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+title: "Ansible vault example"
+linkTitle: "Ansible vault example"
+date: 2018-02-21
+description: >
+  Ansible vault example
+---
+
+Here is how to edit a vault protected file :
+{{< highlight sh >}}
+ansible-vault edit hostvars/blah.yml
+{{< / highlight >}}
+
+Here is how to put a multiline entry like a private key in vault (for a simple value, just don't use a `|`):
+
+{{< highlight yaml >}}
+ssl_key : |
+  ----- BEGIN PRIVATE KEY -----
+  blahblahblah
+  blahblahblah
+  ----- END PRIVATE KEY -----
+{{< /highlight >}}
+
+And here is how to use it in a task :
+{{< highlight yaml >}}
+- copy:
+    path: /etc/ssl/private.key
+    mode: 0400
+    content: '{{ ssl_key }}'
+{{< / highlight >}}
+
+To run a playbook, you will need to pass the `--ask-vault` argument or to export a `ANSIBLE_VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE=/home/julien/.vault_pass.txt` variable (the file needs to contain a single line with your vault password here).
+
+## Ressources
+
+  * how to break long lines in ansible : https://watson-wilson.ca/blog/2018/07/11/ansible-tips/