feat: support precomputed bootloader password hashes

[richm]

Feature: Add bootloader_password_hash for configuring a precomputed
GRUB PBKDF2 SHA512 password hash.

Reason: The existing plaintext password interface generates a new hash
on every run, preventing idempotent password configuration.

Result: Users can manage bootloader passwords idempotently with
validated hashes while retaining secure logging and check-mode support.
Conflicting password settings are rejected. Add documentation and tests
using Ansible Vault for hash fixtures.

Signed-off-by: Rich Megginson rmeggins@redhat.com

Assisted-by: ChatGPT using model Astra Light 6

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added support for configuring a precomputed GRUB PBKDF2-SHA512 bootloader password hash.
  • Reapplying the same hash is idempotent, preventing unnecessary configuration changes.
  • Hash-based configuration supports secure storage through Ansible Vault.

• Bug Fixes

  • Added validation for password hash format and configuration conflicts.
  • Invalid hashes are rejected with clear errors.

• Documentation

  • Documented the new hash option and clarified that it cannot be combined with a plain-text password or password removal settings.

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The role adds bootloader_password_hash for precomputed GRUB PBKDF2 SHA512 hashes. It validates the hash and conflicting options, writes valid values to the GRUB configuration, and adds tests for validation, idempotency, check mode, updates, and removal.

Changes

Password hash configuration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Hash option and validation defaults/main.yml, meta/argument_specs.yml, README.md, tasks/assert_role_vars.yml, tests/tests_invalid_input.yml, tests/tasks/check_invalid_password_hash.yml	Adds the bootloader_password_hash option with a null default, documents its format and conflicts, validates PBKDF2 SHA512 hashes, and tests invalid and conflicting inputs.
Hash configuration write tasks/main.yml	Writes a valid hash as GRUB2_PASSWORD in the managed user configuration file when the option is set.
Behavior and check-mode tests tests/tests_password_hash.yml, tests/tasks/run_bootloader_role.yml, tests/tasks/verify_role_check_mode.yml, tests/vars/vault-variables.yml, tests/vault_pwd, tests/tests_invalid_input.yml	Tests installation, repeated application, check-mode preservation, hash updates, unmanagement, removal, and cleanup using vaulted test hashes and check-mode snapshots.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 28743

The password-hash check-mode test currently runs a normal role invocation, leaving check-mode behavior unverified. Apply check mode and diff to the included role before merging.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title follows Conventional Commits format with the valid feat type and clearly describes support for precomputed bootloader password hashes.
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In `@tests/tasks/verify_role_check_mode.yml`:
- Around line 37-42: Update the ansible.builtin.include_role invocation for
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• tests/tasks/run_bootloader_role.yml
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lgtm very clean

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replaced by #252 - for some reason this PR got "stuck" - it would not update when I pushed a new commit - never seen this before - github status is ok - it's just this PR which had the issue