
 )

@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ from ._obj2txt import (
 )


+# TODO: once cryptography has a _utc variant of InvalidityDate.invalidity_date, set this
+#       to True and adjust get_invalidity_date() accordingly.
+#       (https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/issues/10818)
+CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE_INVALIDITY_DATE = False
+
 TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = "%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ"


@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ else:
 def cryptography_decode_revoked_certificate(cert):
    result = {
        'serial_number': cert.serial_number,
-        'revocation_date': cert.revocation_date,
+        'revocation_date': get_revocation_date(cert),
        'issuer': None,
        'issuer_critical': False,
        'reason': None,
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ def cryptography_decode_revoked_certificate(cert):
        pass
    try:
        ext = cert.extensions.get_extension_for_class(x509.InvalidityDate)
-        result['invalidity_date'] = ext.value.invalidity_date
+        result['invalidity_date'] = get_invalidity_date(ext.value)
        result['invalidity_date_critical'] = ext.critical
    except x509.ExtensionNotFound:
        pass
@@ -112,3 +118,38 @@ def cryptography_get_signature_algorithm_oid_from_crl(crl):
            crl._x509_crl.sig_alg.algorithm
        )
        return x509.oid.ObjectIdentifier(dotted)
+
+
+def get_next_update(obj):
+    if CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE:
+        return obj.next_update_utc
+    return obj.next_update
+
+
+def get_last_update(obj):
+    if CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE:
+        return obj.last_update_utc
+    return obj.last_update
+
+
+def get_revocation_date(obj):
+    if CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE:
+        return obj.revocation_date_utc
+    return obj.revocation_date
+
+
+def get_invalidity_date(obj):
+    # TODO: special handling if CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE_INVALIDITY_DATE is True
+    return obj.invalidity_date
+
+
+def set_next_update(builder, value):
+    return builder.next_update(value)
+
+
+def set_last_update(builder, value):
+    return builder.last_update(value)
+
+
+def set_revocation_date(builder, value):
+    return builder.revocation_date(value)
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/cryptography_support.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/cryptography_support.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import re
 import sys
 import traceback

-from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_text, to_bytes
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_text, to_bytes, to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse, ParseResult

 from ._asn1 import serialize_asn1_string_as_der
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ try:
    from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
    from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import padding
    import ipaddress
+    _HAS_CRYPTOGRAPHY = True
 except ImportError:
+    _HAS_CRYPTOGRAPHY = False
    # Error handled in the calling module.
    pass

@@ -106,6 +108,11 @@ from ._objects import (
 from ._obj2txt import obj2txt


+CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE = False
+if _HAS_CRYPTOGRAPHY:
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE = LooseVersion(cryptography.__version__) >= LooseVersion('42.0.0')
+
+
 DOTTED_OID = re.compile(r'^\d+(?:\.\d+)+$')


@@ -114,7 +121,7 @@ def cryptography_get_extensions_from_cert(cert):
    try:
        # Since cryptography will not give us the DER value for an extension
        # (that is only stored for unrecognized extensions), we have to re-do
-        # the extension parsing outselves.
+        # the extension parsing ourselves.
        backend = default_backend()
        try:
            # For certain old versions of cryptography, backend is a MultiBackend object,
@@ -138,7 +145,7 @@ def cryptography_get_extensions_from_cert(cert):
            der = backend._ffi.buffer(data.data, data.length)[:]
            entry = dict(
                critical=(crit == 1),
-                value=base64.b64encode(der),
+                value=to_native(base64.b64encode(der)),
            )
            try:
                oid = obj2txt(backend._lib, backend._ffi, backend._lib.X509_EXTENSION_get_object(ext))
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@ def cryptography_get_extensions_from_cert(cert):
        for ext in cert.extensions:
            result[ext.oid.dotted_string] = dict(
                critical=ext.critical,
-                value=base64.b64encode(ext.value.public_bytes()),
+                value=to_native(base64.b64encode(ext.value.public_bytes())),
            )

    return result
@@ -166,7 +173,7 @@ def cryptography_get_extensions_from_csr(csr):
    try:
        # Since cryptography will not give us the DER value for an extension
        # (that is only stored for unrecognized extensions), we have to re-do
-        # the extension parsing outselves.
+        # the extension parsing ourselves.
        backend = default_backend()
        try:
            # For certain old versions of cryptography, backend is a MultiBackend object,
@@ -198,7 +205,7 @@ def cryptography_get_extensions_from_csr(csr):
            der = backend._ffi.buffer(data.data, data.length)[:]
            entry = dict(
                critical=(crit == 1),
-                value=base64.b64encode(der),
+                value=to_native(base64.b64encode(der)),
            )
            try:
                oid = obj2txt(backend._lib, backend._ffi, backend._lib.X509_EXTENSION_get_object(ext))
@@ -215,7 +222,7 @@ def cryptography_get_extensions_from_csr(csr):
        for ext in csr.extensions:
            result[ext.oid.dotted_string] = dict(
                critical=ext.critical,
-                value=base64.b64encode(ext.value.public_bytes()),
+                value=to_native(base64.b64encode(ext.value.public_bytes())),
            )

    return result
@@ -807,3 +814,23 @@ def cryptography_verify_certificate_signature(certificate, signer_public_key):
        certificate.signature_hash_algorithm,
        signer_public_key
    )
+
+
+def get_not_valid_after(obj):
+    if CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE:
+        return obj.not_valid_after_utc
+    return obj.not_valid_after
+
+
+def get_not_valid_before(obj):
+    if CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE:
+        return obj.not_valid_before_utc
+    return obj.not_valid_before
+
+
+def set_not_valid_after(builder, value):
+    return builder.not_valid_after(value)
+
+
+def set_not_valid_before(builder, value):
+    return builder.not_valid_before(value)
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/math.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/math.py
@@ -54,17 +54,93 @@ def quick_is_not_prime(n):
 python_version = (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
 if python_version >= (2, 7) or python_version >= (3, 1):
    # Ansible still supports Python 2.6 on remote nodes
+
+    def count_bytes(no):
+        """
+        Given an integer, compute the number of bytes necessary to store its absolute value.
+        """
+        no = abs(no)
+        if no == 0:
+            return 0
+        return (no.bit_length() + 7) // 8
+
    def count_bits(no):
+        """
+        Given an integer, compute the number of bits necessary to store its absolute value.
+        """
        no = abs(no)
        if no == 0:
            return 0
        return no.bit_length()
 else:
    # Slow, but works
+    def count_bytes(no):
+        """
+        Given an integer, compute the number of bytes necessary to store its absolute value.
+        """
+        no = abs(no)
+        count = 0
+        while no > 0:
+            no >>= 8
+            count += 1
+        return count
+
    def count_bits(no):
+        """
+        Given an integer, compute the number of bits necessary to store its absolute value.
+        """
        no = abs(no)
        count = 0
        while no > 0:
            no >>= 1
            count += 1
        return count
+
+if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
+    # Python 3 (and newer)
+    def _convert_int_to_bytes(count, no):
+        return no.to_bytes(count, byteorder='big')
+
+    def _to_hex(no):
+        return hex(no)[2:]
+else:
+    # Python 2
+    def _convert_int_to_bytes(count, n):
+        h = '%x' % n
+        if len(h) > 2 * count:
+            raise Exception('Number {1} needs more than {0} bytes!'.format(count, n))
+        return ('0' * (2 * count - len(h)) + h).decode('hex')
+
+    def _to_hex(no):
+        return '%x' % no
+
+
+def convert_int_to_bytes(no, count=None):
+    """
+    Convert the absolute value of an integer to a byte string in network byte order.
+
+    If ``count`` is provided, it must be sufficiently large so that the integer's
+    absolute value can be represented with these number of bytes. The resulting byte
+    string will have length exactly ``count``.
+
+    The value zero will be converted to an empty byte string if ``count`` is provided.
+    """
+    no = abs(no)
+    if count is None:
+        count = count_bytes(no)
+    return _convert_int_to_bytes(count, no)
+
+
+def convert_int_to_hex(no, digits=None):
+    """
+    Convert the absolute value of an integer to a string of hexadecimal digits.
+
+    If ``digits`` is provided, the string will be padded on the left with ``0``s so
+    that the returned value has length ``digits``. If ``digits`` is not sufficient,
+    the string will be longer.
+    """
+    no = abs(no)
+    value = _to_hex(no)
+    if digits is not None and len(value) < digits:
+        value = '0' * (digits - len(value)) + value
+    return value
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support im

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptography_support import (
    cryptography_compare_public_keys,
+    get_not_valid_after,
+    get_not_valid_before,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.certificate_info import (
@@ -251,12 +253,12 @@ class CertificateBackend(object):

        # Check not before
        if not_before is not None and not self.ignore_timestamps:
-            if self.existing_certificate.not_valid_before != not_before:
+            if get_not_valid_before(self.existing_certificate) != not_before:
                return True

        # Check not after
        if not_after is not None and not self.ignore_timestamps:
-            if self.existing_certificate.not_valid_after != not_after:
+            if get_not_valid_after(self.existing_certificate) != not_after:
                return True
        return False

--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_entrust.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_entrust.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ __metaclass__ = type


 import datetime
-import time
 import os

 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native, to_bytes
@@ -19,11 +18,14 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.ecs.api import EC

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support import (
    load_certificate,
+    get_now_datetime,
    get_relative_time_option,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptography_support import (
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE,
    cryptography_serial_number_of_cert,
+    get_not_valid_after,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.certificate import (
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ class EntrustCertificateBackend(CertificateBackend):
        # Handle expiration (30 days if not specified)
        expiry = self.notAfter
        if not expiry:
-            gmt_now = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(time.mktime(time.gmtime()))
+            gmt_now = get_now_datetime(with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE)
            expiry = gmt_now + datetime.timedelta(days=365)

        expiry_iso3339 = expiry.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.00Z")
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ class EntrustCertificateBackend(CertificateBackend):
            expiry = None
            if self.backend == 'cryptography':
                serial_number = "{0:X}".format(cryptography_serial_number_of_cert(self.existing_certificate))
-                expiry = self.existing_certificate.not_valid_after
+                expiry = get_not_valid_after(self.existing_certificate)

            # get some information about the expiry of this certificate
            expiry_iso3339 = expiry.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.00Z")
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_info.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_info.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ __metaclass__ = type

 import abc
 import binascii
-import datetime
 import traceback

 from ansible.module_utils import six
@@ -24,13 +23,17 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.version import Lo
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support import (
    load_certificate,
    get_fingerprint_of_bytes,
+    get_now_datetime,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptography_support import (
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE,
    cryptography_decode_name,
    cryptography_get_extensions_from_cert,
    cryptography_oid_to_name,
    cryptography_serial_number_of_cert,
+    get_not_valid_after,
+    get_not_valid_before,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.publickey_info import (
@@ -139,9 +142,13 @@ class CertificateInfoRetrieval(object):
    def _get_ocsp_uri(self):
        pass

-    def get_info(self, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def _get_issuer_uri(self):
+        pass
+
+    def get_info(self, prefer_one_fingerprint=False, der_support_enabled=False):
        result = dict()
-        self.cert = load_certificate(None, content=self.content, backend=self.backend)
+        self.cert = load_certificate(None, content=self.content, backend=self.backend, der_support_enabled=der_support_enabled)

        result['signature_algorithm'] = self._get_signature_algorithm()
        subject = self._get_subject_ordered()
@@ -165,9 +172,9 @@ class CertificateInfoRetrieval(object):
        not_after = self.get_not_after()
        result['not_before'] = not_before.strftime(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
        result['not_after'] = not_after.strftime(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
-        result['expired'] = not_after < datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        result['expired'] = not_after < get_now_datetime(with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE)

-        result['public_key'] = self._get_public_key_pem()
+        result['public_key'] = to_native(self._get_public_key_pem())

        public_key_info = get_publickey_info(
            self.module,
@@ -200,6 +207,7 @@ class CertificateInfoRetrieval(object):
        result['serial_number'] = self._get_serial_number()
        result['extensions_by_oid'] = self._get_all_extensions()
        result['ocsp_uri'] = self._get_ocsp_uri()
+        result['issuer_uri'] = self._get_issuer_uri()

        return result

@@ -317,10 +325,10 @@ class CertificateInfoRetrievalCryptography(CertificateInfoRetrieval):
            return None, False

    def get_not_before(self):
-        return self.cert.not_valid_before
+        return get_not_valid_before(self.cert)

    def get_not_after(self):
-        return self.cert.not_valid_after
+        return get_not_valid_after(self.cert)

    def _get_public_key_pem(self):
        return self.cert.public_key().public_bytes(
@@ -365,6 +373,17 @@ class CertificateInfoRetrievalCryptography(CertificateInfoRetrieval):
            pass
        return None

+    def _get_issuer_uri(self):
+        try:
+            ext = self.cert.extensions.get_extension_for_class(x509.AuthorityInformationAccess)
+            for desc in ext.value:
+                if desc.access_method == x509.oid.AuthorityInformationAccessOID.CA_ISSUERS:
+                    if isinstance(desc.access_location, x509.UniformResourceIdentifier):
+                        return desc.access_location.value
+        except x509.ExtensionNotFound as dummy:
+            pass
+        return None
+

 def get_certificate_info(module, backend, content, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
    if backend == 'cryptography':
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_ownca.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_ownca.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptograp
    cryptography_key_needs_digest_for_signing,
    cryptography_serial_number_of_cert,
    cryptography_verify_certificate_signature,
+    get_not_valid_after,
+    get_not_valid_before,
+    set_not_valid_after,
+    set_not_valid_before,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.certificate import (
@@ -120,8 +124,8 @@ class OwnCACertificateBackendCryptography(CertificateBackend):
        cert_builder = cert_builder.subject_name(self.csr.subject)
        cert_builder = cert_builder.issuer_name(self.ca_cert.subject)
        cert_builder = cert_builder.serial_number(self.serial_number)
-        cert_builder = cert_builder.not_valid_before(self.notBefore)
-        cert_builder = cert_builder.not_valid_after(self.notAfter)
+        cert_builder = set_not_valid_before(cert_builder, self.notBefore)
+        cert_builder = set_not_valid_after(cert_builder, self.notAfter)
        cert_builder = cert_builder.public_key(self.csr.public_key())
        has_ski = False
        for extension in self.csr.extensions:
@@ -220,8 +224,8 @@ class OwnCACertificateBackendCryptography(CertificateBackend):
            if self.cert is None:
                self.cert = self.existing_certificate
            result.update({
-                'notBefore': self.cert.not_valid_before.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ"),
-                'notAfter': self.cert.not_valid_after.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ"),
+                'notBefore': get_not_valid_before(self.cert).strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ"),
+                'notAfter': get_not_valid_after(self.cert).strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ"),
                'serial_number': cryptography_serial_number_of_cert(self.cert),
            })

--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_selfsigned.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_selfsigned.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptograp
    cryptography_key_needs_digest_for_signing,
    cryptography_serial_number_of_cert,
    cryptography_verify_certificate_signature,
+    get_not_valid_after,
+    get_not_valid_before,
+    set_not_valid_after,
+    set_not_valid_before,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.certificate import (
@@ -95,8 +99,8 @@ class SelfSignedCertificateBackendCryptography(CertificateBackend):
            cert_builder = cert_builder.subject_name(self.csr.subject)
            cert_builder = cert_builder.issuer_name(self.csr.subject)
            cert_builder = cert_builder.serial_number(self.serial_number)
-            cert_builder = cert_builder.not_valid_before(self.notBefore)
-            cert_builder = cert_builder.not_valid_after(self.notAfter)
+            cert_builder = set_not_valid_before(cert_builder, self.notBefore)
+            cert_builder = set_not_valid_after(cert_builder, self.notAfter)
            cert_builder = cert_builder.public_key(self.privatekey.public_key())
            has_ski = False
            for extension in self.csr.extensions:
@@ -154,8 +158,8 @@ class SelfSignedCertificateBackendCryptography(CertificateBackend):
            if self.cert is None:
                self.cert = self.existing_certificate
            result.update({
-                'notBefore': self.cert.not_valid_before.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ"),
-                'notAfter': self.cert.not_valid_after.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ"),
+                'notBefore': get_not_valid_before(self.cert).strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ"),
+                'notAfter': get_not_valid_after(self.cert).strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ"),
                'serial_number': cryptography_serial_number_of_cert(self.cert),
            })

--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr.py
@@ -270,8 +270,12 @@ def parse_crl_distribution_points(module, crl_distribution_points):
                reasons=None,
            )
            if parse_crl_distribution_point['full_name'] is not None:
+                if not parse_crl_distribution_point['full_name']:
+                    raise OpenSSLObjectError('full_name must not be empty')
                params['full_name'] = [cryptography_get_name(name, 'full name') for name in parse_crl_distribution_point['full_name']]
            if parse_crl_distribution_point['relative_name'] is not None:
+                if not parse_crl_distribution_point['relative_name']:
+                    raise OpenSSLObjectError('relative_name must not be empty')
                try:
                    params['relative_name'] = cryptography_parse_relative_distinguished_name(parse_crl_distribution_point['relative_name'])
                except Exception:
@@ -280,6 +284,8 @@ def parse_crl_distribution_points(module, crl_distribution_points):
                        raise OpenSSLObjectError('Cannot specify relative_name for cryptography < 1.6')
                    raise
            if parse_crl_distribution_point['crl_issuer'] is not None:
+                if not parse_crl_distribution_point['crl_issuer']:
+                    raise OpenSSLObjectError('crl_issuer must not be empty')
                params['crl_issuer'] = [cryptography_get_name(name, 'CRL issuer') for name in parse_crl_distribution_point['crl_issuer']]
            if parse_crl_distribution_point['reasons'] is not None:
                reasons = []
@@ -287,7 +293,7 @@ def parse_crl_distribution_points(module, crl_distribution_points):
                    reasons.append(REVOCATION_REASON_MAP[reason])
                params['reasons'] = frozenset(reasons)
            result.append(cryptography.x509.DistributionPoint(**params))
-        except OpenSSLObjectError as e:
+        except (OpenSSLObjectError, ValueError) as e:
            raise OpenSSLObjectError('Error while parsing CRL distribution point #{index}: {error}'.format(index=index, error=e))
    return result

@@ -651,7 +657,8 @@ def get_csr_argument_spec():
                        'aa_compromise',
                    ]),
                ),
-                mutually_exclusive=[('full_name', 'relative_name')]
+                mutually_exclusive=[('full_name', 'relative_name')],
+                required_one_of=[('full_name', 'relative_name', 'crl_issuer')],
            ),
            select_crypto_backend=dict(type='str', default='auto', choices=['auto', 'cryptography']),
        ),
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr_info.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr_info.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class CSRInfoRetrieval(object):
            result['name_constraints_critical'],
        ) = self._get_name_constraints()

-        result['public_key'] = self._get_public_key_pem()
+        result['public_key'] = to_native(self._get_public_key_pem())

        public_key_info = get_publickey_info(
            self.module,
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey_convert.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey_convert.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class PrivateKeyConvertBackend:

    @abc.abstractmethod
    def _load_private_key(self, data, passphrase, current_hint=None):
-        """Check whether data cna be loaded as a private key with the provided passphrase. Return tuple (type, private_key)."""
+        """Check whether data can be loaded as a private key with the provided passphrase. Return tuple (type, private_key)."""
        pass

    def needs_conversion(self):
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey_info.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey_info.py
@@ -105,9 +105,12 @@ def _check_dsa_consistency(key_public_data, key_private_data):
    return True


-def _is_cryptography_key_consistent(key, key_public_data, key_private_data):
+def _is_cryptography_key_consistent(key, key_public_data, key_private_data, warn_func=None):
    if isinstance(key, cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa.RSAPrivateKey):
-        return bool(key._backend._lib.RSA_check_key(key._rsa_cdata))
+        # key._backend was removed in cryptography 42.0.0
+        backend = getattr(key, '_backend', None)
+        if backend is not None:
+            return bool(backend._lib.RSA_check_key(key._rsa_cdata))
    if isinstance(key, cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.dsa.DSAPrivateKey):
        result = _check_dsa_consistency(key_public_data, key_private_data)
        if result is not None:
@@ -157,6 +160,8 @@ def _is_cryptography_key_consistent(key, key_public_data, key_private_data):
        except cryptography.exceptions.InvalidSignature:
            return False
    # For X25519 and X448, there's no test yet.
+    if warn_func is not None:
+        warn_func('Cannot determine consistency for key of type %s' % type(key))
    return None


@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ class PrivateKeyInfoRetrieval(object):
        except OpenSSLObjectError as exc:
            raise PrivateKeyParseError(to_native(exc), result)

-        result['public_key'] = self._get_public_key(binary=False)
+        result['public_key'] = to_native(self._get_public_key(binary=False))
        pk = self._get_public_key(binary=True)
        result['public_key_fingerprints'] = get_fingerprint_of_bytes(
            pk, prefer_one=prefer_one_fingerprint) if pk is not None else dict()
@@ -253,7 +258,7 @@ class PrivateKeyInfoRetrievalCryptography(PrivateKeyInfoRetrieval):
        return _get_cryptography_private_key_info(self.key, need_private_key_data=need_private_key_data)

    def _is_key_consistent(self, key_public_data, key_private_data):
-        return _is_cryptography_key_consistent(self.key, key_public_data, key_private_data)
+        return _is_cryptography_key_consistent(self.key, key_public_data, key_private_data, warn_func=self.module.warn)


 def get_privatekey_info(module, backend, content, passphrase=None, return_private_key_data=False, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/publickey_info.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/publickey_info.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class PublicKeyInfoRetrieval(object):
            try:
                self.key = load_publickey(content=self.content, backend=self.backend)
            except OpenSSLObjectError as e:
-                raise PublicKeyParseError(to_native(e))
+                raise PublicKeyParseError(to_native(e), {})

        pk = self._get_public_key(binary=True)
        result['fingerprints'] = get_fingerprint_of_bytes(
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/openssh.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/openssh.py
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type

 # This import is only to maintain backwards compatibility
-from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.openssh.utils import (
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.openssh.utils import (  # noqa: F401, pylint: disable=unused-import
    parse_openssh_version
 )
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/pem.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/pem.py
@@ -9,15 +9,19 @@ __metaclass__ = type


 PEM_START = '-----BEGIN '
+PEM_END_START = '-----END '
 PEM_END = '-----'
 PKCS8_PRIVATEKEY_NAMES = ('PRIVATE KEY', 'ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY')
 PKCS1_PRIVATEKEY_SUFFIX = ' PRIVATE KEY'


-def identify_pem_format(content):
+def identify_pem_format(content, encoding='utf-8'):
    '''Given the contents of a binary file, tests whether this could be a PEM file.'''
    try:
-        lines = content.decode('utf-8').splitlines(False)
+        first_pem = extract_first_pem(content.decode(encoding))
+        if first_pem is None:
+            return False
+        lines = first_pem.splitlines(False)
        if lines[0].startswith(PEM_START) and lines[0].endswith(PEM_END) and len(lines[0]) > len(PEM_START) + len(PEM_END):
            return True
    except UnicodeDecodeError:
@@ -25,14 +29,17 @@ def identify_pem_format(content):
    return False


-def identify_private_key_format(content):
+def identify_private_key_format(content, encoding='utf-8'):
    '''Given the contents of a private key file, identifies its format.'''
    # See https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/master/crypto/pem/pem_pkey.c#L40-L85
    # (PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey)
    # and https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/master/include/openssl/pem.h#L46-L47
    # (PEM_STRING_PKCS8, PEM_STRING_PKCS8INF)
    try:
-        lines = content.decode('utf-8').splitlines(False)
+        first_pem = extract_first_pem(content.decode(encoding))
+        if first_pem is None:
+            return 'raw'
+        lines = first_pem.splitlines(False)
        if lines[0].startswith(PEM_START) and lines[0].endswith(PEM_END) and len(lines[0]) > len(PEM_START) + len(PEM_END):
            name = lines[0][len(PEM_START):-len(PEM_END)]
            if name in PKCS8_PRIVATEKEY_NAMES:
@@ -71,3 +78,31 @@ def extract_first_pem(text):
    if not all_pems:
        return None
    return all_pems[0]
+
+
+def _extract_type(line, start=PEM_START):
+    if not line.startswith(start):
+        return None
+    if not line.endswith(PEM_END):
+        return None
+    return line[len(start):-len(PEM_END)]
+
+
+def extract_pem(content, strict=False):
+    lines = content.splitlines()
+    if len(lines) < 3:
+        raise ValueError('PEM must have at least 3 lines, have only {count}'.format(count=len(lines)))
+    header_type = _extract_type(lines[0])
+    if header_type is None:
+        raise ValueError('First line is not of format {start}...{end}: {line!r}'.format(start=PEM_START, end=PEM_END, line=lines[0]))
+    footer_type = _extract_type(lines[-1], start=PEM_END_START)
+    if strict:
+        if header_type != footer_type:
+            raise ValueError('Header type ({header}) is different from footer type ({footer})'.format(header=header_type, footer=footer_type))
+        for idx, line in enumerate(lines[1:-2]):
+            if len(line) != 64:
+                raise ValueError('Line {idx} has length {len} instead of 64'.format(idx=idx, len=len(line)))
+        if not (0 < len(lines[-2]) <= 64):
+            raise ValueError('Last line has length {len}, should be in (0, 64]'.format(len=len(lines[-2])))
+    content = lines[1:-1]
+    return header_type, ''.join(content)
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/support.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/support.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import re
 from ansible.module_utils import six
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native, to_bytes

+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pem import (
+    identify_pem_format,
+)
+
 try:
    from OpenSSL import crypto
    HAS_PYOPENSSL = True
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ def load_publickey(path=None, content=None, backend=None):
            raise OpenSSLObjectError('Error while deserializing key: {0}'.format(e))


-def load_certificate(path, content=None, backend='cryptography'):
+def load_certificate(path, content=None, backend='cryptography', der_support_enabled=False):
    """Load the specified certificate."""

    try:
@@ -201,12 +205,21 @@ def load_certificate(path, content=None, backend='cryptography'):
    except (IOError, OSError) as exc:
        raise OpenSSLObjectError(exc)
    if backend == 'pyopenssl':
-        return crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert_content)
+        if der_support_enabled is False or identify_pem_format(cert_content):
+            return crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert_content)
+        elif der_support_enabled:
+            raise OpenSSLObjectError('Certificate in DER format is not supported by the pyopenssl backend.')
    elif backend == 'cryptography':
-        try:
-            return x509.load_pem_x509_certificate(cert_content, cryptography_backend())
-        except ValueError as exc:
-            raise OpenSSLObjectError(exc)
+        if der_support_enabled is False or identify_pem_format(cert_content):
+            try:
+                return x509.load_pem_x509_certificate(cert_content, cryptography_backend())
+            except ValueError as exc:
+                raise OpenSSLObjectError(exc)
+        elif der_support_enabled:
+            try:
+                return x509.load_der_x509_certificate(cert_content, cryptography_backend())
+            except ValueError as exc:
+                raise OpenSSLObjectError('Cannot parse DER certificate: {0}'.format(exc))


 def load_certificate_request(path, content=None, backend='cryptography'):
@@ -266,7 +279,19 @@ def parse_ordered_name_field(input_list, name_field_name):
    return result


-def convert_relative_to_datetime(relative_time_string):
+def get_now_datetime(with_timezone):
+    if with_timezone:
+        return datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
+    return datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+
+
+def ensure_utc_timezone(timestamp):
+    if timestamp.tzinfo is not None:
+        return timestamp
+    return timestamp.astimezone(datetime.timezone.utc)
+
+
+def convert_relative_to_datetime(relative_time_string, with_timezone=False):
    """Get a datetime.datetime or None from a string in the time format described in sshd_config(5)"""

    parsed_result = re.match(
@@ -291,13 +316,14 @@ def convert_relative_to_datetime(relative_time_string):
        offset += datetime.timedelta(
            seconds=int(parsed_result.group("seconds")))

+    now = get_now_datetime(with_timezone=with_timezone)
    if parsed_result.group("prefix") == "+":
-        return datetime.datetime.utcnow() + offset
+        return now + offset
    else:
-        return datetime.datetime.utcnow() - offset
+        return now - offset


-def get_relative_time_option(input_string, input_name, backend='cryptography'):
+def get_relative_time_option(input_string, input_name, backend='cryptography', with_timezone=False):
    """Return an absolute timespec if a relative timespec or an ASN1 formatted
       string is provided.

