Assign secrets to virtual machines

[candlerb]

Issue type

[X] Feature request
[ ] Bug report
[ ] Documentation

Environment

• Python version: 3.5.2
• NetBox version: v2.2-beta1

Description

Currently you can attach secrets to Devices but not Virtual Machines.

Use cases:

• Storing per-VM administrator/console logins
• Someone who uses secrets for Devices will probably want to use them for VMs too.
• Conversely, someone who finds they cannot use secrets for VMs (and hence needs an external solution) will likely use the external solution for Devices too.

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Aside: I don't use netbox secrets myself for various reasons. I am entering this ticket so that a decision can be recorded either way.

It might be worth a poll to see who does use this feature; and if it's not widely used, consider removing it.

[darkstar]

It was made quite clear that NetBox is not intended for that. See #142 (comment) for a comment on secrets for VMs.

I would probably use that feature if it were available, but I don't particularly need it (I have other means to store the secrets for VMs, and I kind of agree with the fact that NetBox is not designed to reach that far into the administrative level of the VMs)

[jeremystretch]

@darkstar That comment was made before the v2.2 beta introduced support for virtual machines and clusters. v2.2 will definitely have virtual machines; whether or not we want to extend secrets to them and other objects (see #1503) is still open for discussion.

[darkstar]

@jeremystretch I am aware of that but you later posted that you're still leaning towards "no" on the issue, and for the same reasons (see #142 (comment)). Maybe I should have linked to that comment instead ;-)

The idea of #1503 never crossed my mind... it seems there are quite a few cases where secrets could be useful. If so, it certainly makes sense to also add them to VMs/Clusters

[jeremystretch]

I'm going to close this issue for now in favor of #1503, which would cover extending secrets to VMs. If #1503 falls through, this issue can be re-opened.