--- - name: set ciphers according to openssh-version if openssh >= 5.3 set_fact: ssh_ciphers: '{{ ssh_ciphers_53_default }}' when: sshd_version is version('5.3', '>=') - name: set ciphers according to openssh-version if openssh >= 6.6 set_fact: ssh_ciphers: '{{ ssh_ciphers_66_default }}' when: sshd_version is version('6.6', '>=')