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[PR #2238/0a848670 backport][stable-2.18] ansible-vault show how to decrypt strings #2274

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19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions docs/docsite/rst/vault_guide/vault_encrypting_content.rst
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Expand Up @@ -286,6 +286,25 @@ If you have an encrypted file that you no longer want to keep encrypted, you can
ansible-vault decrypt foo.yml bar.yml baz.yml


.. _decrypting_strings:

Decrypting encrypted strings
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If you just want to check the content of an encrypted string you can also view it by passing it via stdin:

.. code-block:: bash

echo -e '$ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;V2\neyJrZXkiOiAiZ0FBQUFBQm5UYzlPUVgzeUc5NFo3R2pzYVNMSXVsdXA3Z0paMmczNVRtS0NqMUcwMTVx\nSU1JVDlJZlRrSXBkVThmLXhKS00xZGl6X3F3YXZmWWUteGJWaHNZZXZNWl9hMWZvLVRYM3ZUZDRvaHRR\nWkhIdkJmZEZWNlBwVjhNVjJFT05QbDFwandaazAiLCAiY2lwaGVydGV4dCI6ICJnQUFBQUFCblRjOU9u\nWmM2dDh2VEN5c3NTQVlyV0hMclNEOFZfSGd2eEVHdERCdkJfakFpcUpaWWNTV19sR2hPY0VsWEVweS0z\nQ0NBcmJfdUdsUEt0NzJuSmFxVVVmRFIzdz09In0=' | ansible-vault decrypt

Alternatively you can use the following command to have Ansible prompt you for input (use Ctrl+D twice to end the input), just like when using ``encrypt_string``:

.. code-block:: bash

ansible-vault decrypt
Reading ciphertext input from stdin


.. _vault_securing_editor:

Steps to secure your editor
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