# \#ansible-vault **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/tag/ansible-vault/287.md [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) --- ## [Vaultr - Ansible Vault as a Service 1.0.0 ](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vaultr-ansible-vault-as-a-service-1-0-0/46310)
**Author:** [@resmo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/resmo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vaultr-ansible-vault-as-a-service-1-0-0/46310 "2026-09-15T09:57:49Z")
I released and open sourced v1.0.0 of ngine vaultr: Vaultr encrypts a secret into an Ansible Vault string on behalf of a user who is not allowed to know the vault passphrase. --- ## [Ansible-lint unable to decrypt vaulted files when ansible-playbook can](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-unable-to-decrypt-vaulted-files-when-ansible-playbook-can/46007)
**Author:** [@kpfleming](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kpfleming)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-unable-to-decrypt-vaulted-files-when-ansible-playbook-can/46007 "2026-07-06T13:21:39Z")
I have a bunch of inventory variables files which have been encrypted with ansible-vault. In ansible.cfg I’ve got \[defaults\] vault\_password\_file = ./vault-pass.sh That script outputs the vault password when it is run (… --- ## [Admin Password Rotation in AWX (Azure Key Vault)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/admin-password-rotation-in-awx-azure-key-vault/45631)
**Author:** [@Praveen\_KL](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Praveen_KL)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/admin-password-rotation-in-awx-azure-key-vault/45631 "2026-04-11T16:28:54Z")
We have an AWX platform (v23.9.0.60) hosted on an AKS cluster and deployed via a Helm chart. The admin password is stored in a Kubernetes secret (\*awx-admin-password ). We would like to change the admin user’s password. … --- ## [AWX - Handling Vault Secrets Using Inventory From Source](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-handling-vault-secrets-using-inventory-from-source/45364)
**Author:** [@Lukas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lukas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-handling-vault-secrets-using-inventory-from-source/45364 "2026-02-19T15:25:07Z")
I’m trying to use an inventory.inifile as a source in AWX (version 24.6.1), but I’m running into issues when the inventory references variables stored in an Ansible Vault. My inventory.ini looks like this: \[my\_servers\]… --- ## [Parsing and vaulting yaml the Ansible way with ruamel.yaml](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parsing-and-vaulting-yaml-the-ansible-way-with-ruamel-yaml/2433)
**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parsing-and-vaulting-yaml-the-ansible-way-with-ruamel-yaml/2433 "2026-01-02T00:24:30Z")
I tend to favor vaulted scalar values in vars files over entire vaulted files, partly because I can grep for variable names successfully. (I grep a lot!) But creating and managing vaulted scalars is a bit clunky. To mak… --- ## [Best practices for using Ansible Vault: SSH keys and pushing Vault to Git?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-for-using-ansible-vault-ssh-keys-and-pushing-vault-to-git/44445)
**Author:** [@Narfyx](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Narfyx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-for-using-ansible-vault-ssh-keys-and-pushing-vault-to-git/44445 "2025-09-10T17:57:41Z")
Hello everyone :slightly\_smiling\_face: I’m a French student working on a school project where we migrate an on-premises application to AWS using Ansible. The infrastructure is deployed on AWS (EC2, RDS, etc.) and Ansib… --- ## [\`!vault\` encrypted strings no longer decrypting through \`to\_yaml\` after 2.19 upgrade](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vault-encrypted-strings-no-longer-decrypting-through-to-yaml-after-2-19-upgrade/44321)
**Author:** [@BrainStone](https://forum.ansible.com/u/BrainStone)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vault-encrypted-strings-no-longer-decrypting-through-to-yaml-after-2-19-upgrade/44321 "2025-09-02T14:47:50Z")
Hello! I’ve been making extensive use of vault encrypted strings like this test: !vault | $ANSIBLE\_VAULT;1.1;AES256 32313565333766366161623238333866356334363961326362336537666336643564383363316664 … --- ## [ansible-plabook keeps saying ansible-vault variables are undefined!!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-plabook-keeps-saying-ansible-vault-variables-are-undefined/44284)
