openssl_csr: Allow to use cryptography as backend (#50324)

* Allow to use cryptography as backend for openssl_csr.

* Use different curve.

* Adding changelog.

Includes changelog fragment for #49416, which didn't include one.

changelogs/fragments/openssl-cryptography.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "openssl_csr - now works with both PyOpenSSL and cryptography Python libraries. Autodetection can be overridden with ``select_crypto_backend`` option."
+- "openssl_privatekey - now works with both PyOpenSSL and cryptography Python libraries. Autodetection can be overridden with ``select_crypto_backend`` option."

lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_csr.py

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ description:
        the subjectAltName, keyUsage, extendedKeyUsage, basicConstraints and OCSP Must Staple
        extensions."
 requirements:
-    - "python-pyOpenSSL >= 0.15"
+    - "One of the following Python libraries:"
+    - "cryptography >= 1.3"
+    - "pyOpenSSL >= 0.15"
 options:
     state:
         required: false
@@ -169,6 +171,22 @@ options:
                are required to reject such certificates
                (see U(https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7633#section-4))."
         version_added: 2.5
+    select_crypto_backend:
+        description:
+            - "Determines which crypto backend to use. The default choice is C(auto),
+               which tries to use C(cryptography) if available, and falls back to
+               C(pyopenssl)."
+            - "If set to C(pyopenssl), will try to use the L(pyOpenSSL,https://pypi.org/project/pyOpenSSL/)
+               library."
+            - "If set to C(cryptography), will try to use the
+               L(cryptography,https://cryptography.io/) library."
+        type: str
+        default: 'auto'
+        choices:
+          - auto
+          - cryptography
+          - pyopenssl
+        version_added: "2.8"
 extends_documentation_fragment: files
 
 notes:
@@ -289,37 +307,59 @@ ocsp_must_staple:
     sample: false
 '''
 
+import abc
 import os
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 from ansible.module_utils import crypto as crypto_utils
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_bytes
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_bytes, to_text
+
+MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION = '0.15'
+MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION = '1.3'
 
 try:
     import OpenSSL
     from OpenSSL import crypto
+    PYOPENSSL_VERSION = LooseVersion(OpenSSL.__version__)
 except ImportError:
-    pyopenssl_found = False
+    PYOPENSSL_FOUND = False
 else:
-    pyopenssl_found = True
+    PYOPENSSL_FOUND = True
     if OpenSSL.SSL.OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000:
         # OpenSSL 1.1.0 or newer
-        MUST_STAPLE_NAME = b"tlsfeature"
-        MUST_STAPLE_VALUE = b"status_request"
+        OPENSSL_MUST_STAPLE_NAME = b"tlsfeature"
+        OPENSSL_MUST_STAPLE_VALUE = b"status_request"
     else:
         # OpenSSL 1.0.x or older
-        MUST_STAPLE_NAME = b"1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.24"
-        MUST_STAPLE_VALUE = b"DER:30:03:02:01:05"
+        OPENSSL_MUST_STAPLE_NAME = b"1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.24"
+        OPENSSL_MUST_STAPLE_VALUE = b"DER:30:03:02:01:05"
+
+try:
+    import cryptography
+    import cryptography.x509
+    import cryptography.x509.oid
+    import cryptography.exceptions
+    import cryptography.hazmat.backends
+    import cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization
+    import cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION = LooseVersion(cryptography.__version__)
+except ImportError:
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_FOUND = False
+else:
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_FOUND = True
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_MUST_STAPLE_NAME = cryptography.x509.oid.ObjectIdentifier("1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.24")
+    CRYPTOGRAPHY_MUST_STAPLE_VALUE = b"\x30\x03\x02\x01\x05"
 
 
 class CertificateSigningRequestError(crypto_utils.OpenSSLObjectError):
     pass
 
 
-class CertificateSigningRequest(crypto_utils.OpenSSLObject):
+class CertificateSigningRequestBase(crypto_utils.OpenSSLObject):
 
     def __init__(self, module):
-        super(CertificateSigningRequest, self).__init__(
+        super(CertificateSigningRequestBase, self).__init__(
             module.params['path'],
             module.params['state'],
             module.params['force'],
@@ -358,53 +398,22 @@ class CertificateSigningRequest(crypto_utils.OpenSSLObject):
 
