salt.wheel.key¶

Wheel system wrapper for the Salt key system to be used in interactions with the Salt Master programmatically.

The key module for the wheel system is meant to provide an internal interface for other Salt systems to interact with the Salt Master. The following usage examples assume that a WheelClient is available:

import salt.config
import salt.wheel
opts = salt.config.master_config('/etc/salt/master')
wheel = salt.wheel.WheelClient(opts)

Note that importing and using the WheelClient must be performed on the same machine as the Salt Master and as the same user that runs the Salt Master, unless external_auth is configured and the user is authorized to execute wheel functions.

The function documentation starts with the wheel reference from the code sample above and use the WheelClient functions to show how they can be called from a Python interpreter.

The wheel key functions can also be called via a salt command at the CLI using the saltutil execution module.

salt.wheel.key.accept(match, include_rejected=False, include_denied=False)¶

Accept keys based on a glob match. Returns a dictionary.

match: The glob match of keys to accept.
include_rejected: To include rejected keys in the match along with pending keys, set this to True. Defaults to False.
include_denied: To include denied keys in the match along with pending keys, set this to True. Defaults to False.

>>> wheel.cmd('key.accept', ['minion1'])
{'minions': ['minion1']}

salt.wheel.key.accept_dict(match, include_rejected=False, include_denied=False)¶

Accept keys based on a dict of keys. Returns a dictionary.

match: The dictionary of keys to accept.
include_rejected: To include rejected keys in the match along with pending keys, set this to True. Defaults to False.

New in version 2016.3.4.
include_denied: To include denied keys in the match along with pending keys, set this to True. Defaults to False.

New in version 2016.3.4.

Example to move a list of keys from the minions_pre (pending) directory to the minions (accepted) directory:

>>> wheel.cmd('accept_dict',
{
    'minions_pre': [
        'jerry',
        'stuart',
        'bob',
    ],
})
{'minions': ['jerry', 'stuart', 'bob']}

salt.wheel.key.delete(match)¶

Delete keys based on a glob match. Returns a dictionary.

match: The glob match of keys to delete.

>>> wheel.cmd_async({'fun': 'key.delete', 'match': 'minion1'})
{'jid': '20160826201244808521', 'tag': 'salt/wheel/20160826201244808521'}

salt.wheel.key.delete_dict(match)¶

Delete keys based on a dict of keys. Returns a dictionary.

match: The dictionary of keys to delete.

>>> wheel.cmd_async({'fun': 'key.delete_dict',
'match': {
    'minions': [
        'jerry',
        'stuart',
        'bob',
    ],
})
{'jid': '20160826201244808521', 'tag': 'salt/wheel/20160826201244808521'}

salt.wheel.key.finger(match)¶

Return the matching key fingerprints. Returns a dictionary.

match: The key for with to retrieve the fingerprint.

>>> wheel.cmd('key.finger', ['minion1'])
{'minions': {'minion1': '5d:f6:79:43:5e:d4:42:3f:57:b8:45:a8:7e:a4:6e:ca'}}

salt.wheel.key.gen(id_=None, keysize=2048)¶

Generate a key pair. No keys are stored on the master. A key pair is returned as a dict containing pub and priv keys. Returns a dictionary containing the the pub and priv keys with their generated values.

id_

Set a name to generate a key pair for use with salt. If not specified, a random name will be specified.

keysize

The size of the key pair to generate. The size must be 2048, which is the default, or greater. If set to a value less than 2048, the key size will be rounded up to 2048.
>>> wheel.cmd('key.gen')
{'pub': '-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----

MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBC: ... BBPfamX9gGPQTpN9e8HwcZjXQnmg8OrcUl10WHw09SDWLOlnW+ueTWugEQpPt

iQIDAQAB

-----END PUBLIC KEY-----', 'priv': '-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

