diff --git a/examples/ansible/smallstep-certs/defaults/main.yml b/examples/ansible/smallstep-certs/defaults/main.yml
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+
+
+
+# Root cert for each will be saved in /etc/ssl/smallstep/ca/{{ ca_name }}/certs/root_ca.crt
+smallstep_root_certs: []
+#  -
+#    ca_name: your_ca
+#    ca_url: "https://certs.your_ca.ca.smallstep.com"
+#    ca_fingerprint: "56092...2200"
+
+# Each leaf cert will be saved in /etc/ssl/smallstep/leaf/{{ cert_subject }}/{{ cert_subject }}.crt|key
+smallstep_leaf_certs: []
+#  -
+#    ca_name: your_ca
+#    cert_subject: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+#    provisioner_name: "admin"
+#    provisioner_password: "{{ smallstep_ssh_provisioner_password }}"
+
diff --git a/examples/ansible/smallstep-certs/tasks/main.yml b/examples/ansible/smallstep-certs/tasks/main.yml
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+
+- name: "Ensure provisioners directories exist"
+  file:
+    path: "/etc/ssl/smallstep/provisioners/{{ item.context }}/{{ item.provisioner_name }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0600
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  with_items: "{{ smallstep_leaf_certs }}"
+  no_log: true
+
+- name: "Ensure provisioner passwords are up to date"
+  copy:
+    dest: "/etc/ssl/smallstep/provisioners/{{ item.context }}/{{ item.provisioner_name }}/provisioner-pass.txt"
+    content: "{{ item.provisioner_password }}"
+    mode: 0700
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  with_items: "{{ smallstep_leaf_certs }}"
+  no_log: true
+
+- name: "Get root certs for CAs"
+  command:
+    cmd: "step ca bootstrap --context {{ item.context }} --ca-url {{ item.ca_url }} --fingerprint {{ item.ca_fingerprint }}"
+  with_items: "{{ smallstep_root_certs }}"
+  no_log: true
+
+- name: "Get leaf certs"
+  command:
+    cmd: "step ca certificate --context {{ item.context }} {{ item.cert_subject }} {{ item.cert_path }} {{ item.key_path }} --force --console --provisioner {{ item.provisioner_name }} --provisioner-password-file /etc/ssl/smallstep/provisioners/{{ item.context }}/{{ item.provisioner_name }}/provisioner-pass.txt"
+  with_items: "{{ smallstep_leaf_certs }}"
+  no_log: true
+
+- name: Ensure cron to renew leaf certs is up to date
+  cron:
+    user: "root"
+    name: "renew leaf cert {{ item.cert_subject }}"
+    cron_file: smallstep
+    job: "step ca renew --context {{ item.context }} {{ item.cert_path }} {{ item.key_path }} --expires-in 6h --force >> /var/log/smallstep-{{ item.cert_subject }}.log 2>&1"
+    state: present
+    minute: "*/30"
+  with_items: "{{ smallstep_leaf_certs }}"
+  when: "{{ item.cron_renew }}"
+  no_log: true
diff --git a/examples/ansible/smallstep-install/defaults/main.yml b/examples/ansible/smallstep-install/defaults/main.yml
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+smallstep_install_step_version: 0.15.3
+smallstep_install_step_ssh_version: 0.19.1-1
diff --git a/examples/ansible/smallstep-install/tasks/main.yml b/examples/ansible/smallstep-install/tasks/main.yml
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+
+# These steps automate the installation guide here:
+#  https://smallstep.com/docs/sso-ssh/hosts/
+
+- name: Download step binary
+  get_url:
+    url: "https://files.smallstep.com/step-linux-{{ smallstep_install_step_version }}"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin/step-{{ smallstep_install_step_version }}"
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Link binaries to correct version
+  file:
+    src: "/usr/local/bin/step-{{ smallstep_install_step_version }}"
+    dest: "{{ item }}"
+    state: link
+  with_items:
+    - /usr/bin/step
+    - /usr/local/bin/step
+
+- name: Link /usr/local/bin/step to correct binary version
+  file:
+    src: "/usr/local/bin/step-{{ smallstep_install_step_version }}"
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/step
+    state: link
+
+- name: Ensure step-ssh is installed
+  apt:
+    deb: "https://files.smallstep.com/step-ssh_{{ smallstep_install_step_ssh_version }}_amd64.deb"
+    state: present
diff --git a/examples/ansible/smallstep-ssh/defaults/main.yml b/examples/ansible/smallstep-ssh/defaults/main.yml
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+# If this host is behind a bastion this variable should contain the hostname of the bastion
+smallstep_ssh_host_behind_bastion_name: ""
+smallstep_ssh_host_is_bastion: false
+smallstep_ssh_ca_url: "https://ssh.mycompany.ca.smallstep.com"
+smallstep_ssh_ca_fingerprint: "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
+
+# Whether or not to reinitialize the host even if it's already been installed
+smallstep_ssh_force_reinit: true
diff --git a/examples/ansible/smallstep-ssh/tasks/main.yml b/examples/ansible/smallstep-ssh/tasks/main.yml
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+
+# These steps automate the installation guide here:
+#  https://smallstep.com/docs/sso-ssh/hosts/
+
+# TODO: Figure out how to make this idempotent instead of reinstalling on each run
+
+- name: Bootstrap node to connect to CA
+  command: "step ca bootstrap --context ssh --ca-url {{ smallstep_ssh_ca_url }} --fingerprint {{ smallstep_ssh_ca_fingerprint }} --force"
+#  when: smallstep_ssh_installed.changed or smallstep_ssh_force_reinit
+
+- name: Get a host SSH certificate
+  command: "step ssh certificate --context ssh {{ inventory_hostname }} /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub --host --sign --provisioner=\"Service Account\" --token=\"{{ smallstep_ssh_enrollment_token }}\" --force"
+#  when: smallstep_ssh_installed.changed or smallstep_ssh_force_reinit
+
+- name: Configure SSHD (will be overwriten by the sshd template in Ansible later)
+  command: "step ssh config --context ssh --host --set Certificate=ssh_host_ecdsa_key-cert.pub --set Key=ssh_host_ecdsa_key"
+#  when: smallstep_ssh_installed.changed or smallstep_ssh_force_reinit
+
+- name: Activate SmallStep PAM/NSS modules and nohup sshd
+  command: "step-ssh activate {{ inventory_hostname }}"
+#  when: smallstep_ssh_installed.changed or smallstep_ssh_force_reinit
+
+- name: Generate host tags list
+  set_fact:
+    smallstep_ssh_host_tags_string: "{{ smallstep_ssh_host_tags | to_json | regex_replace('\\:\\ ','=') | regex_replace('\\{\\\"|,\\ \\\"', ' --tag \"') | regex_replace('[\\[\\]{}]') }}"
+
+- name: Generate command to register
+  set_fact:
+    smallstep_ssh_register_string: |
+          step-ssh-ctl register
+                --hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}
+                {% if not smallstep_ssh_host_is_bastion %}--bastion '{{ smallstep_ssh_host_behind_bastion_name|default("") }}'{% endif %}
+                {% if smallstep_ssh_host_is_bastion %}--is-bastion{% endif %}
+                {{ smallstep_ssh_host_tags_string }}
+
+- debug: var=smallstep_ssh_register_string
+
+- name: Register host with smallstep
+  command: "{{ smallstep_ssh_register_string }}"
+#  when: smallstep_ssh_installed.changed or smallstep_ssh_force_reinit
+