Ansible

Ansible is an open-source automation tool used for configuration management, application deployment, and infrastructure automation. CertSecure Manager integrates with Ansible using ready-to-use playbooks to automate certificate issuance, renewal, deployment, and status monitoring.

Ansible
Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

Use Cases

Automate certificate issuance and deployment across Linux and Windows servers, ensuring consistent security with both new and renewed certificates.

Cross-Platform Deployment

Integrates with Ansible playbooks to deploy certificates to both Linux target servers and Windows target servers.

Lifecycle Automation

Issue, monitor, renew, and redeploy certificates using Ansible playbooks integrated with CertSecure Manager.

Consistent Security

Ensures all applications across environments maintain up-to-date and secure certificate configurations.

Launch certificate deployment and renewal automation on AAP job templates directly from CertSecure Manager.

Automation-Driven Deployment

Launches certificate deployment and renewal playbooks from CertSecure Manager against AAP job templates, with every run tracked in CertSecure’s job history.

Auto-Provisioned Project

CertSecure automatically provisions a dedicated project in the target AAP organization on first connection, removing manual project setup.

Flexible Targeting

Supports built-in playbooks for common server types (nginx, Apache, IIS, Tomcat, MongoDB, MS SQL, Oracle) as well as fully custom, variable-driven playbooks.

Integrations and Resources

CertSecure Manager

Ansible

CertSecure Manager uses Ansible playbooks to automate certificate lifecycle tasks across multiple platforms efficiently and reliably.

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CertSecure Manager

Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

Launches certificate deployment and renewal Ansible playbooks from CertSecure Manager via AAP.