         if not self.subjectAltName:
             for sub in self.subject:
-                if OpenSSL._util.lib.OBJ_txt2nid(to_bytes(sub[0])) == 13:  # 13 is the NID for "commonName"
+                if sub[0] in ('commonName', 'CN'):
                     self.subjectAltName = ['DNS:%s' % sub[1]]
                     break
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def _generate_csr(self):
+        pass
+
     def generate(self, module):
         '''Generate the certificate signing request.'''
-
         if not self.check(module, perms_required=False) or self.force:
-            req = crypto.X509Req()
-            req.set_version(self.version - 1)
-            subject = req.get_subject()
-            for entry in self.subject:
-                if entry[1] is not None:
-                    # Workaround for https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/issues/165
-                    nid = OpenSSL._util.lib.OBJ_txt2nid(to_bytes(entry[0]))
-                    OpenSSL._util.lib.X509_NAME_add_entry_by_NID(subject._name, nid, OpenSSL._util.lib.MBSTRING_UTF8, to_bytes(entry[1]), -1, -1, 0)
-
-            extensions = []
-            if self.subjectAltName:
-                altnames = ', '.join(self.subjectAltName)
-                extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(b"subjectAltName", self.subjectAltName_critical, altnames.encode('ascii')))
-
-            if self.keyUsage:
-                usages = ', '.join(self.keyUsage)
-                extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(b"keyUsage", self.keyUsage_critical, usages.encode('ascii')))
-
-            if self.extendedKeyUsage:
-                usages = ', '.join(self.extendedKeyUsage)
-                extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(b"extendedKeyUsage", self.extendedKeyUsage_critical, usages.encode('ascii')))
-
-            if self.basicConstraints:
-                usages = ', '.join(self.basicConstraints)
-                extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(b"basicConstraints", self.basicConstraints_critical, usages.encode('ascii')))
-
-            if self.ocspMustStaple:
-                extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(MUST_STAPLE_NAME, self.ocspMustStaple_critical, MUST_STAPLE_VALUE))
-
-            if extensions:
-                req.add_extensions(extensions)
-
-            req.set_pubkey(self.privatekey)
-            req.sign(self.privatekey, self.digest)
-            self.request = req
+            result = self._generate_csr()
 
             try:
                 csr_file = open(self.path, 'wb')
-                csr_file.write(crypto.dump_certificate_request(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, self.request))
+                csr_file.write(result)
                 csr_file.close()
             except (IOError, OSError) as exc:
                 raise CertificateSigningRequestError(exc)
@@ -415,12 +424,91 @@ class CertificateSigningRequest(crypto_utils.OpenSSLObject):
         if module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False):
             self.changed = True
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def _load_private_key(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def _check_csr(self):
+        pass
+
     def check(self, module, perms_required=True):
         """Ensure the resource is in its desired state."""
-        state_and_perms = super(CertificateSigningRequest, self).check(module, perms_required)
+        state_and_perms = super(CertificateSigningRequestBase, self).check(module, perms_required)
 
+        self._load_private_key()
+
+        if not state_and_perms:
+            return False
+
+        return self._check_csr()
+
+    def dump(self):
+        '''Serialize the object into a dictionary.'''
+
+        result = {
+            'privatekey': self.privatekey_path,
+            'filename': self.path,
+            'subject': self.subject,
+            'subjectAltName': self.subjectAltName,
+            'keyUsage': self.keyUsage,
+            'extendedKeyUsage': self.extendedKeyUsage,
+            'basicConstraints': self.basicConstraints,
+            'ocspMustStaple': self.ocspMustStaple,
+            'changed': self.changed
+        }
+
+        return result
+
+
+class CertificateSigningRequestPyOpenSSL(CertificateSigningRequestBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(CertificateSigningRequestPyOpenSSL, self).__init__(module)
+
+    def _generate_csr(self):
+        req = crypto.X509Req()
+        req.set_version(self.version - 1)
+        subject = req.get_subject()
+        for entry in self.subject:
+            if entry[1] is not None:
+                # Workaround for https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/issues/165
+                nid = OpenSSL._util.lib.OBJ_txt2nid(to_bytes(entry[0]))
+                OpenSSL._util.lib.X509_NAME_add_entry_by_NID(subject._name, nid, OpenSSL._util.lib.MBSTRING_UTF8, to_bytes(entry[1]), -1, -1, 0)
+
+        extensions = []
+        if self.subjectAltName:
+            altnames = ', '.join(self.subjectAltName)
+            extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(b"subjectAltName", self.subjectAltName_critical, altnames.encode('ascii')))
+
+        if self.keyUsage:
+            usages = ', '.join(self.keyUsage)
+            extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(b"keyUsage", self.keyUsage_critical, usages.encode('ascii')))
+
+        if self.extendedKeyUsage:
+            usages = ', '.join(self.extendedKeyUsage)
+            extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(b"extendedKeyUsage", self.extendedKeyUsage_critical, usages.encode('ascii')))
+
+        if self.basicConstraints:
+            usages = ', '.join(self.basicConstraints)
+            extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(b"basicConstraints", self.basicConstraints_critical, usages.encode('ascii')))
+
+        if self.ocspMustStaple:
+            extensions.append(crypto.X509Extension(OPENSSL_MUST_STAPLE_NAME, self.ocspMustStaple_critical, OPENSSL_MUST_STAPLE_VALUE))
+
+        if extensions:
+            req.add_extensions(extensions)
+
+        req.set_pubkey(self.privatekey)
+        req.sign(self.privatekey, self.digest)
+        self.request = req
+
+        return crypto.dump_certificate_request(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, self.request)
+
+    def _load_private_key(self):
         self.privatekey = crypto_utils.load_privatekey(self.privatekey_path, self.privatekey_passphrase)
 