@@ -310,7 +336,7 @@ def get_relative_time_option(input_string, input_name, backend='cryptography'):
            input_string, input_name)
    # Relative time
    if result.startswith("+") or result.startswith("-"):
-        result_datetime = convert_relative_to_datetime(result)
+        result_datetime = convert_relative_to_datetime(result, with_timezone=with_timezone)
        if backend == 'pyopenssl':
            return result_datetime.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ")
        elif backend == 'cryptography':
@@ -319,9 +345,13 @@ def get_relative_time_option(input_string, input_name, backend='cryptography'):
    if backend == 'cryptography':
        for date_fmt in ['%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ', '%Y%m%d%H%MZ', '%Y%m%d%H%M%S%z', '%Y%m%d%H%M%z']:
            try:
-                return datetime.datetime.strptime(result, date_fmt)
+                res = datetime.datetime.strptime(result, date_fmt)
            except ValueError:
                pass
+            else:
+                if with_timezone:
+                    res = res.astimezone(datetime.timezone.utc)
+                return res

        raise OpenSSLObjectError(
            'The time spec "%s" for %s is invalid' %
--- a/plugins/module_utils/gnupg/cli.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/gnupg/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import abc
+import os
+
+from ansible.module_utils import six
+
+
+class GPGError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class GPGRunner(object):
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def run_command(self, command, check_rc=True, data=None):
+        """
+        Run ``[gpg] + command`` and return ``(rc, stdout, stderr)``.
+
+        If ``data`` is not ``None``, it will be provided as stdin.
+        The code assumes it is a bytes string.
+
+        Returned stdout and stderr are native Python strings.
+        Pass ``check_rc=False`` to allow return codes != 0.
+
+        Raises a ``GPGError`` in case of errors.
+        """
+        pass
+
+
+def get_fingerprint_from_stdout(stdout):
+    lines = stdout.splitlines(False)
+    for line in lines:
+        if line.startswith('fpr:'):
+            parts = line.split(':')
+            if len(parts) <= 9 or not parts[9]:
+                raise GPGError('Result line "{line}" does not have fingerprint as 10th component'.format(line=line))
+            return parts[9]
+    raise GPGError('Cannot extract fingerprint from stdout "{stdout}"'.format(stdout=stdout))
+
+
+def get_fingerprint_from_file(gpg_runner, path):
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        raise GPGError('{path} does not exist'.format(path=path))
+    stdout = gpg_runner.run_command(
+        ['--no-keyring', '--with-colons', '--import-options', 'show-only', '--import', path],
+        check_rc=True,
+    )[1]
+    return get_fingerprint_from_stdout(stdout)
+
+
+def get_fingerprint_from_bytes(gpg_runner, content):
+    stdout = gpg_runner.run_command(
+        ['--no-keyring', '--with-colons', '--import-options', 'show-only', '--import', '/dev/stdin'],
+        data=content,
+        check_rc=True,
+    )[1]
+    return get_fingerprint_from_stdout(stdout)
--- a/plugins/module_utils/openssh/backends/common.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/openssh/backends/common.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class OpensshModule(object):
        ssh_bin = self.module.get_bin_path('ssh')
        if not ssh_bin:
            return ""
-        return parse_openssh_version(self.module.run_command([ssh_bin, '-V', '-q'])[2].strip())
+        return parse_openssh_version(self.module.run_command([ssh_bin, '-V', '-q'], check_rc=True)[2].strip())

    @_restore_all_on_failure
    def _safe_secure_move(self, sources_and_destinations):
@@ -208,14 +208,18 @@ class KeygenCommand(object):
    def get_private_key(self, private_key_path, **kwargs):
        return self._run_command([self._bin_path, '-l', '-f', private_key_path], **kwargs)

-    def update_comment(self, private_key_path, comment, **kwargs):
+    def update_comment(self, private_key_path, comment, force_new_format=True, **kwargs):
        if os.path.exists(private_key_path) and not os.access(private_key_path, os.W_OK):
            try:
                os.chmod(private_key_path, stat.S_IWUSR + stat.S_IRUSR)
            except (IOError, OSError) as e:
                raise e("The private key at %s is not writeable preventing a comment update" % private_key_path)

-        return self._run_command([self._bin_path, '-q', '-o', '-c', '-C', comment, '-f', private_key_path], **kwargs)
+        command = [self._bin_path, '-q']
+        if force_new_format:
+            command.append('-o')
+        command.extend(['-c', '-C', comment, '-f', private_key_path])
+        return self._run_command(command, **kwargs)


 class PrivateKey(object):
--- a/plugins/module_utils/openssh/backends/keypair_backend.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/openssh/backends/keypair_backend.py
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ class KeypairBackend(OpensshModule):
        pass

    def _should_generate(self):
-        if self.regenerate == 'never':
-            return self.original_private_key is None
+        if self.original_private_key is None:
+            return True
+        elif self.regenerate == 'never':
+            return False
        elif self.regenerate == 'fail':
            if not self._private_key_valid():
                self.module.fail_json(
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ class KeypairBackend(OpensshModule):
                        "To force regeneration, call the module with `generate` set to " +
                        "`partial_idempotence`, `full_idempotence` or `always`, or with `force=true`."
                )
-            return self.original_private_key is None
+            return False
        elif self.regenerate in ('partial_idempotence', 'full_idempotence'):
            return not self._private_key_valid()
        else:
@@ -321,23 +323,27 @@ class KeypairBackendOpensshBin(KeypairBackend):
        self.ssh_keygen = KeygenCommand(self.module)

    def _generate_keypair(self, private_key_path):
-        self.ssh_keygen.generate_keypair(private_key_path, self.size, self.type, self.comment)
+        self.ssh_keygen.generate_keypair(private_key_path, self.size, self.type, self.comment, check_rc=True)

    def _get_private_key(self):
-        private_key_content = self.ssh_keygen.get_private_key(self.private_key_path)[1]
+        rc, private_key_content, err = self.ssh_keygen.get_private_key(self.private_key_path, check_rc=False)
+        if rc != 0:
+            raise ValueError(err)
        return PrivateKey.from_string(private_key_content)

    def _get_public_key(self):
-        public_key_content = self.ssh_keygen.get_matching_public_key(self.private_key_path)[1]
+        public_key_content = self.ssh_keygen.get_matching_public_key(self.private_key_path, check_rc=True)[1]
        return PublicKey.from_string(public_key_content)

    def _private_key_readable(self):
-        rc, stdout, stderr = self.ssh_keygen.get_matching_public_key(self.private_key_path)
+        rc, stdout, stderr = self.ssh_keygen.get_matching_public_key(self.private_key_path, check_rc=False)
        return not (rc == 255 or any_in(stderr, 'is not a public key file', 'incorrect passphrase', 'load failed'))

    def _update_comment(self):
        try:
-            self.ssh_keygen.update_comment(self.private_key_path, self.comment)
+            ssh_version = self._get_ssh_version() or "7.8"
+            force_new_format = LooseVersion('6.5') <= LooseVersion(ssh_version) < LooseVersion('7.8')
+            self.ssh_keygen.update_comment(self.private_key_path, self.comment, force_new_format=force_new_format, check_rc=True)
        except (IOError, OSError) as e:
            self.module.fail_json(msg=to_native(e))

--- a/plugins/module_utils/openssh/certificate.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/openssh/certificate.py
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ __metaclass__ = type

 import abc
 import binascii
+import datetime as _datetime
 import os
+import sys
 from base64 import b64encode
 from datetime import datetime
 from hashlib import sha256
@@ -61,8 +63,17 @@ _ECDSA_CURVE_IDENTIFIERS_LOOKUP = {
    b'nistp521': 'ecdsa-nistp521',
 }

-_ALWAYS = datetime(1970, 1, 1)
-_FOREVER = datetime.max
+_USE_TIMEZONE = sys.version_info >= (3, 6)
+
+
+def _ensure_utc_timezone_if_use_timezone(value):
+    if not _USE_TIMEZONE or value.tzinfo is not None:
+        return value
+    return value.astimezone(_datetime.timezone.utc)
+
+
+_ALWAYS = _ensure_utc_timezone_if_use_timezone(datetime(1970, 1, 1))
+_FOREVER = datetime(9999, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, 999999, _datetime.timezone.utc) if _USE_TIMEZONE else datetime.max

 _CRITICAL_OPTIONS = (
    'force-command',
@@ -136,7 +147,7 @@ class OpensshCertificateTimeParameters(object):
            elif dt == _FOREVER:
                result = 'forever'
            else:
-                result = dt.isoformat() if date_format == 'human_readable' else dt.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
+                result = dt.isoformat().replace('+00:00', '') if date_format == 'human_readable' else dt.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
        elif date_format == 'timestamp':
            td = dt - _ALWAYS
            result = int((td.microseconds + (td.seconds + td.days * 24 * 3600) * 10 ** 6) / 10 ** 6)
@@ -167,7 +178,10 @@ class OpensshCertificateTimeParameters(object):
            result = _FOREVER
        else:
            try:
-                result = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(timestamp)
+                if _USE_TIMEZONE:
+                    result = datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp, tz=_datetime.timezone.utc)
+                else:
+                    result = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(timestamp)
            except OverflowError as e:
                raise ValueError
        return result
@@ -180,11 +194,11 @@ class OpensshCertificateTimeParameters(object):
        elif time_string == 'forever':
            result = _FOREVER
        elif is_relative_time_string(time_string):
-            result = convert_relative_to_datetime(time_string)
+            result = convert_relative_to_datetime(time_string, with_timezone=_USE_TIMEZONE)
        else:
            for time_format in ("%Y-%m-%d", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"):
                try:
-                    result = datetime.strptime(time_string, time_format)
+                    result = _ensure_utc_timezone_if_use_timezone(datetime.strptime(time_string, time_format))
                except ValueError:
                    pass
            if result is None:
--- a/plugins/module_utils/serial.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/serial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.math import (
+    convert_int_to_hex,
+)
+
+
+def th(number):
+    abs_number = abs(number)
+    mod_10 = abs_number % 10
+    mod_100 = abs_number % 100
+    if mod_100 not in (11, 12, 13):
+        if mod_10 == 1:
+            return 'st'
+        if mod_10 == 2:
+            return 'nd'
+        if mod_10 == 3:
+            return 'rd'
+    return 'th'
+
+
+def parse_serial(value):
+    """
+    Given a colon-separated string of hexadecimal byte values, converts it to an integer.
+    """
+    value = to_native(value)
+    result = 0
+    for i, part in enumerate(value.split(':')):
+        try:
+            part_value = int(part, 16)
+            if part_value < 0 or part_value > 255:
+                raise ValueError('the value is not in range [0, 255]')
+        except ValueError as exc:
+            raise ValueError("The {idx}{th} part {part!r} is not a hexadecimal number in range [0, 255]: {exc}".format(
+                idx=i + 1, th=th(i + 1), part=part, exc=exc))
+        result = (result << 8) | part_value
+    return result
+
+
+def to_serial(value):
+    """
+    Given an integer, converts its absolute value to a colon-separated string of hexadecimal byte values.
+    """
+    value = convert_int_to_hex(value).upper()
+    if len(value) % 2 != 0:
+        value = '0' + value
+    return ':'.join(value[i:i + 2] for i in range(0, len(value), 2))
--- a/plugins/module_utils/version.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/version.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 #
 #     from ansible.module_utils.compat.version import LooseVersion

-from ._version import LooseVersion
+from ._version import LooseVersion  # noqa: F401, pylint: disable=unused-import
--- a/plugins/modules/acme_account.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/acme_account.py
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ module: acme_account
 author: "Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)"
 short_description: Create, modify or delete ACME accounts
 description:
-   - "Allows to create, modify or delete accounts with a CA supporting the
-      L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
-      such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/)."
-   - "This module only works with the ACME v2 protocol."
+  - "Allows to create, modify or delete accounts with a CA supporting the
+     L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
+     such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/)."
+  - "This module only works with the ACME v2 protocol."
 notes:
-   - "The M(community.crypto.acme_certificate) module also allows to do basic account management.
-      When using both modules, it is recommended to disable account management
-      for M(community.crypto.acme_certificate). For that, use the C(modify_account) option of
-      M(community.crypto.acme_certificate)."
+  - "The M(community.crypto.acme_certificate) module also allows to do basic account management.
+     When using both modules, it is recommended to disable account management
+     for M(community.crypto.acme_certificate). For that, use the O(community.crypto.acme_certificate#module:modify_account) option of
+     M(community.crypto.acme_certificate)."
 seealso:
  - name: Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME)
    description: The specification of the ACME protocol (RFC 8555).
@@ -37,15 +37,21 @@ seealso:
  - module: community.crypto.acme_inspect
    description: Allows to debug problems.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
- community.crypto.acme
-
+  - community.crypto.acme
+  - community.crypto.attributes
+  - community.crypto.attributes.actiongroup_acme
+attributes:
+  check_mode:
+    support: full
+  diff_mode:
+    support: full
 options:
  state:
    description:
      - "The state of the account, to be identified by its account key."
-      - "If the state is C(absent), the account will either not exist or be
+      - "If the state is V(absent), the account will either not exist or be
         deactivated."
-      - "If the state is C(changed_key), the account must exist. The account
+      - "If the state is V(changed_key), the account must exist. The account
         key will be changed; no other information will be touched."
    type: str
    required: true
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ options:
    - changed_key
  allow_creation:
    description:
-      - "Whether account creation is allowed (when state is C(present))."
+      - "Whether account creation is allowed (when state is V(present))."
    type: bool
    default: true
  contact:
@@ -64,30 +70,30 @@ options:
      - "Email addresses must be prefixed with C(mailto:)."
      - "See U(https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555#section-7.3)
         for what is allowed."
-      - "Must be specified when state is C(present). Will be ignored
-         if state is C(absent) or C(changed_key)."
+      - "Must be specified when state is V(present). Will be ignored
+         if state is V(absent) or V(changed_key)."
    type: list
    elements: str
    default: []
  terms_agreed:
    description:
      - "Boolean indicating whether you agree to the terms of service document."
-      - "ACME servers can require this to be true."
+      - "ACME servers can require this to be V(true)."
    type: bool
    default: false
  new_account_key_src:
    description:
      - "Path to a file containing the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key to change to."
-      - "Same restrictions apply as to C(account_key_src)."
-      - "Mutually exclusive with C(new_account_key_content)."
-      - "Required if C(new_account_key_content) is not used and state is C(changed_key)."
+      - "Same restrictions apply as to O(account_key_src)."
+      - "Mutually exclusive with O(new_account_key_content)."
+      - "Required if O(new_account_key_content) is not used and O(state) is V(changed_key)."
    type: path
  new_account_key_content:
    description:
      - "Content of the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key to change to."
-      - "Same restrictions apply as to C(account_key_content)."
-      - "Mutually exclusive with C(new_account_key_src)."
-      - "Required if C(new_account_key_src) is not used and state is C(changed_key)."
+      - "Same restrictions apply as to O(account_key_content)."
+      - "Mutually exclusive with O(new_account_key_src)."
+      - "Required if O(new_account_key_src) is not used and O(state) is V(changed_key)."
    type: str
  new_account_key_passphrase:
    description:
@@ -111,14 +117,14 @@ options:
      alg:
        description:
          - The MAC algorithm provided by the CA.
-          - If not specified by the CA, this is probably C(HS256).
+          - If not specified by the CA, this is probably V(HS256).
        type: str
        required: true
        choices: [ HS256, HS384, HS512 ]
      key:
        description:
          - Base64 URL encoded value of the MAC key provided by the CA.
-          - Padding (C(=) symbols at the end) can be omitted.
+          - Padding (V(=) symbols at the end) can be omitted.
        type: str
        required: true
    version_added: 1.1.0
--- a/plugins/modules/acme_account_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/acme_account_info.py
@@ -15,26 +15,30 @@ module: acme_account_info
 author: "Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)"
 short_description: Retrieves information on ACME accounts
 description:
-   - "Allows to retrieve information on accounts a CA supporting the
-      L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
-      such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/)."
-   - "This module only works with the ACME v2 protocol."
+  - "Allows to retrieve information on accounts a CA supporting the
+     L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
+     such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/)."
+  - "This module only works with the ACME v2 protocol."
 notes:
-   - "The M(community.crypto.acme_account) module allows to modify, create and delete ACME
-      accounts."
-   - "This module was called C(acme_account_facts) before Ansible 2.8. The usage
-      did not change."
-   - Supports C(check_mode).
+  - "The M(community.crypto.acme_account) module allows to modify, create and delete ACME
+     accounts."
+  - "This module was called C(acme_account_facts) before Ansible 2.8. The usage
+     did not change."
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+  - community.crypto.acme
+  - community.crypto.attributes
+  - community.crypto.attributes.actiongroup_acme
+  - community.crypto.attributes.info_module
 options:
  retrieve_orders:
    description:
      - "Whether to retrieve the list of order URLs or order objects, if provided
         by the ACME server."
-      - "A value of C(ignore) will not fetch the list of orders."
-      - "If the value is not C(ignore) and the ACME server supports orders, the C(order_uris)
-         return value is always populated. The C(orders) return value is only returned
-         if this option is set to C(object_list)."
-      - "Currently, Let's Encrypt does not return orders, so the C(orders) result
+      - "A value of V(ignore) will not fetch the list of orders."
+      - "If the value is not V(ignore) and the ACME server supports orders, the RV(order_uris)
+         return value is always populated. The RV(orders) return value is only returned
+         if this option is set to V(object_list)."
+      - "Currently, Let's Encrypt does not return orders, so the RV(orders) result
         will always be empty."
    type: str
    choices:
@@ -45,8 +49,6 @@ options:
 seealso:
  - module: community.crypto.acme_account
    description: Allows to create, modify or delete an ACME account.
-extends_documentation_fragment:
- community.crypto.acme

 '''

@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
    account_key_src: /etc/pki/cert/private/account.key
  register: account_data
 - name: Verify that account exists
-  assert:
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
    that:
      - account_data.exists
 - name: Print account URI
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
    account_uri: "{{ acme_account_uri }}"
  register: account_data
 - name: Verify that account exists
-  assert:
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
    that:
      - account_data.exists
 - name: Print account contacts
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ account:
    orders:
      description:
        - A URL where a list of orders can be retrieved for this account.
-        - Use the I(retrieve_orders) option to query this URL and retrieve the
+        - Use the O(retrieve_orders) option to query this URL and retrieve the
          complete list of orders.
      returned: always
      type: str
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ orders:
    - "The list of orders."
  type: list
  elements: dict
-  returned: if account exists, I(retrieve_orders) is C(object_list), and server supports order listing
+  returned: if account exists, O(retrieve_orders) is V(object_list), and server supports order listing
  contains:
    status:
      description: The order's status.
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ orders:
      description:
        - When the order expires.
        - Timestamp should be formatted as described in RFC3339.
-        - Only required to be included in result when I(status) is C(pending) or C(valid).
+        - Only required to be included in result when RV(orders[].status) is V(pending) or V(valid).
      type: str
      returned: when server gives expiry date
    identifiers:
@@ -152,14 +154,17 @@ orders:
      elements: dict
      contains:
        type:
-          description: Type of identifier. C(dns) or C(ip).
+          description: Type of identifier.
          type: str
+          choices:
+            - dns
+            - ip
        value:
          description: Name of identifier. Hostname or IP address.
          type: str
        wildcard:
-          description: "Whether I(value) is actually a wildcard. The wildcard
-                        prefix C(*.) is not included in I(value) if this is C(true)."
+          description: "Whether RV(orders[].identifiers[].value) is actually a wildcard. The wildcard
+                        prefix C(*.) is not included in RV(orders[].identifiers[].value) if this is V(true)."
          type: bool
          returned: required to be included if the identifier is wildcarded
    notBefore:
@@ -200,11 +205,11 @@ orders:
 order_uris:
  description:
    - "The list of orders."
-    - "If I(retrieve_orders) is C(url_list), this will be a list of URLs."
-    - "If I(retrieve_orders) is C(object_list), this will be a list of objects."
+    - "If O(retrieve_orders) is V(url_list), this will be a list of URLs."
+    - "If O(retrieve_orders) is V(object_list), this will be a list of objects."
  type: list
  elements: str
-  returned: if account exists, I(retrieve_orders) is not C(ignore), and server supports order listing
+  returned: if account exists, O(retrieve_orders) is not V(ignore), and server supports order listing
  version_added: 1.5.0
 '''

--- a/plugins/modules/acme_certificate.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/acme_certificate.py
@@ -15,35 +15,35 @@ module: acme_certificate
 author: "Michael Gruener (@mgruener)"
 short_description: Create SSL/TLS certificates with the ACME protocol
 description:
-   - "Create and renew SSL/TLS certificates with a CA supporting the
-      L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
-      such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/) or
-      L(Buypass,https://www.buypass.com/). The current implementation
-      supports the C(http-01), C(dns-01) and C(tls-alpn-01) challenges."
-   - "To use this module, it has to be executed twice. Either as two
-      different tasks in the same run or during two runs. Note that the output
-      of the first run needs to be recorded and passed to the second run as the
-      module argument C(data)."
-   - "Between these two tasks you have to fulfill the required steps for the
-      chosen challenge by whatever means necessary. For C(http-01) that means
-      creating the necessary challenge file on the destination webserver. For
-      C(dns-01) the necessary dns record has to be created. For C(tls-alpn-01)
-      the necessary certificate has to be created and served.
-      It is I(not) the responsibility of this module to perform these steps."
-   - "For details on how to fulfill these challenges, you might have to read through
-      L(the main ACME specification,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555#section-8)
-      and the L(TLS-ALPN-01 specification,https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8737.html#section-3).
-      Also, consider the examples provided for this module."
-   - "The module includes experimental support for IP identifiers according to
-      the L(RFC 8738,https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8738.html)."
+  - "Create and renew SSL/TLS certificates with a CA supporting the
+     L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
+     such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/) or
+     L(Buypass,https://www.buypass.com/). The current implementation
+     supports the V(http-01), V(dns-01) and V(tls-alpn-01) challenges."
+  - "To use this module, it has to be executed twice. Either as two
+     different tasks in the same run or during two runs. Note that the output
+     of the first run needs to be recorded and passed to the second run as the
+     module argument O(data)."
+  - "Between these two tasks you have to fulfill the required steps for the
+     chosen challenge by whatever means necessary. For V(http-01) that means
+     creating the necessary challenge file on the destination webserver. For
+     V(dns-01) the necessary dns record has to be created. For V(tls-alpn-01)
+     the necessary certificate has to be created and served.
+     It is I(not) the responsibility of this module to perform these steps."
+  - "For details on how to fulfill these challenges, you might have to read through
+     L(the main ACME specification,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555#section-8)
+     and the L(TLS-ALPN-01 specification,https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8737.html#section-3).
+     Also, consider the examples provided for this module."
+  - "The module includes experimental support for IP identifiers according to
+     the L(RFC 8738,https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8738.html)."
 notes:
-   - "At least one of C(dest) and C(fullchain_dest) must be specified."
-   - "This module includes basic account management functionality.
-      If you want to have more control over your ACME account, use the
-      M(community.crypto.acme_account) module and disable account management
-      for this module using the C(modify_account) option."
-   - "This module was called C(letsencrypt) before Ansible 2.6. The usage
-      did not change."
+  - "At least one of O(dest) and O(fullchain_dest) must be specified."
+  - "This module includes basic account management functionality.
+     If you want to have more control over your ACME account, use the
+     M(community.crypto.acme_account) module and disable account management
+     for this module using the O(modify_account) option."
+  - "This module was called C(letsencrypt) before Ansible 2.6. The usage
+     did not change."
 seealso:
  - name: The Let's Encrypt documentation
    description: Documentation for the Let's Encrypt Certification Authority.
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ seealso:
    description: The specification of the ACME protocol (RFC 8555).
    link: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555
  - name: ACME TLS ALPN Challenge Extension
-    description: The specification of the C(tls-alpn-01) challenge (RFC 8737).
+    description: The specification of the V(tls-alpn-01) challenge (RFC 8737).
    link: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8737.html-05
  - module: community.crypto.acme_challenge_cert_helper
-    description: Helps preparing C(tls-alpn-01) challenges.
+    description: Helps preparing V(tls-alpn-01) challenges.
  - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
    description: Can be used to create private keys (both for certificates and accounts).
  - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe
@@ -78,14 +78,23 @@ seealso:
  - module: community.crypto.acme_inspect
    description: Allows to debug problems.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
- community.crypto.acme
-
+  - community.crypto.acme
+  - community.crypto.attributes
+  - community.crypto.attributes.files
+  - community.crypto.attributes.actiongroup_acme
+attributes:
+  check_mode:
+    support: full
+  diff_mode:
+    support: none
+  safe_file_operations:
+    support: full
 options:
  account_email:
    description:
      - "The email address associated with this account."
      - "It will be used for certificate expiration warnings."
-      - "Note that when C(modify_account) is not set to C(false) and you also
+      - "Note that when O(modify_account) is not set to V(false) and you also
         used the M(community.crypto.acme_account) module to specify more than one contact
         for your account, this module will update your account and restrict
         it to the (at most one) contact email address specified here."
@@ -93,32 +102,41 @@ options:
  agreement:
    description:
      - "URI to a terms of service document you agree to when using the
-         ACME v1 service at C(acme_directory)."
-      - Default is latest gathered from C(acme_directory) URL.
-      - This option will only be used when C(acme_version) is 1.
+         ACME v1 service at O(acme_directory)."
+      - Default is latest gathered from O(acme_directory) URL.
+      - This option will only be used when O(acme_version) is 1.
    type: str
  terms_agreed:
    description:
      - "Boolean indicating whether you agree to the terms of service document."
      - "ACME servers can require this to be true."
-      - This option will only be used when C(acme_version) is not 1.
+      - This option will only be used when O(acme_version) is not 1.
    type: bool
    default: false
  modify_account:
    description:
      - "Boolean indicating whether the module should create the account if
         necessary, and update its contact data."
-      - "Set to C(false) if you want to use the M(community.crypto.acme_account) module to manage
+      - "Set to V(false) if you want to use the M(community.crypto.acme_account) module to manage
         your account instead, and to avoid accidental creation of a new account
         using an old key if you changed the account key with M(community.crypto.acme_account)."
-      - "If set to C(false), C(terms_agreed) and C(account_email) are ignored."
+      - "If set to V(false), O(terms_agreed) and O(account_email) are ignored."
    type: bool
    default: true
  challenge:
-    description: The challenge to be performed.
+    description:
+      - The challenge to be performed.
+      - If set to V(no challenge), no challenge will be used. This is necessary for some private
+        CAs which use External Account Binding and other means of validating certificate assurance.
+        For example, an account could be allowed to issue certificates for C(foo.example.com)
+        without any further validation for a certain period of time.
    type: str
    default: 'http-01'
-    choices: [ 'http-01', 'dns-01', 'tls-alpn-01' ]
+    choices:
+      - 'http-01'
+      - 'dns-01'
+      - 'tls-alpn-01'
+      - 'no challenge'
  csr:
    description:
      - "File containing the CSR for the new certificate."
@@ -130,7 +148,7 @@ options:
         account key. This is a bad idea from a security point of view, and
         the CA should not accept the CSR. The ACME server should return an
         error in this case."
-      - Precisely one of I(csr) or I(csr_content) must be specified.
+      - Precisely one of O(csr) or O(csr_content) must be specified.
    type: path
    aliases: ['src']
  csr_content:
@@ -144,7 +162,7 @@ options:
         account key. This is a bad idea from a security point of view, and
         the CA should not accept the CSR. The ACME server should return an
         error in this case."
-      - Precisely one of I(csr) or I(csr_content) must be specified.
+      - Precisely one of O(csr) or O(csr_content) must be specified.
    type: str
    version_added: 1.2.0
  data:
@@ -153,27 +171,27 @@ options:
         the second run of the module only."
      - "The value that must be used here will be provided by a previous use
         of this module. See the examples for more details."
-      - "Note that for ACME v2, only the C(order_uri) entry of C(data) will
-         be used. For ACME v1, C(data) must be non-empty to indicate the
+      - "Note that for ACME v2, only the C(order_uri) entry of O(data) will
+         be used. For ACME v1, O(data) must be non-empty to indicate the
         second stage is active; all needed data will be taken from the
         CSR."
-      - "I(Note): the C(data) option was marked as C(no_log) up to
+      - "I(Note): the O(data) option was marked as C(no_log) up to
         Ansible 2.5. From Ansible 2.6 on, it is no longer marked this way
-         as it causes error messages to be come unusable, and C(data) does
+         as it causes error messages to be come unusable, and O(data) does
         not contain any information which can be used without having
         access to the account key or which are not public anyway."
    type: dict
  dest:
    description:
      - "The destination file for the certificate."
-      - "Required if C(fullchain_dest) is not specified."
+      - "Required if O(fullchain_dest) is not specified."
    type: path
    aliases: ['cert']
  fullchain_dest:
    description:
      - "The destination file for the full chain (that is, a certificate followed
         by chain of intermediate certificates)."
-      - "Required if C(dest) is not specified."
+      - "Required if O(dest) is not specified."
    type: path
    aliases: ['fullchain']
  chain_dest:
@@ -184,11 +202,11 @@ options:
  remaining_days:
    description:
      - "The number of days the certificate must have left being valid.
-         If C(cert_days < remaining_days), then it will be renewed.
+         If RV(cert_days) < O(remaining_days), then it will be renewed.
         If the certificate is not renewed, module return values will not
-         include C(challenge_data)."
+         include RV(challenge_data)."
      - "To make sure that the certificate is renewed in any case, you can
-         use the C(force) option."
+         use the O(force) option."
    type: int
    default: 10
  deactivate_authzs:
@@ -204,16 +222,16 @@ options:
  force:
    description:
      - Enforces the execution of the challenge and validation, even if an
-        existing certificate is still valid for more than C(remaining_days).
+        existing certificate is still valid for more than O(remaining_days).
      - This is especially helpful when having an updated CSR, for example with
        additional domains for which a new certificate is desired.
    type: bool
    default: false
  retrieve_all_alternates:
    description:
-      - "When set to C(true), will retrieve all alternate trust chains offered by the ACME CA.
+      - "When set to V(true), will retrieve all alternate trust chains offered by the ACME CA.
         These will not be written to disk, but will be returned together with the main
-         chain as C(all_chains). See the documentation for the C(all_chains) return
+         chain as RV(all_chains). See the documentation for the RV(all_chains) return
         value for details."
    type: bool
    default: false
@@ -226,8 +244,8 @@ options:
      - "If a criterium matches multiple chains, the first one matching will be
         returned. The order is determined by the ordering of the C(Link) headers
         returned by the ACME server and might not be deterministic."
-      - "Every criterium can consist of multiple different conditions, like I(issuer)
-         and I(subject). For the criterium to match a chain, all conditions must apply
+      - "Every criterium can consist of multiple different conditions, like O(select_chain[].issuer)
+         and O(select_chain[].subject). For the criterium to match a chain, all conditions must apply
         to the same certificate in the chain."
      - "This option can only be used with the C(cryptography) backend."
    type: list
@@ -237,11 +255,11 @@ options:
      test_certificates:
        description:
          - "Determines which certificates in the chain will be tested."
-          - "I(all) tests all certificates in the chain (excluding the leaf, which is
+          - "V(all) tests all certificates in the chain (excluding the leaf, which is
             identical in all chains)."
-          - "I(first) only tests the first certificate in the chain, that is the one which
+          - "V(first) only tests the first certificate in the chain, that is the one which
             signed the leaf."
-          - "I(last) only tests the last certificate in the chain, that is the one furthest
+          - "V(last) only tests the last certificate in the chain, that is the one furthest
             away from the leaf. Its issuer is the root certificate of this chain."
        type: str
        default: all
@@ -250,29 +268,29 @@ options:
        description:
          - "Allows to specify parts of the issuer of a certificate in the chain must
             have to be selected."
-          - "If I(issuer) is empty, any certificate will match."
-          - 'An example value would be C({"commonName": "My Preferred CA Root"}).'
+          - "If O(select_chain[].issuer) is empty, any certificate will match."
+          - 'An example value would be V({"commonName": "My Preferred CA Root"}).'
        type: dict
      subject:
        description:
          - "Allows to specify parts of the subject of a certificate in the chain must
             have to be selected."
-          - "If I(subject) is empty, any certificate will match."
-          - 'An example value would be C({"CN": "My Preferred CA Intermediate"})'
+          - "If O(select_chain[].subject) is empty, any certificate will match."
+          - 'An example value would be V({"CN": "My Preferred CA Intermediate"})'
        type: dict
      subject_key_identifier:
        description:
          - "Checks for the SubjectKeyIdentifier extension. This is an identifier based
             on the private key of the intermediate certificate."
          - "The identifier must be of the form
-             C(A8:4A:6A:63:04:7D:DD:BA:E6:D1:39:B7:A6:45:65:EF:F3:A8:EC:A1)."
+             V(A8:4A:6A:63:04:7D:DD:BA:E6:D1:39:B7:A6:45:65:EF:F3:A8:EC:A1)."
        type: str
      authority_key_identifier:
        description:
          - "Checks for the AuthorityKeyIdentifier extension. This is an identifier based
             on the private key of the issuer of the intermediate certificate."
          - "The identifier must be of the form
-             C(C4:A7:B1:A4:7B:2C:71:FA:DB:E1:4B:90:75:FF:C4:15:60:85:89:10)."
+             V(C4:A7:B1:A4:7B:2C:71:FA:DB:E1:4B:90:75:FF:C4:15:60:85:89:10)."
        type: str
 '''

@@ -287,9 +305,10 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
  register: sample_com_challenge

 # Alternative first step:
- name: Create a challenge for sample.com using a account key from hashi vault.
+- name: Create a challenge for sample.com using a account key from Hashi Vault.
  community.crypto.acme_certificate:
-    account_key_content: "{{ lookup('hashi_vault', 'secret=secret/account_private_key:value') }}"
+    account_key_content: >-
+      {{ lookup('community.hashi_vault.hashi_vault', 'secret=secret/account_private_key:value') }}
    csr: /etc/pki/cert/csr/sample.com.csr
    fullchain_dest: /etc/httpd/ssl/sample.com-fullchain.crt
  register: sample_com_challenge
@@ -306,14 +325,16 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 # perform the necessary steps to fulfill the challenge
 # for example:
 #
-# - copy:
+# - name: Copy http-01 challenge for sample.com
+#   ansible.builtin.copy:
 #     dest: /var/www/html/{{ sample_com_challenge['challenge_data']['sample.com']['http-01']['resource'] }}
 #     content: "{{ sample_com_challenge['challenge_data']['sample.com']['http-01']['resource_value'] }}"
 #   when: sample_com_challenge is changed and 'sample.com' in sample_com_challenge['challenge_data']
 #
 # Alternative way:
 #
-# - copy:
+# - name: Copy http-01 challenges
+#   ansible.builtin.copy:
 #     dest: /var/www/{{ item.key }}/{{ item.value['http-01']['resource'] }}
 #     content: "{{ item.value['http-01']['resource_value'] }}"
 #   loop: "{{ sample_com_challenge.challenge_data | dict2items }}"
@@ -345,7 +366,8 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 # perform the necessary steps to fulfill the challenge
 # for example:
 #
-# - community.aws.route53:
+# - name: Create DNS record for sample.com dns-01 challenge
+#   community.aws.route53:
 #     zone: sample.com
 #     record: "{{ sample_com_challenge.challenge_data['sample.com']['dns-01'].record }}"
 #     type: TXT
@@ -358,7 +380,8 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 #
 # Alternative way:
 #
-# - community.aws.route53:
+# - name: Create DNS records for dns-01 challenges
+#   community.aws.route53:
 #     zone: sample.com
 #     record: "{{ item.key }}"
 #     type: TXT
@@ -433,32 +456,32 @@ challenge_data:
      sample: .well-known/acme-challenge/evaGxfADs6pSRb2LAv9IZf17Dt3juxGJ-PCt92wr-oA
    resource_original:
      description:
-        - The original challenge resource including type identifier for C(tls-alpn-01)
+        - The original challenge resource including type identifier for V(tls-alpn-01)
          challenges.
-      returned: changed and challenge is C(tls-alpn-01)
+      returned: changed and O(challenge) is V(tls-alpn-01)
      type: str
      sample: DNS:example.com
    resource_value:
      description:
        - The value the resource has to produce for the validation.
-        - For C(http-01) and C(dns-01) challenges, the value can be used as-is.
-        - "For C(tls-alpn-01) challenges, note that this return value contains a
+        - For V(http-01) and V(dns-01) challenges, the value can be used as-is.
+        - "For V(tls-alpn-01) challenges, note that this return value contains a
           Base64 encoded version of the correct binary blob which has to be put
           into the acmeValidation x509 extension; see
           U(https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8737.html#section-3)
-           for details. To do this, you might need the C(b64decode) Jinja filter
+           for details. To do this, you might need the P(ansible.builtin.b64decode#filter) Jinja filter
           to extract the binary blob from this return value."
      returned: changed
      type: str
      sample: IlirfxKKXA...17Dt3juxGJ-PCt92wr-oA
    record:
      description: The full DNS record's name for the challenge.
-      returned: changed and challenge is C(dns-01)
+      returned: changed and challenge is V(dns-01)
      type: str
      sample: _acme-challenge.example.com
 challenge_data_dns:
  description:
-    - List of TXT values per DNS record, in case challenge is C(dns-01).
+    - List of TXT values per DNS record, in case challenge is V(dns-01).
    - Since Ansible 2.8.5, only challenges which are not yet valid are returned.
  returned: changed
  type: dict
@@ -496,11 +519,11 @@ account_uri:
  type: str
 all_chains:
  description:
-    - When I(retrieve_all_alternates) is set to C(true), the module will query the ACME server
+    - When O(retrieve_all_alternates) is set to V(true), the module will query the ACME server
      for alternate chains. This return value will contain a list of all chains returned,
      the first entry being the main chain returned by the server.
    - See L(Section 7.4.2 of RFC8555,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555#section-7.4.2) for details.
-  returned: when certificate was retrieved and I(retrieve_all_alternates) is set to C(true)
+  returned: when certificate was retrieved and O(retrieve_all_alternates) is set to V(true)
  type: list
  elements: dict
  contains:
@@ -539,6 +562,7 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.acme.account impo
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.acme.challenges import (
    combine_identifier,
    split_identifier,
+    wait_for_validation,
    Authorization,
 )

