beid

Table of Contents

1. Description
2. Setup - The basics of getting started with beid
   • What beid affects
   • Setup requirements
   • Beginning with beid
3. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
4. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
6. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Description

This module installs Belgian eID software.

It installs the "eid-archive" package, enabling the eID package repositories. Then it installs the "eid-viewer" and "eid-mw" packages. On Debian based distros it can install the Firefox exention as well.

This module uses the PDK, more info can be found on the PDK readme.

Setup

Beginning with beid

include ::beid should be enough to get it up and running.

Usage

All parameters for the beid module are contained within the main ::beid class, so for any function of the module, set the options you want.

Reference

Classes

Public classes

beid: Main class, includes all other.

Private classes

• beid::install: Installs all packages and dependencies
• beid::service: Handles the systemd service

Parameters

Following parameters are available, and are the defaults:

Common

beid::download_url: https://eid.belgium.be/sites/default/files/software
beid::package_ensure: 'present'
beid::package_manage: true
beid::service_enable: true
beid::service_ensure: 'running'
beid::service_manage: true
beid::service_name: 'pcscd'
beid::browser_packages: []

Debian family

beid::version: '2018.3'
beid::package_archive: "eid-archive_%{lookup('beid::version')}_all.deb"
beid::service_package: 'pcscd'
beid::browser_packages_manage: true
beid::firefox_extension_manage: true
beid::packages:
  - eid-viewer
  - eid-mw
beid::browser_packages:
  - icedtea-plugin
  - default-jre
beid::firefox_extension: 'beid-mozilla-extension'
beid::package_archive_name: 'eid-archive'

RedHat family

beid::package_archive: "eid-archive-el-%{lookup('beid::version')}.noarch.rpm"
beid::version: '2016-2'
beid::service_package: 'pcscd-tools'
beid::packages:
  - eid-archive-el
  - eid-viewer
  - eid-mw

Fedora

beid::package_archive: eid-archive-fedora-%{lookup('beid::version')}.noarch.rpm
beid::version: '2016-2'
beid::packages:
  - eid-archive-fedora
  - eid-viewer
  - eid-mw
beid::package_archive_name: 'eid-archive-fedora'

Limitations

This module has been tested on Debian 'stretch' and Fedora 27. CentOS 7 and distros based on Debian (e.g. Ubuntu 16.04) should work as well.

This module does not cover the installation of the smart card reader. More info can be found on the eiD FAQ from the Belgian governement and the Debian Smartcards wiki.

Development

Contributing

Read more in the Contributing section.

Release Notes/Contributors/Etc.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

Release 0.8.1

Bump eid to v2018.3 on Debian

Release 0.8.0

Bump eid to v2018.2 on Debian

Release 0.7.0

Fixed RHEL / Fedora package install

Release 0.6.0

Release 0.5.0

Add contributing section and changelog

Release 0.4.0

Added git source url in metadata.json

Release 0.3.0

Changed author to match Puppetforge

Release 0.2.0

First working release

Release 0.1.0

Features

Bugfixes

Known Issues