What files can be encrypted using the Ansible Vault

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I know Aansible Vault is used to encrypt files and protect sensitive data but what sort of files can get encrypted?
Jan 29, 2019 in Ansible by Umang
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Yes @Umang, Ansible Vault is used to encrypt variable files. It can encrypt any sort of yaml file. Most commonly encrypted files are:

  1. Files within the group_vars directory
  2. A role's defaults/main.yml file
  3. A role's vars/main.yml file
  4. Any other file used to store variables.
answered Jan 29, 2019 by Kavya

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