x509_v2.private_key_managed state fails on Windows minions due to the default mode option

[Darrenoid]

Description of Issue

Trying to create a private key on Windows minions using x509.private_key_managed state fails with:

The 'mode' option is not supported on Windows

The mode is not set in the state file, but according to the x509v2 documentation, it is set to mode: 400 by default if the option is not specified.

Setup

create-private-key.sls:

pki_dir:
  file.directory:
    - name: C:\certs
    - makedirs: True

create_server_key:
  x509.private_key_managed:
    - name: C:\certs\server.key
    - keysize: 4096
    - backup: true
    - require:
      - file: pki_dir

Steps to Reproduce Issue

1. Configure windows minion with feature: x509v2 and restart minion service
2. Run state.apply on the minion with the create-private-key.sls state

Versions Report

Master:

Salt Version:
          Salt: 3006.9

Python Version:
        Python: 3.10.14 (main, Jun 26 2024, 11:44:37) [GCC 11.2.0]

Dependency Versions:
          cffi: 1.14.6
      cherrypy: unknown
  cryptography: 42.0.5
      dateutil: 2.8.1
     docker-py: Not Installed
         gitdb: Not Installed
     gitpython: Not Installed
        Jinja2: 3.1.4
       libgit2: Not Installed
  looseversion: 1.0.2
      M2Crypto: Not Installed
          Mako: Not Installed
       msgpack: 1.0.2
  msgpack-pure: Not Installed
  mysql-python: Not Installed
     packaging: 22.0
     pycparser: 2.21
      pycrypto: Not Installed
  pycryptodome: 3.19.1
        pygit2: Not Installed
  python-gnupg: 0.4.8
        PyYAML: 6.0.1
         PyZMQ: 23.2.0
        relenv: 0.17.0
         smmap: Not Installed
       timelib: 0.2.4
       Tornado: 4.5.3
           ZMQ: 4.3.4

Salt Extensions:
        SSEAPE: 8.17.0.6

System Versions:
          dist: rhel 9.4 Plow
        locale: utf-8
       machine: x86_64
       release: 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4.x86_64
        system: Linux
       version: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Plow

Minion:

Salt Version:
              Salt: 3006.9

    Python Version:
            Python: 3.10.14 (heads/main:9f7d197, Jun 26 2024, 11:42:40) [MSC v.1940 64 bit (AMD64)]

    Dependency Versions:
              cffi: 1.14.6
          cherrypy: 18.6.1
      cryptography: 42.0.5
          dateutil: 2.8.1
         docker-py: Not Installed
             gitdb: 4.0.7
         gitpython: Not Installed
            Jinja2: 3.1.4
           libgit2: Not Installed
      looseversion: 1.0.2
          M2Crypto: Not Installed
              Mako: Not Installed
           msgpack: 1.0.2
      msgpack-pure: Not Installed
      mysql-python: Not Installed
         packaging: 22.0
         pycparser: 2.21
          pycrypto: Not Installed
      pycryptodome: 3.19.1
            pygit2: Not Installed
      python-gnupg: 0.4.8
            PyYAML: 6.0.1
             PyZMQ: 25.0.2
            relenv: 0.17.0
             smmap: 4.0.0
           timelib: 0.2.4
           Tornado: 4.5.3
               ZMQ: 4.3.4

    System Versions:
          dist:
            locale: utf-8
           machine: AMD64
           release: 2022Server
            system: Windows
           version: 2022Server 10.0.20348 SP0 Multiprocessor Free

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