**Author:** [@Gittes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gittes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-plabook-keeps-saying-ansible-vault-variables-are-undefined/44284 "2025-08-15T01:23:16Z")
Hello everyone! I’m working on a project for a company I am working for. Whenever I use ansible-playbook with three variable files, two files are encrypted with ansible-vault and each file has one variable. The variabl… --- ## [Ansible vault web](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-web/43221)
**Author:** [@lucian](https://forum.ansible.com/u/lucian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-web/43221 "2025-06-07T10:27:09Z")
Hey everyone, I’ve developed a simple and secure web tool called avw (Ansible Vault Web) to streamline working with Ansible Vault. It’s a pure client-side interface, so your secrets never leave your browser. The goal w… --- ## [Two vault files with the same password - will it work?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/two-vault-files-with-the-same-password-will-it-work/42517)
**Author:** [@King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/King)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/two-vault-files-with-the-same-password-will-it-work/42517 "2025-05-08T14:56:31Z")
Hi! I would like to use one vault password with two files with encrypted variables. The main variable I need is ansible\_password that is used to connect to hosts, and it is different for different users. I tried the va… --- ## [Environment Variable as Vault Key](https://forum.ansible.com/t/environment-variable-as-vault-key/40837)
**Author:** [@AquaMCU](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AquaMCU)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/environment-variable-as-vault-key/40837 "2025-03-10T11:27:48Z")
Hi Ansible community. I want to use ansible vault. Since I do not want to store my vault key in a file and I do not want to type it in every time I run a playbook, I wonder, if I can do this: Store the vault key in an … --- ## [Test hashicorp credentials from AAP UI](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-hashicorp-credentials-from-aap-ui/39718)
**Author:** [@selvi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/selvi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-hashicorp-credentials-from-aap-ui/39718 "2025-02-19T21:25:47Z")
Hi, My AAP is up and running, i am trying to integrate hashicorp vault into it. Connection established between two server via https. I can able to retrieve secrets using curl via cli. But at the same time, if i try to … --- ## [How to include a variable vault in inventory.ini or ansible.cfg](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-include-a-variable-vault-in-inventory-ini-or-ansible-cfg/38906)
**Author:** [@halloleo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/halloleo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-include-a-variable-vault-in-inventory-ini-or-ansible-cfg/38906 "2024-12-09T00:32:33Z")
I have a vault file in vault/secrets.enc with some credential definitions. When I add the file on the command line like this: ansible-playbook myplay.yml -e '@vault/secrets.enc' --ask-vault-pass it works perfectly. B… --- ## [The developers can change the file editor for ansible-vault](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-developers-can-change-the-file-editor-for-ansible-vault/10906)
**Author:** [@a\_m](https://forum.ansible.com/u/a_m)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-developers-can-change-the-file-editor-for-ansible-vault/10906 "2024-11-14T13:07:34Z")
hello, I can’t edit my vault.yml file with ansible-vault, like : ansible-vault edit group\_vars/all/vault.yml, I can’t enter my code correctly yml Regards --- ## [Accessing encrypted configuration values with a plugin](https://forum.ansible.com/t/accessing-encrypted-configuration-values-with-a-plugin/10504)
**Author:** [@usr-cw31jOPI](https://forum.ansible.com/u/usr-cw31jOPI)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/accessing-encrypted-configuration-values-with-a-plugin/10504 "2024-11-01T14:49:15Z")
Hello Everybody, I want to create a callback plugin that emits log messages to an API. That API is secured by some Authorization Header. In Order to securely store the required API Key, I have put it into an encrypted fi… --- ## [Vaulted credentials with AWS Dynamic Inventory?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vaulted-credentials-with-aws-dynamic-inventory/9250)
**Author:** [@Artem\_Vakhitov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Artem_Vakhitov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vaulted-credentials-with-aws-dynamic-inventory/9250 "2024-09-30T08:33:29Z")
Is it possible to pass AWS credentials from Ansible Vault directly to the AWS Dynamic Inventory config file (\*.aws\_ec2.yml), without having to reference them in the playbook or decrypt on the go and export as environment… --- ## [Ansible-vault encrypt; return value if already encrypted](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-encrypt-return-value-if-already-encrypted/7624)