+    def _check_csr(self):
         def _check_subject(csr):
             subject = [(OpenSSL._util.lib.OBJ_txt2nid(to_bytes(sub[0])), to_bytes(sub[1])) for sub in self.subject]
             current_subject = [(OpenSSL._util.lib.OBJ_txt2nid(to_bytes(sub[0])), to_bytes(sub[1])) for sub in csr.get_subject().get_components()]
@@ -476,7 +564,7 @@ class CertificateSigningRequest(crypto_utils.OpenSSLObject):
             return _check_keyUsage_(extensions, b'basicConstraints', self.basicConstraints, self.basicConstraints_critical)
 
         def _check_ocspMustStaple(extensions):
-            oms_ext = [ext for ext in extensions if to_bytes(ext.get_short_name()) == MUST_STAPLE_NAME and to_bytes(ext) == MUST_STAPLE_VALUE]
+            oms_ext = [ext for ext in extensions if to_bytes(ext.get_short_name()) == OPENSSL_MUST_STAPLE_NAME and to_bytes(ext) == OPENSSL_MUST_STAPLE_VALUE]
             if OpenSSL.SSL.OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000:
                 # Older versions of libssl don't know about OCSP Must Staple
                 oms_ext.extend([ext for ext in extensions if ext.get_short_name() == b'UNDEF' and ext.get_data() == b'\x30\x03\x02\x01\x05'])
@@ -497,29 +585,345 @@ class CertificateSigningRequest(crypto_utils.OpenSSLObject):
             except crypto.Error:
                 return False
 
-        if not state_and_perms:
-            return False
-
         csr = crypto_utils.load_certificate_request(self.path)
 
         return _check_subject(csr) and _check_extensions(csr) and _check_signature(csr)
 
-    def dump(self):
-        '''Serialize the object into a dictionary.'''
 
-        result = {
-            'privatekey': self.privatekey_path,
-            'filename': self.path,
-            'subject': self.subject,
-            'subjectAltName': self.subjectAltName,
-            'keyUsage': self.keyUsage,
-            'extendedKeyUsage': self.extendedKeyUsage,
-            'basicConstraints': self.basicConstraints,
-            'ocspMustStaple': self.ocspMustStaple,
-            'changed': self.changed
-        }
+class CertificateSigningRequestCryptography(CertificateSigningRequestBase):
 