@@ -565,6 +589,9 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.acme.utils import
 )


+NO_CHALLENGE = 'no challenge'
+
+
 class ACMECertificateClient(object):
    '''
    ACME client class. Uses an ACME account object and a CSR to
@@ -576,6 +603,9 @@ class ACMECertificateClient(object):
        self.module = module
        self.version = module.params['acme_version']
        self.challenge = module.params['challenge']
+        # We use None instead of a magic string for 'no challenge'
+        if self.challenge == NO_CHALLENGE:
+            self.challenge = None
        self.csr = module.params['csr']
        self.csr_content = module.params['csr_content']
        self.dest = module.params.get('dest')
@@ -631,7 +661,7 @@ class ACMECertificateClient(object):
            raise ModuleFailException("CSR %s not found" % (self.csr))

        # Extract list of identifiers from CSR
-        self.identifiers = self.client.backend.get_csr_identifiers(csr_filename=self.csr, csr_content=self.csr_content)
+        self.identifiers = self.client.backend.get_ordered_csr_identifiers(csr_filename=self.csr, csr_content=self.csr_content)

    def is_first_step(self):
        '''
@@ -683,7 +713,7 @@ class ACMECertificateClient(object):
                continue
            # We drop the type from the key to preserve backwards compatibility
            data[identifier] = authz.get_challenge_data(self.client)
-            if first_step and self.challenge not in data[identifier]:
+            if first_step and self.challenge is not None and self.challenge not in data[identifier]:
                raise ModuleFailException("Found no challenge of type '{0}' for identifier {1}!".format(
                    self.challenge, type_identifier))
        # Get DNS challenge data
@@ -719,12 +749,23 @@ class ACMECertificateClient(object):
            self.authorizations.update(self.order.authorizations)

        # Step 2: validate pending challenges
+        authzs_to_wait_for = []
        for type_identifier, authz in self.authorizations.items():
            if authz.status == 'pending':
-                identifier_type, identifier = split_identifier(type_identifier)
-                authz.call_validate(self.client, self.challenge)
+                if self.challenge is not None:
+                    authz.call_validate(self.client, self.challenge, wait=False)
+                    authzs_to_wait_for.append(authz)
+                # If there is no challenge, we must check whether the authz is valid
+                elif authz.status != 'valid':
+                    authz.raise_error(
+                        'Status is not "valid", even though no challenge should be necessary',
+                        module=self.client.module,
+                    )
                self.changed = True

+        # Step 3: wait for authzs to validate
+        wait_for_validation(authzs_to_wait_for, self.client)
+
    def download_alternate_chains(self, cert):
        alternate_chains = []
        for alternate in cert.alternates:
@@ -819,7 +860,7 @@ def main():
        account_email=dict(type='str'),
        agreement=dict(type='str'),
        terms_agreed=dict(type='bool', default=False),
-        challenge=dict(type='str', default='http-01', choices=['http-01', 'dns-01', 'tls-alpn-01']),
+        challenge=dict(type='str', default='http-01', choices=['http-01', 'dns-01', 'tls-alpn-01', NO_CHALLENGE]),
        csr=dict(type='path', aliases=['src']),
        csr_content=dict(type='str'),
        data=dict(type='dict'),
--- a/plugins/modules/acme_certificate_revoke.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/acme_certificate_revoke.py
@@ -15,18 +15,17 @@ module: acme_certificate_revoke
 author: "Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)"
 short_description: Revoke certificates with the ACME protocol
 description:
-   - "Allows to revoke certificates issued by a CA supporting the
-      L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
-      such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/)."
+  - "Allows to revoke certificates issued by a CA supporting the
+     L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
+     such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/)."
 notes:
-   - "Exactly one of C(account_key_src), C(account_key_content),
-      C(private_key_src) or C(private_key_content) must be specified."
-   - "Trying to revoke an already revoked certificate
-      should result in an unchanged status, even if the revocation reason
-      was different than the one specified here. Also, depending on the
-      server, it can happen that some other error is returned if the
-      certificate has already been revoked."
-   - Does not support C(check_mode).
+  - "Exactly one of O(account_key_src), O(account_key_content),
+     O(private_key_src), or O(private_key_content) must be specified."
+  - "Trying to revoke an already revoked certificate
+     should result in an unchanged status, even if the revocation reason
+     was different than the one specified here. Also, depending on the
+     server, it can happen that some other error is returned if the
+     certificate has already been revoked."
 seealso:
  - name: The Let's Encrypt documentation
    description: Documentation for the Let's Encrypt Certification Authority.
@@ -38,8 +37,14 @@ seealso:
  - module: community.crypto.acme_inspect
    description: Allows to debug problems.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
- community.crypto.acme
-
+  - community.crypto.acme
+  - community.crypto.attributes
+  - community.crypto.attributes.actiongroup_acme
+attributes:
+  check_mode:
+    support: none
+  diff_mode:
+    support: none
 options:
  certificate:
    description:
@@ -53,13 +58,13 @@ options:
      - "RSA keys can be created with C(openssl rsa ...). Elliptic curve keys can
         be created with C(openssl ecparam -genkey ...). Any other tool creating
         private keys in PEM format can be used as well."
-      - "Mutually exclusive with C(account_key_content)."
-      - "Required if C(account_key_content) is not used."
+      - "Mutually exclusive with O(account_key_content)."
+      - "Required if O(account_key_content) is not used."
  account_key_content:
    description:
      - "Content of the ACME account RSA or Elliptic Curve key."
-      - "Note that exactly one of C(account_key_src), C(account_key_content),
-         C(private_key_src) or C(private_key_content) must be specified."
+      - "Note that exactly one of O(account_key_src), O(account_key_content),
+         O(private_key_src), or O(private_key_content) must be specified."
      - "I(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,
@@ -72,14 +77,14 @@ options:
  private_key_src:
    description:
      - "Path to the certificate's private key."
-      - "Note that exactly one of C(account_key_src), C(account_key_content),
-         C(private_key_src) or C(private_key_content) must be specified."
+      - "Note that exactly one of O(account_key_src), O(account_key_content),
+         O(private_key_src), or O(private_key_content) must be specified."
    type: path
  private_key_content:
    description:
      - "Content of the certificate's private key."
-      - "Note that exactly one of C(account_key_src), C(account_key_content),
-         C(private_key_src) or C(private_key_content) must be specified."
+      - "Note that exactly one of O(account_key_src), O(account_key_content),
+         O(private_key_src), or O(private_key_content) must be specified."
      - "I(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,
@@ -100,11 +105,11 @@ options:
    description:
      - "One of the revocation reasonCodes defined in
         L(Section 5.3.1 of RFC5280,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5280#section-5.3.1)."
-      - "Possible values are C(0) (unspecified), C(1) (keyCompromise),
-         C(2) (cACompromise), C(3) (affiliationChanged), C(4) (superseded),
-         C(5) (cessationOfOperation), C(6) (certificateHold),
-         C(8) (removeFromCRL), C(9) (privilegeWithdrawn),
-         C(10) (aACompromise)."
+      - "Possible values are V(0) (unspecified), V(1) (keyCompromise),
+         V(2) (cACompromise), V(3) (affiliationChanged), V(4) (superseded),
+         V(5) (cessationOfOperation), V(6) (certificateHold),
+         V(8) (removeFromCRL), V(9) (privilegeWithdrawn),
+         V(10) (aACompromise)."
    type: int
 '''

--- a/plugins/modules/acme_challenge_cert_helper.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/acme_challenge_cert_helper.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ module: acme_challenge_cert_helper
 author: "Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)"
 short_description: Prepare certificates required for ACME challenges such as C(tls-alpn-01)
 description:
-   - "Prepares certificates for ACME challenges such as C(tls-alpn-01)."
-   - "The raw data is provided by the M(community.crypto.acme_certificate) module, and needs to be
-      converted to a certificate to be used for challenge validation. This module
-      provides a simple way to generate the required certificates."
+  - "Prepares certificates for ACME challenges such as C(tls-alpn-01)."
+  - "The raw data is provided by the M(community.crypto.acme_certificate) module, and needs to be
+     converted to a certificate to be used for challenge validation. This module
+     provides a simple way to generate the required certificates."
 seealso:
  - name: Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME)
    description: The specification of the ACME protocol (RFC 8555).
@@ -27,7 +27,18 @@ seealso:
    description: The specification of the C(tls-alpn-01) challenge (RFC 8737).
    link: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8737.html
 requirements:
-   - "cryptography >= 1.3"
+  - "cryptography >= 1.3"
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+  - community.crypto.attributes
+attributes:
+  check_mode:
+    support: none
+    details:
+      - This action does not modify state.
+  diff_mode:
+    support: N/A
+    details:
+      - This action does not modify state.
 options:
  challenge:
    description:
@@ -38,7 +49,7 @@ options:
    - tls-alpn-01
  challenge_data:
    description:
-      - "The C(challenge_data) entry provided by M(community.crypto.acme_certificate) for the
+      - "The RV(community.crypto.acme_certificate#module:challenge_data) entry provided by M(community.crypto.acme_certificate) for the
         challenge."
    type: dict
    required: true
@@ -46,20 +57,18 @@ options:
    description:
      - "Path to a file containing the private key file to use for this challenge
         certificate."
-      - "Mutually exclusive with C(private_key_content)."
+      - "Mutually exclusive with O(private_key_content)."
    type: path
  private_key_content:
    description:
      - "Content of the private key to use for this challenge certificate."
-      - "Mutually exclusive with C(private_key_src)."
+      - "Mutually exclusive with O(private_key_src)."
    type: str
  private_key_passphrase:
    description:
      - Phassphrase to use to decode the private key.
    type: str
    version_added: 1.6.0
-notes:
-  - Does not support C(check_mode).
 '''

 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -113,14 +122,16 @@ domain:
  type: str
 identifier_type:
  description:
-    - "The identifier type for the actual resource identifier. Will be C(dns)
-       or C(ip)."
+    - "The identifier type for the actual resource identifier."
  returned: always
  type: str
+  choices:
+    - dns
+    - ip
 identifier:
  description:
-    - "The identifier for the actual resource. Will be a domain name if the
-       type is C(dns), or an IP address if the type is C(ip)."
+    - "The identifier for the actual resource. Will be a domain name if
+       RV(identifier_type=dns), or an IP address if RV(identifier_type=ip)."
  returned: always
  type: str
 challenge_certificate:
@@ -154,6 +165,16 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.acme.io import (
    read_file,
 )

+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support import (
+    get_now_datetime,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptography_support import (
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE,
+    set_not_valid_after,
+    set_not_valid_before,
+)
+
 CRYPTOGRAPHY_IMP_ERR = None
 try:
    import cryptography
@@ -233,8 +254,9 @@ def main():
        domain = to_text(challenge_data['resource'])
        identifier_type, identifier = to_text(challenge_data.get('resource_original', 'dns:' + challenge_data['resource'])).split(':', 1)
        subject = issuer = cryptography.x509.Name([])
-        not_valid_before = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
-        not_valid_after = datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(days=10)
+        now = get_now_datetime(with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE)
+        not_valid_before = now
+        not_valid_after = now + datetime.timedelta(days=10)
        if identifier_type == 'dns':
            san = cryptography.x509.DNSName(identifier)
        elif identifier_type == 'ip':
@@ -243,7 +265,7 @@ def main():
            raise ModuleFailException('Unsupported identifier type "{0}"'.format(identifier_type))

        # Generate regular self-signed certificate
-        regular_certificate = cryptography.x509.CertificateBuilder().subject_name(
+        cert_builder = cryptography.x509.CertificateBuilder().subject_name(
            subject
        ).issuer_name(
            issuer
@@ -251,14 +273,13 @@ def main():
            private_key.public_key()
        ).serial_number(
            cryptography.x509.random_serial_number()
-        ).not_valid_before(
-            not_valid_before
-        ).not_valid_after(
-            not_valid_after
        ).add_extension(
            cryptography.x509.SubjectAlternativeName([san]),
            critical=False,
-        ).sign(
+        )
+        cert_builder = set_not_valid_before(cert_builder, not_valid_before)
+        cert_builder = set_not_valid_after(cert_builder, not_valid_after)
+        regular_certificate = cert_builder.sign(
            private_key,
            cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.SHA256(),
            _cryptography_backend
@@ -267,7 +288,7 @@ def main():
        # Process challenge
        if challenge == 'tls-alpn-01':
            value = base64.b64decode(challenge_data['resource_value'])
-            challenge_certificate = cryptography.x509.CertificateBuilder().subject_name(
+            cert_builder = cryptography.x509.CertificateBuilder().subject_name(
                subject
            ).issuer_name(
                issuer
@@ -275,10 +296,6 @@ def main():
                private_key.public_key()
            ).serial_number(
                cryptography.x509.random_serial_number()
-            ).not_valid_before(
-                not_valid_before
-            ).not_valid_after(
-                not_valid_after
            ).add_extension(
                cryptography.x509.SubjectAlternativeName([san]),
                critical=False,
@@ -288,7 +305,10 @@ def main():
                    encode_octet_string(value),
                ),
                critical=True,
-            ).sign(
+            )
+            cert_builder = set_not_valid_before(cert_builder, not_valid_before)
+            cert_builder = set_not_valid_after(cert_builder, not_valid_after)
+            challenge_certificate = cert_builder.sign(
                private_key,
                cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.SHA256(),
                _cryptography_backend
--- a/plugins/modules/acme_inspect.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/acme_inspect.py
@@ -15,25 +15,25 @@ module: acme_inspect
 author: "Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)"
 short_description: Send direct requests to an ACME server
 description:
-   - "Allows to send direct requests to an ACME server with the
-      L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
-      which is supported by CAs such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/)."
-   - "This module can be used to debug failed certificate request attempts,
-      for example when M(community.crypto.acme_certificate) fails or encounters a problem which
-      you wish to investigate."
-   - "The module can also be used to directly access features of an ACME servers
-      which are not yet supported by the Ansible ACME modules."
+  - "Allows to send direct requests to an ACME server with the
+     L(ACME protocol,https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555),
+     which is supported by CAs such as L(Let's Encrypt,https://letsencrypt.org/)."
+  - "This module can be used to debug failed certificate request attempts,
+     for example when M(community.crypto.acme_certificate) fails or encounters a problem which
+     you wish to investigate."
+  - "The module can also be used to directly access features of an ACME servers
+     which are not yet supported by the Ansible ACME modules."
 notes:
-   - "The I(account_uri) option must be specified for properly authenticated
-      ACME v2 requests (except a C(new-account) request)."
-   - "Using the C(ansible) tool, M(community.crypto.acme_inspect) can be used to directly execute
-      ACME requests without the need of writing a playbook. For example, the
-      following command retrieves the ACME account with ID 1 from Let's Encrypt
-      (assuming C(/path/to/key) is the correct private account key):
-      C(ansible localhost -m acme_inspect -a \"account_key_src=/path/to/key
-      acme_directory=https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory acme_version=2
-      account_uri=https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/acct/1 method=get
-      url=https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/acct/1\")"
+  - "The O(account_uri) option must be specified for properly authenticated
+     ACME v2 requests (except a C(new-account) request)."
+  - "Using the C(ansible) tool, M(community.crypto.acme_inspect) can be used to directly execute
+     ACME requests without the need of writing a playbook. For example, the
+     following command retrieves the ACME account with ID 1 from Let's Encrypt
+     (assuming C(/path/to/key) is the correct private account key):
+     C(ansible localhost -m acme_inspect -a \"account_key_src=/path/to/key
+     acme_directory=https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory acme_version=2
+     account_uri=https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/acct/1 method=get
+     url=https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/acct/1\")"
 seealso:
  - name: Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME)
    description: The specification of the ACME protocol (RFC 8555).
@@ -42,22 +42,28 @@ seealso:
    description: The specification of the C(tls-alpn-01) challenge (RFC 8737).
    link: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8737.html
 extends_documentation_fragment:
- community.crypto.acme
-
+  - community.crypto.acme
+  - community.crypto.attributes
+  - community.crypto.attributes.actiongroup_acme
+attributes:
+  check_mode:
+    support: none
+  diff_mode:
+    support: none
 options:
  url:
    description:
      - "The URL to send the request to."
-      - "Must be specified if I(method) is not C(directory-only)."
+      - "Must be specified if O(method) is not V(directory-only)."
    type: str
  method:
    description:
      - "The method to use to access the given URL on the ACME server."
-      - "The value C(post) executes an authenticated POST request. The content
-         must be specified in the I(content) option."
-      - "The value C(get) executes an authenticated POST-as-GET request for ACME v2,
+      - "The value V(post) executes an authenticated POST request. The content
+         must be specified in the O(content) option."
+      - "The value V(get) executes an authenticated POST-as-GET request for ACME v2,
         and a regular GET request for ACME v1."
-      - "The value C(directory-only) only retrieves the directory, without doing
+      - "The value V(directory-only) only retrieves the directory, without doing
         a request."
    type: str
    default: get
@@ -67,13 +73,13 @@ options:
    - directory-only
  content:
    description:
-      - "An encoded JSON object which will be sent as the content if I(method)
-         is C(post)."
-      - "Required when I(method) is C(post), and not allowed otherwise."
+      - "An encoded JSON object which will be sent as the content if O(method)
+         is V(post)."
+      - "Required when O(method) is V(post), and not allowed otherwise."
    type: str
  fail_on_acme_error:
    description:
-      - "If I(method) is C(post) or C(get), make the module fail in case an ACME
+      - "If O(method) is V(post) or V(get), make the module fail in case an ACME
         error is returned."
    type: bool
    default: true
--- a/plugins/modules/certificate_complete_chain.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/certificate_complete_chain.py
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ description:
       generated chain is valid, please use C(openssl verify ...)."
 requirements:
    - "cryptography >= 1.5"
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+        details:
+            - This action does not modify state.
+    diff_mode:
+        support: N/A
+        details:
+            - This action does not modify state.
 options:
    input_chain:
        description:
@@ -67,12 +78,12 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 # certificates, finds the associated root certificate.
 - name: Find root certificate
  community.crypto.certificate_complete_chain:
-    input_chain: "{{ lookup('file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com-fullchain.pem') }}"
+    input_chain: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com-fullchain.pem') }}"
    root_certificates:
    - /etc/ca-certificates/
  register: www_ansible_com
 - name: Write root certificate to disk
-  copy:
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
    dest: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com-root.pem
    content: "{{ www_ansible_com.root }}"

@@ -80,18 +91,18 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 # certificates, finds the associated root certificate.
 - name: Find root certificate
  community.crypto.certificate_complete_chain:
-    input_chain: "{{ lookup('file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.pem') }}"
+    input_chain: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.pem') }}"
    intermediate_certificates:
    - /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com-chain.pem
    root_certificates:
    - /etc/ca-certificates/
  register: www_ansible_com
 - name: Write complete chain to disk
-  copy:
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
    dest: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com-completechain.pem
    content: "{{ ''.join(www_ansible_com.complete_chain) }}"
 - name: Write root chain (intermediates and root) to disk
-  copy:
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
    dest: /etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com-rootchain.pem
    content: "{{ ''.join(www_ansible_com.chain) }}"
 '''
--- a/plugins/modules/crypto_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/crypto_info.py
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ author: "Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)"
 short_description: Retrieve cryptographic capabilities
 version_added: 2.1.0
 description:
-   - Retrieve information on cryptographic capabilities.
-   - The current version retrieves information on the L(Python cryptography library, https://cryptography.io/) available to
-     Ansible modules, and on the OpenSSL binary C(openssl) found in the path.
-notes:
-   - Supports C(check_mode).
+  - Retrieve information on cryptographic capabilities.
+  - The current version retrieves information on the L(Python cryptography library, https://cryptography.io/) available to
+    Ansible modules, and on the OpenSSL binary C(openssl) found in the path.
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+  - community.crypto.attributes
+  - community.crypto.attributes.info_module
 options: {}
 '''

@@ -44,12 +45,12 @@ python_cryptography_installed:

 python_cryptography_import_error:
  description: Import error when trying to import the L(Python cryptography library, https://cryptography.io/).
-  returned: when I(python_cryptography_installed=false)
+  returned: when RV(python_cryptography_installed=false)
  type: str

 python_cryptography_capabilities:
  description: Information on the installed L(Python cryptography library, https://cryptography.io/).
-  returned: when I(python_cryptography_installed=true)
+  returned: when RV(python_cryptography_installed=true)
  type: dict
  contains:
    version:
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ openssl_present:

 openssl:
  description: Information on the installed OpenSSL binary.
-  returned: when I(openssl_present=true)
+  returned: when RV(openssl_present=true)
  type: dict
  contains:
    path:
--- a/plugins/modules/ecs_certificate.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ecs_certificate.py
@@ -21,20 +21,33 @@ description:
    - In order to request a certificate, the domain and organization used in the certificate signing request must be already
      validated in the ECS system. It is I(not) the responsibility of this module to perform those steps.
 notes:
-    - C(path) must be specified as the output location of the certificate.
+    - O(path) must be specified as the output location of the certificate.
 requirements:
    - cryptography >= 1.6
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+    - community.crypto.ecs_credential
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: partial
+        details:
+            - Check mode is only supported if O(request_type=new).
+    diff_mode:
+        support: none
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    backup:
        description:
-            - Whether a backup should be made for the certificate in I(path).
+            - Whether a backup should be made for the certificate in O(path).
        type: bool
        default: false
    force:
        description:
-            - If force is used, a certificate is requested regardless of whether I(path) points to an existing valid certificate.
-            - If C(request_type=renew), a forced renew will fail if the certificate being renewed has been issued within the past 30 days, regardless of the
-              value of I(remaining_days) or the return value of I(cert_days) - the ECS API does not support the "renew" operation for certificates that are not
+            - If force is used, a certificate is requested regardless of whether O(path) points to an existing valid certificate.
+            - If O(request_type=renew), a forced renew will fail if the certificate being renewed has been issued within the past 30 days, regardless of the
+              value of O(remaining_days) or the return value of RV(cert_days) - the ECS API does not support the "renew" operation for certificates that are not
              at least 30 days old.
        type: bool
        default: false
@@ -43,9 +56,9 @@ options:
            - The destination path for the generated certificate as a PEM encoded cert.
            - If the certificate at this location is not an Entrust issued certificate, a new certificate will always be requested even if the current
              certificate is technically valid.
-            - If there is already an Entrust certificate at this location, whether it is replaced is depends on the I(remaining_days) calculation.
-            - If an existing certificate is being replaced (see I(remaining_days), I(force), and I(tracking_id)), whether a new certificate is requested
-              or the existing certificate is renewed or reissued is based on I(request_type).
+            - If there is already an Entrust certificate at this location, whether it is replaced is depends on the O(remaining_days) calculation.
+            - If an existing certificate is being replaced (see O(remaining_days), O(force), and O(tracking_id)), whether a new certificate is requested
+              or the existing certificate is renewed or reissued is based on O(request_type).
        type: path
        required: true
    full_chain_path:
@@ -54,54 +67,54 @@ options:
        type: path
    csr:
        description:
-            - Base-64 encoded Certificate Signing Request (CSR). I(csr) is accepted with or without PEM formatting around the Base-64 string.
-            - If no I(csr) is provided when C(request_type=reissue) or C(request_type=renew), the certificate will be generated with the same public key as
+            - Base-64 encoded Certificate Signing Request (CSR). O(csr) is accepted with or without PEM formatting around the Base-64 string.
+            - If no O(csr) is provided when O(request_type=reissue) or O(request_type=renew), the certificate will be generated with the same public key as
              the certificate being renewed or reissued.
-            - If I(subject_alt_name) is specified, it will override the subject alternate names in the CSR.
-            - If I(eku) is specified, it will override the extended key usage in the CSR.
-            - If I(ou) is specified, it will override the organizational units "ou=" present in the subject distinguished name of the CSR, if any.
-            - The organization "O=" field from the CSR will not be used. It will be replaced in the issued certificate by I(org) if present, and if not present,
-              the organization tied to I(client_id).
+            - If O(subject_alt_name) is specified, it will override the subject alternate names in the CSR.
+            - If O(eku) is specified, it will override the extended key usage in the CSR.
+            - If O(ou) is specified, it will override the organizational units "ou=" present in the subject distinguished name of the CSR, if any.
+            - The organization "O=" field from the CSR will not be used. It will be replaced in the issued certificate by O(org) if present, and if not present,
+              the organization tied to O(client_id).
        type: str
    tracking_id:
        description:
            - The tracking ID of the certificate to reissue or renew.
-            - I(tracking_id) is invalid if C(request_type=new) or C(request_type=validate_only).
-            - If there is a certificate present in I(path) and it is an ECS certificate, I(tracking_id) will be ignored.
-            - If there is no certificate present in I(path) or there is but it is from another provider, the certificate represented by I(tracking_id) will
-              be renewed or reissued and saved to I(path).
-            - If there is no certificate present in I(path) and the I(force) and I(remaining_days) parameters do not indicate a new certificate is needed,
-              the certificate referenced by I(tracking_id) certificate will be saved to I(path).
+            - O(tracking_id) is invalid if O(request_type=new) or O(request_type=validate_only).
+            - If there is a certificate present in O(path) and it is an ECS certificate, O(tracking_id) will be ignored.
+            - If there is no certificate present in O(path) or there is but it is from another provider, the certificate represented by O(tracking_id) will
+              be renewed or reissued and saved to O(path).
+            - If there is no certificate present in O(path) and the O(force) and O(remaining_days) parameters do not indicate a new certificate is needed,
+              the certificate referenced by O(tracking_id) certificate will be saved to O(path).
            - This can be used when a known certificate is not currently present on a server, but you want to renew or reissue it to be managed by an ansible
-              playbook. For example, if you specify C(request_type=renew), I(tracking_id) of an issued certificate, and I(path) to a file that does not exist,
-              the first run of a task will download the certificate specified by I(tracking_id) (assuming it is still valid). Future runs of the task will
-              (if applicable - see I(force) and I(remaining_days)) renew the certificate now present in I(path).
+              playbook. For example, if you specify O(request_type=renew), O(tracking_id) of an issued certificate, and O(path) to a file that does not exist,
+              the first run of a task will download the certificate specified by O(tracking_id) (assuming it is still valid). Future runs of the task will
+              (if applicable - see O(force) and O(remaining_days)) renew the certificate now present in O(path).
        type: int
    remaining_days:
        description:
-            - The number of days the certificate must have left being valid. If C(cert_days < remaining_days) then a new certificate will be
-              obtained using I(request_type).
-            - If C(request_type=renew), a renewal will fail if the certificate being renewed has been issued within the past 30 days, so do not set a
-              I(remaining_days) value that is within 30 days of the full lifetime of the certificate being acted upon.
-            - For exmaple, if you are requesting Certificates with a 90 day lifetime, do not set I(remaining_days) to a value C(60) or higher).
-            - The I(force) option may be used to ensure that a new certificate is always obtained.
+            - The number of days the certificate must have left being valid. If RV(cert_days) < O(remaining_days) then a new certificate will be
+              obtained using O(request_type).
+            - If O(request_type=renew), a renewal will fail if the certificate being renewed has been issued within the past 30 days, so do not set a
+              O(remaining_days) value that is within 30 days of the full lifetime of the certificate being acted upon.
+            - For example, if you are requesting Certificates with a 90 day lifetime, do not set O(remaining_days) to a value V(60) or higher).
+            - The O(force) option may be used to ensure that a new certificate is always obtained.
        type: int
        default: 30
    request_type:
        description:
-            - The operation performed if I(tracking_id) references a valid certificate to reissue, or there is already a certificate present in I(path) but
-              either I(force) is specified or C(cert_days < remaining_days).
-            - Specifying C(request_type=validate_only) means the request will be validated against the ECS API, but no certificate will be issued.
-            - Specifying C(request_type=new) means a certificate request will always be submitted and a new certificate issued.
-            - Specifying C(request_type=renew) means that an existing certificate (specified by I(tracking_id) if present, otherwise I(path)) will be renewed.
+            - The operation performed if O(tracking_id) references a valid certificate to reissue, or there is already a certificate present in O(path) but
+              either O(force) is specified or RV(cert_days) < O(remaining_days).
+            - Specifying O(request_type=validate_only) means the request will be validated against the ECS API, but no certificate will be issued.
+            - Specifying O(request_type=new) means a certificate request will always be submitted and a new certificate issued.
+            - Specifying O(request_type=renew) means that an existing certificate (specified by O(tracking_id) if present, otherwise O(path)) will be renewed.
              If there is no certificate to renew, a new certificate is requested.
-            - Specifying C(request_type=reissue) means that an existing certificate (specified by I(tracking_id) if present, otherwise I(path)) will be
+            - Specifying O(request_type=reissue) means that an existing certificate (specified by O(tracking_id) if present, otherwise O(path)) will be
              reissued.
              If there is no certificate to reissue, a new certificate is requested.
-            - If a certificate was issued within the past 30 days, the C(renew) operation is not a valid operation and will fail.
-            - Note that C(reissue) is an operation that will result in the revocation of the certificate that is reissued, be cautious with its use.
-            - I(check_mode) is only supported if C(request_type=new)
-            - For example, setting C(request_type=renew) and C(remaining_days=30) and pointing to the same certificate on multiple playbook runs means that on
+            - If a certificate was issued within the past 30 days, the V(renew) operation is not a valid operation and will fail.
+            - Note that V(reissue) is an operation that will result in the revocation of the certificate that is reissued, be cautious with its use.
+            - I(check_mode) is only supported if O(request_type=new)
+            - For example, setting O(request_type=renew) and O(remaining_days=30) and pointing to the same certificate on multiple playbook runs means that on
              the first run new certificate will be requested. It will then be left along on future runs until it is within 30 days of expiry, then the
              ECS "renew" operation will be performed.
        type: str
@@ -110,57 +123,57 @@ options:
    cert_type:
        description:
            - Specify the type of certificate requested.
-            - If a certificate is being reissued or renewed, this parameter is ignored, and the C(cert_type) of the initial certificate is used.
+            - If a certificate is being reissued or renewed, this parameter is ignored, and the O(cert_type) of the initial certificate is used.
        type: str
        choices: [ 'STANDARD_SSL', 'ADVANTAGE_SSL', 'UC_SSL', 'EV_SSL', 'WILDCARD_SSL', 'PRIVATE_SSL', 'PD_SSL', 'CODE_SIGNING', 'EV_CODE_SIGNING',
                   'CDS_INDIVIDUAL', 'CDS_GROUP', 'CDS_ENT_LITE', 'CDS_ENT_PRO', 'SMIME_ENT' ]
    subject_alt_name:
        description:
-            - The subject alternative name identifiers, as an array of values (applies to I(cert_type) with a value of C(STANDARD_SSL), C(ADVANTAGE_SSL),
-              C(UC_SSL), C(EV_SSL), C(WILDCARD_SSL), C(PRIVATE_SSL), and C(PD_SSL)).
-            - If you are requesting a new SSL certificate, and you pass a I(subject_alt_name) parameter, any SAN names in the CSR are ignored.
+            - The subject alternative name identifiers, as an array of values (applies to O(cert_type) with a value of V(STANDARD_SSL), V(ADVANTAGE_SSL),
+              V(UC_SSL), V(EV_SSL), V(WILDCARD_SSL), V(PRIVATE_SSL), and V(PD_SSL)).
+            - If you are requesting a new SSL certificate, and you pass a O(subject_alt_name) parameter, any SAN names in the CSR are ignored.
              If no subjectAltName parameter is passed, the SAN names in the CSR are used.
-            - See I(request_type) to understand more about SANs during reissues and renewals.
-            - In the case of certificates of type C(STANDARD_SSL) certificates, if the CN of the certificate is <domain>.<tld> only the www.<domain>.<tld> value
+            - See O(request_type) to understand more about SANs during reissues and renewals.
+            - In the case of certificates of type V(STANDARD_SSL) certificates, if the CN of the certificate is <domain>.<tld> only the www.<domain>.<tld> value
              is accepted. If the CN of the certificate is www.<domain>.<tld> only the <domain>.<tld> value is accepted.
        type: list
        elements: str
    eku:
        description:
-            - If specified, overrides the key usage in the I(csr).
+            - If specified, overrides the key usage in the O(csr).
        type: str
        choices: [ SERVER_AUTH, CLIENT_AUTH, SERVER_AND_CLIENT_AUTH ]
    ct_log:
        description:
            - In compliance with browser requirements, this certificate may be posted to the Certificate Transparency (CT) logs. This is a best practice
              technique that helps domain owners monitor certificates issued to their domains. Note that not all certificates are eligible for CT logging.
-            - If I(ct_log) is not specified, the certificate uses the account default.
-            - If I(ct_log) is specified and the account settings allow it, I(ct_log) overrides the account default.
-            - If I(ct_log) is set to C(false), but the account settings are set to "always log", the certificate generation will fail.
+            - If O(ct_log) is not specified, the certificate uses the account default.
+            - If O(ct_log) is specified and the account settings allow it, O(ct_log) overrides the account default.
+            - If O(ct_log) is set to V(false), but the account settings are set to "always log", the certificate generation will fail.
        type: bool
    client_id:
        description:
            - The client ID to submit the Certificate Signing Request under.
            - If no client ID is specified, the certificate will be submitted under the primary client with ID of 1.
-            - When using a client other than the primary client, the I(org) parameter cannot be specified.
+            - When using a client other than the primary client, the O(org) parameter cannot be specified.
            - The issued certificate will have an organization value in the subject distinguished name represented by the client.
        type: int
        default: 1
    org:
        description:
            - Organization "O=" to include in the certificate.
-            - If I(org) is not specified, the organization from the client represented by I(client_id) is used.
-            - Unless the I(cert_type) is C(PD_SSL), this field may not be specified if the value of I(client_id) is not "1" (the primary client).
+            - If O(org) is not specified, the organization from the client represented by O(client_id) is used.
+            - Unless the O(cert_type) is V(PD_SSL), this field may not be specified if the value of O(client_id) is not "1" (the primary client).
              non-primary clients, certificates may only be issued with the organization of that client.
        type: str
    ou:
        description:
            - Organizational unit "OU=" to include in the certificate.
-            - I(ou) behavior is dependent on whether organizational units are enabled for your account. If organizational unit support is disabled for your
-              account, organizational units from the I(csr) and the I(ou) parameter are ignored.
-            - If both I(csr) and I(ou) are specified, the value in I(ou) will override the OU fields present in the subject distinguished name in the I(csr)
-            - If neither I(csr) nor I(ou) are specified for a renew or reissue operation, the OU fields in the initial certificate are reused.
-            - An invalid OU from I(csr) is ignored, but any invalid organizational units in I(ou) will result in an error indicating "Unapproved OU". The I(ou)
+            - O(ou) behavior is dependent on whether organizational units are enabled for your account. If organizational unit support is disabled for your
+              account, organizational units from the O(csr) and the O(ou) parameter are ignored.
+            - If both O(csr) and O(ou) are specified, the value in O(ou) will override the OU fields present in the subject distinguished name in the O(csr)
+            - If neither O(csr) nor O(ou) are specified for a renew or reissue operation, the OU fields in the initial certificate are reused.
+            - An invalid OU from O(csr) is ignored, but any invalid organizational units in O(ou) will result in an error indicating "Unapproved OU". The O(ou)
              parameter can be used to force failure if an unapproved organizational unit is provided.
            - A maximum of one OU may be specified for current products. Multiple OUs are reserved for future products.
        type: list
@@ -168,10 +181,10 @@ options:
    end_user_key_storage_agreement:
        description:
            - The end user of the Code Signing certificate must generate and store the private key for this request on cryptographically secure
-              hardware to be compliant with the Entrust CSP and Subscription agreement. If requesting a certificate of type C(CODE_SIGNING) or
-              C(EV_CODE_SIGNING), you must set I(end_user_key_storage_agreement) to true if and only if you acknowledge that you will inform the user of this
+              hardware to be compliant with the Entrust CSP and Subscription agreement. If requesting a certificate of type V(CODE_SIGNING) or
+              V(EV_CODE_SIGNING), you must set O(end_user_key_storage_agreement) to true if and only if you acknowledge that you will inform the user of this
              requirement.
-            - Applicable only to I(cert_type) of values C(CODE_SIGNING) and C(EV_CODE_SIGNING).
+            - Applicable only to O(cert_type) of values V(CODE_SIGNING) and V(EV_CODE_SIGNING).
        type: bool
    tracking_info:
        description: Free form tracking information to attach to the record for the certificate.
@@ -307,29 +320,29 @@ options:
    cert_expiry:
        description:
            - The date the certificate should be set to expire, in RFC3339 compliant date or date-time format. For example,
-              C(2020-02-23), C(2020-02-23T15:00:00.05Z).
-            - I(cert_expiry) is only supported for requests of C(request_type=new) or C(request_type=renew). If C(request_type=reissue),
-              I(cert_expiry) will be used for the first certificate issuance, but subsequent issuances will have the same expiry as the initial
+              V(2020-02-23), V(2020-02-23T15:00:00.05Z).
+            - O(cert_expiry) is only supported for requests of O(request_type=new) or O(request_type=renew). If O(request_type=reissue),
+              O(cert_expiry) will be used for the first certificate issuance, but subsequent issuances will have the same expiry as the initial
              certificate.
            - A reissued certificate will always have the same expiry as the original certificate.
            - Note that only the date (day, month, year) is supported for specifying the expiry date. If you choose to specify an expiry time with the expiry
              date, the time will be adjusted to Eastern Standard Time (EST). This could have the unintended effect of moving your expiry date to the previous
              day.
            - Applies only to accounts with a pooling inventory model.
-            - Only one of I(cert_expiry) or I(cert_lifetime) may be specified.
+            - Only one of O(cert_expiry) or O(cert_lifetime) may be specified.
        type: str
    cert_lifetime:
        description:
            - The lifetime of the certificate.
            - Applies to all certificates for accounts with a non-pooling inventory model.
-            - I(cert_lifetime) is only supported for requests of C(request_type=new) or C(request_type=renew). If C(request_type=reissue), I(cert_lifetime) will
+            - O(cert_lifetime) is only supported for requests of O(request_type=new) or O(request_type=renew). If O(request_type=reissue), O(cert_lifetime) will
              be used for the first certificate issuance, but subsequent issuances will have the same expiry as the initial certificate.
-            - Applies to certificates of I(cert_type)=C(CDS_INDIVIDUAL, CDS_GROUP, CDS_ENT_LITE, CDS_ENT_PRO, SMIME_ENT) for accounts with a pooling inventory
-              model.
-            - C(P1Y) is a certificate with a 1 year lifetime.
-            - C(P2Y) is a certificate with a 2 year lifetime.
-            - C(P3Y) is a certificate with a 3 year lifetime.
-            - Only one of I(cert_expiry) or I(cert_lifetime) may be specified.
+            - Applies to certificates of O(cert_type=CDS_INDIVIDUAL), V(CDS_GROUP), V(CDS_ENT_LITE), V(CDS_ENT_PRO), or V(SMIME_ENT)
+              for accounts with a pooling inventory model.
+            - V(P1Y) is a certificate with a 1 year lifetime.
+            - V(P2Y) is a certificate with a 2 year lifetime.
+            - V(P3Y) is a certificate with a 3 year lifetime.
+            - Only one of O(cert_expiry) or O(cert_lifetime) may be specified.
        type: str
        choices: [ P1Y, P2Y, P3Y ]
 seealso:
@@ -337,9 +350,8 @@ seealso:
      description: Can be used to create private keys (both for certificates and accounts).
    - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
      description: Can be used to create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
-extends_documentation_fragment:
- community.crypto.ecs_credential
-
+    - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -466,12 +478,12 @@ filename:
    sample: /etc/ssl/crt/www.ansible.com.crt
 backup_file:
    description: Name of backup file created for the certificate.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true)
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/www.ansible.com.crt.2019-03-09@11:22~
 backup_full_chain_file:
    description: Name of the backup file created for the certificate chain.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true) and I(full_chain_path) is set.
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true) and O(full_chain_path) is set.
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/ca.chain.crt.2019-03-09@11:22~
 tracking_id:
@@ -480,7 +492,10 @@ tracking_id:
    type: int
    sample: 380079
 serial_number:
-    description: The serial number of the issued certificate.
+    description:
+        - The serial number of the issued certificate.
+        - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+          such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
    returned: success
    type: int
    sample: 1235262234164342
@@ -492,8 +507,8 @@ cert_days:
 cert_status:
    description:
        - The certificate status in ECS.
-        - 'Current possible values (which may be expanded in the future) are: C(ACTIVE), C(APPROVED), C(DEACTIVATED), C(DECLINED), C(EXPIRED), C(NA),
-          C(PENDING), C(PENDING_QUORUM), C(READY), C(REISSUED), C(REISSUING), C(RENEWED), C(RENEWING), C(REVOKED), C(SUSPENDED)'
+        - 'Current possible values (which may be expanded in the future) are: V(ACTIVE), V(APPROVED), V(DEACTIVATED), V(DECLINED), V(EXPIRED), V(NA),
+          V(PENDING), V(PENDING_QUORUM), V(READY), V(REISSUED), V(REISSUING), V(RENEWED), V(RENEWING), V(REVOKED), V(SUSPENDED)'
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: ACTIVE
--- a/plugins/modules/ecs_domain.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ecs_domain.py
@@ -20,19 +20,27 @@ description:
    - Request validation or re-validation of a domain with the Entrust Certificate Services (ECS) API.
    - Requires credentials for the L(Entrust Certificate Services,https://www.entrustdatacard.com/products/categories/ssl-certificates) (ECS) API.
    - If the domain is already in the validation process, no new validation will be requested, but the validation data (if applicable) will be returned.
-    - If the domain is already in the validation process but the I(verification_method) specified is different than the current I(verification_method),
-      the I(verification_method) will be updated and validation data (if applicable) will be returned.
-    - If the domain is an active, validated domain, the return value of I(changed) will be false, unless C(domain_status=EXPIRED), in which case a re-validation
-      will be performed.
-    - If C(verification_method=dns), details about the required DNS entry will be specified in the return parameters I(dns_contents), I(dns_location), and
-      I(dns_resource_type).
-    - If C(verification_method=web_server), details about the required file details will be specified in the return parameters I(file_contents) and
-      I(file_location).
-    - If C(verification_method=email), the email address(es) that the validation email(s) were sent to will be in the return parameter I(emails). This is
+    - If the domain is already in the validation process but the O(verification_method) specified is different than the current O(verification_method),
+      the O(verification_method) will be updated and validation data (if applicable) will be returned.
+    - If the domain is an active, validated domain, the return value of C(changed) will be false, unless RV(domain_status=EXPIRED), in which case a
+      re-validation will be performed.
+    - If O(verification_method=dns), details about the required DNS entry will be specified in the return parameters RV(dns_contents), RV(dns_location), and
+      RV(dns_resource_type).
+    - If O(verification_method=web_server), details about the required file details will be specified in the return parameters RV(file_contents) and
+      RV(file_location).
+    - If O(verification_method=email), the email address(es) that the validation email(s) were sent to will be in the return parameter RV(emails). This is
      purely informational. For domains requested using this module, this will always be a list of size 1.
 notes:
    - There is a small delay (typically about 5 seconds, but can be as long as 60 seconds) before obtaining the random values when requesting a validation
-      while C(verification_method=dns) or C(verification_method=web_server). Be aware of that if doing many domain validation requests.
+      while O(verification_method=dns) or O(verification_method=web_server). Be aware of that if doing many domain validation requests.
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.ecs_credential
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: none
+    diff_mode:
+        support: none
 options:
    client_id:
        description:
@@ -48,40 +56,37 @@ options:
    verification_method:
        description:
            - The verification method to be used to prove control of the domain.
-            - If C(verification_method=email) and the value I(verification_email) is specified, that value is used for the email validation. If
-              I(verification_email) is not provided, the first value present in WHOIS data will be used. An email will be sent to the address in
-              I(verification_email) with instructions on how to verify control of the domain.
-            - If C(verification_method=dns), the value I(dns_contents) must be stored in location I(dns_location), with a DNS record type of
-              I(verification_dns_record_type). To prove domain ownership, update your DNS records so the text string returned by I(dns_contents) is available at
-              I(dns_location).
-            - If C(verification_method=web_server), the contents of return value I(file_contents) must be made available on a web server accessible at location
-              I(file_location).
-            - If C(verification_method=manual), the domain will be validated with a manual process. This is not recommended.
+            - If O(verification_method=email) and the value O(verification_email) is specified, that value is used for the email validation. If
+              O(verification_email) is not provided, the first value present in WHOIS data will be used. An email will be sent to the address in
+              O(verification_email) with instructions on how to verify control of the domain.
+            - If O(verification_method=dns), the value RV(dns_contents) must be stored in location RV(dns_location), with a DNS record type of
+              RV(dns_resource_type). To prove domain ownership, update your DNS records so the text string returned by RV(dns_contents) is available at
+              RV(dns_location).
+            - If O(verification_method=web_server), the contents of return value RV(file_contents) must be made available on a web server accessible at location
+              RV(file_location).
+            - If O(verification_method=manual), the domain will be validated with a manual process. This is not recommended.
        type: str
        choices: [ 'dns', 'email', 'manual', 'web_server']
        required: true
    verification_email:
        description:
            - Email address to be used to verify domain ownership.
-            - 'Email address must be either an email address present in the WHOIS data for I(domain_name), or one of the following constructed emails:
-              admin@I(domain_name), administrator@I(domain_name), webmaster@I(domain_name), hostmaster@I(domain_name), postmaster@I(domain_name).'
-            - 'Note that if I(domain_name) includes subdomains, the top level domain should be used. For example, if requesting validation of
+            - 'Email address must be either an email address present in the WHOIS data for O(domain_name), or one of the following constructed emails:
+              admin@O(domain_name), administrator@O(domain_name), webmaster@O(domain_name), hostmaster@O(domain_name), postmaster@O(domain_name).'
+            - 'Note that if O(domain_name) includes subdomains, the top level domain should be used. For example, if requesting validation of
              example1.ansible.com, or test.example2.ansible.com, and you want to use the "admin" preconstructed name, the email address should be
              admin@ansible.com.'
            - If using the email values from the WHOIS data for the domain or its top level namespace, they must be exact matches.
-            - If C(verification_method=email) but I(verification_email) is not provided, the first email address found in WHOIS data for the domain will be
+            - If O(verification_method=email) but O(verification_email) is not provided, the first email address found in WHOIS data for the domain will be
              used.
            - To verify domain ownership, domain owner must follow the instructions in the email they receive.
-            - Only allowed if C(verification_method=email)
+            - Only allowed if O(verification_method=email)
        type: str
 seealso:
    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
-      description: Can be used to request certificates from ECS, with C(provider=entrust).
+      description: Can be used to request certificates from ECS, with O(community.crypto.x509_certificate#module:provider=entrust).
    - module: community.crypto.ecs_certificate
      description: Can be used to request a Certificate from ECS using a verified domain.
-extends_documentation_fragment:
- community.crypto.ecs_credential
-
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -128,72 +133,72 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''

 RETURN = '''
 domain_status:
-    description: Status of the current domain. Will be one of C(APPROVED), C(DECLINED), C(CANCELLED), C(INITIAL_VERIFICATION), C(DECLINED), C(CANCELLED),
-                 C(RE_VERIFICATION), C(EXPIRED), C(EXPIRING)
+    description: Status of the current domain. Will be one of V(APPROVED), V(DECLINED), V(CANCELLED), V(INITIAL_VERIFICATION), V(DECLINED), V(CANCELLED),
+                 V(RE_VERIFICATION), V(EXPIRED), V(EXPIRING)
    returned: changed or success
    type: str
    sample: APPROVED
 verification_method:
-    description: Verification method used to request the domain validation. If C(changed) will be the same as I(verification_method) input parameter.
+    description: Verification method used to request the domain validation. If C(changed) will be the same as O(verification_method) input parameter.
    returned: changed or success
    type: str
    sample: dns
 file_location:
-    description: The location that ECS will be expecting to be able to find the file for domain verification, containing the contents of I(file_contents).
-    returned: I(verification_method) is C(web_server)
+    description: The location that ECS will be expecting to be able to find the file for domain verification, containing the contents of RV(file_contents).
+    returned: O(verification_method) is V(web_server)
    type: str
    sample: http://ansible.com/.well-known/pki-validation/abcd.txt
 file_contents:
-    description: The contents of the file that ECS will be expecting to find at C(file_location).
-    returned: I(verification_method) is C(web_server)
+    description: The contents of the file that ECS will be expecting to find at RV(file_location).
+    returned: O(verification_method) is V(web_server)
    type: str
    sample: AB23CD41432522FF2526920393982FAB
 emails:
    description:
        - The list of emails used to request validation of this domain.
        - Domains requested using this module will only have a list of size 1.
-    returned: I(verification_method) is C(email)
+    returned: O(verification_method) is V(email)
    type: list
    sample: [ admin@ansible.com, administrator@ansible.com ]
 dns_location:
-    description: The location that ECS will be expecting to be able to find the DNS entry for domain verification, containing the contents of I(dns_contents).
-    returned: changed and if I(verification_method) is C(dns)
+    description: The location that ECS will be expecting to be able to find the DNS entry for domain verification, containing the contents of RV(dns_contents).
+    returned: changed and if O(verification_method) is V(dns)
    type: str
    sample: _pki-validation.ansible.com
 dns_contents:
-    description: The value that ECS will be expecting to find in the DNS record located at I(dns_location).
-    returned: changed and if I(verification_method) is C(dns)
+    description: The value that ECS will be expecting to find in the DNS record located at RV(dns_location).
+    returned: changed and if O(verification_method) is V(dns)
    type: str
    sample: AB23CD41432522FF2526920393982FAB
 dns_resource_type:
-    description: The type of resource record that ECS will be expecting for the DNS record located at I(dns_location).
-    returned: changed and if I(verification_method) is C(dns)
+    description: The type of resource record that ECS will be expecting for the DNS record located at RV(dns_location).
+    returned: changed and if O(verification_method) is V(dns)
    type: str
    sample: TXT
 client_id:
-    description: Client ID that the domain belongs to. If the input value I(client_id) is specified, this will always be the same as I(client_id)
+    description: Client ID that the domain belongs to. If the input value O(client_id) is specified, this will always be the same as O(client_id)
    returned: changed or success
    type: int
    sample: 1
 ov_eligible:
-    description: Whether the domain is eligible for submission of "OV" certificates. Will never be C(false) if I(ov_eligible) is C(true)
-    returned: success and I(domain_status) is C(APPROVED), C(RE_VERIFICATION), C(EXPIRING), or C(EXPIRED).
+    description: Whether the domain is eligible for submission of "OV" certificates. Will never be V(false) if RV(ev_eligible) is V(true)
+    returned: success and RV(domain_status) is V(APPROVED), V(RE_VERIFICATION), V(EXPIRING), or V(EXPIRED).
    type: bool
    sample: true
 ov_days_remaining:
-    description: The number of days the domain remains eligible for submission of "OV" certificates. Will never be less than the value of I(ev_days_remaining)
-    returned: success and I(ov_eligible) is C(true) and I(domain_status) is C(APPROVED), C(RE_VERIFICATION) or C(EXPIRING).
+    description: The number of days the domain remains eligible for submission of "OV" certificates. Will never be less than the value of RV(ev_days_remaining)
+    returned: success and RV(ov_eligible) is V(true) and RV(domain_status) is V(APPROVED), V(RE_VERIFICATION) or V(EXPIRING).
    type: int
    sample: 129
 ev_eligible:
-    description: Whether the domain is eligible for submission of "EV" certificates. Will never be C(true) if I(ov_eligible) is C(false)
-    returned: success and I(domain_status) is C(APPROVED), C(RE_VERIFICATION) or C(EXPIRING), or C(EXPIRED).
+    description: Whether the domain is eligible for submission of "EV" certificates. Will never be V(true) if RV(ov_eligible) is V(false)
+    returned: success and RV(domain_status) is V(APPROVED), V(RE_VERIFICATION) or V(EXPIRING), or V(EXPIRED).
    type: bool
    sample: true
 ev_days_remaining:
    description: The number of days the domain remains eligible for submission of "EV" certificates. Will never be greater than the value of
-                 I(ov_days_remaining)
-    returned: success and I(ev_eligible) is C(true) and I(domain_status) is C(APPROVED), C(RE_VERIFICATION) or C(EXPIRING).
+                 RV(ov_days_remaining)
+    returned: success and RV(ev_eligible) is V(true) and RV(domain_status) is V(APPROVED), V(RE_VERIFICATION) or V(EXPIRING).
    type: int
    sample: 94

--- a/plugins/modules/get_certificate.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/get_certificate.py
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ description:
    - Makes a secure connection and returns information about the presented certificate
    - The module uses the cryptography Python library.
    - Support SNI (L(Server Name Indication,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication)) only with python >= 2.7.
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: none
+        details:
+            - This action does not modify state.
+    diff_mode:
+        support: N/A
+        details:
+            - This action does not modify state.
 options:
    host:
      description:
@@ -52,7 +63,7 @@ options:
    starttls:
      description:
        - Requests a secure connection for protocols which require clients to initiate encryption.
-        - Only available for C(mysql) currently.
+        - Only available for V(mysql) currently.
      type: str
      choices:
        - mysql
@@ -65,18 +76,40 @@ options:
    select_crypto_backend:
      description:
        - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-        - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-        - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+        - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+        - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
      type: str
      default: auto
      choices: [ auto, cryptography ]
+    ciphers:
+      description:
+        - SSL/TLS Ciphers to use for the request.
+        - 'When a list is provided, all ciphers are joined in order with V(:).'
+        - See the L(OpenSSL Cipher List Format,https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man1/openssl-ciphers.html#CIPHER-LIST-FORMAT)
+          for more details.
+        - The available ciphers is dependent on the Python and OpenSSL/LibreSSL versions.
+      type: list
+      elements: str
+      version_added: 2.11.0
+    asn1_base64:
+      description:
+        - Whether to encode the ASN.1 values in the RV(extensions) return value with Base64 or not.
+        - The documentation claimed for a long time that the values are Base64 encoded, but they
+          never were. For compatibility this option is set to V(false).
+        - The default value V(false) is B(deprecated) and will change to V(true) in community.crypto 3.0.0.
+      type: bool
+      version_added: 2.12.0

 notes:
-  - When using ca_cert on OS X it has been reported that in some conditions the validate will always succeed.
+    - When using ca_cert on OS X it has been reported that in some conditions the validate will always succeed.

 requirements:
-  - "python >= 2.7 when using C(proxy_host)"
-  - "cryptography >= 1.6"
+    - "python >= 2.7 when using O(proxy_host)"
+    - "cryptography >= 1.6"
+
+seealso:
+    - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
 '''

 RETURN = '''
@@ -102,7 +135,12 @@ extensions:
            returned: success
            type: str
            description:
-              - The Base64 encoded ASN.1 content of the extension.
+              - The ASN.1 content of the extension.
+              - If O(asn1_base64=true) this will be Base64 encoded, otherwise the raw
+                binary value will be returned.
+              - Please note that the raw binary value might not survive JSON serialization
+                to the Ansible controller, and also might cause failures when displaying it.
+                See U(https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/80258) for more information.
              - B(Note) that depending on the C(cryptography) version used, it is
                not possible to extract the ASN.1 content of the extension, but only
                to provide the re-encoded content of the extension in case it was
@@ -113,31 +151,34 @@ extensions:
            type: str
            description: The extension's name.
 issuer:
-    description: Information about the issuer of the cert
+    description: Information about the issuer of the cert.
    returned: success
    type: dict
 not_after:
-    description: Expiration date of the cert
+    description: Expiration date of the cert.
    returned: success
    type: str
 not_before:
-    description: Issue date of the cert
+    description: Issue date of the cert.
    returned: success
    type: str
 serial_number:
-    description: The serial number of the cert
+    description:
+        - The serial number of the cert.
+        - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+          such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
    returned: success
-    type: str
+    type: int
 signature_algorithm:
-    description: The algorithm used to sign the cert
+    description: The algorithm used to sign the cert.
    returned: success
    type: str
 subject:
-    description: Information about the subject of the cert (OU, CN, etc)
+    description: Information about the subject of the cert (C(OU), C(CN), etc).
    returned: success
    type: dict
 version:
-    description: The version number of the certificate
+    description: The version number of the certificate.
    returned: success
    type: str
 '''
@@ -160,7 +201,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
  register: cert

 - name: How many days until cert expires
-  debug:
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: "cert expires in: {{ expire_days }} days."
  vars:
    expire_days: "{{ (( cert.not_after | to_datetime('%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ')) - (ansible_date_time.iso8601 | to_datetime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')) ).days }}"
@@ -168,7 +209,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''

 import atexit
 import base64
-import datetime
 import traceback

 from os.path import isfile
@@ -180,9 +220,16 @@ from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.version import LooseVersion

+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support import (
+    get_now_datetime,
+)
+
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptography_support import (
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE,
    cryptography_oid_to_name,
    cryptography_get_extensions_from_cert,
+    get_not_valid_after,
+    get_not_valid_before,
 )

 MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION = '1.6'
@@ -236,6 +283,8 @@ def main():
            timeout=dict(type='int', default=10),
            select_crypto_backend=dict(type='str', choices=['auto', 'cryptography'], default='auto'),
            starttls=dict(type='str', choices=['mysql']),
+            ciphers=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
+            asn1_base64=dict(type='bool'),
        ),
    )

@@ -247,6 +296,17 @@ def main():
    timeout = module.params.get('timeout')
    server_name = module.params.get('server_name')
    start_tls_server_type = module.params.get('starttls')
+    ciphers = module.params.get('ciphers')
+    asn1_base64 = module.params['asn1_base64']
+    if asn1_base64 is None:
+        module.deprecate(
+            'The default value `false` for asn1_base64 is deprecated and will change to `true` in '
+            'community.crypto 3.0.0. If you need this value, it is best to set the value explicitly '
+            'and adjust your roles/playbooks to use `asn1_base64=true` as soon as possible',
+            version='3.0.0',
+            collection_name='community.crypto',
+        )
+        asn1_base64 = False

    backend = module.params.get('select_crypto_backend')
    if backend == 'auto':
@@ -283,6 +343,9 @@ def main():
        if proxy_host:
            module.fail_json(msg='To use proxy_host, you must run the get_certificate module with Python 2.7 or newer.',
                             exception=CREATE_DEFAULT_CONTEXT_IMP_ERR)
+        if ciphers is not None:
+            module.fail_json(msg='To use ciphers, you must run the get_certificate module with Python 2.7 or newer.',
+                             exception=CREATE_DEFAULT_CONTEXT_IMP_ERR)
        try:
            # Note: get_server_certificate does not support SNI!
            cert = get_server_certificate((host, port), ca_certs=ca_cert)
@@ -314,6 +377,10 @@ def main():
            if start_tls_server_type is not None:
                send_starttls_packet(sock, start_tls_server_type)

+            if ciphers is not None:
+                ciphers_joined = ":".join(ciphers)
+                ctx.set_ciphers(ciphers_joined)
+
            cert = ctx.wrap_socket(sock, server_hostname=server_name or host).getpeercert(True)
            cert = DER_cert_to_PEM_cert(cert)
        except Exception as e:
@@ -331,23 +398,26 @@ def main():
        for attribute in x509.subject:
            result['subject'][cryptography_oid_to_name(attribute.oid, short=True)] = attribute.value

-        result['expired'] = x509.not_valid_after < datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        result['expired'] = get_not_valid_after(x509) < get_now_datetime(with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE)

        result['extensions'] = []
        for dotted_number, entry in cryptography_get_extensions_from_cert(x509).items():
            oid = cryptography.x509.oid.ObjectIdentifier(dotted_number)
-            result['extensions'].append({
+            ext = {
                'critical': entry['critical'],
-                'asn1_data': base64.b64decode(entry['value']),
+                'asn1_data': entry['value'],
                'name': cryptography_oid_to_name(oid, short=True),
-            })
+            }
+            if not asn1_base64:
+                ext['asn1_data'] = base64.b64decode(ext['asn1_data'])
+            result['extensions'].append(ext)

        result['issuer'] = {}
        for attribute in x509.issuer:
            result['issuer'][cryptography_oid_to_name(attribute.oid, short=True)] = attribute.value

-        result['not_after'] = x509.not_valid_after.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ')
-        result['not_before'] = x509.not_valid_before.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ')
+        result['not_after'] = get_not_valid_after(x509).strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ')
+        result['not_before'] = get_not_valid_before(x509).strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ')

        result['serial_number'] = x509.serial_number
        result['signature_algorithm'] = cryptography_oid_to_name(x509.signature_algorithm_oid)
--- a/plugins/modules/luks_device.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/luks_device.py
@@ -13,64 +13,83 @@ module: luks_device

 short_description: Manage encrypted (LUKS) devices

-
 description:
    - "Module manages L(LUKS,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Unified_Key_Setup)
      on given device. Supports creating, destroying, opening and closing of
      LUKS container and adding or removing new keys and passphrases."

