# panos_cert_gen_ssh – generates a self-signed certificate using SSH protocol with SSH key

- DEPRECATED
- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Status

## DEPRECATED

Removed in Ansible:
| version: 2.12
Why: | Consolidating code base.
Alternative: | Use https://galaxy.ansible.com/PaloAltoNetworks/paloaltonetworks instead.

## Synopsis

- This module generates a self-signed certificate that can be used by GlobalProtect client, SSL connector, or
- otherwise. Root certificate must be preset on the system first. This module depends on paramiko for ssh.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- paramiko

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
cert_cn - / required |  | Certificate CN (common name) embedded in the certificate signature.
cert_friendly_name - / required |  | Human friendly certificate name (not CN but just a friendly name).
ip_address - / required |  | IP address (or hostname) of PAN-OS device being configured.
key_filename - / required |  | Location of the filename that is used for the auth. Either key_filename or password is required.
password - / required |  | Password credentials to use for auth. Either key_filename or password is required.
rsa_nbits - | Default: "2048" | Number of bits used by the RSA algorithm for the certificate generation.
signed_by - / required |  | Undersigning authority (CA) that MUST already be presents on the device.

## Notes

Note

- Checkmode is not supported.

## Examples

    # Generates a new self-signed certificate using ssh
    - name: generate self signed certificate
      panos_cert_gen_ssh:
        ip_address: "192.168.1.1"
        password: "paloalto"
        cert_cn: "1.1.1.1"
        cert_friendly_name: "test123"
        signed_by: "root-ca"

## Status

- This module will be removed in version 2.12. [deprecated]
- For more information see DEPRECATED.

### Authors

- Luigi Mori (@jtschichold), Ivan Bojer (@ivanbojer)

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