-        return result
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(CertificateSigningRequestCryptography, self).__init__(module)
+        self.cryptography_backend = cryptography.hazmat.backends.default_backend()
+
+    def _get_name_oid(self, id):
+        if id in ('CN', 'commonName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.COMMON_NAME
+        if id in ('C', 'countryName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.COUNTRY_NAME
+        if id in ('L', 'localityName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.LOCALITY_NAME
+        if id in ('ST', 'stateOrProvinceName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME
+        if id in ('street', 'streetAddress'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.STREET_ADDRESS
+        if id in ('O', 'organizationName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.ORGANIZATION_NAME
+        if id in ('OU', 'organizationalUnitName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME
+        if id in ('serialNumber', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.SERIAL_NUMBER
+        if id in ('SN', 'surname'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.SURNAME
+        if id in ('GN', 'givenName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.GIVEN_NAME
+        if id in ('title', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.TITLE
+        if id in ('generationQualifier', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.GENERATION_QUALIFIER
+        if id in ('x500UniqueIdentifier', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.X500_UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER
+        if id in ('dnQualifier', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.DN_QUALIFIER
+        if id in ('pseudonym', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.PSEUDONYM
+        if id in ('UID', 'userId'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.USER_ID
+        if id in ('DC', 'domainComponent'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.DOMAIN_COMPONENT
+        if id in ('emailAddress', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.EMAIL_ADDRESS
+        if id in ('jurisdictionC', 'jurisdictionCountryName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.JURISDICTION_COUNTRY_NAME
+        if id in ('jurisdictionL', 'jurisdictionLocalityName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.JURISDICTION_LOCALITY_NAME
+        if id in ('jurisdictionST', 'jurisdictionStateOrProvinceName'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.JURISDICTION_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME
+        if id in ('businessCategory', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.BUSINESS_CATEGORY
+        if id in ('postalAddress', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.POSTAL_ADDRESS
+        if id in ('postalCode', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.NameOID.POSTAL_CODE
+        raise CertificateSigningRequestError('Unknown subject field identifier "{0}"'.format(id))
+
+    def _get_san(self, name):
+        if name.startswith('DNS:'):
+            return cryptography.x509.DNSName(to_text(name[4:]))
+        if name.startswith('IP:'):
+            return cryptography.x509.IPAddress(to_text(name[3:]))
+        if name.startswith('email:'):
+            return cryptography.x509.RFC822Name(to_text(name[6:]))
+        if name.startswith('URI:'):
+            return cryptography.x509.UniformResourceIdentifier(to_text(name[4:]))
+        if name.startswith('DirName:'):
+            return cryptography.x509.DirectoryName(to_text(name[8:]))
+        if ':' not in name:
+            raise CertificateSigningRequestError('Cannot parse Subject Alternative Name "{0}" (forgot "DNS:" prefix?)'.format(name))
+        raise CertificateSigningRequestError('Cannot parse Subject Alternative Name "{0}" (potentially unsupported by cryptography backend)'.format(name))
+
+    def _get_keyusage(self, usage):
+        if usage in ('Digital Signature', 'digitalSignature'):
+            return 'digital_signature'
+        if usage in ('Non Repudiation', 'nonRepudiation'):
+            return 'content_commitment'
+        if usage in ('Key Encipherment', 'keyEncipherment'):
+            return 'key_encipherment'
+        if usage in ('Data Encipherment', 'dataEncipherment'):
+            return 'data_encipherment'
+        if usage in ('Key Agreement', 'keyAgreement'):
+            return 'key_agreement'
+        if usage in ('Certificate Sign', 'keyCertSign'):
+            return 'key_cert_sign'
+        if usage in ('CRL Sign', 'cRLSign'):
+            return 'crl_sign'
+        if usage in ('Encipher Only', 'encipherOnly'):
+            return 'encipher_only'
+        if usage in ('Decipher Only', 'decipherOnly'):
+            return 'decipher_only'
+        raise CertificateSigningRequestError('Unknown key usage "{0}"'.format(usage))
+
+    def _get_ext_keyusage(self, usage):
+        if usage in ('serverAuth', 'TLS Web Server Authentication'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ExtendedKeyUsageOID.SERVER_AUTH
+        if usage in ('clientAuth', 'TLS Web Client Authentication'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ExtendedKeyUsageOID.CLIENT_AUTH
+        if usage in ('codeSigning', 'Code Signing'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ExtendedKeyUsageOID.CODE_SIGNING
+        if usage in ('emailProtection', 'E-mail Protection'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ExtendedKeyUsageOID.EMAIL_PROTECTION
+        if usage in ('timeStamping', 'Time Stamping'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ExtendedKeyUsageOID.TIME_STAMPING