+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: none
+
 options:
    device:
        description:
-            - "Device to work with (for example C(/dev/sda1)). Needed in most cases.
-              Can be omitted only when I(state=closed) together with I(name)
+            - "Device to work with (for example V(/dev/sda1)). Needed in most cases.
+              Can be omitted only when O(state=closed) together with O(name)
              is provided."
        type: str
    state:
        description:
            - "Desired state of the LUKS container. Based on its value creates,
              destroys, opens or closes the LUKS container on a given device."
-            - "I(present) will create LUKS container unless already present.
-              Requires I(device) and either I(keyfile) or I(passphrase) options
+            - "V(present) will create LUKS container unless already present.
+              Requires O(device) and either O(keyfile) or O(passphrase) options
              to be provided."
-            - "I(absent) will remove existing LUKS container if it exists.
-              Requires I(device) or I(name) to be specified."
-            - "I(opened) will unlock the LUKS container. If it does not exist
+            - "V(absent) will remove existing LUKS container if it exists.
+              Requires O(device) or O(name) to be specified."
+            - "V(opened) will unlock the LUKS container. If it does not exist
              it will be created first.
-              Requires I(device) and either I(keyfile) or I(passphrase)
-              to be specified. Use the I(name) option to set the name of
+              Requires O(device) and either O(keyfile) or O(passphrase)
+              to be specified. Use the O(name) option to set the name of
              the opened container.  Otherwise the name will be
              generated automatically and returned as a part of the
              result."
-            - "I(closed) will lock the LUKS container. However if the container
+            - "V(closed) will lock the LUKS container. However if the container
              does not exist it will be created.
-              Requires I(device) and either I(keyfile) or I(passphrase)
+              Requires O(device) and either O(keyfile) or O(passphrase)
              options to be provided. If container does already exist
-              I(device) or I(name) will suffice."
+              O(device) or O(name) will suffice."
        type: str
        default: present
        choices: [present, absent, opened, closed]
    name:
        description:
-            - "Sets container name when I(state=opened). Can be used
-              instead of I(device) when closing the existing container
-              (that is, when I(state=closed))."
+            - "Sets container name when O(state=opened). Can be used
+              instead of O(device) when closing the existing container
+              (that is, when O(state=closed))."
        type: str
    keyfile:
        description:
-            - "Used to unlock the container. Either a I(keyfile) or a
-              I(passphrase) is needed for most of the operations. Parameter
+            - "Used to unlock the container. Either a O(keyfile) or a
+              O(passphrase) is needed for most of the operations. Parameter
              value is the path to the keyfile with the passphrase."
            - "BEWARE that working with keyfiles in plaintext is dangerous.
              Make sure that they are protected."
        type: path
    passphrase:
        description:
-            - "Used to unlock the container. Either a I(passphrase) or a
-              I(keyfile) is needed for most of the operations. Parameter
+            - "Used to unlock the container. Either a O(passphrase) or a
+              O(keyfile) is needed for most of the operations. Parameter
              value is a string with the passphrase."
        type: str
        version_added: '1.0.0'
+    keyslot:
+        description:
+            - "Adds the O(keyfile) or O(passphrase) to a specific keyslot when
+              creating a new container on O(device). Parameter value is the
+              number of the keyslot."
+            - "B(Note) that a device of O(type=luks1) supports the keyslot numbers
+              V(0)-V(7) and a device of O(type=luks2) supports the keyslot numbers
+              V(0)-V(31). In order to use the keyslots V(8)-V(31) when creating a new
+              container, setting O(type) to V(luks2) is required."
+        type: int
+        version_added: '2.16.0'
    keysize:
        description:
            - "Sets the key size only if LUKS container does not exist."
@@ -78,8 +97,8 @@ options:
        version_added: '1.0.0'
    new_keyfile:
        description:
-            - "Adds additional key to given container on I(device).
-              Needs I(keyfile) or I(passphrase) option for authorization.
+            - "Adds additional key to given container on O(device).
+              Needs O(keyfile) or O(passphrase) option for authorization.
              LUKS container supports up to 8 keyslots. Parameter value
              is the path to the keyfile with the passphrase."
            - "NOTE that adding additional keys is idempotent only since
@@ -91,8 +110,8 @@ options:
        type: path
    new_passphrase:
        description:
-            - "Adds additional passphrase to given container on I(device).
-              Needs I(keyfile) or I(passphrase) option for authorization. LUKS
+            - "Adds additional passphrase to given container on O(device).
+              Needs O(keyfile) or O(passphrase) option for authorization. LUKS
              container supports up to 8 keyslots. Parameter value is a string
              with the new passphrase."
            - "NOTE that adding additional passphrase is idempotent only since
@@ -100,34 +119,55 @@ options:
              be used even if another keyslot already exists for this passphrase."
        type: str
        version_added: '1.0.0'
+    new_keyslot:
+        description:
+            - "Adds the additional O(new_keyfile) or O(new_passphrase) to a
+              specific keyslot on the given O(device). Parameter value is the number
+              of the keyslot."
+            - "B(Note) that a device of O(type=luks1) supports the keyslot numbers
+              V(0)-V(7) and a device of O(type=luks2) supports the keyslot numbers
+              V(0)-V(31)."
+        type: int
+        version_added: '2.16.0'
    remove_keyfile:
        description:
-            - "Removes given key from the container on I(device). Does not
+            - "Removes given key from the container on O(device). Does not
              remove the keyfile from filesystem.
              Parameter value is the path to the keyfile with the passphrase."
            - "NOTE that removing keys is idempotent only since
              community.crypto 1.4.0. For older versions, trying to remove
              a key which no longer exists results in an error."
            - "NOTE that to remove the last key from a LUKS container, the
-              I(force_remove_last_key) option must be set to C(true)."
+              O(force_remove_last_key) option must be set to V(true)."
            - "BEWARE that working with keyfiles in plaintext is dangerous.
              Make sure that they are protected."
        type: path
    remove_passphrase:
        description:
-            - "Removes given passphrase from the container on I(device).
+            - "Removes given passphrase from the container on O(device).
              Parameter value is a string with the passphrase to remove."
            - "NOTE that removing passphrases is idempotent only since
              community.crypto 1.4.0. For older versions, trying to remove
              a passphrase which no longer exists results in an error."
            - "NOTE that to remove the last keyslot from a LUKS
-              container, the I(force_remove_last_key) option must be set
-              to C(true)."
+              container, the O(force_remove_last_key) option must be set
+              to V(true)."
        type: str
        version_added: '1.0.0'
+    remove_keyslot:
+        description:
+            - "Removes the key in the given slot on O(device). Needs
+              O(keyfile) or O(passphrase) for authorization."
+            - "B(Note) that a device of O(type=luks1) supports the keyslot numbers
+              V(0)-V(7) and a device of O(type=luks2) supports the keyslot numbers
+              V(0)-V(31)."
+            - "B(Note) that the given O(keyfile) or O(passphrase) must not be
+              in the slot to be removed."
+        type: int
+        version_added: '2.16.0'
    force_remove_last_key:
        description:
-            - "If set to C(true), allows removing the last key from a container."
+            - "If set to V(true), allows removing the last key from a container."
            - "BEWARE that when the last key has been removed from a container,
              the container can no longer be opened!"
        type: bool
@@ -137,21 +177,21 @@ options:
            - "This option allow the user to create a LUKS2 format container
              with label support, respectively to identify the container by
              label on later usages."
-            - "Will only be used on container creation, or when I(device) is
+            - "Will only be used on container creation, or when O(device) is
              not specified."
-            - "This cannot be specified if I(type) is set to C(luks1)."
+            - "This cannot be specified if O(type) is set to V(luks1)."
        type: str
        version_added: '1.0.0'
    uuid:
        description:
            - "With this option user can identify the LUKS container by UUID."
-            - "Will only be used when I(device) and I(label) are not specified."
+            - "Will only be used when O(device) and O(label) are not specified."
        type: str
        version_added: '1.0.0'
    type:
        description:
            - "This option allow the user explicit define the format of LUKS
-              container that wants to work with. Options are C(luks1) or C(luks2)"
+              container that wants to work with. Options are V(luks1) or V(luks2)"
        type: str
        choices: [luks1, luks2]
        version_added: '1.0.0'
@@ -160,8 +200,8 @@ options:
            - "This option allows the user to define the cipher specification
              string for the LUKS container."
            - "Will only be used on container creation."
-            - "For pre-2.6.10 kernels, use C(aes-plain) as they do not understand
-              the new cipher spec strings. To use ESSIV, use C(aes-cbc-essiv:sha256)."
+            - "For pre-2.6.10 kernels, use V(aes-plain) as they do not understand
+              the new cipher spec strings. To use ESSIV, use V(aes-cbc-essiv:sha256)."
        type: str
        version_added: '1.1.0'
    hash:
@@ -185,12 +225,12 @@ options:
                    - Specify the iteration time used for the PBKDF.
                    - Note that this is in B(seconds), not in milliseconds as on the
                      command line.
-                    - Mutually exclusive with I(iteration_count).
+                    - Mutually exclusive with O(pbkdf.iteration_count).
                type: float
            iteration_count:
                description:
                    - Specify the iteration count used for the PBKDF.
-                    - Mutually exclusive with I(iteration_time).
+                    - Mutually exclusive with O(pbkdf.iteration_time).
                type: int
            algorithm:
                description:
@@ -253,19 +293,26 @@ options:
    persistent:
        description:
            - "Allows the user to store options into container's metadata persistently and automatically use them next time.
-              Only I(perf_same_cpu_crypt), I(perf_submit_from_crypt_cpus), I(perf_no_read_workqueue), and I(perf_no_write_workqueue)
-              can be stored persistently."
+              Only O(perf_same_cpu_crypt), O(perf_submit_from_crypt_cpus), O(perf_no_read_workqueue), O(perf_no_write_workqueue),
+              and O(allow_discards) can be stored persistently."
            - "Will only work with LUKS2 containers."
            - "Will only be used when opening containers."
        type: bool
        default: false
        version_added: '2.3.0'
+    allow_discards:
+        description:
+            - "Allow discards (also known as TRIM) requests for device."
+            - "Will only be used when opening containers."
+        type: bool
+        default: false
+        version_added: '2.17.0'

 requirements:
    - "cryptsetup"
-    - "wipefs (when I(state) is C(absent))"
+    - "wipefs (when O(state) is V(absent))"
    - "lsblk"
-    - "blkid (when I(label) or I(uuid) options are used)"
+    - "blkid (when O(label) or O(uuid) options are used)"

 author: Jan Pokorny (@japokorn)
 '''
@@ -369,12 +416,32 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
    state: "present"
    keyfile: "/vault/keyfile"
    type: luks2
+
+- name: Create a container with key in slot 4
+  community.crypto.luks_device:
+    device: "/dev/loop0"
+    state: "present"
+    keyfile: "/vault/keyfile"
+    keyslot: 4
+
+- name: Add a new key in slot 5
+  community.crypto.luks_device:
+    device: "/dev/loop0"
+    keyfile: "/vault/keyfile"
+    new_keyfile: "/vault/keyfile"
+    new_keyslot: 5
+
+- name: Remove the key from slot 4 (given keyfile must not be slot 4)
+  community.crypto.luks_device:
+    device: "/dev/loop0"
+    keyfile: "/vault/keyfile"
+    remove_keyslot: 4
 '''

 RETURN = '''
 name:
    description:
-        When I(state=opened) returns (generated or given) name
+        When O(state=opened) returns (generated or given) name
        of LUKS container. Returns None if no name is supplied.
    returned: success
    type: str
@@ -515,6 +582,29 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
        result = self._run_command([self._cryptsetup_bin, 'isLuks', device])
        return result[RETURN_CODE] == 0

+    def get_luks_type(self, device):
+        ''' get the luks type of a device
+        '''
+        if self.is_luks(device):
+            with open(device, 'rb') as f:
+                for offset in LUKS2_HEADER_OFFSETS:
+                    f.seek(offset)
+                    data = f.read(LUKS_HEADER_L)
+                    if data == LUKS2_HEADER2:
+                        return 'luks2'
+                return 'luks1'
+        return None
+
+    def is_luks_slot_set(self, device, keyslot):
+        ''' check if a keyslot is set
+        '''
+        result = self._run_command([self._cryptsetup_bin, 'luksDump', device])
+        if result[RETURN_CODE] != 0:
+            raise ValueError('Error while dumping LUKS header from %s' % (device, ))
+        result_luks1 = 'Key Slot %d: ENABLED' % (keyslot) in result[STDOUT]
+        result_luks2 = ' %d: luks2' % (keyslot) in result[STDOUT]
+        return result_luks1 or result_luks2
+
    def _add_pbkdf_options(self, options, pbkdf):
        if pbkdf['iteration_time'] is not None:
            options.extend(['--iter-time', str(int(pbkdf['iteration_time'] * 1000))])
@@ -527,7 +617,7 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
        if pbkdf['parallel'] is not None:
            options.extend(['--pbkdf-parallel', str(pbkdf['parallel'])])

-    def run_luks_create(self, device, keyfile, passphrase, keysize, cipher, hash_, sector_size, pbkdf):
+    def run_luks_create(self, device, keyfile, passphrase, keyslot, keysize, cipher, hash_, sector_size, pbkdf):
        # create a new luks container; use batch mode to auto confirm
        luks_type = self._module.params['type']
        label = self._module.params['label']
@@ -548,6 +638,8 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
            self._add_pbkdf_options(options, pbkdf)
        if sector_size is not None:
            options.extend(['--sector-size', str(sector_size)])
+        if keyslot is not None:
+            options.extend(['--key-slot', str(keyslot)])

        args = [self._cryptsetup_bin, 'luksFormat']
        args.extend(options)
@@ -561,7 +653,7 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
                             % (device, result[STDERR]))

    def run_luks_open(self, device, keyfile, passphrase, perf_same_cpu_crypt, perf_submit_from_crypt_cpus,
-                      perf_no_read_workqueue, perf_no_write_workqueue, persistent, name):
+                      perf_no_read_workqueue, perf_no_write_workqueue, persistent, allow_discards, name):
        args = [self._cryptsetup_bin]
        if keyfile:
            args.extend(['--key-file', keyfile])
@@ -575,6 +667,8 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
            args.extend(['--perf-no_write_workqueue'])
        if persistent:
            args.extend(['--persistent'])
+        if allow_discards:
+            args.extend(['--allow-discards'])
        args.extend(['open', '--type', 'luks', device, name])

        result = self._run_command(args, data=passphrase)
@@ -607,7 +701,7 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
            raise ValueError('Error while wiping LUKS container signatures for %s: %s' % (device, exc))

    def run_luks_add_key(self, device, keyfile, passphrase, new_keyfile,
-                         new_passphrase, pbkdf):
+                         new_passphrase, new_keyslot, pbkdf):
        ''' Add new key from a keyfile or passphrase to given 'device';
            authentication done using 'keyfile' or 'passphrase'.
            Raises ValueError when command fails.
@@ -617,6 +711,9 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
        if pbkdf is not None:
            self._add_pbkdf_options(args, pbkdf)

+        if new_keyslot is not None:
+            args.extend(['--key-slot', str(new_keyslot)])
+
        if keyfile:
            args.extend(['--key-file', keyfile])
        else:
@@ -632,7 +729,7 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
            raise ValueError('Error while adding new LUKS keyslot to %s: %s'
                             % (device, result[STDERR]))

-    def run_luks_remove_key(self, device, keyfile, passphrase,
+    def run_luks_remove_key(self, device, keyfile, passphrase, keyslot,
                            force_remove_last_key=False):
        ''' Remove key from given device
            Raises ValueError when command fails
@@ -667,7 +764,10 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
                                           "To be able to remove a key, please set "
                                           "`force_remove_last_key` to `true`." % device)

-        args = [self._cryptsetup_bin, 'luksRemoveKey', device, '-q']
+        if keyslot is None:
+            args = [self._cryptsetup_bin, 'luksRemoveKey', device, '-q']
+        else:
+            args = [self._cryptsetup_bin, 'luksKillSlot', device, '-q', str(keyslot)]
        if keyfile:
            args.extend(['--key-file', keyfile])
        result = self._run_command(args, data=passphrase)
@@ -675,7 +775,7 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
            raise ValueError('Error while removing LUKS key from %s: %s'
                             % (device, result[STDERR]))

-    def luks_test_key(self, device, keyfile, passphrase):
+    def luks_test_key(self, device, keyfile, passphrase, keyslot=None):
        ''' Check whether the keyfile or passphrase works.
            Raises ValueError when command fails.
        '''
@@ -687,12 +787,22 @@ class CryptHandler(Handler):
        else:
            data = passphrase

+        if keyslot is not None:
+            args.extend(['--key-slot', str(keyslot)])
+
        result = self._run_command(args, data=data)
        if result[RETURN_CODE] == 0:
            return True
        for output in (STDOUT, STDERR):
            if 'No key available with this passphrase' in result[output]:
                return False
+            if 'No usable keyslot is available.' in result[output]:
+                return False
+
+        # This check is necessary due to cryptsetup in version 2.0.3 not printing 'No usable keyslot is available'
+        # when using the --key-slot parameter in combination with --test-passphrase
+        if result[RETURN_CODE] == 1 and keyslot is not None and result[STDOUT] == '' and result[STDERR] == '':
+            return False

        raise ValueError('Error while testing whether keyslot exists on %s: %s'
                         % (device, result[STDERR]))
@@ -804,12 +914,20 @@ class ConditionsHandler(Handler):
            self._module.fail_json(msg="Contradiction in setup: Asking to "
                                   "add a key to absent LUKS.")

-        return not self._crypthandler.luks_test_key(self.device, self._module.params['new_keyfile'], self._module.params['new_passphrase'])
+        key_present = self._crypthandler.luks_test_key(self.device, self._module.params['new_keyfile'], self._module.params['new_passphrase'])
+        if self._module.params['new_keyslot'] is not None:
+            key_present_slot = self._crypthandler.luks_test_key(self.device, self._module.params['new_keyfile'], self._module.params['new_passphrase'],
+                                                                self._module.params['new_keyslot'])
+            if key_present and not key_present_slot:
+                self._module.fail_json(msg="Trying to add key that is already present in another slot")
+
+        return not key_present

    def luks_remove_key(self):
        if (self.device is None or
            (self._module.params['remove_keyfile'] is None and
-             self._module.params['remove_passphrase'] is None)):
+             self._module.params['remove_passphrase'] is None and
+             self._module.params['remove_keyslot'] is None)):
            # conditions for removing a key not fulfilled
            return False

@@ -817,6 +935,15 @@ class ConditionsHandler(Handler):
            self._module.fail_json(msg="Contradiction in setup: Asking to "
                                   "remove a key from absent LUKS.")

+        if self._module.params['remove_keyslot'] is not None:
+            if not self._crypthandler.is_luks_slot_set(self.device, self._module.params['remove_keyslot']):
+                return False
+            result = self._crypthandler.luks_test_key(self.device, self._module.params['keyfile'], self._module.params['passphrase'])
+            if self._crypthandler.luks_test_key(self.device, self._module.params['keyfile'], self._module.params['passphrase'],
+                                                self._module.params['remove_keyslot']):
+                self._module.fail_json(msg='Cannot remove keyslot with keyfile or passphrase in same slot.')
+            return result
+
        return self._crypthandler.luks_test_key(self.device, self._module.params['remove_keyfile'], self._module.params['remove_passphrase'])

    def luks_remove(self):
@@ -824,6 +951,19 @@ class ConditionsHandler(Handler):
                self._module.params['state'] == 'absent' and
                self._crypthandler.is_luks(self.device))

+    def validate_keyslot(self, param, luks_type):
+        if self._module.params[param] is not None:
+            if luks_type is None and param == 'keyslot':
+                if 8 <= self._module.params[param] <= 31:
+                    self._module.fail_json(msg="You must specify type=luks2 when creating a new LUKS device to use keyslots 8-31.")
+                elif not (0 <= self._module.params[param] <= 7):
+                    self._module.fail_json(msg="When not specifying a type, only the keyslots 0-7 are allowed.")
+
+            if luks_type == 'luks1' and not 0 <= self._module.params[param] <= 7:
+                self._module.fail_json(msg="%s must be between 0 and 7 when using LUKS1." % self._module.params[param])
+            elif luks_type == 'luks2' and not 0 <= self._module.params[param] <= 31:
+                self._module.fail_json(msg="%s must be between 0 and 31 when using LUKS2." % self._module.params[param])
+

 def run_module():
    # available arguments/parameters that a user can pass
@@ -837,6 +977,9 @@ def run_module():
        passphrase=dict(type='str', no_log=True),
        new_passphrase=dict(type='str', no_log=True),
        remove_passphrase=dict(type='str', no_log=True),
+        keyslot=dict(type='int', no_log=False),
+        new_keyslot=dict(type='int', no_log=False),
+        remove_keyslot=dict(type='int', no_log=False),
        force_remove_last_key=dict(type='bool', default=False),
        keysize=dict(type='int'),
        label=dict(type='str'),
@@ -861,12 +1004,13 @@ def run_module():
        perf_no_read_workqueue=dict(type='bool', default=False),
        perf_no_write_workqueue=dict(type='bool', default=False),
        persistent=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+        allow_discards=dict(type='bool', default=False),
    )

    mutually_exclusive = [
        ('keyfile', 'passphrase'),
        ('new_keyfile', 'new_passphrase'),
-        ('remove_keyfile', 'remove_passphrase')
+        ('remove_keyfile', 'remove_passphrase', 'remove_keyslot')
    ]

    # seed the result dict in the object
@@ -896,6 +1040,17 @@ def run_module():
    if module.params['label'] is not None and module.params['type'] == 'luks1':
        module.fail_json(msg='You cannot combine type luks1 with the label option.')

+    if module.params['keyslot'] is not None or module.params['new_keyslot'] is not None or module.params['remove_keyslot'] is not None:
+        luks_type = crypt.get_luks_type(conditions.get_device_name())
+        if luks_type is None and module.params['type'] is not None:
+            luks_type = module.params['type']
+        for param in ['keyslot', 'new_keyslot', 'remove_keyslot']:
+            conditions.validate_keyslot(param, luks_type)
+
+    for param in ['new_keyslot', 'remove_keyslot']:
+        if module.params[param] is not None and module.params['keyfile'] is None and module.params['passphrase'] is None:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Removing a keyslot requires the passphrase or keyfile of another slot.")
+
    # The conditions are in order to allow more operations in one run.
    # (e.g. create luks and add a key to it)

@@ -906,6 +1061,7 @@ def run_module():
                crypt.run_luks_create(conditions.device,
                                      module.params['keyfile'],
                                      module.params['passphrase'],
+                                      module.params['keyslot'],
                                      module.params['keysize'],
                                      module.params['cipher'],
                                      module.params['hash'],
@@ -941,6 +1097,7 @@ def run_module():
                                    module.params['perf_no_read_workqueue'],
                                    module.params['perf_no_write_workqueue'],
                                    module.params['persistent'],
+                                    module.params['allow_discards'],
                                    name)
            except ValueError as e:
                module.fail_json(msg="luks_device error: %s" % e)
@@ -978,6 +1135,7 @@ def run_module():
                                       module.params['passphrase'],
                                       module.params['new_keyfile'],
                                       module.params['new_passphrase'],
+                                       module.params['new_keyslot'],
                                       module.params['pbkdf'])
            except ValueError as e:
                module.fail_json(msg="luks_device error: %s" % e)
@@ -993,6 +1151,7 @@ def run_module():
                crypt.run_luks_remove_key(conditions.device,
                                          module.params['remove_keyfile'],
                                          module.params['remove_passphrase'],
+                                          module.params['remove_keyslot'],
                                          force_remove_last_key=last_key)
            except ValueError as e:
                module.fail_json(msg="luks_device error: %s" % e)
--- a/plugins/modules/openssh_cert.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssh_cert.py
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ description:
    - Generate and regenerate OpenSSH host or user certificates.
 requirements:
    - "ssh-keygen"
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    state:
        description:
@@ -29,13 +40,13 @@ options:
    type:
        description:
            - Whether the module should generate a host or a user certificate.
-            - Required if I(state) is C(present).
+            - Required if O(state) is V(present).
        type: str
        choices: ['host', 'user']
    force:
        description:
            - Should the certificate be regenerated even if it already exists and is valid.
-            - Equivalent to I(regenerate=always).
+            - Equivalent to O(regenerate=always).
        type: bool
        default: false
    path:
@@ -45,16 +56,16 @@ options:
        required: true
    regenerate:
        description:
-            - When C(never) the task will fail if a certificate already exists at I(path) and is unreadable
+            - When V(never) the task will fail if a certificate already exists at O(path) and is unreadable
              otherwise a new certificate will only be generated if there is no existing certificate.
-            - When C(fail) the task will fail if a certificate already exists at I(path) and does not
+            - When V(fail) the task will fail if a certificate already exists at O(path) and does not
              match the module's options.
-            - When C(partial_idempotence) an existing certificate will be regenerated based on
-              I(serial), I(signature_algorithm), I(type), I(valid_from), I(valid_to), I(valid_at), and I(principals).
-              I(valid_from) and I(valid_to) can be excluded by I(ignore_timestamps=true).
-            - When C(full_idempotence) I(identifier), I(options), I(public_key), and I(signing_key)
+            - When V(partial_idempotence) an existing certificate will be regenerated based on
+              O(serial_number), O(signature_algorithm), O(type), O(valid_from), O(valid_to), O(valid_at), and O(principals).
+              O(valid_from) and O(valid_to) can be excluded by O(ignore_timestamps=true).
+            - When V(full_idempotence) O(identifier), O(options), O(public_key), and O(signing_key)
              are also considered when compared against an existing certificate.
-            - C(always) is equivalent to I(force=true).
+            - V(always) is equivalent to O(force=true).
        type: str
        choices:
            - never
@@ -67,14 +78,14 @@ options:
    signature_algorithm:
        description:
            - As of OpenSSH 8.2 the SHA-1 signature algorithm for RSA keys has been disabled and C(ssh) will refuse
-              host certificates signed with the SHA-1 algorithm. OpenSSH 8.1 made C(rsa-sha2-512) the default algorithm
+              host certificates signed with the SHA-1 algorithm. OpenSSH 8.1 made V(rsa-sha2-512) the default algorithm
              when acting as a CA and signing certificates with a RSA key. However, for OpenSSH versions less than 8.1
-              the SHA-2 signature algorithms, C(rsa-sha2-256) or C(rsa-sha2-512), must be specified using this option
+              the SHA-2 signature algorithms, V(rsa-sha2-256) or V(rsa-sha2-512), must be specified using this option
              if compatibility with newer C(ssh) clients is required. Conversely if hosts using OpenSSH version 8.2
-              or greater must remain compatible with C(ssh) clients using OpenSSH less than 7.2, then C(ssh-rsa)
-              can be used when generating host certificates (a corresponding change to the sshd_config to add C(ssh-rsa)
+              or greater must remain compatible with C(ssh) clients using OpenSSH less than 7.2, then V(ssh-rsa)
+              can be used when generating host certificates (a corresponding change to the sshd_config to add V(ssh-rsa)
              to the C(CASignatureAlgorithms) keyword is also required).
-            - Using any value for this option with a non-RSA I(signing_key) will cause this module to fail.
+            - Using any value for this option with a non-RSA O(signing_key) will cause this module to fail.
            - "Note: OpenSSH versions prior to 7.2 do not support SHA-2 signature algorithms for RSA keys and OpenSSH
               versions prior to 7.3 do not support SHA-2 signature algorithms for certificates."
            - See U(https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.2) for more information.
@@ -87,14 +98,14 @@ options:
    signing_key:
        description:
            - The path to the private openssh key that is used for signing the public key in order to generate the certificate.
-            - If the private key is on a PKCS#11 token (I(pkcs11_provider)), set this to the path to the public key instead.
-            - Required if I(state) is C(present).
+            - If the private key is on a PKCS#11 token (O(pkcs11_provider)), set this to the path to the public key instead.
+            - Required if O(state) is V(present).
        type: path
    pkcs11_provider:
        description:
            - To use a signing key that resides on a PKCS#11 token, set this to the name (or full path) of the shared library to use with the token.
              Usually C(libpkcs11.so).
-            - If this is set, I(signing_key) needs to point to a file containing the public key of the CA.
+            - If this is set, O(signing_key) needs to point to a file containing the public key of the CA.
        type: str
        version_added: 1.1.0
    use_agent:
@@ -106,37 +117,37 @@ options:
    public_key:
        description:
            - The path to the public key that will be signed with the signing key in order to generate the certificate.
-            - Required if I(state) is C(present).
+            - Required if O(state) is V(present).
        type: path
    valid_from:
        description:
            - "The point in time the certificate is valid from. Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
               Time will always be interpreted as UTC. Valid formats are: C([+-]timespec | YYYY-MM-DD | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS | YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS | always)
-               where timespec can be an integer + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+               where timespec can be an integer + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
               Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent."
-            - "The value C(always) is only supported for OpenSSH 7.7 and greater, however, the value C(1970-01-01T00:00:01)
+            - "The value V(always) is only supported for OpenSSH 7.7 and greater, however, the value V(1970-01-01T00:00:01)
               can be used with earlier versions as an equivalent expression."
-            - "To ignore this value during comparison with an existing certificate set I(ignore_timestamps=true)."
-            - Required if I(state) is C(present).
+            - "To ignore this value during comparison with an existing certificate set O(ignore_timestamps=true)."
+            - Required if O(state) is V(present).
        type: str
    valid_to:
        description:
            - "The point in time the certificate is valid to. Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
               Time will always be interpreted as UTC. Valid formats are: C([+-]timespec | YYYY-MM-DD | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS | YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS | forever)
-               where timespec can be an integer + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+               where timespec can be an integer + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
               Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent."
-            - "To ignore this value during comparison with an existing certificate set I(ignore_timestamps=true)."
-            - Required if I(state) is C(present).
+            - "To ignore this value during comparison with an existing certificate set O(ignore_timestamps=true)."
+            - Required if O(state) is V(present).
        type: str
    valid_at:
        description:
            - "Check if the certificate is valid at a certain point in time. If it is not the certificate will be regenerated.
-               Time will always be interpreted as UTC. Mainly to be used with relative timespec for I(valid_from) and / or I(valid_to).
+               Time will always be interpreted as UTC. Mainly to be used with relative timespec for O(valid_from) and / or O(valid_to).
               Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent."
        type: str
    ignore_timestamps:
        description:
-            - "Whether the I(valid_from) and I(valid_to) timestamps should be ignored for idempotency checks."
+            - "Whether the O(valid_from) and O(valid_to) timestamps should be ignored for idempotency checks."
            - "However, the values will still be applied to a new certificate if it meets any other necessary conditions for generation/regeneration."
        type: bool
        default: false
@@ -150,20 +161,20 @@ options:
    options:
        description:
            - "Specify certificate options when signing a key. The option that are valid for user certificates are:"
-            - "C(clear): Clear all enabled permissions.  This is useful for clearing the default set of permissions so permissions may be added individually."
-            - "C(force-command=command): Forces the execution of command instead of any shell or
+            - "V(clear): Clear all enabled permissions.  This is useful for clearing the default set of permissions so permissions may be added individually."
+            - "V(force-command=command): Forces the execution of command instead of any shell or
               command specified by the user when the certificate is used for authentication."
-            - "C(no-agent-forwarding): Disable ssh-agent forwarding (permitted by default)."
-            - "C(no-port-forwarding): Disable port forwarding (permitted by default)."
-            - "C(no-pty): Disable PTY allocation (permitted by default)."
-            - "C(no-user-rc): Disable execution of C(~/.ssh/rc) by sshd (permitted by default)."
-            - "C(no-x11-forwarding): Disable X11 forwarding (permitted by default)"
-            - "C(permit-agent-forwarding): Allows ssh-agent forwarding."
-            - "C(permit-port-forwarding): Allows port forwarding."
-            - "C(permit-pty): Allows PTY allocation."
-            - "C(permit-user-rc): Allows execution of C(~/.ssh/rc) by sshd."
-            - "C(permit-x11-forwarding): Allows X11 forwarding."
-            - "C(source-address=address_list): Restrict the source addresses from which the certificate is considered valid.
+            - "V(no-agent-forwarding): Disable ssh-agent forwarding (permitted by default)."
+            - "V(no-port-forwarding): Disable port forwarding (permitted by default)."
+            - "V(no-pty): Disable PTY allocation (permitted by default)."
+            - "V(no-user-rc): Disable execution of C(~/.ssh/rc) by sshd (permitted by default)."
+            - "V(no-x11-forwarding): Disable X11 forwarding (permitted by default)"
+            - "V(permit-agent-forwarding): Allows ssh-agent forwarding."
+            - "V(permit-port-forwarding): Allows port forwarding."
+            - "V(permit-pty): Allows PTY allocation."
+            - "V(permit-user-rc): Allows execution of C(~/.ssh/rc) by sshd."
+            - "V(permit-x11-forwarding): Allows X11 forwarding."
+            - "V(source-address=address_list): Restrict the source addresses from which the certificate is considered valid.
               The C(address_list) is a comma-separated list of one or more address/netmask pairs in CIDR format."
            - "At present, no options are valid for host keys."
        type: list
@@ -179,9 +190,13 @@ options:
               The certificate serial number may be used in a KeyRevocationList.
               The serial number may be omitted for checks, but must be specified again for a new certificate.
               Note: The default value set by ssh-keygen is 0."
+            - This option accepts an B(integer). If you want to provide serial numbers as colon-separated hex strings,
+              such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert them to an integer with P(community.crypto.parse_serial#filter).
        type: int

-extends_documentation_fragment: files
+seealso:
+    - plugin: community.crypto.parse_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
 '''

 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -488,7 +503,10 @@ class Certificate(OpensshModule):
        if self.state != 'present':
            return {}

