Ansible Automation Platform Secretless Authentication
Ansible Automation Platform supports OIDC authentication for accessing cloud providers and managed nodes.
Overview
Ansible Automation Platform's OIDC support enables playbook execution without storing cloud credentials or SSH keys. This provides:
- No Stored Credentials: OIDC tokens replace cloud provider credentials
- Cloud Provider Integration: AWS, GCP, Azure authentication
- Credential-Free Execution: Dynamic credential provisioning
- Enhanced Security: Temporary credentials for automation jobs
Key Capabilities
- OIDC authentication for cloud providers
- Integration with cloud provider identity systems
- Job-level credential provisioning
- Organization and team-level controls
Contributing
This page is a placeholder. We need your help to create comprehensive documentation!
What we need:
- Complete setup guide for Ansible Automation Platform OIDC
- Cloud provider credential configuration
- Job template setup with OIDC
- AWS, GCP, Azure collection configuration
- Kubernetes inventory with workload identity
- Troubleshooting authentication issues
- Best practices for credential management
- Migration from stored credentials
How to contribute:
- Open an issue to discuss content
- Submit a pull request with documentation
- Share your Ansible OIDC workflows