+        if usage in ('OCSPSigning', 'OCSP Signing'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ExtendedKeyUsageOID.OCSP_SIGNING
+        if usage in ('anyExtendedKeyUsage', 'Any Extended Key Usage'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ExtendedKeyUsageOID.ANY_EXTENDED_KEY_USAGE
+        if usage in ('qcStatements', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ObjectIdentifier("1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.3")
+        if usage in ('DVCS', ):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ObjectIdentifier("1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.10")
+        if usage in ('IPSec User', 'ipsecUser'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ObjectIdentifier("1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.7")
+        if usage in ('Biometric Info', 'biometricInfo'):
+            return cryptography.x509.oid.ObjectIdentifier("1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.2")
+        # FIXME need some more, probably all from https://www.iana.org/assignments/smi-numbers/smi-numbers.xhtml#smi-numbers-1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3
+        raise CertificateSigningRequestError('Unknown extended key usage "{0}"'.format(usage))
+
+    def _get_basic_constraints(self, constraints):
+        ca = False
+        path_length = None
+        if constraints:
+            for constraint in constraints:
+                if constraint.startswith('CA:'):
+                    if constraint == 'CA:TRUE':
+                        ca = True
+                    elif constraint == 'CA:FALSE':
+                        ca = False
+                    else:
+                        raise CertificateSigningRequestError('Unknown basic constraint value "{0}" for CA'.format(constraint[3:]))
+                elif constraint.startswith('pathlen:'):
+                    v = constraint[len('pathlen:'):]
+                    try:
+                        path_length = int(v)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        raise CertificateSigningRequestError('Cannot parse path length constraint "{0}" ({1})'.format(v, e))
+                else:
+                    raise CertificateSigningRequestError('Unknown basic constraint "{0}"'.format(constraint))
+        return ca, path_length
+
+    def _parse_key_usage(self):
+        params = dict(
+            digital_signature=False,
+            content_commitment=False,
+            key_encipherment=False,
+            data_encipherment=False,
+            key_agreement=False,
+            key_cert_sign=False,
+            crl_sign=False,
+            encipher_only=False,
+            decipher_only=False,
+        )
+        for usage in self.keyUsage:
+            params[self._get_keyusage(usage)] = True
+        return params
+
+    def _generate_csr(self):
+        csr = cryptography.x509.CertificateSigningRequestBuilder()
+        csr = csr.subject_name(cryptography.x509.Name([
+            cryptography.x509.NameAttribute(self._get_name_oid(entry[0]), to_text(entry[1])) for entry in self.subject
+        ]))
+
+        if self.subjectAltName:
+            csr = csr.add_extension(cryptography.x509.SubjectAlternativeName([
+                self._get_san(name) for name in self.subjectAltName
+            ]), critical=self.subjectAltName_critical)
+
+        if self.keyUsage:
+            params = self._parse_key_usage()
+            csr = csr.add_extension(cryptography.x509.KeyUsage(**params), critical=self.keyUsage_critical)
+
+        if self.extendedKeyUsage:
+            usages = [self._get_ext_keyusage(usage) for usage in self.extendedKeyUsage]
+            csr = csr.add_extension(cryptography.x509.ExtendedKeyUsage(usages), critical=self.extendedKeyUsage_critical)
+
+        if self.basicConstraints:
+            params = {}
+            ca, path_length = self._get_basic_constraints(self.basicConstraints)
+            csr = csr.add_extension(cryptography.x509.BasicConstraints(ca, path_length), critical=self.basicConstraints_critical)
+
+        if self.ocspMustStaple:
+            try:
+                # This only works with cryptography >= 2.1
+                csr = csr.add_extension(cryptography.x509.TLSFeature([cryptography.x509.TLSFeatureType.status_request]), critical=self.ocspMustStaple_critical)
+            except AttributeError as dummy:
+                csr = csr.add_extension(
+                    cryptography.x509.UnrecognizedExtension(CRYPTOGRAPHY_MUST_STAPLE_NAME, CRYPTOGRAPHY_MUST_STAPLE_VALUE),
+                    critical=self.ocspMustStaple_critical
+                )
+
+        digest = None
+        if self.digest == 'sha256':
+            digest = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.SHA256()
+        elif self.digest == 'sha384':
+            digest = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.SHA384()
+        elif self.digest == 'sha512':
+            digest = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.SHA512()
+        elif self.digest == 'sha1':
+            digest = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.SHA1()
+        elif self.digest == 'md5':
+            digest = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.MD5()
+        # FIXME
+        else:
+            raise CertificateSigningRequestError('Unsupported digest "{0}"'.format(self.digest))
+        self.request = csr.sign(self.privatekey, digest, self.cryptography_backend)
+
+        return self.request.public_bytes(cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.Encoding.PEM)
+
+    def _load_private_key(self):
+        try:
+            with open(self.privatekey_path, 'rb') as f:
+                self.privatekey = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.load_pem_private_key(
+                    f.read(),