-        certificate_info = self.ssh_keygen.get_certificate_info(self.path)[1]
+        certificate_info = self.ssh_keygen.get_certificate_info(
+            self.path,
+            check_rc=self.state == 'present' and not self.module.check_mode,
+        )[1]

        return {
            'type': self.type,
--- a/plugins/modules/openssh_keypair.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssh_keypair.py
@@ -15,12 +15,23 @@ author: "David Kainz (@lolcube)"
 short_description: Generate OpenSSH private and public keys
 description:
    - "This module allows one to (re)generate OpenSSH private and public keys. It uses
-      ssh-keygen to generate keys. One can generate C(rsa), C(dsa), C(rsa1), C(ed25519)
-      or C(ecdsa) private keys."
+      ssh-keygen to generate keys. One can generate V(rsa), V(dsa), V(rsa1), V(ed25519)
+      or V(ecdsa) private keys."
 requirements:
-    - ssh-keygen (if I(backend=openssh))
-    - cryptography >= 2.6 (if I(backend=cryptography) and OpenSSH < 7.8 is installed)
-    - cryptography >= 3.0 (if I(backend=cryptography) and OpenSSH >= 7.8 is installed)
+    - ssh-keygen (if O(backend=openssh))
+    - cryptography >= 2.6 (if O(backend=cryptography) and OpenSSH < 7.8 is installed)
+    - cryptography >= 3.0 (if O(backend=cryptography) and OpenSSH >= 7.8 is installed)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    state:
        description:
@@ -38,8 +49,8 @@ options:
        type: int
    type:
        description:
-            - "The algorithm used to generate the SSH private key. C(rsa1) is for protocol version 1.
-              C(rsa1) is deprecated and may not be supported by every version of ssh-keygen."
+            - "The algorithm used to generate the SSH private key. V(rsa1) is for protocol version 1.
+              V(rsa1) is deprecated and may not be supported by every version of ssh-keygen."
        type: str
        default: rsa
        choices: ['rsa', 'dsa', 'rsa1', 'ecdsa', 'ed25519']
@@ -60,18 +71,18 @@ options:
    passphrase:
        description:
            - Passphrase used to decrypt an existing private key or encrypt a newly generated private key.
-            - Passphrases are not supported for I(type=rsa1).
-            - Can only be used when I(backend=cryptography), or when I(backend=auto) and a required C(cryptography) version is installed.
+            - Passphrases are not supported for O(type=rsa1).
+            - Can only be used when O(backend=cryptography), or when O(backend=auto) and a required C(cryptography) version is installed.
        type: str
        version_added: 1.7.0
    private_key_format:
        description:
-            - Used when I(backend=cryptography) to select a format for the private key at the provided I(path).
-            - When set to C(auto) this module will match the key format of the installed OpenSSH version.
+            - Used when O(backend=cryptography) to select a format for the private key at the provided O(path).
+            - When set to V(auto) this module will match the key format of the installed OpenSSH version.
            - For OpenSSH < 7.8 private keys will be in PKCS1 format except ed25519 keys which will be in OpenSSH format.
            - For OpenSSH >= 7.8 all private key types will be in the OpenSSH format.
-            - Using this option when I(regenerate=partial_idempotence) or I(regenerate=full_idempotence) will cause
-              a new keypair to be generated if the private key's format does not match the value of I(private_key_format).
+            - Using this option when O(regenerate=partial_idempotence) or O(regenerate=full_idempotence) will cause
+              a new keypair to be generated if the private key's format does not match the value of O(private_key_format).
              This module will not however convert existing private keys between formats.
        type: str
        default: auto
@@ -83,8 +94,8 @@ options:
        version_added: 1.7.0
    backend:
        description:
-            - Selects between the C(cryptography) library or the OpenSSH binary C(opensshbin).
-            - C(auto) will default to C(opensshbin) unless the OpenSSH binary is not installed or when using I(passphrase).
+            - Selects between the V(cryptography) library or the OpenSSH binary V(opensshbin).
+            - V(auto) will default to V(opensshbin) unless the OpenSSH binary is not installed or when using O(passphrase).
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices:
@@ -98,24 +109,24 @@ options:
              The module will always generate a new key if the destination file does not exist.
            - By default, the key will be regenerated when it does not match the module's options,
              except when the key cannot be read or the passphrase does not match. Please note that
-              this B(changed) for Ansible 2.10. For Ansible 2.9, the behavior was as if C(full_idempotence)
+              this B(changed) for Ansible 2.10. For Ansible 2.9, the behavior was as if V(full_idempotence)
              is specified.
-            - If set to C(never), the module will fail if the key cannot be read or the passphrase
+            - If set to V(never), the module will fail if the key cannot be read or the passphrase
              is not matching, and will never regenerate an existing key.
-            - If set to C(fail), the module will fail if the key does not correspond to the module's
+            - If set to V(fail), the module will fail if the key does not correspond to the module's
              options.
-            - If set to C(partial_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to
+            - If set to V(partial_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to
              the module's options. The key is B(not) regenerated if it cannot be read (broken file),
              the key is protected by an unknown passphrase, or when they key is not protected by a
              passphrase, but a passphrase is specified.
-            - If set to C(full_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to the
+            - If set to V(full_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to the
              module's options. This is also the case if the key cannot be read (broken file), the key
              is protected by an unknown passphrase, or when they key is not protected by a passphrase,
              but a passphrase is specified. Make sure you have a B(backup) when using this option!
-            - If set to C(always), the module will always regenerate the key. This is equivalent to
-              setting I(force) to C(true).
+            - If set to V(always), the module will always regenerate the key. This is equivalent to
+              setting O(force) to V(true).
            - Note that adjusting the comment and the permissions can be changed without regeneration.
-              Therefore, even for C(never), the task can result in changed.
+              Therefore, even for V(never), the task can result in changed.
        type: str
        choices:
            - never
@@ -127,11 +138,8 @@ options:
        version_added: '1.0.0'
 notes:
    - In case the ssh key is broken or password protected, the module will fail.
-      Set the I(force) option to C(true) if you want to regenerate the keypair.
-    - Supports C(check_mode).
-    - In the case a custom C(mode), C(group), C(owner), or other file attribute is provided it will be applied to both key files.
-
-extends_documentation_fragment: files
+      Set the O(force) option to V(true) if you want to regenerate the keypair.
+    - In the case a custom O(mode), O(group), O(owner), or other file attribute is provided it will be applied to both key files.
 '''

 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -152,7 +160,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: Force regenerate an OpenSSH keypair if it already exists
  community.crypto.openssh_keypair:
    path: /tmp/id_ssh_rsa
-    force: True
+    force: true

 - name: Generate an OpenSSH keypair with a different algorithm (dsa)
  community.crypto.openssh_keypair:
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_csr.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_csr.py
@@ -17,10 +17,22 @@ short_description: Generate OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
 description:
    - "Please note that the module regenerates an existing CSR if it does not match the module's
      options, or if it seems to be corrupt. If you are concerned that this could overwrite
-      your existing CSR, consider using the I(backup) option."
+      your existing CSR, consider using the O(backup) option."
 author:
- Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
- Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+    - community.crypto.module_csr
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    state:
        description:
@@ -46,7 +58,7 @@ options:
        default: false
    return_content:
        description:
-            - If set to C(true), will return the (current or generated) CSR's content as I(csr).
+            - If set to V(true), will return the (current or generated) CSR's content as RV(csr).
        type: bool
        default: false
        version_added: "1.0.0"
@@ -58,11 +70,8 @@ options:
        version_added: 1.1.0
    name_constraints_critical:
        version_added: 1.1.0
-extends_documentation_fragment:
- ansible.builtin.files
- community.crypto.module_csr
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.openssl_csr_pipe
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr_pipe
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -164,7 +173,7 @@ RETURN = r'''
 privatekey:
    description:
    - Path to the TLS/SSL private key the CSR was generated for
-    - Will be C(none) if the private key has been provided in I(privatekey_content).
+    - Will be V(none) if the private key has been provided in O(privatekey_content).
    returned: changed or success
    type: str
    sample: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
@@ -225,12 +234,12 @@ name_constraints_excluded:
    version_added: 1.1.0
 backup_file:
    description: Name of backup file created.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true)
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/www.ansible.com.csr.2019-03-09@11:22~
 csr:
    description: The (current or generated) CSR's content.
-    returned: if I(state) is C(present) and I(return_content) is C(true)
+    returned: if O(state) is V(present) and O(return_content) is V(true)
    type: str
    version_added: "1.0.0"
 '''
@@ -330,9 +339,10 @@ def main():
    if not os.path.isdir(base_dir):
        module.fail_json(name=base_dir, msg='The directory %s does not exist or the file is not a directory' % base_dir)

-    backend = module.params['select_crypto_backend']
-    backend, module_backend = select_backend(module, backend)
    try:
+        backend = module.params['select_crypto_backend']
+        backend, module_backend = select_backend(module, backend)
+
        csr = CertificateSigningRequestModule(module, module_backend)
        if module.params['state'] == 'present':
            csr.generate(module)
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_csr_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_csr_info.py
@@ -22,35 +22,41 @@ description:
 requirements:
    - cryptography >= 1.3
 author:
-  - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
-  - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.info_module
+    - community.crypto.name_encoding
 options:
    path:
        description:
            - Remote absolute path where the CSR file is loaded from.
-            - Either I(path) or I(content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(path) or O(content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: path
    content:
        description:
            - Content of the CSR file.
-            - Either I(path) or I(content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(path) or O(content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: str
        version_added: "1.0.0"
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]

-extends_documentation_fragment:
-    - community.crypto.name_encoding
-
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
- module: community.crypto.openssl_csr_pipe
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr_pipe
+    - plugin: community.crypto.openssl_csr_info
+      plugin_type: filter
+      description: A filter variant of this module.
+    - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
  register: result

 - name: Dump information
-  debug:
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
    var: result
 '''

@@ -74,11 +80,11 @@ RETURN = r'''
 signature_valid:
    description:
        - Whether the CSR's signature is valid.
-        - In case the check returns C(false), the module will fail.
+        - In case the check returns V(false), the module will fail.
    returned: success
    type: bool
 basic_constraints:
-    description: Entries in the C(basic_constraints) extension, or C(none) if extension is not present.
+    description: Entries in the C(basic_constraints) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: list
    elements: str
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ basic_constraints_critical:
    returned: success
    type: bool
 extended_key_usage:
-    description: Entries in the C(extended_key_usage) extension, or C(none) if extension is not present.
+    description: Entries in the C(extended_key_usage) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: list
    elements: str
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ extensions_by_oid:
            sample: "MAMCAQU="
    sample: {"1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.24": { "critical": false, "value": "MAMCAQU="}}
 key_usage:
-    description: Entries in the C(key_usage) extension, or C(none) if extension is not present.
+    description: Entries in the C(key_usage) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: [Key Agreement, Data Encipherment]
@@ -129,8 +135,8 @@ key_usage_critical:
    type: bool
 subject_alt_name:
    description:
-        - Entries in the C(subject_alt_name) extension, or C(none) if extension is not present.
-        - See I(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+        - Entries in the C(subject_alt_name) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+        - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
    returned: success
    type: list
    elements: str
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ subject_alt_name_critical:
    returned: success
    type: bool
 ocsp_must_staple:
-    description: C(true) if the OCSP Must Staple extension is present, C(none) otherwise.
+    description: V(true) if the OCSP Must Staple extension is present, V(none) otherwise.
    returned: success
    type: bool
 ocsp_must_staple_critical:
@@ -157,8 +163,8 @@ name_constraints_permitted:
 name_constraints_excluded:
    description:
        - List of excluded subtrees the CA cannot sign certificates for.
-        - Is C(none) if extension is not present.
-        - See I(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+        - Is V(none) if extension is not present.
+        - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
    returned: success
    type: list
    elements: str
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ name_constraints_excluded:
 name_constraints_critical:
    description:
        - Whether the C(name_constraints) extension is critical.
-        - Is C(none) if extension is not present.
+        - Is V(none) if extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: bool
    version_added: 1.1.0
@@ -192,8 +198,8 @@ public_key:
 public_key_type:
    description:
        - The CSR's public key's type.
-        - One of C(RSA), C(DSA), C(ECC), C(Ed25519), C(X25519), C(Ed448), or C(X448).
-        - Will start with C(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
+        - One of V(RSA), V(DSA), V(ECC), V(Ed25519), V(X25519), V(Ed448), or V(X448).
+        - Will start with V(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
    returned: success
    type: str
    version_added: 1.7.0
@@ -209,57 +215,57 @@ public_key_data:
            description:
                - Bit size of modulus (RSA) or prime number (DSA).
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=RSA) or C(public_key_type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=RSA) or RV(public_key_type=DSA)
        modulus:
            description:
                - The RSA key's modulus.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=RSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=RSA)
        exponent:
            description:
                - The RSA key's public exponent.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=RSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=RSA)
        p:
            description:
                - The C(p) value for DSA.
                - This is the prime modulus upon which arithmetic takes place.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=DSA)
        q:
            description:
                - The C(q) value for DSA.
                - This is a prime that divides C(p - 1), and at the same time the order of the subgroup of the
                  multiplicative group of the prime field used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=DSA)
        g:
            description:
                - The C(g) value for DSA.
                - This is the element spanning the subgroup of the multiplicative group of the prime field used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=DSA)
        curve:
            description:
                - The curve's name for ECC.
            type: str
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=ECC)
        exponent_size:
            description:
                - The maximum number of bits of a private key. This is basically the bit size of the subgroup used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=ECC)
        x:
            description:
                - The C(x) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=ECC)
        y:
            description:
-                - For C(public_key_type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
-                - For C(public_key_type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm w.r.t. C(g) is the private key.
+                - For RV(public_key_type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                - For RV(public_key_type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm w.r.t. C(g) is the private key.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=DSA) or C(public_key_type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=DSA) or RV(public_key_type=ECC)
 public_key_fingerprints:
    description:
        - Fingerprints of CSR's public key.
@@ -271,24 +277,24 @@ public_key_fingerprints:
 subject_key_identifier:
    description:
        - The CSR's subject key identifier.
-        - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with C(:) used to separate bytes.
-        - Is C(none) if the C(SubjectKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with V(:) used to separate bytes.
+        - Is V(none) if the C(SubjectKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: '00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33'
 authority_key_identifier:
    description:
        - The CSR's authority key identifier.
-        - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with C(:) used to separate bytes.
-        - Is C(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with V(:) used to separate bytes.
+        - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: '00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33'
 authority_cert_issuer:
    description:
        - The CSR's authority cert issuer as a list of general names.
-        - Is C(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
-        - See I(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+        - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
    returned: success
    type: list
    elements: str
@@ -296,7 +302,9 @@ authority_cert_issuer:
 authority_cert_serial_number:
    description:
        - The CSR's authority cert serial number.
-        - Is C(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+          such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
    returned: success
    type: int
    sample: 12345
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_csr_pipe.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_csr_pipe.py
@@ -19,15 +19,35 @@ description:
    - "Please note that the module regenerates an existing CSR if it does not match the module's
      options, or if it seems to be corrupt."
 author:
- Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
- Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.module_csr
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+        details:
+            - Currently in check mode, private keys will not be (re-)generated, only the changed status is
+              set. This will change in community.crypto 3.0.0.
+            - From community.crypto 3.0.0 on, the module will ignore check mode and always behave as if
+              check mode is not active. If you think this breaks your use-case of this module, please
+              create an issue in the community.crypto repository.
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
 options:
    content:
        description:
            - The existing CSR.
        type: str
-extends_documentation_fragment:
- community.crypto.module_csr
+    privatekey_path:
+        description:
+            - The path to the private key to use when signing the certificate signing request.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
+    privatekey_content:
+        description:
+            - The content of the private key to use when signing the certificate signing request.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
 seealso:
 - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
 '''
@@ -38,12 +58,13 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
    privatekey_path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    common_name: www.ansible.com
  register: result
- debug:
+- name: Print CSR
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
    var: result.csr

 - name: Generate an OpenSSL Certificate Signing Request with an inline CSR
  community.crypto.openssl_csr:
-    content: "{{ lookup('file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr') }}"
+    content: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr') }}"
    privatekey_content: "{{ private_key_content }}"
    common_name: www.ansible.com
  register: result
@@ -58,7 +79,7 @@ RETURN = r'''
 privatekey:
    description:
    - Path to the TLS/SSL private key the CSR was generated for
-    - Will be C(none) if the private key has been provided in I(privatekey_content).
+    - Will be V(none) if the private key has been provided in O(privatekey_content).
    returned: changed or success
    type: str
    sample: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
@@ -131,6 +152,7 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.basic impo
 class CertificateSigningRequestModule(object):
    def __init__(self, module, module_backend):
        self.check_mode = module.check_mode
+        self.module = module
        self.module_backend = module_backend
        self.changed = False
        if module.params['content'] is not None:
@@ -141,6 +163,16 @@ class CertificateSigningRequestModule(object):
        if self.module_backend.needs_regeneration():
            if not self.check_mode:
                self.module_backend.generate_csr()
+            else:
+                self.module.deprecate(
+                    'Check mode support for openssl_csr_pipe will change in community.crypto 3.0.0'
+                    ' to behave the same as without check mode. You can get that behavior right now'
+                    ' by adding `check_mode: false` to the openssl_csr_pipe task. If you think this'
+                    ' breaks your use-case of this module, please create an issue in the'
+                    ' community.crypto repository',
+                    version='3.0.0',
+                    collection_name='community.crypto',
+                )
            self.changed = True

    def dump(self):
@@ -161,9 +193,10 @@ def main():
        supports_check_mode=True,
    )

-    backend = module.params['select_crypto_backend']
-    backend, module_backend = select_backend(module, backend)
    try:
+        backend = module.params['select_crypto_backend']
+        backend, module_backend = select_backend(module, backend)
+
        csr = CertificateSigningRequestModule(module, module_backend)
        csr.generate(module)
        result = csr.dump()
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_dhparam.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_dhparam.py
@@ -18,15 +18,26 @@ description:
    - This module uses file common arguments to specify generated file permissions.
    - "Please note that the module regenerates existing DH params if they do not
      match the module's options. If you are concerned that this could overwrite
-      your existing DH params, consider using the I(backup) option."
+      your existing DH params, consider using the O(backup) option."
    - The module can use the cryptography Python library, or the C(openssl) executable.
      By default, it tries to detect which one is available. This can be overridden
-      with the I(select_crypto_backend) option.
+      with the O(select_crypto_backend) option.
 requirements:
    - Either cryptography >= 2.0
    - Or OpenSSL binary C(openssl)
 author:
    - Thom Wiggers (@thomwiggers)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: none
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    state:
        description:
@@ -59,29 +70,25 @@ options:
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available, and falls back to C(openssl).
-            - If set to C(openssl), will try to use the OpenSSL C(openssl) executable.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available, and falls back to C(openssl).
+            - If set to V(openssl), will try to use the OpenSSL C(openssl) executable.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography, openssl ]
        version_added: "1.0.0"
    return_content:
        description:
-            - If set to C(true), will return the (current or generated) DH parameter's content as I(dhparams).
+            - If set to V(true), will return the (current or generated) DH parameter's content as RV(dhparams).
        type: bool
        default: false
        version_added: "1.0.0"
-notes:
- Supports C(check_mode).
-extends_documentation_fragment:
- files
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
- module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
- module: community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
- module: community.crypto.openssl_publickey
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_publickey
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -113,12 +120,12 @@ filename:
    sample: /etc/ssl/dhparams.pem
 backup_file:
    description: Name of backup file created.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true)
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/dhparams.pem.2019-03-09@11:22~
 dhparams:
    description: The (current or generated) DH params' content.
-    returned: if I(state) is C(present) and I(return_content) is C(true)
+    returned: if O(state) is V(present) and O(return_content) is V(true)
    type: str
    version_added: "1.0.0"
 '''
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ class DHParameterBase(object):
        """Generate DH params."""
        changed = False

-        # ony generate when necessary
+        # only generate when necessary
        if self.force or not self._check_params_valid(module):
            self._do_generate(module)
            changed = True
@@ -334,7 +341,7 @@ class DHParameterCryptography(DHParameterBase):
        try:
            with open(self.path, 'rb') as f:
                data = f.read()
-            params = self.crypto_backend.load_pem_parameters(data)
+            params = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.load_pem_parameters(data, backend=self.crypto_backend)
        except Exception as dummy:
            return False
        # Check parameters
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py
@@ -19,30 +19,41 @@ description:
    - This module allows one to (re-)generate PKCS#12.
    - The module can use the cryptography Python library, or the pyOpenSSL Python
      library. By default, it tries to detect which one is available, assuming none of the
-      I(iter_size) and I(maciter_size) options are used. This can be overridden with the
-      I(select_crypto_backend) option.
+      O(iter_size) and O(maciter_size) options are used. This can be overridden with the
+      O(select_crypto_backend) option.
    # Please note that the C(pyopenssl) backend has been deprecated in community.crypto x.y.0,
    # and will be removed in community.crypto (x+1).0.0.
 requirements:
-    - PyOpenSSL >= 0.15 or cryptography >= 3.0
+    - PyOpenSSL >= 0.15, < 23.3.0 or cryptography >= 3.0
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: none
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    action:
        description:
-            - C(export) or C(parse) a PKCS#12.
+            - V(export) or V(parse) a PKCS#12.
        type: str
        default: export
        choices: [ export, parse ]
    other_certificates:
        description:
-            - List of other certificates to include. Pre Ansible 2.8 this parameter was called I(ca_certificates).
+            - List of other certificates to include. Pre Ansible 2.8 this parameter was called O(ca_certificates).
            - Assumes there is one PEM-encoded certificate per file. If a file contains multiple PEM certificates,
-              set I(other_certificates_parse_all) to C(true).
+              set O(other_certificates_parse_all) to V(true).
        type: list
        elements: path
        aliases: [ ca_certificates ]
    other_certificates_parse_all:
        description:
-            - If set to C(true), assumes that the files mentioned in I(other_certificates) can contain more than one
+            - If set to V(true), assumes that the files mentioned in O(other_certificates) can contain more than one
              certificate per file (or even none per file).
        type: bool
        default: false
@@ -66,21 +77,21 @@ options:
        description:
            - Number of times to repeat the encryption step.
            - This is B(not considered during idempotency checks).
-            - This is only used by the C(pyopenssl) backend, or when I(encryption_level=compatibility2022).
-            - When using it, the default is C(2048) for C(pyopenssl) and C(50000) for C(cryptography).
+            - This is only used by the C(pyopenssl) backend, or when O(encryption_level=compatibility2022).
+            - When using it, the default is V(2048) for C(pyopenssl) and V(50000) for C(cryptography).
        type: int
    maciter_size:
        description:
            - Number of times to repeat the MAC step.
            - This is B(not considered during idempotency checks).
-            - This is only used by the C(pyopenssl) backend. When using it, the default is C(1).
+            - This is only used by the C(pyopenssl) backend. When using it, the default is V(1).
        type: int
    encryption_level:
        description:
            - Determines the encryption level used.
-            - C(auto) uses the default of the selected backend. For C(cryptography), this is what the
+            - V(auto) uses the default of the selected backend. For C(cryptography), this is what the
              cryptography library's specific version considers the best available encryption.
-            - C(compatibility2022) uses compatibility settings for older software in 2022.
+            - V(compatibility2022) uses compatibility settings for older software in 2022.
              This is only supported by the C(cryptography) backend if cryptography >= 38.0.0 is available.
            - B(Note) that this option is B(not used for idempotency).
        choices:
@@ -108,18 +119,18 @@ options:
    privatekey_path:
        description:
            - File to read private key from.
-            - Mutually exclusive with I(privatekey_content).
+            - Mutually exclusive with O(privatekey_content).
        type: path
    privatekey_content:
        description:
            - Content of the private key file.
-            - Mutually exclusive with I(privatekey_path).
+            - Mutually exclusive with O(privatekey_path).
        type: str
        version_added: "2.3.0"
    state:
        description:
            - Whether the file should exist or not.
-              All parameters except C(path) are ignored when state is C(absent).
+              All parameters except O(path) are ignored when state is V(absent).
        choices: [ absent, present ]
        default: present
        type: str
@@ -135,18 +146,18 @@ options:
        default: false
    return_content:
        description:
-            - If set to C(true), will return the (current or generated) PKCS#12's content as I(pkcs12).
+            - If set to V(true), will return the (current or generated) PKCS#12's content as RV(pkcs12).
        type: bool
        default: false
        version_added: "1.0.0"
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available, and falls back to C(pyopenssl).
-              If I(iter_size) is used together with I(encryption_level != compatibility2022), or if I(maciter_size) is used,
-              C(auto) will always result in C(pyopenssl) to be chosen for backwards compatibility.
-            - If set to C(pyopenssl), will try to use the L(pyOpenSSL,https://pypi.org/project/pyOpenSSL/) library.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available, and falls back to C(pyopenssl).
+              If O(iter_size) is used together with O(encryption_level) is not V(compatibility2022), or if O(maciter_size) is used,
+              V(auto) will always result in C(pyopenssl) to be chosen for backwards compatibility.
+            - If set to V(pyopenssl), will try to use the L(pyOpenSSL,https://pypi.org/project/pyOpenSSL/) library.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
            # - Please note that the C(pyopenssl) backend has been deprecated in community.crypto x.y.0, and will be
            #   removed in community.crypto (x+1).0.0.
            #   From that point on, only the C(cryptography) backend will be available.
@@ -154,14 +165,12 @@ options:
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography, pyopenssl ]
        version_added: 1.7.0
-extends_documentation_fragment:
-    - files
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
- module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
- module: community.crypto.openssl_dhparam
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
- module: community.crypto.openssl_publickey
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_dhparam
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_publickey
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -246,12 +255,12 @@ privatekey:
    sample: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
 backup_file:
    description: Name of backup file created.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true)
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/ansible.com.pem.2019-03-09@11:22~
 pkcs12:
    description: The (current or generated) PKCS#12's content Base64 encoded.
-    returned: if I(state) is C(present) and I(return_content) is C(true)
+    returned: if O(state) is V(present) and O(return_content) is V(true)
    type: str
    version_added: "1.0.0"
 '''
@@ -293,11 +302,13 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pem import

 MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION = '3.0'
 MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION = '0.15'
+MAXIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION = '23.3.0'

 PYOPENSSL_IMP_ERR = None
 try:
    import OpenSSL
    from OpenSSL import crypto
+    from OpenSSL.crypto import load_pkcs12 as _load_pkcs12  # this got removed in pyOpenSSL 23.3.0
    PYOPENSSL_VERSION = LooseVersion(OpenSSL.__version__)
 except (ImportError, AttributeError):
    PYOPENSSL_IMP_ERR = traceback.format_exc()
@@ -702,7 +713,11 @@ def select_backend(module, backend):
    if backend == 'auto':
        # Detection what is possible
        can_use_cryptography = CRYPTOGRAPHY_FOUND and CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION >= LooseVersion(MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION)
-        can_use_pyopenssl = PYOPENSSL_FOUND and PYOPENSSL_VERSION >= LooseVersion(MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION)
+        can_use_pyopenssl = (
+            PYOPENSSL_FOUND and
+            PYOPENSSL_VERSION >= LooseVersion(MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION) and
+            PYOPENSSL_VERSION < LooseVersion(MAXIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION)
+        )

        # If no restrictions are provided, first try cryptography, then pyOpenSSL
        if (
@@ -719,14 +734,17 @@ def select_backend(module, backend):
        # Success?
        if backend == 'auto':
            module.fail_json(msg=("Cannot detect any of the required Python libraries "
-                                  "cryptography (>= {0}) or PyOpenSSL (>= {1})").format(
+                                  "cryptography (>= {0}) or PyOpenSSL (>= {1}, < {2})").format(
                                      MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION,
-                                      MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION))
+                                      MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION,
+                                      MAXIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION))

    if backend == 'pyopenssl':
        if not PYOPENSSL_FOUND:
-            module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('pyOpenSSL >= {0}'.format(MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION)),
-                             exception=PYOPENSSL_IMP_ERR)
+            msg = missing_required_lib(
+                'pyOpenSSL >= {0}, < {1}'.format(MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION, MAXIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION)
+            )
+            module.fail_json(msg=msg, exception=PYOPENSSL_IMP_ERR)
        # module.deprecate('The module is using the PyOpenSSL backend. This backend has been deprecated',
        #                  version='x.0.0', collection_name='community.crypto')
        return backend, PkcsPyOpenSSL(module)
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_privatekey.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_privatekey.py
@@ -15,10 +15,27 @@ module: openssl_privatekey
 short_description: Generate OpenSSL private keys
 description:
    - This module allows one to (re)generate OpenSSL private keys.
-    - The default mode for the private key file will be C(0600) if I(mode) is not explicitly set.
+    - The default mode for the private key file will be V(0600) if O(mode) is not explicitly set.
+    - "Please note that the module regenerates private keys if they do not match
+      the module's options. In particular, if you provide another passphrase
+      (or specify none), change the keysize, etc., the private key will be
+      regenerated. If you are concerned that this could B(overwrite your private key),
+      consider using the O(backup) option."
 author:
    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+    - community.crypto.module_privatekey
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    state:
        description:
@@ -33,8 +50,8 @@ options:
        default: false
    path:
        description:
-            - Name of the file in which the generated TLS/SSL private key will be written. It will have C(0600) mode
-              if I(mode) is not explicitly set.
+            - Name of the file in which the generated TLS/SSL private key will be written. It will have V(0600) mode
+              if O(mode) is not explicitly set.
        type: path
        required: true
    format:
@@ -49,22 +66,19 @@ options:
        default: false
    return_content:
        description:
-            - If set to C(true), will return the (current or generated) private key's content as I(privatekey).
+            - If set to V(true), will return the (current or generated) private key's content as RV(privatekey).
            - Note that especially if the private key is not encrypted, you have to make sure that the returned
              value is treated appropriately and not accidentally written to logs etc.! Use with care!
-            - Use Ansible's I(no_log) task option to avoid the output being shown. See also
+            - Use Ansible's C(no_log) task option to avoid the output being shown. See also
              U(https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/faq.html#how-do-i-keep-secret-data-in-my-playbook).
        type: bool
        default: false
        version_added: '1.0.0'
    regenerate:
        version_added: '1.0.0'
-extends_documentation_fragment:
- ansible.builtin.files
- community.crypto.module_privatekey
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -76,7 +90,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
  community.crypto.openssl_privatekey:
    path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    passphrase: ansible
-    cipher: aes256
+    cipher: auto

 - name: Generate an OpenSSL private key with a different size (2048 bits)
  community.crypto.openssl_privatekey:
@@ -92,6 +106,12 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
  community.crypto.openssl_privatekey:
    path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
    type: DSA
+
+- name: Generate an OpenSSL private key with elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
+  community.crypto.openssl_privatekey:
+    path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
+    type: ECC
+    curve: secp256r1
 '''

 RETURN = r'''
@@ -107,7 +127,7 @@ type:
    sample: RSA
 curve:
    description: Elliptic curve used to generate the TLS/SSL private key.
-    returned: changed or success, and I(type) is C(ECC)
+    returned: changed or success, and O(type) is V(ECC)
    type: str
    sample: secp256r1
 filename:
@@ -129,14 +149,14 @@ fingerprint:
      sha512: "fd:ed:5e:39:48:5f:9f:fe:7f:25:06:3f:79:08:cd:ee:a5:e7:b3:3d:13:82:87:1f:84:e1:f5:c7:28:77:53:94:86:56:38:69:f0:d9:35:22:01:1e:a6:60:...:0f:9b"
 backup_file:
    description: Name of backup file created.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true)
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/privatekey.pem.2019-03-09@11:22~
 privatekey:
    description:
        - The (current or generated) private key's content.
        - Will be Base64-encoded if the key is in raw format.
-    returned: if I(state) is C(present) and I(return_content) is C(true)
+    returned: if O(state) is V(present) and O(return_content) is V(true)
    type: str
    version_added: '1.0.0'
 '''
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_privatekey_convert.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_privatekey_convert.py
@@ -16,14 +16,26 @@ short_description: Convert OpenSSL private keys
 version_added: 2.1.0
 description:
    - This module allows one to convert OpenSSL private keys.
-    - The default mode for the private key file will be C(0600) if I(mode) is not explicitly set.
+    - The default mode for the private key file will be V(0600) if O(mode) is not explicitly set.
 author:
    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+    - community.crypto.module_privatekey_convert
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: none
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    dest_path:
        description:
-            - Name of the file in which the generated TLS/SSL private key will be written. It will have C(0600) mode
-              if I(mode) is not explicitly set.
+            - Name of the file in which the generated TLS/SSL private key will be written. It will have V(0600) mode
+              if O(mode) is not explicitly set.
        type: path
        required: true
    backup:
@@ -32,9 +44,6 @@ options:
              the original private key back if you overwrote it with a new one by accident.
        type: bool
        default: false
-extends_documentation_fragment:
-    - ansible.builtin.files
-    - community.crypto.module_privatekey_convert
 seealso: []
 '''

@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 RETURN = r'''
 backup_file:
    description: Name of backup file created.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true)
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/privatekey.pem.2019-03-09@11:22~
 '''
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_privatekey_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_privatekey_info.py
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@ description:
    - This module allows one to query information on OpenSSL private keys.
    - In case the key consistency checks fail, the module will fail as this indicates a faked
      private key. In this case, all return variables are still returned. Note that key consistency
-      checks are not available all key types; if none is available, C(none) is returned for
-      C(key_is_consistent).
+      checks are not available all key types; if none is available, V(none) is returned for
+      RV(key_is_consistent).
    - It uses the cryptography python library to interact with OpenSSL.
 requirements:
    - cryptography >= 1.2.3
 author:
-  - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
-  - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.info_module
 options:
    path:
        description:
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ options:
    content:
        description:
            - Content of the private key file.
-            - Either I(path) or I(content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(path) or O(content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: str
        version_added: '1.0.0'
    passphrase:
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ options:
    return_private_key_data:
        description:
            - Whether to return private key data.
-            - Only set this to C(true) when you want private information about this key to
+            - Only set this to V(true) when you want private information about this key to
              leave the remote machine.
            - "B(WARNING:) you have to make sure that private key data is not accidentally logged!"
        type: bool
@@ -57,6 +60,9 @@ options:
              avoid private key material to be transported around and computed with, and only do
              so when requested explicitly. This can potentially prevent
              L(side-channel attacks,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-channel_attack).
+            - Note that consistency checks only work for certain key types, and might depend on the
+              version of the cryptography library. For example, with cryptography 42.0.0 and newer
+              consistency of RSA keys can no longer be checked.
        type: bool
        default: false
        version_added: 2.0.0
@@ -64,18 +70,18 @@ options:
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]

