rpm_key – Adds or removes a gpg key from the rpm db — Ansible Documentation

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# rpm_key – Adds or removes a gpg key from the rpm db

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Examples
- Status

## Synopsis

- Adds or removes (rpm –import) a gpg key to your rpm database.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
key - / required |  | Key that will be modified. Can be a url, a file, or a keyid if the key already exists in the database.
state - | Choices: absent present ← | If the key will be imported or removed from the rpm db.
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | If `no` and the `key` is a url starting with https, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

## Examples

    # Example action to import a key from a url
    - rpm_key:
        state: present
        key: http://apt.sw.be/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt

    # Example action to import a key from a file
    - rpm_key:
        state: present
        key: /path/to/key.gpg

    # Example action to ensure a key is not present in the db
    - rpm_key:
        state: absent
        key: DEADB33F

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. [core]

### Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

### Authors

- Hector Acosta (@hacosta) <hector.acosta@gazzang.com>

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