Allow remote path for authorized_key

tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/defaults/main.yml

@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ multiple_keys_comments: |
   ssh-rsa DATA_BASIC 1@testing
   # I like adding comments yo-dude-this-is-not-a-key INVALID_DATA 2@testing
   ecdsa-sha2-nistp521 ECDSA_DATA 4@testing
+
+key_path: /tmp/id_rsa.pub

tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/tasks/check_path.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+- name: Create key file for test
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: "{{ key_path }}"
+    content: "{{ rsa_key_basic }}"
+    mode: "0600"
+
+- name: Add key using path
+  ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+    user: root
+    key: file://{{ key_path }}
+    state: present
+    path: "{{ output_dir | expanduser }}/authorized_keys"
+  register: result
+
+- name: Assert that the key was added
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - result.changed == true
+
+- name: Add key using path again
+  ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+    user: root
+    key: file://{{ key_path }}
+    state: present
+    path: "{{ output_dir | expanduser }}/authorized_keys"
+  register: result
+
+- name: Assert that no changes were applied
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - result.changed == false

tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/tasks/main.yml

@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@
 
 - name: Test for the management of comments with key
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: comments.yml
+
+- name: Test for specifying key as a path
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: check_path.yml