-notes:
- Supports C(check_mode).
-
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe
+    - plugin: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info
+      plugin_type: filter
+      description: A filter variant of this module.
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -104,10 +110,10 @@ can_parse_key:
    type: bool
 key_is_consistent:
    description:
-        - Whether the key is consistent. Can also return C(none) next to C(true) and
-          C(false), to indicate that consistency could not be checked.
-        - In case the check returns C(false), the module will fail.
-    returned: when I(check_consistency=true)
+        - Whether the key is consistent. Can also return V(none) next to V(true) and
+          V(false), to indicate that consistency could not be checked.
+        - In case the check returns V(false), the module will fail.
+    returned: when O(check_consistency=true)
    type: bool
 public_key:
    description: Private key's public key in PEM format.
@@ -125,8 +131,8 @@ public_key_fingerprints:
 type:
    description:
        - The key's type.
-        - One of C(RSA), C(DSA), C(ECC), C(Ed25519), C(X25519), C(Ed448), or C(X448).
-        - Will start with C(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
+        - One of V(RSA), V(DSA), V(ECC), V(Ed25519), V(X25519), V(Ed448), or V(X448).
+        - Will start with V(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: RSA
@@ -140,61 +146,61 @@ public_data:
            description:
                - Bit size of modulus (RSA) or prime number (DSA).
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=RSA) or C(type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=RSA) or RV(type=DSA)
        modulus:
            description:
                - The RSA key's modulus.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=RSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=RSA)
        exponent:
            description:
                - The RSA key's public exponent.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=RSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=RSA)
        p:
            description:
                - The C(p) value for DSA.
                - This is the prime modulus upon which arithmetic takes place.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=DSA)
        q:
            description:
                - The C(q) value for DSA.
                - This is a prime that divides C(p - 1), and at the same time the order of the subgroup of the
                  multiplicative group of the prime field used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=DSA)
        g:
            description:
                - The C(g) value for DSA.
                - This is the element spanning the subgroup of the multiplicative group of the prime field used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=DSA)
        curve:
            description:
                - The curve's name for ECC.
            type: str
-            returned: When C(type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(type=ECC)
        exponent_size:
            description:
                - The maximum number of bits of a private key. This is basically the bit size of the subgroup used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(type=ECC)
        x:
            description:
                - The C(x) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(type=ECC)
        y:
            description:
-                - For C(type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
-                - For C(type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm w.r.t. C(g) is the private key.
+                - For RV(type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                - For RV(type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm w.r.t. C(g) is the private key.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=DSA) or C(type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(type=DSA) or RV(type=ECC)
 private_data:
    description:
        - Private key data. Depends on key type.
-    returned: success and when I(return_private_key_data) is set to C(true)
+    returned: success and when O(return_private_key_data) is set to V(true)
    type: dict
 '''

--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_privatekey_pipe.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_privatekey_pipe.py
@@ -17,12 +17,33 @@ version_added: 1.3.0
 description:
    - This module allows one to (re)generate OpenSSL private keys without disk access.
    - This allows to read and write keys to vaults without having to write intermediate versions to disk.
-    - Make sure to not write the result of this module into logs or to the console, as it contains private key data! Use the I(no_log) task option to be sure.
+    - Make sure to not write the result of this module into logs or to the console, as it contains private key data! Use the C(no_log) task option to be sure.
    - Note that this module is implemented as an L(action plugin,https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/plugins/action.html)
      and will always be executed on the controller.
 author:
    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.flow
+    - community.crypto.module_privatekey
+attributes:
+    action:
+        support: full
+    async:
+        support: none
+        details:
+            - This action runs completely on the controller.
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+        details:
+            - Currently in check mode, private keys will not be (re-)generated, only the changed status is
+              set. This will change in community.crypto 3.0.0.
+            - From community.crypto 3.0.0 on, the module will ignore check mode and always behave as if
+              check mode is not active. If you think this breaks your use-case of this module, please
+              create an issue in the community.crypto repository.
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
 options:
    content:
        description:
@@ -32,35 +53,57 @@ options:
        type: str
    content_base64:
        description:
-            - Set to C(true) if the content is base64 encoded.
+            - Set to V(true) if the content is base64 encoded.
        type: bool
        default: false
    return_current_key:
        description:
-            - Set to C(true) to return the current private key when the module did not generate a new one.
-            - Note that in case of check mode, when this option is not set to C(true), the module always returns the
+            - Set to V(true) to return the current private key when the module did not generate a new one.
+            - Note that in case of check mode, when this option is not set to V(true), the module always returns the
              current key (if it was provided) and Ansible will replace it by C(VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER).
        type: bool
        default: false
-extends_documentation_fragment:
- community.crypto.module_privatekey
+    regenerate:
+        description:
+            - Allows to configure in which situations the module is allowed to regenerate private keys.
+              The module will always generate a new key if the destination file does not exist.
+            - By default, the key will be regenerated when it does not match the module's options,
+              except when the key cannot be read or the passphrase does not match. Please note that
+              this B(changed) for Ansible 2.10. For Ansible 2.9, the behavior was as if V(full_idempotence)
+              is specified.
+            - If set to V(never), the module will fail if the key cannot be read or the passphrase
+              is not matching, and will never regenerate an existing key.
+            - If set to V(fail), the module will fail if the key does not correspond to the module's
+              options.
+            - If set to V(partial_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to
+              the module's options. The key is B(not) regenerated if it cannot be read (broken file),
+              the key is protected by an unknown passphrase, or when they key is not protected by a
+              passphrase, but a passphrase is specified.
+            - If set to V(full_idempotence), the key will be regenerated if it does not conform to the
+              module's options. This is also the case if the key cannot be read (broken file), the key
+              is protected by an unknown passphrase, or when they key is not protected by a passphrase,
+              but a passphrase is specified. Make sure you have a B(backup) when using this option!
+            - If set to V(always), the module will always regenerate the key.
+            - Note that if O(format_mismatch) is set to V(convert) and everything matches except the
+              format, the key will always be converted, except if O(regenerate) is set to V(always).
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
 - name: Generate an OpenSSL private key with the default values (4096 bits, RSA)
  community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe:
-    path: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
  register: output
  no_log: true  # make sure that private key data is not accidentally revealed in logs!
 - name: Show generated key
-  debug:
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: "{{ output.privatekey }}"
  # DO NOT OUTPUT KEY MATERIAL TO CONSOLE OR LOGS IN PRODUCTION!

- block:
+
+- name: Generate or update a Mozilla sops encrypted key
+  block:
    - name: Update sops-encrypted key with the community.sops collection
      community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe:
        content: "{{ lookup('community.sops.sops', 'private_key.pem.sops') }}"
@@ -75,7 +118,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
      when: output is changed
  always:
    - name: Make sure that output (which contains the private key) is overwritten
-      set_fact:
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        output: ''
 '''

@@ -92,7 +135,7 @@ type:
    sample: RSA
 curve:
    description: Elliptic curve used to generate the TLS/SSL private key.
-    returned: changed or success, and I(type) is C(ECC)
+    returned: changed or success, and O(type) is V(ECC)
    type: str
    sample: secp256r1
 fingerprint:
@@ -111,8 +154,8 @@ privatekey:
    description:
        - The generated private key's content.
        - Please note that if the result is not changed, the current private key will only be returned
-          if the I(return_current_key) option is set to C(true).
+          if the O(return_current_key) option is set to V(true).
        - Will be Base64-encoded if the key is in raw format.
-    returned: changed, or I(return_current_key) is C(true)
+    returned: changed, or O(return_current_key) is V(true)
    type: str
 '''
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_publickey.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_publickey.py
@@ -14,15 +14,27 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 module: openssl_publickey
 short_description: Generate an OpenSSL public key from its private key.
 description:
-    - This module allows one to (re)generate OpenSSL public keys from their private keys.
-    - Keys are generated in PEM or OpenSSH format.
+    - This module allows one to (re)generate public keys from their private keys.
+    - Public keys are generated in PEM or OpenSSH format. Private keys must be OpenSSL PEM keys.
+      B(OpenSSH private keys are not supported), use the M(community.crypto.openssh_keypair) module to manage these.
    - The module uses the cryptography Python library.
 requirements:
    - cryptography >= 1.2.3 (older versions might work as well)
-    - Needs cryptography >= 1.4 if I(format) is C(OpenSSH)
+    - Needs cryptography >= 1.4 if O(format) is C(OpenSSH)
 author:
    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    state:
        description:
@@ -49,14 +61,14 @@ options:
    privatekey_path:
        description:
            - Path to the TLS/SSL private key from which to generate the public key.
-            - Either I(privatekey_path) or I(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
-              If I(state) is C(present), one of them is required.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
+              If O(state) is V(present), one of them is required.
        type: path
    privatekey_content:
        description:
            - The content of the TLS/SSL private key from which to generate the public key.
-            - Either I(privatekey_path) or I(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
-              If I(state) is C(present), one of them is required.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
+              If O(state) is V(present), one of them is required.
        type: str
        version_added: '1.0.0'
    privatekey_passphrase:
@@ -72,28 +84,26 @@ options:
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]
    return_content:
        description:
-            - If set to C(true), will return the (current or generated) public key's content as I(publickey).
+            - If set to V(true), will return the (current or generated) public key's content as RV(publickey).
        type: bool
        default: false
        version_added: '1.0.0'
-extends_documentation_fragment:
- files
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
- module: community.crypto.x509_certificate_pipe
- module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
- module: community.crypto.openssl_csr_pipe
- module: community.crypto.openssl_dhparam
- module: community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate_pipe
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_csr_pipe
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_dhparam
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_pkcs12
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_pipe
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -135,7 +145,7 @@ RETURN = r'''
 privatekey:
    description:
    - Path to the TLS/SSL private key the public key was generated from.
-    - Will be C(none) if the private key has been provided in I(privatekey_content).
+    - Will be V(none) if the private key has been provided in O(privatekey_content).
    returned: changed or success
    type: str
    sample: /etc/ssl/private/ansible.com.pem
@@ -163,12 +173,12 @@ fingerprint:
      sha512: "fd:ed:5e:39:48:5f:9f:fe:7f:25:06:3f:79:08:cd:ee:a5:e7:b3:3d:13:82:87:1f:84:e1:f5:c7:28:77:53:94:86:56:38:69:f0:d9:35:22:01:1e:a6:60:...:0f:9b"
 backup_file:
    description: Name of backup file created.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true)
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/publickey.pem.2019-03-09@11:22~
 publickey:
    description: The (current or generated) public key's content.
-    returned: if I(state) is C(present) and I(return_content) is C(true)
+    returned: if O(state) is V(present) and O(return_content) is V(true)
    type: str
    version_added: '1.0.0'
 '''
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_publickey_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_publickey_info.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ requirements:
    - cryptography >= 1.2.3
 author:
    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.info_module
 options:
    path:
        description:
@@ -29,24 +32,24 @@ options:
    content:
        description:
            - Content of the public key file.
-            - Either I(path) or I(content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(path) or O(content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: str

    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]

-notes:
- Supports C(check_mode).
-
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.openssl_publickey
- module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_publickey
+    - module: community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info
+    - plugin: community.crypto.openssl_publickey_info
+      plugin_type: filter
+      description: A filter variant of this module.
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -81,8 +84,8 @@ fingerprints:
 type:
    description:
        - The key's type.
-        - One of C(RSA), C(DSA), C(ECC), C(Ed25519), C(X25519), C(Ed448), or C(X448).
-        - Will start with C(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
+        - One of V(RSA), V(DSA), V(ECC), V(Ed25519), V(X25519), V(Ed448), or V(X448).
+        - Will start with V(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: RSA
@@ -96,57 +99,57 @@ public_data:
            description:
                - Bit size of modulus (RSA) or prime number (DSA).
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=RSA) or C(type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=RSA) or RV(type=DSA)
        modulus:
            description:
                - The RSA key's modulus.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=RSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=RSA)
        exponent:
            description:
                - The RSA key's public exponent.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=RSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=RSA)
        p:
            description:
                - The C(p) value for DSA.
                - This is the prime modulus upon which arithmetic takes place.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=DSA)
        q:
            description:
                - The C(q) value for DSA.
                - This is a prime that divides C(p - 1), and at the same time the order of the subgroup of the
                  multiplicative group of the prime field used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=DSA)
        g:
            description:
                - The C(g) value for DSA.
                - This is the element spanning the subgroup of the multiplicative group of the prime field used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(type=DSA)
        curve:
            description:
                - The curve's name for ECC.
            type: str
-            returned: When C(type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(type=ECC)
        exponent_size:
            description:
                - The maximum number of bits of a private key. This is basically the bit size of the subgroup used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(type=ECC)
        x:
            description:
                - The C(x) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(type=ECC)
        y:
            description:
-                - For C(type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
-                - For C(type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm w.r.t. C(g) is the private key.
+                - For RV(type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                - For RV(type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm w.r.t. C(g) is the private key.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(type=DSA) or C(type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(type=DSA) or RV(type=ECC)
 '''


--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_signature.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_signature.py
@@ -22,16 +22,25 @@ requirements:
 author:
    - Patrick Pichler (@aveexy)
    - Markus Teufelberger (@MarkusTeufelberger)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+        details:
+            - This action does not modify state.
+    diff_mode:
+        support: none
 options:
    privatekey_path:
        description:
            - The path to the private key to use when signing.
-            - Either I(privatekey_path) or I(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: path
    privatekey_content:
        description:
            - The content of the private key to use when signing the certificate signing request.
-            - Either I(privatekey_path) or I(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: str
    privatekey_passphrase:
        description:
@@ -47,8 +56,8 @@ options:
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]
@@ -78,7 +87,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
  register: verify

 - name: Make sure the signature is valid
-  assert:
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
    that:
      - verify.valid
 '''
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_signature_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_signature_info.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ requirements:
 author:
    - Patrick Pichler (@aveexy)
    - Markus Teufelberger (@MarkusTeufelberger)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.info_module
 options:
    path:
        description:
@@ -32,12 +35,12 @@ options:
    certificate_path:
        description:
            - The path to the certificate used to verify the signature.
-            - Either I(certificate_path) or I(certificate_content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(certificate_path) or O(certificate_content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: path
    certificate_content:
        description:
            - The content of the certificate used to verify the signature.
-            - Either I(certificate_path) or I(certificate_content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(certificate_path) or O(certificate_content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: str
    signature:
        description: Base64 encoded signature.
@@ -46,8 +49,8 @@ options:
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]
@@ -57,7 +60,6 @@ notes:
      RSA keys: C(cryptography) >= 1.4
      DSA and ECDSA keys: C(cryptography) >= 1.5
      ed448 and ed25519 keys: C(cryptography) >= 2.6
-    - Supports C(check_mode).
 seealso:
    - module: community.crypto.openssl_signature
    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
@@ -78,14 +80,14 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
  register: verify

 - name: Make sure the signature is valid
-  assert:
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
    that:
      - verify.valid
 '''

 RETURN = r'''
 valid:
-    description: C(true) means the signature was valid for the given file, C(false) means it was not.
+    description: V(true) means the signature was valid for the given file, V(false) means it was not.
    returned: success
    type: bool
 '''
--- a/plugins/modules/x509_certificate.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/x509_certificate.py
@@ -15,22 +15,38 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 module: x509_certificate
 short_description: Generate and/or check OpenSSL certificates
 description:
-    - It implements a notion of provider (one of C(selfsigned), C(ownca), C(acme), and C(entrust))
+    - It implements a notion of provider (one of V(selfsigned), V(ownca), V(acme), and V(entrust))
      for your certificate.
    - "Please note that the module regenerates existing certificate if it does not match the module's
      options, or if it seems to be corrupt. If you are concerned that this could overwrite
-      your existing certificate, consider using the I(backup) option."
+      your existing certificate, consider using the O(backup) option."
    - Note that this module was called C(openssl_certificate) when included directly in Ansible up to version 2.9.
      When moved to the collection C(community.crypto), it was renamed to
      M(community.crypto.x509_certificate). From Ansible 2.10 on, it can still be used by the
      old short name (or by C(ansible.builtin.openssl_certificate)), which redirects to
-      C(community.crypto.x509_certificate). When using FQCNs or when using the
+      M(community.crypto.x509_certificate). When using FQCNs or when using the
      L(collections,https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/collections_using.html#using-collections-in-a-playbook)
      keyword, the new name M(community.crypto.x509_certificate) should be used to avoid
      a deprecation warning.
 author:
-  - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
-  - Markus Teufelberger (@MarkusTeufelberger)
+    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
+    - Markus Teufelberger (@MarkusTeufelberger)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+    - community.crypto.module_certificate
+    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_acme_documentation
+    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_entrust_documentation
+    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_ownca_documentation
+    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_selfsigned_documentation
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    state:
        description:
@@ -51,15 +67,15 @@ options:
              Please see the examples on how to emulate it with
              M(community.crypto.x509_certificate_info), M(community.crypto.openssl_csr_info),
              M(community.crypto.openssl_privatekey_info) and M(ansible.builtin.assert).
-            - "The C(entrust) provider was added for Ansible 2.9 and requires credentials for the
+            - "The V(entrust) provider was added for Ansible 2.9 and requires credentials for the
               L(Entrust Certificate Services,https://www.entrustdatacard.com/products/categories/ssl-certificates) (ECS) API."
-            - Required if I(state) is C(present).
+            - Required if O(state) is V(present).
        type: str
        choices: [ acme, entrust, ownca, selfsigned ]

    return_content:
        description:
-            - If set to C(true), will return the (current or generated) certificate's content as I(certificate).
+            - If set to V(true), will return the (current or generated) certificate's content as RV(certificate).
        type: bool
        default: false
        version_added: '1.0.0'
@@ -82,19 +98,8 @@ options:
    ownca_privatekey_content:
        version_added: '1.0.0'

-notes:
- Supports C(check_mode).
-
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.x509_certificate_pipe
-
-extends_documentation_fragment:
-    - ansible.builtin.files
-    - community.crypto.module_certificate
-    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_acme_documentation
-    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_entrust_documentation
-    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_ownca_documentation
-    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_selfsigned_documentation
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate_pipe
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -170,7 +175,8 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
    path: /etc/ssl/csr/ansible.com.key
  register: result_privatekey

- assert:
+- name: Check conditions on certificate, CSR, and private key
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
    that:
      # When private key was specified for assertonly, this was checked:
      - result.public_key == result_privatekey.public_key
@@ -216,12 +222,12 @@ filename:
    sample: /etc/ssl/crt/www.ansible.com.crt
 backup_file:
    description: Name of backup file created.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true)
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/www.ansible.com.crt.2019-03-09@11:22~
 certificate:
    description: The (current or generated) certificate's content.
-    returned: if I(state) is C(present) and I(return_content) is C(true)
+    returned: if O(state) is V(present) and O(return_content) is V(true)
    type: str
    version_added: '1.0.0'
 '''
--- a/plugins/modules/x509_certificate_convert.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/x509_certificate_convert.py
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+---
+module: x509_certificate_convert
+short_description: Convert X.509 certificates
+version_added: 2.19.0
+description:
+    - This module allows to convert X.509 certificates between different formats.
+author:
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: none
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
+options:
+    src_path:
+        description:
+            - Name of the file containing the X.509 certificate to convert.
+            - Exactly one of O(src_path) or O(src_content) must be specified.
+        type: path
+    src_content:
+        description:
+            - The content of the file containing the X.509 certificate to convert.
+            - This must be text. If you are not sure that the input file is PEM, you must Base64 encode
+              the value and set O(src_content_base64=true). You can use the
+              P(ansible.builtin.b64encode#filter) filter plugin for this.
+            - Exactly one of O(src_path) or O(src_content) must be specified.
+        type: str
+    src_content_base64:
+        description:
+            - If set to V(true) when O(src_content) is provided, the module assumes that the value
+              of O(src_content) is Base64 encoded.
+        type: bool
+        default: false
+    format:
+        description:
+            - Determines which format the destination X.509 certificate should be written in.
+            - Please note that not every key can be exported in any format, and that not every
+              format supports encryption.
+        type: str
+        choices:
+            - pem
+            - der
+        required: true
+    strict:
+        description:
+            - If the input is a PEM file, ensure that it contains a single PEM object, that
+              the header and footer match, and are of type C(CERTIFICATE) or C(X509 CERTIFICATE).
+        type: bool
+        default: false
+    dest_path:
+        description:
+            - Name of the file in which the generated TLS/SSL X.509 certificate will be written.
+        type: path
+        required: true
+    backup:
+        description:
+            - Create a backup file including a timestamp so you can get
+              the original X.509 certificate back if you overwrote it with a new one by accident.
+        type: bool
+        default: false
+seealso:
+    - plugin: ansible.builtin.b64encode
+      plugin_type: filter
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate_pipe
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate_info
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+- name: Convert PEM X.509 certificate to DER format
+  community.crypto.x509_certificate_convert:
+    src_path: /etc/ssl/cert/ansible.com.pem
+    dest_path: /etc/ssl/cert/ansible.com.der
+    format: der
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''
+backup_file:
+    description: Name of backup file created.
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
+    type: str
+    sample: /path/to/cert.pem.2019-03-09@11:22~
+'''
+
+import base64
+import os
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native, to_bytes, to_text
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.io import (
+    load_file_if_exists,
+    write_file,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.basic import (
+    OpenSSLObjectError,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pem import (
+    PEM_START,
+    PEM_END_START,
+    PEM_END,
+    identify_pem_format,
+    split_pem_list,
+    extract_pem,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support import (
+    OpenSSLObject,
+)
+
+
+def parse_certificate(input, strict=False):
+    input_format = 'pem' if identify_pem_format(input) else 'der'
+    if input_format == 'pem':
+        pems = split_pem_list(to_text(input))
+        if len(pems) > 1 and strict:
+            raise ValueError('The input contains {count} PEM objects, expecting only one since strict=true'.format(count=len(pems)))
+        pem_header_type, content = extract_pem(pems[0], strict=strict)
+        if strict and pem_header_type not in ('CERTIFICATE', 'X509 CERTIFICATE'):
+            raise ValueError('type is {type!r}, expecting CERTIFICATE or X509 CERTIFICATE'.format(type=pem_header_type))
+        input = base64.b64decode(content)
+    else:
+        pem_header_type = None
+    return input, input_format, pem_header_type
+
+
+class X509CertificateConvertModule(OpenSSLObject):
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(X509CertificateConvertModule, self).__init__(
+            module.params['dest_path'],
+            'present',
+            False,
+            module.check_mode,
+        )
+
+        self.src_path = module.params['src_path']
+        self.src_content = module.params['src_content']
+        self.src_content_base64 = module.params['src_content_base64']
+        if self.src_content is not None:
+            self.input = to_bytes(self.src_content)
+            if self.src_content_base64:
+                try:
+                    self.input = base64.b64decode(self.input)
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    module.fail_json(msg='Cannot Base64 decode src_content: {exc}'.format(exc=exc))
+        else:
+            try:
+                with open(self.src_path, 'rb') as f:
+                    self.input = f.read()
+            except Exception as exc:
+                module.fail_json(msg='Failure while reading file {fn}: {exc}'.format(fn=self.src_path, exc=exc))
+
+        self.format = module.params['format']
+        self.strict = module.params['strict']
+        self.wanted_pem_type = 'CERTIFICATE'
+
+        try:
+            self.input, self.input_format, dummy = parse_certificate(self.input, strict=self.strict)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Error while parsing PEM: {exc}'.format(exc=exc))
+
+        self.backup = module.params['backup']
+        self.backup_file = None
+
+        module.params['path'] = self.path
+
+        self.dest_content = load_file_if_exists(self.path, module)
+        self.dest_content_format = None
+        self.dest_content_pem_type = None
+        if self.dest_content is not None:
+            try:
+                self.dest_content, self.dest_content_format, self.dest_content_pem_type = parse_certificate(
+                    self.dest_content, strict=True)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    def needs_conversion(self):
+        if self.dest_content is None or self.dest_content_format is None:
+            return True
+        if self.dest_content_format != self.format:
+            return True
+        if self.input != self.dest_content:
+            return True
+        if self.format == 'pem' and self.dest_content_pem_type != self.wanted_pem_type:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def get_dest_certificate(self):
+        if self.format == 'der':
+            return self.input
+        data = to_bytes(base64.b64encode(self.input))
+        lines = [to_bytes('{0}{1}{2}'.format(PEM_START, self.wanted_pem_type, PEM_END))]
+        lines += [data[i:i + 64] for i in range(0, len(data), 64)]
+        lines.append(to_bytes('{0}{1}{2}\n'.format(PEM_END_START, self.wanted_pem_type, PEM_END)))
+        return b'\n'.join(lines)
+
+    def generate(self, module):
+        """Do conversion."""
+        if self.needs_conversion():
+            # Convert
+            cert_data = self.get_dest_certificate()
+            if not self.check_mode:
+                if self.backup:
+                    self.backup_file = module.backup_local(self.path)
+                write_file(module, cert_data)
+            self.changed = True
+
+        file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
+        if module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            self.changed = True
+        else:
+            self.changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, self.changed)
+
+    def dump(self):
+        """Serialize the object into a dictionary."""
+        result = dict(
+            changed=self.changed,
+        )
+        if self.backup_file:
+            result['backup_file'] = self.backup_file
+
+        return result
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        src_path=dict(type='path'),
+        src_content=dict(type='str'),
+        src_content_base64=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+        format=dict(type='str', required=True, choices=['pem', 'der']),
+        strict=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+        dest_path=dict(type='path', required=True),
+        backup=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+    )
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+        add_file_common_args=True,
+        required_one_of=[('src_path', 'src_content')],
+        mutually_exclusive=[('src_path', 'src_content')],
+    )
+
+    base_dir = os.path.dirname(module.params['dest_path']) or '.'
+    if not os.path.isdir(base_dir):
+        module.fail_json(
+            name=base_dir,
+            msg='The directory %s does not exist or the file is not a directory' % base_dir
+        )
+
+    try:
+        cert = X509CertificateConvertModule(module)
+        cert.generate(module)
+        result = cert.dump()
+        module.exit_json(**result)
+    except OpenSSLObjectError as exc:
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_native(exc))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
--- a/plugins/modules/x509_certificate_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/x509_certificate_info.py
@@ -21,58 +21,64 @@ description:
      up to version 2.9.  When moved to the collection C(community.crypto), it was renamed to
      M(community.crypto.x509_certificate_info). From Ansible 2.10 on, it can still be used by the
      old short name (or by C(ansible.builtin.openssl_certificate_info)), which redirects to
-      C(community.crypto.x509_certificate_info). When using FQCNs or when using the
+      M(community.crypto.x509_certificate_info). When using FQCNs or when using the
      L(collections,https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/collections_using.html#using-collections-in-a-playbook)
      keyword, the new name M(community.crypto.x509_certificate_info) should be used to avoid
      a deprecation warning.
 requirements:
    - cryptography >= 1.6
 author:
-  - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
-  - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
-  - Markus Teufelberger (@MarkusTeufelberger)
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
+    - Markus Teufelberger (@MarkusTeufelberger)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.info_module
+    - community.crypto.name_encoding
 options:
    path:
        description:
            - Remote absolute path where the certificate file is loaded from.
-            - Either I(path) or I(content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(path) or O(content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - PEM and DER formats are supported.
        type: path
    content:
        description:
            - Content of the X.509 certificate in PEM format.
-            - Either I(path) or I(content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(path) or O(content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: str
        version_added: '1.0.0'
    valid_at:
        description:
            - A dict of names mapping to time specifications. Every time specified here
              will be checked whether the certificate is valid at this point. See the
-              C(valid_at) return value for informations on the result.
+              RV(valid_at) return value for information on the result.
            - Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
            - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
            - Valid format is C([+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME) where timespec can be an integer
-              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)), and ASN.1 TIME (in other words, pattern C(YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ)).
+              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)), and ASN.1 TIME (in other words, pattern C(YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ)).
              Note that all timestamps will be treated as being in UTC.
        type: dict
    select_crypto_backend:
        description:
            - Determines which crypto backend to use.
-            - The default choice is C(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
-            - If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
+            - The default choice is V(auto), which tries to use C(cryptography) if available.
+            - If set to V(cryptography), will try to use the L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library.
        type: str
        default: auto
        choices: [ auto, cryptography ]

-extends_documentation_fragment:
-    - community.crypto.name_encoding
-
 notes:
    - All timestamp values are provided in ASN.1 TIME format, in other words, following the C(YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ) pattern.
      They are all in UTC.
-    - Supports C(check_mode).
 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
- module: community.crypto.x509_certificate_pipe
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate_pipe
+    - plugin: community.crypto.x509_certificate_info
+      plugin_type: filter
+      description: A filter variant of this module.
+    - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
  register: result

 - name: Validate that certificate is valid tomorrow, but not in three weeks
-  assert:
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
    that:
      - result.valid_at.point_1      # valid in one day
      - not result.valid_at.point_2  # not valid in three weeks
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ expired:
    returned: success
    type: bool
 basic_constraints:
-    description: Entries in the C(basic_constraints) extension, or C(none) if extension is not present.
+    description: Entries in the C(basic_constraints) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: list
    elements: str
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ basic_constraints_critical:
    returned: success
    type: bool
 extended_key_usage:
-    description: Entries in the C(extended_key_usage) extension, or C(none) if extension is not present.
+    description: Entries in the C(extended_key_usage) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: list
    elements: str
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ extensions_by_oid:
            sample: "MAMCAQU="
    sample: {"1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.24": { "critical": false, "value": "MAMCAQU="}}
 key_usage:
-    description: Entries in the C(key_usage) extension, or C(none) if extension is not present.
+    description: Entries in the C(key_usage) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: [Key Agreement, Data Encipherment]
@@ -173,8 +179,8 @@ key_usage_critical:
    type: bool
 subject_alt_name:
    description:
-        - Entries in the C(subject_alt_name) extension, or C(none) if extension is not present.
-        - See I(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+        - Entries in the C(subject_alt_name) extension, or V(none) if extension is not present.
+        - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
    returned: success
    type: list
    elements: str
@@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ subject_alt_name_critical:
    returned: success
    type: bool
 ocsp_must_staple:
-    description: C(true) if the OCSP Must Staple extension is present, C(none) otherwise.
+    description: V(true) if the OCSP Must Staple extension is present, V(none) otherwise.
    returned: success
    type: bool
 ocsp_must_staple_critical:
@@ -235,8 +241,8 @@ public_key:
 public_key_type:
    description:
        - The certificate's public key's type.
-        - One of C(RSA), C(DSA), C(ECC), C(Ed25519), C(X25519), C(Ed448), or C(X448).
-        - Will start with C(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
+        - One of V(RSA), V(DSA), V(ECC), V(Ed25519), V(X25519), V(Ed448), or V(X448).
+        - Will start with V(unknown) if the key type cannot be determined.
    returned: success
    type: str
    version_added: 1.7.0
@@ -252,57 +258,57 @@ public_key_data:
            description:
                - Bit size of modulus (RSA) or prime number (DSA).
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=RSA) or C(public_key_type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=RSA) or RV(public_key_type=DSA)
        modulus:
            description:
                - The RSA key's modulus.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=RSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=RSA)
        exponent:
            description:
                - The RSA key's public exponent.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=RSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=RSA)
        p:
            description:
                - The C(p) value for DSA.
                - This is the prime modulus upon which arithmetic takes place.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=DSA)
        q:
            description:
                - The C(q) value for DSA.
                - This is a prime that divides C(p - 1), and at the same time the order of the subgroup of the
                  multiplicative group of the prime field used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=DSA)
        g:
            description:
                - The C(g) value for DSA.
                - This is the element spanning the subgroup of the multiplicative group of the prime field used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=DSA)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=DSA)
        curve:
            description:
                - The curve's name for ECC.
            type: str
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=ECC)
        exponent_size:
            description:
                - The maximum number of bits of a private key. This is basically the bit size of the subgroup used.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=ECC)
        x:
            description:
                - The C(x) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=ECC)
        y:
            description:
-                - For C(public_key_type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
-                - For C(public_key_type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm w.r.t. C(g) is the private key.
+                - For RV(public_key_type=ECC), this is the C(y) coordinate for the public point on the elliptic curve.
+                - For RV(public_key_type=DSA), this is the publicly known group element whose discrete logarithm w.r.t. C(g) is the private key.
            type: int
-            returned: When C(public_key_type=DSA) or C(public_key_type=ECC)
+            returned: When RV(public_key_type=DSA) or RV(public_key_type=ECC)
 public_key_fingerprints:
    description:
        - Fingerprints of certificate's public key.
@@ -326,7 +332,10 @@ signature_algorithm:
    type: str
    sample: sha256WithRSAEncryption
 serial_number:
-    description: The certificate's serial number.
+    description:
+        - The certificate's serial number.
+        - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+          such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
    returned: success
    type: int
    sample: 1234
@@ -336,7 +345,7 @@ version:
    type: int
    sample: 3
 valid_at:
-    description: For every time stamp provided in the I(valid_at) option, a
+    description: For every time stamp provided in the O(valid_at) option, a
                 boolean whether the certificate is valid at that point in time
                 or not.
    returned: success
@@ -344,24 +353,24 @@ valid_at:
 subject_key_identifier:
    description:
        - The certificate's subject key identifier.
-        - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with C(:) used to separate bytes.
-        - Is C(none) if the C(SubjectKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with V(:) used to separate bytes.
+        - Is V(none) if the C(SubjectKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: '00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33'
 authority_key_identifier:
    description:
        - The certificate's authority key identifier.
-        - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with C(:) used to separate bytes.
-        - Is C(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - The identifier is returned in hexadecimal, with V(:) used to separate bytes.
+        - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: '00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00:11:22:33'
 authority_cert_issuer:
    description:
        - The certificate's authority cert issuer as a list of general names.
-        - Is C(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
-        - See I(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+        - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
    returned: success
    type: list
    elements: str
@@ -369,15 +378,23 @@ authority_cert_issuer:
 authority_cert_serial_number:
    description:
        - The certificate's authority cert serial number.
-        - Is C(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - Is V(none) if the C(AuthorityKeyIdentifier) extension is not present.
+        - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+          such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
    returned: success
    type: int
    sample: 12345
 ocsp_uri:
    description: The OCSP responder URI, if included in the certificate. Will be
-                 C(none) if no OCSP responder URI is included.
+                 V(none) if no OCSP responder URI is included.
    returned: success
    type: str
+issuer_uri:
+    description: The Issuer URI, if included in the certificate. Will be
+                 V(none) if no issuer URI is included.
+    returned: success
+    type: str
+    version_added: 2.9.0
 '''


