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diff --git a/roles/openshift_certificate_expiry/README.md b/roles/openshift_certificate_expiry/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f19a421cb --- /dev/null +++ b/roles/openshift_certificate_expiry/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,508 @@ +# OpenShift Certificate Expiration Checker + +OpenShift certificate expiration checking. Be warned of certificates +expiring within a configurable window of days, and notified of +certificates which have already expired. Certificates examined +include: + +* Master/Node Service Certificates +* Router/Registry Service Certificates from etcd secrets +* Master/Node/Router/Registry/Admin `kubeconfig`s +* Etcd certificates (including embedded) + +This role pairs well with the redeploy certificates playbook: + +* [Redeploying Certificates Documentation](https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/install_config/redeploying_certificates.html) + +Just like the redeploying certificates playbook, this role is intended +to be used with an inventory that is representative of the +cluster. For best results run `ansible-playbook` with the `-v` option. + + +# Role Variables + +Core variables in this role: + +| Name | Default value | Description | +|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `openshift_certificate_expiry_config_base` | `/etc/origin` | Base openshift config directory | +| `openshift_certificate_expiry_warning_days` | `30` | Flag certificates which will expire in this many days from now | +| `openshift_certificate_expiry_show_all` | `no` | Include healthy (non-expired and non-warning) certificates in results | + +Optional report/result saving variables in this role: + +| Name | Default value | Description | +|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `openshift_certificate_expiry_generate_html_report` | `no` | Generate an HTML report of the expiry check results | +| `openshift_certificate_expiry_html_report_path` | `/tmp/cert-expiry-report.html` | The full path to save the HTML report as | +| `openshift_certificate_expiry_save_json_results` | `no` | Save expiry check results as a json file | +| `openshift_certificate_expiry_json_results_path` | `/tmp/cert-expiry-report.json` | The full path to save the json report as | + + +# Using this Role + +How to use the Certificate Expiration Checking Role. + +> **NOTE:** In the examples shown below, ensure you change **HOSTS** +> to the path of your inventory file. + +## Run with ansible-playbook + +Run one of the example playbooks using an inventory file +representative of your existing cluster. Some example playbooks are +included in this role, or you can [read on below for more examples](#more-example-playbooks) +to help you craft you own. + +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/easy-mode.yaml +``` + +Using the `easy-mode.yaml` playbook will produce: + +* Reports including healthy and unhealthy hosts +* A JSON report in `/tmp/` +* A stylized HTML report in `/tmp/` + + +> **Note:** If you are running from an RPM install use +> `/usr/share/ansible/openshift-ansible/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/easy-mode.yaml` +> instead + +## Run from a container + +The example playbooks that use this role are packaged in the +[container image for openshift-ansible](../../README_CONTAINER_IMAGE.md), so you +can run any of them by setting the `PLAYBOOK_FILE` environment variable when +running an openshift-ansible container. + +There are several [examples](../../examples/README.md) in the `examples` directory that run certificate check playbooks from a container running on OpenShift. + +## More Example Playbooks + +> **Note:** These Playbooks are available to run directly out of the +> [/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/](../../playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/) directory. + +### Default behavior + +This playbook just invokes the certificate expiration check role with default options: + + +```yaml +--- +- name: Check cert expirys + hosts: nodes:masters:etcd + become: yes + gather_facts: no + roles: + - role: openshift_certificate_expiry +``` + +**From git:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/default.yaml +``` +**From openshift-ansible-playbooks rpm:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS /usr/share/ansible/openshift-ansible/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/default.yaml +``` + +> [View This Playbook](../../playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/default.yaml) + +### Easy mode + +This example playbook is great if you're just wanting to **try the +role out**. This playbook enables HTML and JSON reports. All +certificates (healthy or not) are included in the results: + +```yaml +--- +- name: Check cert expirys + hosts: nodes:masters:etcd + become: yes + gather_facts: no + vars: + openshift_certificate_expiry_save_json_results: yes + openshift_certificate_expiry_generate_html_report: yes + openshift_certificate_expiry_show_all: yes + roles: + - role: openshift_certificate_expiry +``` + +**From git:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/easy-mode.yaml +``` +**From openshift-ansible-playbooks rpm:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS /usr/share/ansible/openshift-ansible/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/easy-mode.yaml +``` + +> [View This Playbook](../../playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/easy-mode.yaml) + +### Easy