diff --git a/ansible/.gitignore b/ansible/.gitignore
index 598691b23..e867d9709 100644
--- a/ansible/.gitignore
+++ b/ansible/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 .vagrant
 *.retry
 *.un~
+.cloud*.lock
+*.pyc
diff --git a/ansible/lookup_plugins/pass.py b/ansible/lookup_plugins/pass.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..752c5ebf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/lookup_plugins/pass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Ansible lookup plugin for ZXC24 password manager [0].
+#
+# To change the default password store set ANSIBLE_PASS_PASSWORD_STORE_DIR
+# environment variable.
+#
+# It accepts two extra parameters: length and symbols
+# (if symbols is True or yes -n is appended to the pass generate command).
+#
+# If the pass doesn't exist in the store and lenght > 0, it's generated.
+#
+# example: {{ lookup('pass', 'path/to/site length=20 symbols=False) }}
+#
+# [0] https://www.passwordstore.org/
+#
+# Originally: https://github.com/gcoop-libre/ansible-lookup-plugin-pass
+#
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+try:
+    from __main__ import display
+except ImportError:
+    from ansible.utils.display import Display
+    display = Display()
+
+import subprocess
+import os
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
+from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase
+from ansible.parsing.splitter import parse_kv
+
+PASSWORD_STORE_DIR = '~/.password-store'
+if os.getenv('ANSIBLE_PASS_PASSWORD_STORE_DIR') is not None:
+    PASSWORD_STORE_DIR = os.environ['ANSIBLE_PASS_PASSWORD_STORE_DIR']
+
+PASS_EXEC = 'PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=%s pass' % PASSWORD_STORE_DIR
+
+DEFAULT_LENGTH = 0
+VALID_PARAMS = frozenset(('length', 'symbols'))
+
+def _parse_parameters(term):
+    # Hacky parsing of params taken from password lookup.
+    first_split = term.split(' ', 1)
+    if len(first_split) <= 1:
+        # Only a single argument given, therefore it's a path
+        name = term
+        params = dict()
+    else:
+        name = first_split[0]
+        params = parse_kv(first_split[1])
+        if '_raw_params' in params:
+            # Spaces in the path?
+            name = ' '.join((name, params['_raw_params']))
+            del params['_raw_params']
+
+            # Check that we parsed the params correctly
+            if not term.startswith(name):
+                # Likely, the user had a non parameter following a parameter.
+                # Reject this as a user typo
+                raise AnsibleError('Unrecognized value after key=value parameters given to password lookup')
+        # No _raw_params means we already found the complete path when
+        # we split it initially
+
+    # Check for invalid parameters.  Probably a user typo
+    invalid_params = frozenset(params.keys()).difference(VALID_PARAMS)
+    if invalid_params:
+        raise AnsibleError('Unrecognized parameter(s) given to password lookup: %s' % ', '.join(invalid_params))
+
+    # Set defaults
+    params['length'] = int(params.get('length', DEFAULT_LENGTH))
+    symbols = params.get('symbols', 'False')
+    if symbols.lower() in ['true', 'yes']:
+        params['symbols'] = True
+    else:
+        params['symbols'] = False
+
+    return name, params
+
+
+def get_password(path):
+    """Get password from pass."""
+    command = '%s show %s' % (PASS_EXEC, path)
+    p = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate()
+    if p.returncode == 0:
+        return stdout.rstrip()
+    raise Exception(stderr)
+
+def generate_password(path, length, symbols):
+    """Generate password using pass."""
+    command = '%s generate %s %s' % (PASS_EXEC, path, length)
+    display.vvv('COMMAND: %s' % command)
+    if not symbols:
+        command = command + ' -n'
+
+    p = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate()
+    if p.returncode != 0:
+        raise Exception(stderr)
+
+class LookupModule(LookupBase):
+    def run(self, terms, variables=None, **kwargs):
+        ret = []
+
+        for term in terms:
+            '''
+            http://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor
+            The shell argument (which defaults to False) specifies whether to use the
+            shell as the program to execute. If shell is True, it is recommended to pass
+            args as a string rather than as a sequence
+            https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/6550
+            '''
+            name, params = _parse_parameters(term)
+            try:
+                password = get_password(term)
+            except:
+                if not params['length']:
+                    raise AnsibleError((
+                        "lookup_plugin.pass(%s) not found "
+                        "- set length > 0 to create" ) % term)
+                try:
+                    generate_password(name, params['length'], params['symbols'])
+                    display.vvv('Generated password for %s' % name)
+                    password = get_password(name)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    raise AnsibleError("lookup_plugin.pass(%s) returned %s" % (term, e.message))
+            ret.append(password)
+        return ret
diff --git a/ansible/roles/jenkinsslave/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/jenkinsslave/tasks/main.yml
index 28d92d73b..8effa9170 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/jenkinsslave/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/jenkinsslave/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,34 +25,42 @@
     user: "{{ jenkinsuser }}"
     key: "{{ authorized_key }}"
 
-- name: copy snoopy keys
+- name: jenkins | prepare .ssh
+  become: yes
+  become_user: "{{ jenkinsuser }}"
+  file:
+    path: "/home/{{ jenkinsuser }}/.ssh"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0700
+
+- name: jenkins | copy snoopy keys
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ jenkinsuser }}"
   copy:
-    src={{ snoopy_dir_path }}/{{ item.srcfile }}
-    dest=/home/{{ jenkinsuser }}/{{ item.dest }}
-    owner={{ jenkinsuser }}
-    group={{ jenkinsuser }}
-    mode=0700
+    content: "{{ lookup('pass', item.pass_path) }}"
+    dest: "/home/{{ jenkinsuser }}/{{ item.dest }}"
+    owner: "{{ jenkinsuser }}"
+    group: "{{ jenkinsuser }}"
+    mode: 0600
   with_items:
-    - { srcfile: "config", dest: ".ssh/config" }
-    - { srcfile: "snoopycrimecop_github", dest: ".ssh/snoopycrimecop_github" }
-    - { srcfile: "snoopycrimecop_github.pub", dest: ".ssh/snoopycrimecop_github.pub" }
-  when: not spacewalk and snoopy_dir_path|length>0
+    - { pass_path: "ci/snoopy/sshconfig", dest: ".ssh/config" }
+    - { pass_path: "ci/snoopy/id_rsa", dest: ".ssh/snoopycrimecop_github" }
+    - { pass_path: "ci/snoopy/id_rsa.pub", dest: ".ssh/snoopycrimecop_github.pub" }
+  when: not spacewalk
 
-- name: generate known_hosts
+- name: jenkins | generate known_hosts
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ jenkinsuser }}"
   shell: ssh-keyscan github.com >> /home/{{ jenkinsuser }}/.ssh/known_hosts
-  when: not spacewalk and snoopy_dir_path|length>0
+  when: not spacewalk
 
-- name: chmod known_hosts
+- name: jenkins | chmod known_hosts
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ jenkinsuser }}"
   file:
     path=/home/{{ jenkinsuser }}/.ssh/known_hosts
     mode=0700
-  when: not spacewalk and snoopy_dir_path|length>0
+  when: not spacewalk
 
 - name: jenkins | ssh access
   become: yes