**Author:** [@DengelFred](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DengelFred)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-encrypt-return-value-if-already-encrypted/7624 "2024-08-06T16:10:01Z")
Hello, I would like to run the encryption of some files automatically during git commit. Unfortunately ansible-vault returns an error if the files are already encrypted, but this is obviously not an error, it’s the exp… --- ## [Apply an vault encrypted secret.yaml on a k3s cluster](https://forum.ansible.com/t/apply-an-vault-encrypted-secret-yaml-on-a-k3s-cluster/5963)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Lyons](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lance_Lyons)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/apply-an-vault-encrypted-secret-yaml-on-a-k3s-cluster/5963 "2024-05-29T06:27:06Z")
I have a kubernetes secret that has been encrypted by ansible-vault such that secret.yml is encrypted so if checked in, it wont be in plain text. I would like to do a command on the k3s node to apply the decrypted secr… --- ## [References for using Ansible-Vault's APIs in a Python script](https://forum.ansible.com/t/references-for-using-ansible-vaults-apis-in-a-python-script/4805)
**Author:** [@ShanDesai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ShanDesai)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/references-for-using-ansible-vaults-apis-in-a-python-script/4805 "2024-04-08T17:18:05Z")
Is there some development documentation where I can implement the encrypt / decrypt functionality that the ansible-vault CLI provides via a python API that does not involve using subprocess ? I have a very simple REST A… --- ## [Ansible Vault - Issues with Encrypting ansible\_password](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-issues-with-encrypting-ansible-password/4412)
**Author:** [@Bibbi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bibbi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-issues-with-encrypting-ansible-password/4412 "2024-03-19T11:51:37Z")
Hi everyone. I encounter an issue while attempting to encrypt the ansible\_password using ansible-vault for connecting to a Windows host with WinRM. Once the password is encrypted and inserted into the vars/main.yaml fil… --- ## [Become password via vault not being picked up](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-password-via-vault-not-being-picked-up/2890)
**Author:** [@Bor](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-password-via-vault-not-being-picked-up/2890 "2023-12-15T14:21:14Z")
I have two issues here. One is my ansible.cfg which I can work around by adding them in my playbook. The other issue with the playbook is that I would like to run a playbook without having to enter any password at all. I… --- ## [Securely Storing Personal Credentials for Ansible Without Compromising Convenience](https://forum.ansible.com/t/securely-storing-personal-credentials-for-ansible-without-compromising-convenience/2604)
**Author:** [@gawainsr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gawainsr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/securely-storing-personal-credentials-for-ansible-without-compromising-convenience/2604 "2023-12-11T03:19:23Z")
Hello Ansible Community, I’m encountering a challenge in managing personal authentication credentials (like Active Directory and vCenter logins) in my Ansible project, which is located on a shared, Proof of Concept (POC… --- ## [Facilitate ansible-vaulting of variables from within text editors](https://forum.ansible.com/t/facilitate-ansible-vaulting-of-variables-from-within-text-editors/2527)
**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/facilitate-ansible-vaulting-of-variables-from-within-text-editors/2527 "2023-11-22T22:11:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Parsing and vaulting yaml the Ansible way with ruamel.yaml: This code now has a github repo to make collaboration easier. Your participation is welcome. Here’s an interesting suggestion: … --- ## [Playbook failing to use vault secret](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-failing-to-use-vault-secret/2330)
**Author:** [@Steve](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steve)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-failing-to-use-vault-secret/2330 "2023-11-15T09:49:32Z")
Hi, I’m trying to run a playbook on AWX 17.1.0 to encrypt a file. I am getting an error saying: “Decryption failed (no vault secrets were found that could decrypt)”. I have the vault password as a credential. The secre…