What files can be encrypted using the Ansible Vault

Question

I know Aansible Vault is used to encrypt files and protect sensitive data but what sort of files can get encrypted?

Answer 1

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.