+                    None if self.privatekey_passphrase is None else to_bytes(self.privatekey_passphrase),
+                    backend=self.cryptography_backend
+                )
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise CertificateSigningRequestError(e)
+
+    def _check_csr(self):
+        def _check_subject(csr):
+            subject = [(self._get_name_oid(entry[0]), entry[1]) for entry in self.subject]
+            current_subject = [(sub.oid, sub.value) for sub in csr.subject]
+            return set(subject) == set(current_subject)
+
+        def _find_extension(extensions, type):
+            return next(
+                (ext for ext in extensions if isinstance(ext.value, type)),
+                None
+            )
+
+        def _check_subjectAltName(extensions):
+            current_altnames_ext = _find_extension(extensions, cryptography.x509.SubjectAlternativeName)
+            current_altnames = [str(altname) for altname in current_altnames_ext.value] if current_altnames_ext else []
+            altnames = [str(self._get_san(altname)) for altname in self.subjectAltName]
+            if set(altnames) != set(current_altnames):
+                return False
+            if altnames:
+                if current_altnames_ext.critical != self.subjectAltName_critical:
+                    return False
+            return True
+
+        def _check_keyUsage(extensions):
+            current_keyusage_ext = _find_extension(extensions, cryptography.x509.KeyUsage)
+            if not self.keyUsage:
+                return current_keyusage_ext is None
+            elif current_keyusage_ext is None:
+                return False
+            params = self._parse_key_usage()
+            for param in params:
+                if getattr(current_keyusage_ext.value, '_' + param) != params[param]:
+                    return False
+            if current_keyusage_ext.critical != self.keyUsage_critical:
+                return False
+            return True
+
+        def _check_extenededKeyUsage(extensions):
+            current_usages_ext = _find_extension(extensions, cryptography.x509.ExtendedKeyUsage)
+            current_usages = [str(usage) for usage in current_usages_ext.value] if current_usages_ext else []
+            usages = [str(self._get_ext_keyusage(usage)) for usage in self.extendedKeyUsage] if self.extendedKeyUsage else []
+            if set(current_usages) != set(usages):
+                return False
+            if usages:
+                if current_usages_ext.critical != self.extendedKeyUsage_critical:
+                    return False
+            return True
+
+        def _check_basicConstraints(extensions):
+            bc_ext = _find_extension(extensions, cryptography.x509.BasicConstraints)
+            current_ca = bc_ext.ca if bc_ext else False
+            current_path_length = bc_ext.path_length if bc_ext else None
+            ca, path_length = self._get_basic_constraints(self.basicConstraints)
+            # Check CA flag
+            if ca != current_ca:
+                return False
+            # Check path length
+            if path_length != current_path_length:
+                return False
+            # Check criticality
+            if self.basicConstraints:
+                if bc_ext.critical != self.basicConstraints_critical:
+                    return False
+            return True
+
+        def _check_ocspMustStaple(extensions):
+            try:
+                # This only works with cryptography >= 2.1
+                tlsfeature_ext = _find_extension(extensions, cryptography.x509.TLSFeature)
+                has_tlsfeature = True
+            except AttributeError as dummy:
+                tlsfeature_ext = next(
+                    (ext for ext in extensions if ext.value.oid == CRYPTOGRAPHY_MUST_STAPLE_NAME),
+                    None
+                )
+                has_tlsfeature = False
+            if self.ocspMustStaple:
+                if not tlsfeature_ext or tlsfeature_ext.critical != self.ocspMustStaple_critical:
+                    return False
+                if has_tlsfeature:
+                    return cryptography.x509.TLSFeatureType.status_request in tlsfeature_ext.value
+                else:
+                    return tlsfeature_ext.value.value == CRYPTOGRAPHY_MUST_STAPLE_VALUE
+            else:
+                return tlsfeature_ext is None
+
+        def _check_extensions(csr):
+            extensions = csr.extensions
+            return (_check_subjectAltName(extensions) and _check_keyUsage(extensions) and
+                    _check_extenededKeyUsage(extensions) and _check_basicConstraints(extensions) and
+                    _check_ocspMustStaple(extensions))
+
+        def _check_signature(csr):
+            if not csr.is_signature_valid:
+                return False
+            # To check whether public key of CSR belongs to private key,
+            # encode both public keys and compare PEMs.
+            key_a = csr.public_key().public_bytes(
+                cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.Encoding.PEM,
+                cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo
+            )
+            key_b = self.privatekey.public_key().public_bytes(
+                cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.Encoding.PEM,
+                cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo
+            )
+            return key_a == key_b
+
+        try:
+            with open(self.path, 'rb') as f:
+                csr = cryptography.x509.load_pem_x509_csr(f.read(), self.cryptography_backend)
+        except Exception as dummy:
+            return False
+
+        return _check_subject(csr) and _check_extensions(csr) and _check_signature(csr)
 
