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Glossary: Passwords, Automation and AI in Security Operations

Ansible

Also written: ansible-core

A free automation tool that reads playbooks, text files describing the result you want, and makes systems match them. Alex used it to create café upload folders and to keep the label server's SSH settings in their desired state.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

ansible-playbookplaybookinventorydesired state management