MIIEpAIBAAKCAQEA42Kf+w9XeZWgguzv

... QH3/W74X1+WTBlx4R2KGLYBiH+bCCFEQ/Zvcu4Xp4bIOPtRKozEQ==

-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----'}

salt.wheel.key.gen_accept(id_, keysize=2048, force=False)¶

Generate a key pair then accept the public key. This function returns the key pair in a dict, only the public key is preserved on the master. Returns a dictionary.

id_

The name of the minion for which to generate a key pair.

keysize

The size of the key pair to generate. The size must be 2048, which is the default, or greater. If set to a value less than 2048, the key size will be rounded up to 2048.

force

If a public key has already been accepted for the given minion on the master, then the gen_accept function will return an empty dictionary and not create a new key. This is the default behavior. If force is set to True, then the minion's previously accepted key will be overwritten.
>>> wheel.cmd('key.gen_accept', ['foo'])
{'pub': '-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----

MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBC: ... BBPfamX9gGPQTpN9e8HwcZjXQnmg8OrcUl10WHw09SDWLOlnW+ueTWugEQpPt

iQIDAQAB

-----END PUBLIC KEY-----', 'priv': '-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

MIIEpAIBAAKCAQEA42Kf+w9XeZWgguzv

... QH3/W74X1+WTBlx4R2KGLYBiH+bCCFEQ/Zvcu4Xp4bIOPtRKozEQ==

-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----'}

We can now see that the foo minion's key has been accepted by the master:

>>> wheel.cmd('key.list', ['accepted'])
{'minions': ['foo', 'minion1', 'minion2', 'minion3']}

salt.wheel.key.key_str(match)¶

Return information about the key. Returns a dictionary.

match

The key to return information about.
>>> wheel.cmd('key.key_str', ['minion1'])
{'minions': {'minion1': '-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----

MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0B: ... TWugEQpPt

iQIDAQAB -----END PUBLIC KEY-----'}}

salt.wheel.key.list(match)¶

List all the keys under a named status. Returns a dictionary.

match: The type of keys to list. The pre, un, and unaccepted options will list unaccepted/unsigned keys. acc or accepted will list accepted/signed keys. rej or rejected will list rejected keys. Finally, all will list all keys.

>>> wheel.cmd('key.list', ['accepted'])
{'minions': ['minion1', 'minion2', 'minion3']}

salt.wheel.key.list_all()¶

List all the keys. Returns a dictionary containing lists of the minions in each salt-key category, including minions, minions_rejected, minions_denied, etc. Returns a dictionary.

>>> wheel.cmd('key.list_all')
{'local': ['master.pem', 'master.pub'], 'minions_rejected': [],
'minions_denied': [], 'minions_pre': [],
'minions': ['minion1', 'minion2', 'minion3']}

salt.wheel.key.reject(match, include_accepted=False, include_denied=False)¶

Reject keys based on a glob match. Returns a dictionary.

match: The glob match of keys to reject.
include_accepted: To include accepted keys in the match along with pending keys, set this to True. Defaults to False.
include_denied: To include denied keys in the match along with pending keys, set this to True. Defaults to False.

>>> wheel.cmd_async({'fun': 'key.reject', 'match': 'minion1'})
{'jid': '20160826201244808521', 'tag': 'salt/wheel/20160826201244808521'}

salt.wheel.key.reject_dict(match, include_accepted=False, include_denied=False)¶

Reject keys based on a dict of keys. Returns a dictionary.

match: The dictionary of keys to reject.
include_accepted: To include accepted keys in the match along with pending keys, set this to True. Defaults to False.

New in version 2016.3.4.
include_denied: To include denied keys in the match along with pending keys, set this to True. Defaults to False.

New in version 2016.3.4.

>>> wheel.cmd_async({'fun': 'key.reject_dict',
'match': {
    'minions': [
        'jerry',
        'stuart',
        'bob',
    ],
})
{'jid': '20160826201244808521', 'tag': 'salt/wheel/20160826201244808521'}