mode and upload reports to masters + +This example builds on top of [easy-mode.yaml](#easy-mode) and additionally +uploads a copy of the generated reports to the masters, with a timestamp in the +file names. + +This is specially useful when the playbook runs from within a container, because +the reports are generated inside the container and we need a way to access them. +Uploading a copy of the reports to the masters is one way to make it easy to +access them. Alternatively you can use the +[role variables](#role-variables) that control the path of the generated reports +to point to a container volume (see the [playbook with custom paths](#generate-html-and-json-reports-in-a-custom-path) for an example). + +With the container use case in mind, this playbook allows control over some +options via environment variables: + + - `CERT_EXPIRY_WARN_DAYS`: sets `openshift_certificate_expiry_warning_days`, overriding the role's default. + - `COPY_TO_PATH`: path in the masters where generated reports are uploaded. + +```yaml +--- +- name: Generate certificate expiration reports + hosts: nodes:masters:etcd + gather_facts: no + vars: + openshift_certificate_expiry_save_json_results: yes + openshift_certificate_expiry_generate_html_report: yes + openshift_certificate_expiry_show_all: yes + openshift_certificate_expiry_warning_days: "{{ lookup('env', 'CERT_EXPIRY_WARN_DAYS') | default('45', true) }}" + roles: + - role: openshift_certificate_expiry + +- name: Upload reports to master + hosts: masters + gather_facts: no + vars: + destination_path: "{{ lookup('env', 'COPY_TO_PATH') | default('/etc/origin/certificate_expiration_report', true) }}" + timestamp: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%Y%m%d') }}" + tasks: + - name: Create directory in masters + file: + path: "{{ destination_path }}" + state: directory + - name: Copy the reports to the masters + copy: + dest: "{{ destination_path }}/{{ timestamp }}-{{ item }}" + src: "/tmp/{{ item }}" + with_items: + - "cert-expiry-report.html" + - "cert-expiry-report.json" +``` + +**From git:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/easy-mode-upload.yaml +``` +**From openshift-ansible-playbooks rpm:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS /usr/share/ansible/openshift-ansible/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/easy-mode-upload.yaml +``` + +> [View This Playbook](../../playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/easy-mode-upload.yaml) + +### Generate HTML and JSON artifacts in their default paths + +```yaml +--- +- name: Check cert expirys + hosts: nodes:masters:etcd + become: yes + gather_facts: no + vars: + openshift_certificate_expiry_generate_html_report: yes + openshift_certificate_expiry_save_json_results: yes + roles: + - role: openshift_certificate_expiry +``` + +**From git:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/html_and_json_default_paths.yaml +``` +**From openshift-ansible-playbooks rpm:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS /usr/share/ansible/openshift-ansible/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/html_and_json_default_paths.yaml +``` + +> [View This Playbook](../../playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/html_and_json_default_paths.yaml) + +### Generate HTML and JSON reports in a custom path + +This example customizes the report generation path to point to a specific path (`/var/lib/certcheck`) and uses a date timestamp for the generated files. This allows you to reuse a certain location to keep multiple copies of the reports. + +```yaml +--- +- name: Check cert expirys + hosts: nodes:masters:etcd + become: yes + gather_facts: no + vars: + openshift_certificate_expiry_generate_html_report: yes + openshift_certificate_expiry_save_json_results: yes + timestamp: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%Y%m%d') }}" + openshift_certificate_expiry_html_report_path: "/var/lib/certcheck/{{ timestamp }}-cert-expiry-report.html" + openshift_certificate_expiry_json_results_path: "/var/lib/certcheck/{{ timestamp }}-cert-expiry-report.json" + roles: + - role: openshift_certificate_expiry +``` + +**From git:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/html_and_json_timestamp.yaml +``` +**From openshift-ansible-playbooks rpm:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS /usr/share/ansible/openshift-ansible/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/html_and_json_timestamp.yaml +``` + +> [View This Playbook](../../playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/html_and_json_timestamp.yaml) + +### Long warning window + +Change the expiration warning window to 1500 days (good for testing +the module out): + +```yaml +--- +- name: Check cert expirys + hosts: nodes:masters:etcd + become: yes + gather_facts: no + vars: + openshift_certificate_expiry_warning_days: 1500 + roles: + - role: openshift_certificate_expiry +``` + +**From git:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/longer_warning_period.yaml +``` +**From openshift-ansible-playbooks rpm:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS /usr/share/ansible/openshift-ansible/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/longer_warning_period.yaml +``` + +> [View This Playbook](../../playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/longer_warning_period.yaml) + +### Long warning window and JSON report + +Change the expiration warning window to 1500 days (good for testing +the module out) and save the results as a JSON file: + +```yaml +--- +- name: Check cert expirys + hosts: nodes:masters:etcd + become: yes + gather_facts: no + vars: + openshift_certificate_expiry_warning_days: 1500 + openshift_certificate_expiry_save_json_results: yes + roles: + - role: openshift_certificate_expiry +``` + +**From git:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/longer-warning-period-json-results.yaml +``` +**From openshift-ansible-playbooks rpm:** +``` +$ ansible-playbook -v -i HOSTS /usr/share/ansible/openshift-ansible/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/longer-warning-period-json-results.yaml +``` + +> [View This Playbook](../../playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/longer-warning-period-json-results.yaml) + + + +# Output Formats + +As noted above there are two ways to format your check report. In +`json` format for machine parsing, or as a stylized `html` page for +easy skimming. These options are shown below. + +## HTML Report + +![HTML Expiration Report](examples/cert-expiry-report-html.png) + +For an example of the HTML report you can browse, save +[examples/cert-expiry-report.html](examples/cert-expiry-report.html) +and then open the file in your browser. + + +## JSON Report + +There are two top-level keys in the saved JSON results, `data` and +`summary`. + +The `data` key is a hash where the keys are the names of each host +examined and the values are the check results for the certificates +identified on each respective host. + +The `summary` key is a hash that summarizes the total number of +certificates: + +* examined on the entire cluster +* OK +* expiring within the configured warning window +* already expired + +For an example of the full JSON report, see [examples/cert-expiry-report.json](examples/cert-expiry-report.json). + +The example below is abbreviated to save space. + +```json +{ + "data": { + "m01.example.com": { + "etcd": [ + { + "cert_cn": "CN:172.30.0.1, DNS:kubernetes, DNS:kubernetes.default, DNS:kubernetes.default.svc,...", + "days_remaining": 722, + "expiry": "2019-01-09 17:00:03", + "health": "warning", + "path": "/etc/origin/master/etcd.server.crt", + "serial": 7, + "serial_hex": "0x7" + } + ], + "kubeconfigs": [ + { + "cert_cn": "O:system:nodes, CN:system:node:m01.example.com", + "days_remaining": 722, + "expiry": "2019-01-09 17:03:28", + "health": "warning", + "path": "/etc/origin/node/system:node:m01.example.com.kubeconfig", + "serial": 11, + "serial_hex": "0xb" + } + ], + "meta": { + "checked_at_time": "2017-01-17 10:36:25.230920", + "show_all": "True", + "warn_before_date": "2021-02-25 10:36:25.230920", + "warning_days": 1500 + }, + "ocp_certs": [ + { + "cert_cn": "CN:172.30.0.1, DNS:kubernetes, DNS:kubernetes.default, DNS:kubernetes.default.svc,...", + "days_remaining": 722, + "expiry": "2019-01-09 17:00:02", + "health": "warning", + "path": "/etc/origin/master/master.server.crt", + "serial": 4, + "serial_hex": "0x4" + } + ], + "registry": [ + { + "cert_cn": "CN:172.30.242.251, DNS:docker-registry-default.router.default.svc.cluster.local,...", + "days_remaining": 722, + "expiry": "2019-01-09 17:05:54", + "health": "warning", + "path": "/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/registry-certificates", + "serial": 13, + "serial_hex": "0xd" + } + ], + "router": [ + { + "cert_cn": "CN:router.default.svc, DNS:router.default.svc, DNS:router.default.svc.cluster.local", + "days_remaining": 722, + "expiry": "2019-01-09 17:05:46", + "health": "warning", + "path": "/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/router-certs", + "serial": 5050662940948454653, + "serial_hex": "0x46178f2f6b765cfd" + } + ] + }, + "n01.example.com": { + "etcd": [], + "kubeconfigs": [ + { + "cert_cn": "O:system:nodes, CN:system:node:n01.example.com", + "days_remaining": 722, + "expiry": "2019-01-09 17:03:28", + "health": "warning", + "path": "/etc/origin/node/system:node:n01.example.com.kubeconfig", + "serial": 11, + "serial_hex": "0xb" + } + ], + "meta": { + "checked_at_time": "2017-01-17 10:36:25.217103", + "show_all": "True", + "warn_before_date": "2021-02-25 10:36:25.217103", + "warning_days": 1500 + }, + "ocp_certs": [ + { + "cert_cn": "CN:192.168.124.11, DNS:n01.example.com, DNS:192.168.124.11, IP Address:192.168.124.11", + "days_remaining": 722, + "expiry": "2019-01-09 17:03:29", + "health": "warning", + "path": "/etc/origin/node/server.crt", + "serial": 12, + "serial_hex": "0xc" + } + ], + "registry": [], + "router": [] + } + }, + "summary": { + "expired": 0, + "ok": 3, + "total": 15, + "warning": 12 + } +} +``` + +The `summary` from the json data can be easily checked for +warnings/expirations using a variety of command-line tools. + +For exampe, using `grep` we can look for the word `summary` and print +out the 2 lines **after** the match (`-A2`): + +``` +$ grep -A2 summary /tmp/cert-expiry-report.json + "summary": { + "warning": 16, + "expired": 0 +``` + +If available, the [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/) tool can also +be used to pick out specific values. Example 1 and 2 below show how to +select just one value, either `warning` or `expired`. Example 3 shows +how to select both values at once: + +``` +$ jq '.summary.warning' /tmp/cert-expiry-report.json +16 +$ jq '.summary.expired' /tmp/cert-expiry-report.json +0 +$ jq '.summary.warning,.summary.expired' /tmp/cert-expiry-report.json +16 +0 +``` + + +# Requirements +* None + + +# Dependencies +* None + + +# License +Apache License, Version 2.0 + + +# Author Information +Tim Bielawa (tbielawa@redhat.com) |