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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Created on Aug 25, 2016
+# @author: Gaurav Rastogi (grastogi@avinetworks.com)
+#          Eric Anderson (eanderson@avinetworks.com)
+# module_check: supported
+# Avi Version: 16.3.8
+#
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['preview'], 'supported_by': 'community', 'version': '1.0'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: avi_sslkeyandcertificate
+author: Gaurav Rastogi (grastogi@avinetworks.com)
+
+short_description: Module for setup of SSLKeyAndCertificate Avi RESTful Object
+description:
+    - This module is used to configure SSLKeyAndCertificate object
+    - more examples at U(https://github.com/avinetworks/devops)
+requirements: [ avisdk ]
+version_added: "2.3"
+options:
+    state:
+        description:
+            - The state that should be applied on the entity.
+        default: present
+        choices: ["absent","present"]
+    ca_certs:
+        description:
+            - Ca certificates in certificate chain.
+    certificate:
+        description:
+            - Sslcertificate settings for sslkeyandcertificate.
+        required: true
+    certificate_management_profile_ref:
+        description:
+            - It is a reference to an object of type certificatemanagementprofile.
+    created_by:
+        description:
+            - Creator name.
+    dynamic_params:
+        description:
+            - Dynamic parameters needed for certificate management profile.
+    enckey_base64:
+        description:
+            - Encrypted private key corresponding to the private key (e.g.
+            - Those generated by an hsm such as thales nshield).
+    enckey_name:
+        description:
+            - Name of the encrypted private key (e.g.
+            - Those generated by an hsm such as thales nshield).
+    hardwaresecuritymodulegroup_ref:
+        description:
+            - It is a reference to an object of type hardwaresecuritymodulegroup.
+    key:
+        description:
+            - Private key.
+    key_params:
+        description:
+            - Sslkeyparams settings for sslkeyandcertificate.
+    name:
+        description:
+            - Name of the object.
+        required: true
+    status:
+        description:
+            - Status of sslkeyandcertificate.
+            - Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as SSL_CERTIFICATE_FINISHED.
+    tenant_ref:
+        description:
+            - It is a reference to an object of type tenant.
+    type:
+        description:
+            - Type of sslkeyandcertificate.
+            - Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as SSL_CERTIFICATE_TYPE_VIRTUALSERVICE.
+    url:
+        description:
+            - Avi controller URL of the object.
+    uuid:
+        description:
+            - Unique object identifier of the object.
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - avi
+'''
+
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Create a SSL Key and Certificate
+  avi_sslkeyandcertificate:
+    controller: 10.10.27.90
+    username: admin
+    password: AviNetworks123!
+    key: |
+        -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
+        ....
+        -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
+    certificate:
+        self_signed: true
+        certificate: |
+          -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+          ....
+          -----END CERTIFICATE-----
+    type: SSL_CERTIFICATE_TYPE_VIRTUALSERVICE
+    name: MyTestCert
+'''
+RETURN = '''
+obj:
+    description: SSLKeyAndCertificate (api/sslkeyandcertificate) object
+    returned: success, changed
+    type: dict
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.avi import avi_common_argument_spec
+
+
+HAS_AVI = True
+try:
+    from avi.sdk.utils.ansible_utils import avi_ansible_api
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_AVI = False
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_specs = dict(
+        state=dict(default='present',
+                   choices=['absent', 'present']),
+        ca_certs=dict(type='list',),
+        certificate=dict(type='dict', required=True),
+        certificate_management_profile_ref=dict(type='str',),
+        created_by=dict(type='str',),
+        dynamic_params=dict(type='list',),
+        enckey_base64=dict(type='str',),
+        enckey_name=dict(type='str',),
+        hardwaresecuritymodulegroup_ref=dict(type='str',),
+        key=dict(type='str',),
+        key_params=dict(type='dict',),
+        name=dict(type='str', required=True),
+        status=dict(type='str',),
+        tenant_ref=dict(type='str',),
+        type=dict(type='str',),
+        url=dict(type='str',),
+        uuid=dict(type='str',),
+    )
+    argument_specs.update(avi_common_argument_spec())
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_specs, supports_check_mode=True)
+    if not HAS_AVI:
+        return module.fail_json(msg=(
+            'Avi python API SDK (avisdk) is not installed. '
+            'For more details visit https://github.com/avinetworks/sdk.'))
+    return avi_ansible_api(module, 'sslkeyandcertificate',
+                           set(['key']))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()