@@ -393,6 +410,10 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support im
    get_relative_time_option,
 )

+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptography_support import (
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE,
+)
+
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.certificate_info import (
    select_backend,
 )
@@ -434,10 +455,10 @@ def main():
                module.fail_json(
                    msg='The value for valid_at.{0} must be of type string (got {1})'.format(k, type(v))
                )
-            valid_at[k] = get_relative_time_option(v, 'valid_at.{0}'.format(k))
+            valid_at[k] = get_relative_time_option(v, 'valid_at.{0}'.format(k), with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE)

    try:
-        result = module_backend.get_info()
+        result = module_backend.get_info(der_support_enabled=module.params['content'] is None)

        not_before = module_backend.get_not_before()
        not_after = module_backend.get_not_after()
--- a/plugins/modules/x509_certificate_pipe.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/x509_certificate_pipe.py
@@ -17,20 +17,34 @@ module: x509_certificate_pipe
 short_description: Generate and/or check OpenSSL certificates
 version_added: 1.3.0
 description:
-    - It implements a notion of provider (ie. C(selfsigned), C(ownca), C(entrust))
+    - It implements a notion of provider (one of V(selfsigned), V(ownca), V(entrust))
      for your certificate.
-    - "Please note that the module regenerates an existing certificate if it does not match the module's
-      options, or if it seems to be corrupt. If you are concerned that this could overwrite
-      your existing certificate, consider using the I(backup) option."
 author:
-  - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
-  - Markus Teufelberger (@MarkusTeufelberger)
-  - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+    - Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)
+    - Markus Teufelberger (@MarkusTeufelberger)
+    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.module_certificate
+    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_entrust_documentation
+    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_ownca_documentation
+    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_selfsigned_documentation
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+        details:
+            - Currently in check mode, private keys will not be (re-)generated, only the changed status is
+              set. This will change in community.crypto 3.0.0.
+            - From community.crypto 3.0.0 on, the module will ignore check mode and always behave as if
+              check mode is not active. If you think this breaks your use-case of this module, please
+              create an issue in the community.crypto repository.
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
 options:
    provider:
        description:
            - Name of the provider to use to generate/retrieve the OpenSSL certificate.
-            - "The C(entrust) provider requires credentials for the
+            - "The V(entrust) provider requires credentials for the
               L(Entrust Certificate Services,https://www.entrustdatacard.com/products/categories/ssl-certificates) (ECS) API."
        type: str
        choices: [ entrust, ownca, selfsigned ]
@@ -42,16 +56,7 @@ options:
        type: str

 seealso:
- module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
-
-notes:
- Supports C(check_mode).
-
-extends_documentation_fragment:
-    - community.crypto.module_certificate
-    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_entrust_documentation
-    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_ownca_documentation
-    - community.crypto.module_certificate.backend_selfsigned_documentation
+    - module: community.crypto.x509_certificate
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -72,8 +77,8 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 - name: (1/2) Generate an OpenSSL Certificate with the CSR provided inline
  community.crypto.x509_certificate_pipe:
    provider: ownca
-    content: "{{ lookup('file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.crt') }}"
-    csr_content: "{{ lookup('file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr') }}"
+    content: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.crt') }}"
+    csr_content: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/etc/ssl/csr/www.ansible.com.csr') }}"
    ownca_cert: /path/to/ca_cert.crt
    ownca_privatekey: /path/to/ca_cert.key
    ownca_privatekey_passphrase: hunter2
@@ -155,6 +160,7 @@ class GenericCertificate(object):
    """Retrieve a certificate using the given module backend."""
    def __init__(self, module, module_backend):
        self.check_mode = module.check_mode
+        self.module = module
        self.module_backend = module_backend
        self.changed = False
        if module.params['content'] is not None:
@@ -164,6 +170,16 @@ class GenericCertificate(object):
        if self.module_backend.needs_regeneration():
            if not self.check_mode:
                self.module_backend.generate_certificate()
+            else:
+                self.module.deprecate(
+                    'Check mode support for x509_certificate_pipe will change in community.crypto 3.0.0'
+                    ' to behave the same as without check mode. You can get that behavior right now'
+                    ' by adding `check_mode: false` to the x509_certificate_pipe task. If you think this'
+                    ' breaks your use-case of this module, please create an issue in the'
+                    ' community.crypto repository',
+                    version='3.0.0',
+                    collection_name='community.crypto',
+                )
            self.changed = True

    def dump(self, check_mode=False):
--- a/plugins/modules/x509_crl.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/x509_crl.py
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ requirements:
    - cryptography >= 1.2
 author:
    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.files
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.files
+    - community.crypto.name_encoding
+attributes:
+    check_mode:
+        support: full
+    diff_mode:
+        support: full
+    safe_file_operations:
+        support: full
 options:
    state:
        description:
@@ -30,17 +42,29 @@ options:
        default: present
        choices: [ absent, present ]

-    mode:
+    crl_mode:
        description:
            - Defines how to process entries of existing CRLs.
-            - If set to C(generate), makes sure that the CRL has the exact set of revoked certificates
-              as specified in I(revoked_certificates).
-            - If set to C(update), makes sure that the CRL contains the revoked certificates from
-              I(revoked_certificates), but can also contain other revoked certificates. If the CRL file
+            - If set to V(generate), makes sure that the CRL has the exact set of revoked certificates
+              as specified in O(revoked_certificates).
+            - If set to V(update), makes sure that the CRL contains the revoked certificates from
+              O(revoked_certificates), but can also contain other revoked certificates. If the CRL file
              already exists, all entries from the existing CRL will also be included in the new CRL.
-              When using C(update), you might be interested in setting I(ignore_timestamps) to C(true).
+              When using V(update), you might be interested in setting O(ignore_timestamps) to V(true).
+            - The default value is V(generate).
+            - This parameter was called O(mode) before community.crypto 2.13.0. It has been renamed to avoid
+              a collision with the common O(mode) parameter for setting the CRL file's access mode.
        type: str
-        default: generate
+        # default: generate
+        choices: [ generate, update ]
+        version_added: 2.13.0
+    mode:
+        description:
+            - This parameter has been renamed to O(crl_mode). The old name O(mode) is now deprecated and will
+              be removed in community.crypto 3.0.0. Replace usage of this parameter with O(crl_mode).
+            - Note that from community.crypto 3.0.0 on, O(mode) will be used for the CRL file's mode.
+        type: str
+        # default: generate
        choices: [ generate, update ]

    force:
@@ -65,7 +89,7 @@ options:
    format:
        description:
            - Whether the CRL file should be in PEM or DER format.
-            - If an existing CRL file does match everything but I(format), it will be converted to the correct format
+            - If an existing CRL file does match everything but O(format), it will be converted to the correct format
              instead of regenerated.
        type: str
        choices: [pem, der]
@@ -74,18 +98,18 @@ options:
    privatekey_path:
        description:
            - Path to the CA's private key to use when signing the CRL.
-            - Either I(privatekey_path) or I(privatekey_content) must be specified if I(state) is C(present), but not both.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified if O(state) is V(present), but not both.
        type: path

    privatekey_content:
        description:
            - The content of the CA's private key to use when signing the CRL.
-            - Either I(privatekey_path) or I(privatekey_content) must be specified if I(state) is C(present), but not both.
+            - Either O(privatekey_path) or O(privatekey_content) must be specified if O(state) is V(present), but not both.
        type: str

    privatekey_passphrase:
        description:
-            - The passphrase for the I(privatekey_path).
+            - The passphrase for the O(privatekey_path).
            - This is required if the private key is password protected.
        type: str

@@ -93,9 +117,9 @@ options:
        description:
            - Key/value pairs that will be present in the issuer name field of the CRL.
            - If you need to specify more than one value with the same key, use a list as value.
-            - If the order of the components is important, use I(issuer_ordered).
-            - One of I(issuer) and I(issuer_ordered) is required if I(state) is C(present).
-            - Mutually exclusive with I(issuer_ordered).
+            - If the order of the components is important, use O(issuer_ordered).
+            - One of O(issuer) and O(issuer_ordered) is required if O(state) is V(present).
+            - Mutually exclusive with O(issuer_ordered).
        type: dict
    issuer_ordered:
        description:
@@ -103,8 +127,8 @@ options:
              This key/value pair will be present in the issuer name field of the CRL.
            - If you want to specify more than one value with the same key in a row, you can
              use a list as value.
-            - One of I(issuer) and I(issuer_ordered) is required if I(state) is C(present).
-            - Mutually exclusive with I(issuer).
+            - One of O(issuer) and O(issuer_ordered) is required if O(state) is V(present).
+            - Mutually exclusive with O(issuer).
        type: list
        elements: dict
        version_added: 2.0.0
@@ -115,23 +139,23 @@ options:
            - Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
            - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
            - Valid format is C([+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME) where timespec can be an integer
-              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
            - Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent, except when
-              I(ignore_timestamps) is set to C(true).
+              O(ignore_timestamps) is set to V(true).
        type: str
        default: "+0s"

    next_update:
        description:
-            - "The absolute latest point in time by which this I(issuer) is expected to have issued
-               another CRL. Many clients will treat a CRL as expired once I(next_update) occurs."
+            - "The absolute latest point in time by which this O(issuer) is expected to have issued
+               another CRL. Many clients will treat a CRL as expired once O(next_update) occurs."
            - Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
            - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
            - Valid format is C([+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME) where timespec can be an integer
-              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+              + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
            - Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent, except when
-              I(ignore_timestamps) is set to C(true).
-            - Required if I(state) is C(present).
+              O(ignore_timestamps) is set to V(true).
+            - Required if O(state) is V(present).
        type: str

    digest:
@@ -140,10 +164,25 @@ options:
        type: str
        default: sha256

+    serial_numbers:
+        description:
+            - This option determines which values will be accepted for O(revoked_certificates[].serial_number).
+            - If set to V(integer) (default), serial numbers are assumed to be integers, for example V(66223).
+              (This example value is equivalent to the hex octet string V(01:02:AF).)
+            - If set to V(hex-octets), serial numbers are assumed to be colon-separated hex octet strings,
+              for example V(01:02:AF).
+              (This example value is equivalent to the integer V(66223).)
+        type: str
+        choices:
+            - integer
+            - hex-octets
+        default: integer
+        version_added: 2.18.0
+
    revoked_certificates:
        description:
            - List of certificates to be revoked.
-            - Required if I(state) is C(present).
+            - Required if O(state) is V(present).
        type: list
        elements: dict
        suboptions:
@@ -151,37 +190,46 @@ options:
                description:
                    - Path to a certificate in PEM format.
                    - The serial number and issuer will be extracted from the certificate.
-                    - Mutually exclusive with I(content) and I(serial_number). One of these three options
+                    - Mutually exclusive with O(revoked_certificates[].content) and
+                      O(revoked_certificates[].serial_number). One of these three options
                      must be specified.
                type: path
            content:
                description:
                    - Content of a certificate in PEM format.
                    - The serial number and issuer will be extracted from the certificate.
-                    - Mutually exclusive with I(path) and I(serial_number). One of these three options
+                    - Mutually exclusive with O(revoked_certificates[].path) and
+                      O(revoked_certificates[].serial_number). One of these three options
                      must be specified.
                type: str
            serial_number:
                description:
                    - Serial number of the certificate.
-                    - Mutually exclusive with I(path) and I(content). One of these three options must
+                    - Mutually exclusive with O(revoked_certificates[].path) and
+                      O(revoked_certificates[].content). One of these three options must
                      be specified.
-                type: int
+                    - This option accepts integers or hex octet strings, depending on the value
+                      of O(serial_numbers).
+                    - If O(serial_numbers=integer), integers such as V(66223) must be provided.
+                    - If O(serial_numbers=hex-octets), strings such as V(01:02:AF) must be provided.
+                    - You can use the filters P(community.crypto.parse_serial#filter) and
+                      P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter) to convert these two representations.
+                type: raw
            revocation_date:
                description:
                    - The point in time the certificate was revoked.
                    - Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
                    - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
                    - Valid format is C([+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME) where timespec can be an integer
-                      + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+                      + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
                    - Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent, except when
-                      I(ignore_timestamps) is set to C(true).
+                      O(ignore_timestamps) is set to V(true).
                type: str
                default: "+0s"
            issuer:
                description:
                    - The certificate's issuer.
-                    - "Example: C(DNS:ca.example.org)"
+                    - "Example: V(DNS:ca.example.org)"
                type: list
                elements: str
            issuer_critical:
@@ -216,9 +264,9 @@ options:
                    - Time can be specified either as relative time or as absolute timestamp.
                    - Time will always be interpreted as UTC.
                    - Valid format is C([+-]timespec | ASN.1 TIME) where timespec can be an integer
-                      + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example C(+32w1d2h)).
+                      + C([w | d | h | m | s]) (for example V(+32w1d2h)).
                    - Note that if using relative time this module is NOT idempotent. This will NOT
-                      change when I(ignore_timestamps) is set to C(true).
+                      change when O(ignore_timestamps) is set to V(true).
                type: str
            invalidity_date_critical:
                description:
@@ -228,27 +276,28 @@ options:

    ignore_timestamps:
        description:
-            - Whether the timestamps I(last_update), I(next_update) and I(revocation_date) (in
-              I(revoked_certificates)) should be ignored for idempotency checks. The timestamp
-              I(invalidity_date) in I(revoked_certificates) will never be ignored.
+            - Whether the timestamps O(last_update), O(next_update) and
+              O(revoked_certificates[].revocation_date) should be ignored for idempotency checks.
+              The timestamp O(revoked_certificates[].invalidity_date) will never be ignored.
            - Use this in combination with relative timestamps for these values to get idempotency.
        type: bool
        default: false

    return_content:
        description:
-            - If set to C(true), will return the (current or generated) CRL's content as I(crl).
+            - If set to V(true), will return the (current or generated) CRL's content as RV(crl).
        type: bool
        default: false

-extends_documentation_fragment:
-    - files
-    - community.crypto.name_encoding
-
 notes:
    - All ASN.1 TIME values should be specified following the YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ pattern.
    - Date specified should be UTC. Minutes and seconds are mandatory.
-    - Supports C(check_mode).
+
+seealso:
+    - plugin: community.crypto.parse_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
+    - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -281,7 +330,7 @@ filename:
    sample: /path/to/my-ca.crl
 backup_file:
    description: Name of backup file created.
-    returned: changed and if I(backup) is C(true)
+    returned: changed and if O(backup) is V(true)
    type: str
    sample: /path/to/my-ca.crl.2019-03-09@11:22~
 privatekey:
@@ -291,15 +340,18 @@ privatekey:
    sample: /path/to/my-ca.pem
 format:
    description:
-        - Whether the CRL is in PEM format (C(pem)) or in DER format (C(der)).
+        - Whether the CRL is in PEM format (V(pem)) or in DER format (V(der)).
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: pem
+    choices:
+        - pem
+        - der
 issuer:
    description:
        - The CRL's issuer.
        - Note that for repeated values, only the last one will be returned.
-        - See I(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+        - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
    returned: success
    type: dict
    sample: {"organizationName": "Ansible", "commonName": "ca.example.com"}
@@ -331,7 +383,10 @@ revoked_certificates:
    elements: dict
    contains:
        serial_number:
-            description: Serial number of the certificate.
+            description:
+                - Serial number of the certificate.
+                - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+                  such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
            type: int
            sample: 1234
        revocation_date:
@@ -341,7 +396,7 @@ revoked_certificates:
        issuer:
            description:
                - The certificate's issuer.
-                - See I(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+                - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
            type: list
            elements: str
            sample: ["DNS:ca.example.org"]
@@ -352,11 +407,19 @@ revoked_certificates:
        reason:
            description:
                - The value for the revocation reason extension.
-                - One of C(unspecified), C(key_compromise), C(ca_compromise), C(affiliation_changed), C(superseded),
-                  C(cessation_of_operation), C(certificate_hold), C(privilege_withdrawn), C(aa_compromise), and
-                  C(remove_from_crl).
            type: str
            sample: key_compromise
+            choices:
+                - unspecified
+                - key_compromise
+                - ca_compromise
+                - affiliation_changed
+                - superseded
+                - cessation_of_operation
+                - certificate_hold
+                - privilege_withdrawn
+                - aa_compromise
+                - remove_from_crl
        reason_critical:
            description: Whether the revocation reason extension is critical.
            type: bool
@@ -374,9 +437,9 @@ revoked_certificates:
 crl:
    description:
        - The (current or generated) CRL's content.
-        - Will be the CRL itself if I(format) is C(pem), and Base64 of the
-          CRL if I(format) is C(der).
-    returned: if I(state) is C(present) and I(return_content) is C(true)
+        - Will be the CRL itself if O(format) is V(pem), and Base64 of the
+          CRL if O(format) is V(der).
+    returned: if O(state) is V(present) and O(return_content) is V(true)
    type: str
 '''

@@ -387,7 +450,9 @@ import traceback

 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native, to_text
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_int, check_type_str

+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.serial import parse_serial
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.version import LooseVersion

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.io import (
@@ -410,6 +475,7 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support im
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptography_support import (
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE,
    cryptography_decode_name,
    cryptography_get_name,
    cryptography_key_needs_digest_for_signing,
@@ -419,11 +485,17 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptograp
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptography_crl import (
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE_INVALIDITY_DATE,
    REVOCATION_REASON_MAP,
    TIMESTAMP_FORMAT,
    cryptography_decode_revoked_certificate,
    cryptography_dump_revoked,
    cryptography_get_signature_algorithm_oid_from_crl,
+    get_next_update,
+    get_last_update,
+    set_next_update,
+    set_last_update,
+    set_revocation_date,
 )

 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pem import (
@@ -472,10 +544,11 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):

        self.format = module.params['format']

-        self.update = module.params['mode'] == 'update'
+        self.update = module.params['crl_mode'] == 'update'
        self.ignore_timestamps = module.params['ignore_timestamps']
        self.return_content = module.params['return_content']
        self.name_encoding = module.params['name_encoding']
+        self.serial_numbers_format = module.params['serial_numbers']
        self.crl_content = None

        self.privatekey_path = module.params['privatekey_path']
@@ -494,13 +567,15 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
        except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
            module.fail_json(msg=to_native(exc))

-        self.last_update = get_relative_time_option(module.params['last_update'], 'last_update')
-        self.next_update = get_relative_time_option(module.params['next_update'], 'next_update')
+        self.last_update = get_relative_time_option(module.params['last_update'], 'last_update', with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE)
+        self.next_update = get_relative_time_option(module.params['next_update'], 'next_update', with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE)

        self.digest = select_message_digest(module.params['digest'])
        if self.digest is None:
            raise CRLError('The digest "{0}" is not supported'.format(module.params['digest']))

+        self.module = module
+
        self.revoked_certificates = []
        for i, rc in enumerate(module.params['revoked_certificates']):
            result = {
@@ -532,14 +607,15 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
                        )
            else:
                # Specify serial_number (and potentially issuer) directly
-                result['serial_number'] = rc['serial_number']
+                result['serial_number'] = self._parse_serial_number(rc['serial_number'], i)
            # All other options
            if rc['issuer']:
                result['issuer'] = [cryptography_get_name(issuer, 'issuer') for issuer in rc['issuer']]
                result['issuer_critical'] = rc['issuer_critical']
            result['revocation_date'] = get_relative_time_option(
                rc['revocation_date'],
-                path_prefix + 'revocation_date'
+                path_prefix + 'revocation_date',
+                with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE,
            )
            if rc['reason']:
                result['reason'] = REVOCATION_REASON_MAP[rc['reason']]
@@ -547,13 +623,12 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
            if rc['invalidity_date']:
                result['invalidity_date'] = get_relative_time_option(
                    rc['invalidity_date'],
-                    path_prefix + 'invalidity_date'
+                    path_prefix + 'invalidity_date',
+                    with_timezone=CRYPTOGRAPHY_TIMEZONE_INVALIDITY_DATE,
                )
                result['invalidity_date_critical'] = rc['invalidity_date_critical']
            self.revoked_certificates.append(result)

-        self.module = module
-
        self.backup = module.params['backup']
        self.backup_file = None

@@ -587,6 +662,25 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):

        self.diff_after = self.diff_before = self._get_info(data)

+    def _parse_serial_number(self, value, index):
+        if self.serial_numbers_format == 'integer':
+            try:
+                return check_type_int(value)
+            except TypeError as exc:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg='Error while parsing revoked_certificates[{idx}].serial_number as an integer: {exc}'.format(
+                    idx=index + 1,
+                    exc=to_native(exc),
+                ))
+        if self.serial_numbers_format == 'hex-octets':
+            try:
+                return parse_serial(check_type_str(value))
+            except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg='Error while parsing revoked_certificates[{idx}].serial_number as an colon-separated hex octet string: {exc}'.format(
+                    idx=index + 1,
+                    exc=to_native(exc),
+                ))
+        raise RuntimeError('Unexpected value %s of serial_numbers' % (self.serial_numbers_format, ))
+
    def _get_info(self, data):
        if data is None:
            return dict()
@@ -646,9 +740,9 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
        if self.crl is None:
            return False

-        if self.last_update != self.crl.last_update and not self.ignore_timestamps:
+        if self.last_update != get_last_update(self.crl) and not self.ignore_timestamps:
            return False
-        if self.next_update != self.crl.next_update and not self.ignore_timestamps:
+        if self.next_update != get_next_update(self.crl) and not self.ignore_timestamps:
            return False
        if cryptography_key_needs_digest_for_signing(self.privatekey):
            if self.crl.signature_hash_algorithm is None or self.digest.name != self.crl.signature_hash_algorithm.name:
@@ -695,8 +789,8 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
        except ValueError as e:
            raise CRLError(e)

-        crl = crl.last_update(self.last_update)
-        crl = crl.next_update(self.next_update)
+        crl = set_last_update(crl, self.last_update)
+        crl = set_next_update(crl, self.next_update)

        if self.update and self.crl:
            new_entries = set([self._compress_entry(entry) for entry in self.revoked_certificates])
@@ -707,7 +801,7 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
        for entry in self.revoked_certificates:
            revoked_cert = RevokedCertificateBuilder()
            revoked_cert = revoked_cert.serial_number(entry['serial_number'])
-            revoked_cert = revoked_cert.revocation_date(entry['revocation_date'])
+            revoked_cert = set_revocation_date(revoked_cert, entry['revocation_date'])
            if entry['issuer'] is not None:
                revoked_cert = revoked_cert.add_extension(
                    x509.CertificateIssuer(entry['issuer']),
@@ -791,8 +885,8 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
            for entry in self.revoked_certificates:
                result['revoked_certificates'].append(cryptography_dump_revoked(entry, idn_rewrite=self.name_encoding))
        elif self.crl:
-            result['last_update'] = self.crl.last_update.strftime(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
-            result['next_update'] = self.crl.next_update.strftime(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
+            result['last_update'] = get_last_update(self.crl).strftime(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
+            result['next_update'] = get_next_update(self.crl).strftime(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
            result['digest'] = cryptography_oid_to_name(cryptography_get_signature_algorithm_oid_from_crl(self.crl))
            issuer = []
            for attribute in self.crl.issuer:
@@ -820,7 +914,18 @@ def main():
    module = AnsibleModule(
        argument_spec=dict(
            state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
-            mode=dict(type='str', default='generate', choices=['generate', 'update']),
+            crl_mode=dict(
+                type='str',
+                # default='generate',
+                choices=['generate', 'update'],
+            ),
+            mode=dict(
+                type='str',
+                # default='generate',
+                choices=['generate', 'update'],
+                removed_in_version='3.0.0',
+                removed_from_collection='community.crypto',
+            ),
            force=dict(type='bool', default=False),
            backup=dict(type='bool', default=False),
            path=dict(type='path', required=True),
@@ -841,7 +946,7 @@ def main():
                options=dict(
                    path=dict(type='path'),
                    content=dict(type='str'),
-                    serial_number=dict(type='int'),
+                    serial_number=dict(type='raw'),
                    revocation_date=dict(type='str', default='+0s'),
                    issuer=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
                    issuer_critical=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -861,6 +966,7 @@ def main():
                mutually_exclusive=[['path', 'content', 'serial_number']],
            ),
            name_encoding=dict(type='str', default='ignore', choices=['ignore', 'idna', 'unicode']),
+            serial_numbers=dict(type='str', default='integer', choices=['integer', 'hex-octets']),
        ),
        required_if=[
            ('state', 'present', ['privatekey_path', 'privatekey_content'], True),
@@ -875,6 +981,14 @@ def main():
        add_file_common_args=True,
    )

+    if module.params['mode']:
+        if module.params['crl_mode']:
+            module.fail_json('You cannot use both `mode` and `crl_mode`. Use `crl_mode`.')
+        module.params['crl_mode'] = module.params['mode']
+    # TODO: in 3.0.0, once the option `mode` has been removed, remove this:
+    module.params.pop('mode', None)
+    # From then on, `mode` will be the file mode of the CRL file
+
    if not CRYPTOGRAPHY_FOUND:
        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('cryptography >= {0}'.format(MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION)),
                         exception=CRYPTOGRAPHY_IMP_ERR)
--- a/plugins/modules/x509_crl_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/x509_crl_info.py
@@ -20,20 +20,24 @@ requirements:
    - cryptography >= 1.2
 author:
    - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - community.crypto.attributes
+    - community.crypto.attributes.info_module
+    - community.crypto.name_encoding
 options:
    path:
        description:
            - Remote absolute path where the generated CRL file should be created or is already located.
-            - Either I(path) or I(content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(path) or O(content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: path
    content:
        description:
            - Content of the X.509 CRL in PEM format, or Base64-encoded X.509 CRL.
-            - Either I(path) or I(content) must be specified, but not both.
+            - Either O(path) or O(content) must be specified, but not both.
        type: str
    list_revoked_certificates:
        description:
-            - If set to C(false), the list of revoked certificates is not included in the result.
+            - If set to V(false), the list of revoked certificates is not included in the result.
            - This is useful when retrieving information on large CRL files. Enumerating all revoked
              certificates can take some time, including serializing the result as JSON, sending it to
              the Ansible controller, and decoding it again.
@@ -41,15 +45,16 @@ options:
        default: true
        version_added: 1.7.0

-extends_documentation_fragment:
-    - community.crypto.name_encoding
-
 notes:
    - All timestamp values are provided in ASN.1 TIME format, in other words, following the C(YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ) pattern.
      They are all in UTC.
-    - Supports C(check_mode).
 seealso:
    - module: community.crypto.x509_crl
+    - plugin: community.crypto.x509_crl_info
+      plugin_type: filter
+      description: A filter variant of this module.
+    - plugin: community.crypto.to_serial
+      plugin_type: filter
 '''

 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -72,15 +77,18 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 RETURN = r'''
 format:
    description:
-        - Whether the CRL is in PEM format (C(pem)) or in DER format (C(der)).
+        - Whether the CRL is in PEM format (V(pem)) or in DER format (V(der)).
    returned: success
    type: str
    sample: pem
+    choices:
+        - pem
+        - der
 issuer:
    description:
        - The CRL's issuer.
        - Note that for repeated values, only the last one will be returned.
-        - See I(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+        - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
    returned: success
    type: dict
    sample: {"organizationName": "Ansible", "commonName": "ca.example.com"}
@@ -107,12 +115,15 @@ digest:
    sample: sha256WithRSAEncryption
 revoked_certificates:
    description: List of certificates to be revoked.
-    returned: success if I(list_revoked_certificates=true)
+    returned: success if O(list_revoked_certificates=true)
    type: list
    elements: dict
    contains:
        serial_number:
-            description: Serial number of the certificate.
+            description:
+                - Serial number of the certificate.
+                - This return value is an B(integer). If you need the serial numbers as a colon-separated hex string,
+                  such as C(11:22:33), you need to convert it to that form with P(community.crypto.to_serial#filter).
            type: int
            sample: 1234
        revocation_date:
@@ -122,7 +133,7 @@ revoked_certificates:
        issuer:
            description:
                - The certificate's issuer.
-                - See I(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
+                - See O(name_encoding) for how IDNs are handled.
            type: list
            elements: str
            sample: ["DNS:ca.example.org"]
@@ -133,11 +144,19 @@ revoked_certificates:
        reason:
            description:
                - The value for the revocation reason extension.
-                - One of C(unspecified), C(key_compromise), C(ca_compromise), C(affiliation_changed), C(superseded),
-                  C(cessation_of_operation), C(certificate_hold), C(privilege_withdrawn), C(aa_compromise), and
-                  C(remove_from_crl).
            type: str
            sample: key_compromise
+            choices:
+                - unspecified
+                - key_compromise
+                - ca_compromise
+                - affiliation_changed
+                - superseded
+                - cessation_of_operation
+                - certificate_hold
+                - privilege_withdrawn
+                - aa_compromise
+                - remove_from_crl
        reason_critical:
            description: Whether the revocation reason extension is critical.
            type: bool
--- a/plugins/plugin_utils/action_module.py
+++ b/plugins/plugin_utils/action_module.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ try:
    # For ansible-core 2.11, we can use the ArgumentSpecValidator. We also import
    # ModuleArgumentSpecValidator since that indicates that the 'classical' approach
    # will no longer work.
-    from ansible.module_utils.common.arg_spec import (
+    from ansible.module_utils.common.arg_spec import (  # noqa: F401, pylint: disable=unused-import
        ArgumentSpecValidator,
-        ModuleArgumentSpecValidator,  # noqa
+        ModuleArgumentSpecValidator,  # ModuleArgumentSpecValidator is not used
    )
    from ansible.module_utils.errors import UnsupportedError
    HAS_ARGSPEC_VALIDATOR = True
@@ -145,9 +145,14 @@ class AnsibleActionModule(object):
            # warnings and deprecations that do not work in plugins. This is a copy of that code adjusted
            # for our use-case:
            for d in self._validation_result._deprecations:
-                self.deprecate(
-                    "Alias '{name}' is deprecated. See the module docs for more information".format(name=d['name']),
-                    version=d.get('version'), date=d.get('date'), collection_name=d.get('collection_name'))
+                # Before ansible-core 2.14.2, deprecations were always for aliases:
+                if 'name' in d:
+                    self.deprecate(
+                        "Alias '{name}' is deprecated. See the module docs for more information".format(name=d['name']),
+                        version=d.get('version'), date=d.get('date'), collection_name=d.get('collection_name'))
+                # Since ansible-core 2.14.2, a message is present that can be directly printed:
+                if 'msg' in d:
+                    self.deprecate(d['msg'], version=d.get('version'), date=d.get('date'), collection_name=d.get('collection_name'))

            for w in self._validation_result._warnings:
                self.warn('Both option {option} and its alias {alias} are set.'.format(option=w['option'], alias=w['alias']))
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More