 
 def main():
@@ -550,24 +954,54 @@ def main():
             basicConstraints_critical=dict(aliases=['basic_constraints_critical'], default=False, type='bool'),
             ocspMustStaple=dict(aliases=['ocsp_must_staple'], default=False, type='bool'),
             ocspMustStaple_critical=dict(aliases=['ocsp_must_staple_critical'], default=False, type='bool'),
+            select_crypto_backend=dict(required=False, choices=['auto', 'pyopenssl', 'cryptography'], default='auto', type='str'),
         ),
         add_file_common_args=True,
         supports_check_mode=True,
     )
 
-    if not pyopenssl_found:
-        module.fail_json(msg='the python pyOpenSSL module is required')
-
-    try:
-        getattr(crypto.X509Req, 'get_extensions')
-    except AttributeError:
-        module.fail_json(msg='You need to have PyOpenSSL>=0.15 to generate CSRs')
-
     base_dir = os.path.dirname(module.params['path']) or '.'
     if not os.path.isdir(base_dir):
         module.fail_json(name=base_dir, msg='The directory %s does not exist or the file is not a directory' % base_dir)
 
-    csr = CertificateSigningRequest(module)
+    backend = module.params['select_crypto_backend']
+    if backend == 'auto':
+        # Detection what is possible
+        can_use_cryptography = CRYPTOGRAPHY_FOUND and CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION >= LooseVersion(MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION)
+        can_use_pyopenssl = PYOPENSSL_FOUND and PYOPENSSL_VERSION >= LooseVersion(MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION)
+
+        # Decision
+        if module.params['cipher'] and module.params['passphrase'] and module.params['cipher'] != 'auto':
+            # First try pyOpenSSL, then cryptography
+            if can_use_pyopenssl:
+                backend = 'pyopenssl'
+            elif can_use_cryptography:
+                backend = 'cryptography'
+        else:
+            # First try cryptography, then pyOpenSSL
+            if can_use_cryptography:
+                backend = 'cryptography'
+            elif can_use_pyopenssl:
+                backend = 'pyopenssl'
+
+        # Success?
+        if backend == 'auto':
+            module.fail_json(msg=('Can detect none of the Python libraries '
+                                  'cryptography (>= {0}) and pyOpenSSL (>= {1})').format(
+                                      MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION,
+                                      MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION))
+    if backend == 'pyopenssl':
+        if not PYOPENSSL_FOUND:
+            module.fail_json(msg='The Python pyOpenSSL library is required')
+        try:
+            getattr(crypto.X509Req, 'get_extensions')
+        except AttributeError:
+            module.fail_json(msg='You need to have PyOpenSSL>=0.15 to generate CSRs')
+        csr = CertificateSigningRequestPyOpenSSL(module)
+    elif backend == 'cryptography':
+        if not CRYPTOGRAPHY_FOUND:
+            module.fail_json(msg='The Python cryptography library is required')
+        csr = CertificateSigningRequestCryptography(module)
 
     if module.params['state'] == 'present':
 

test/integration/targets/openssl_csr/tasks/impl.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+---
+- name: Generate privatekey
+  openssl_privatekey:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+
+- name: Generate CSR (check mode)
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject:
+      commonName: www.ansible.com
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  check_mode: yes
+  register: generate_csr_check
+
+- name: Generate CSR
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject:
+      commonName: www.ansible.com
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  register: generate_csr
+
+- name: Generate CSR (idempotent)
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject:
+      commonName: www.ansible.com
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  register: generate_csr_check_idempotent
+
+- name: Generate CSR (idempotent, check mode)
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject:
+      commonName: www.ansible.com
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  check_mode: yes
+  register: generate_csr_check_idempotent_check
+
+# keyUsage longname and shortname should be able to be used
+# interchangeably. Hence the long name is specified here
+# but the short name is used to test idempotency for ipsecuser
+# and vice-versa for biometricInfo
+- name: Generate CSR with KU and XKU
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ku_xku.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject:
+      CN: www.ansible.com
+    keyUsage:
+      - digitalSignature
+      - keyAgreement
+    extendedKeyUsage:
+      - qcStatements
+      - DVCS
+      - IPSec User
+      - biometricInfo
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+
+- name: Generate CSR with KU and XKU (test idempotency)
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ku_xku.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject:
+      commonName: 'www.ansible.com'
+    keyUsage:
+      - Key Agreement
+      - digitalSignature
+    extendedKeyUsage:
+      - ipsecUser
+      - qcStatements
+      - DVCS
+      - Biometric Info
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  register: csr_ku_xku
+
+- name: Generate CSR with KU and XKU (test XKU change)
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ku_xku.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject:
+      commonName: 'www.ansible.com'
+    keyUsage:
+      - digitalSignature
+      - keyAgreement
+    extendedKeyUsage:
+      - ipsecUser
+      - qcStatements
+      - Biometric Info
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  register: csr_ku_xku_change
+
+- name: Generate CSR with KU and XKU (test KU change)
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ku_xku.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject:
+      commonName: 'www.ansible.com'
+    keyUsage:
+      - digitalSignature
+    extendedKeyUsage:
+      - ipsecUser
+      - qcStatements
+      - Biometric Info
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  register: csr_ku_xku_change_2
+
+- name: Generate CSR with old API
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_oldapi.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    commonName: www.ansible.com
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+
+- name: Generate CSR with OCSP Must Staple
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ocsp.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject_alt_name: "DNS:www.ansible.com"
+    ocsp_must_staple: true
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+
+- name: Generate CSR with OCSP Must Staple (test idempotency)
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ocsp.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    subject_alt_name: "DNS:www.ansible.com"
+    ocsp_must_staple: true
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  register: csr_ocsp_idempotency
+
+- name: Generate ECC privatekey
+  openssl_privatekey:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey2.pem'
+    type: ECC
+    curve: secp384r1
+
+- name: Generate CSR with ECC privatekey
+  openssl_csr:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr2.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey2.pem'
+    subject:
+      commonName: www.ansible.com
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'

