ansible/awx

Add pam2 support for secrets management

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#4,902 opened on Oct 3, 2019

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Description

ISSUE TYPE
  • Feature Idea
SUMMARY

Add pam2 support for secret management so that centrify secrets can be imported into the AWX/Tower DB via the centrify API.

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Research direction
Study existing secret management plugin architecture in AWX, understand PAM2 protocol and Centrify API, then implement a new plugin for Centrify secrets.
Tech stack
python
Domain
backendsecurity
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
PythonAWXREST API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40