test/integration/targets/openssl_csr/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,141 +1,30 @@
 ---
 - block:
-    - name: Generate privatekey
-      openssl_privatekey:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+  - name: Running tests with pyOpenSSL backend
+    include_tasks: impl.yml
+    vars:
+      select_crypto_backend: pyopenssl
 
-    - name: Generate CSR (check mode)
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject:
-          commonName: www.ansible.com
-      check_mode: yes
-      register: generate_csr_check
-
-    - name: Generate CSR
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject:
-          commonName: www.ansible.com
-      register: generate_csr
-
-    - name: Generate CSR (idempotent)
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject:
-          commonName: www.ansible.com
-      register: generate_csr_check_idempotent
-
-    - name: Generate CSR (idempotent, check mode)
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject:
-          commonName: www.ansible.com
-      check_mode: yes
-      register: generate_csr_check_idempotent_check
-
-    # keyUsage longname and shortname should be able to be used
-    # interchangeably. Hence the long name is specified here
-    # but the short name is used to test idempotency for ipsecuser
-    # and vice-versa for biometricInfo
-    - name: Generate CSR with KU and XKU
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ku_xku.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject:
-          CN: www.ansible.com
-        keyUsage:
-          - digitalSignature
-          - keyAgreement
-        extendedKeyUsage:
-          - qcStatements
-          - DVCS
-          - IPSec User
-          - biometricInfo
-
-    - name: Generate CSR with KU and XKU (test idempotency)
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ku_xku.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject:
-          commonName: 'www.ansible.com'
-        keyUsage:
-          - Key Agreement
-          - digitalSignature
-        extendedKeyUsage:
-          - ipsecUser
-          - qcStatements
-          - DVCS
-          - Biometric Info
-      register: csr_ku_xku
-
-    - name: Generate CSR with KU and XKU (test XKU change)
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ku_xku.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject:
-          commonName: 'www.ansible.com'
-        keyUsage:
-          - digitalSignature
-          - keyAgreement
-        extendedKeyUsage:
-          - ipsecUser
-          - qcStatements
-          - Biometric Info
-      register: csr_ku_xku_change
-
-    - name: Generate CSR with KU and XKU (test KU change)
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ku_xku.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject:
-          commonName: 'www.ansible.com'
-        keyUsage:
-          - digitalSignature
-        extendedKeyUsage:
-          - ipsecUser
-          - qcStatements
-          - Biometric Info
-      register: csr_ku_xku_change_2
-
-    - name: Generate CSR with old API
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_oldapi.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        commonName: www.ansible.com
-
-    - name: Generate CSR with OCSP Must Staple
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ocsp.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject_alt_name: "DNS:www.ansible.com"
-        ocsp_must_staple: true
-
-    - name: Generate CSR with OCSP Must Staple (test idempotency)
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr_ocsp.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
-        subject_alt_name: "DNS:www.ansible.com"
-        ocsp_must_staple: true
-      register: csr_ocsp_idempotency
-
-    - name: Generate ECC privatekey
-      openssl_privatekey:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey2.pem'
-        type: ECC
-        curve: secp256k1
-
-    - name: Generate CSR with ECC privatekey
-      openssl_csr:
-        path: '{{ output_dir }}/csr2.csr'
-        privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey2.pem'
-        subject:
-          commonName: www.ansible.com
-
-    - import_tasks: ../tests/validate.yml
+  - import_tasks: ../tests/validate.yml
 
   when: pyopenssl_version.stdout is version('0.15', '>=')
+
+- name: Remove output directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ output_dir }}"
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Re-create output directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ output_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+
+- block:
+  - name: Running tests with cryptography backend
+    include_tasks: impl.yml
+    vars:
+      select_crypto_backend: cryptography
+
+  - import_tasks: ../tests/validate.yml
+
+  when: cryptography_version.stdout is version('1.3', '>=')