diff --git a/group_vars/all.yml b/group_vars/all.yml
index 3c98b13..d335cd2 100644
--- a/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -79,3 +79,5 @@ firemon_networks:
 - 172.24.16.0/20
 - 172.28.33.0/24
 - 10.64.11.0/24
+
+step_root_ca: dch-root-ca.crt
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index 2f1afcb..8b22b89 100644
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ smtp1.pyrocufflink.blue
 
 [squid]
 
+[step-ssh:children]
+pyrocufflink
+
 [synapse]
 matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue
 
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/defaults/main.yml b/roles/step-ssh/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e34e25b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+step_root_ca_path: /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/dch-root-ca.crt
+step_ssh_trueted_user_ca_keys:
+- ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBImIoTTmhynCVy/vJ/Q2bWydzqVsvwhGvDgBbklw0eDt8UEbbP9HHPhxiMDtiAhbvRTg5BhYVAlR1MgdooT5dwQ=
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/files/dch-smallstep.repo b/roles/step-ssh/files/dch-smallstep.repo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b9dde5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/files/dch-smallstep.repo
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[dch-smallstep]
+name=dch-smallstep
+baseurl=https://files.pyrocufflink.blue/~dustin/smallstep/
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=https://files.pyrocufflink.blue/~dustin/smallstep/RPM-GPG-KEY-dch
+skip_if_unavailable=1
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/files/step-ssh-renew.target b/roles/step-ssh/files/step-ssh-renew.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c321cda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/files/step-ssh-renew.target
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Renew SSH host certificates
+Wants=step-ssh-renew@ed25519.service
+Wants=step-ssh-renew@ecdsa.service
+Wants=step-ssh-renew@rsa.service
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/files/step-ssh-renew.timer b/roles/step-ssh/files/step-ssh-renew.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7344a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/files/step-ssh-renew.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Periodically renew SSH host certificates
+
+[Timer]
+Unit=%N.target
+OnCalendar=Tue *-*-* 00:00:00
+RandomizedDelaySec=48h
+Persistent=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/files/step-ssh-renew@.service b/roles/step-ssh/files/step-ssh-renew@.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11ead95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/files/step-ssh-renew@.service
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Renew SSH host %I certificate
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+ConditionPathExists=/etc/ssh/ssh_host_%I_key-cert.pub
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/step-ssh-renew
+Environment=STEPPATH=/var/lib/step
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/step ssh renew -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_%I_key-cert.pub /etc/ssh/ssh_host_%I_key
+CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_CHOWN
+DeviceAllow=
+DevicePolicy=closed
+LockPersonality=yes
+#MemoryDenyWriteExecute=yes
+NoNewPrivileges=yes
+PrivateDevices=yes
+PrivateUsers=yes
+PrivateTmp=yes
+ProcSubset=pid
+ProtectClock=yes
+ProtectControlGroups=yes
+ProtectHome=yes
+ProtectHostname=yes
+ProtectKernelLogs=yes
+ProtectKernelModules=yes
+ProtectKernelTunables=yes
+ProtectProc=invisible
+ProtectSystem=strict
+ReadWritePaths=/etc/ssh
+RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_INET AF_INET6 AF_UNIX
+RestrictNamespaces=yes
+RestrictRealtime=yes
+RestrictSUIDSGID=yes
+#SystemCallArchitectures=native
+#SystemCallFilter=@system-service
+#SystemCallFilter=~@privileged @resources
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/files/trustedusercakeys.conf b/roles/step-ssh/files/trustedusercakeys.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b31833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/files/trustedusercakeys.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TrustedUserCAKeys /etc/ssh/ca.pub
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/handlers/main.yml b/roles/step-ssh/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46ccb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: reload sshd
+  service:
+    name: sshd
+    state: reloaded
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/library/ssh_host_certs.py b/roles/step-ssh/library/ssh_host_certs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..286a802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/library/ssh_host_certs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import email.mime.application
+import email.mime.multipart
+import email.mime.nonmultipart
+import email.parser
+import email.policy
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Iterable, Optional, Union
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
+log = logging.getLogger('ssh_cert_sign')
+
+
+Json = dict[str, Any]
+
+FormField = tuple[str, Union[str, Path]]
+
+
+class SignFailed(Exception):
+    ...
+
+
+def ansible_main():
+    module_args = {
+        'url': {
+            'type': 'str',
+            'required': False,
+            'default': 'https://webhooks.pyrocufflink.blue/sshkeys/sign',
+        },
+        'hostname': {
+            'type': 'str',
+            'required': False,
+            'default': os.uname().nodename,
+        },
+        'ssh_dir': {
+            'type': 'str',
+            'required': False,
+            'default': '/etc/ssh',
+        },
+    }
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=module_args, supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    url = module.params['url']
+    hostname = module.params['hostname']
+    ssh_dir = Path(module.params['ssh_dir'])
+
+    certs = list_certs(ssh_dir)
+    changed = not certs
+    if changed and not module.check_mode:
+        try:
+            certs = sign_and_save_certs(url, hostname, ssh_dir)
+        except Exception as e:
+            module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed, certs=[str(p) for p in certs])
+
+
+def list_certs(sshdir: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    return list(sshdir.glob('ssh_host_*_key-cert.pub'))
+
+
+def multipart_data(fields: Iterable[FormField]) -> tuple[str, bytes]:
+    m = email.mime.multipart.MIMEMultipart('form-data')
+    for name, value in fields:
+        if isinstance(value, Path):
+            with value.open('rb') as f:
+                part = email.mime.application.MIMEApplication(f.read())
+            part.add_header('Content-Disposition', 'form-data')
+            part.set_param(
+                'filename', value.name, header='Content-Disposition'
+            )
+        else:
+            part = email.mime.nonmultipart.MIMENonMultipart('text', 'plain')
+            part.add_header('Content-Disposition', 'form-data')
+            part.set_payload(value.encode('utf-8'))
+        part.set_param('name', name, header='Content-Disposition')
+        del part['MIME-Version']
+        m.attach(part)
+    data = m.as_bytes(policy=email.policy.HTTP)
+    headers, __, content = data.partition(b'\r\n\r\n')
+    parser = email.parser.BytesHeaderParser()
+    header_map = parser.parsebytes(headers)
+    content_type = header_map['Content-Type']
+    return (content_type, content)
+
+
+def request_sign(
+    url: str, hostname: str, sshdir: Optional[Path] = None
+) -> Json:
+    if sshdir is None:
+        sshdir = Path('/etc/ssh')
+    fields: list[FormField] = [('hostname', hostname)]
+    for path in sshdir.glob('ssh_host_*_key.pub'):
+        fields.append(('keys', path))
+    content_type, data = multipart_data(fields)
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=data)
+    req.add_header('Content-Type', content_type)
+    try:
+        res = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        with e:
+            buf = e.read()
+            try:
+                r = json.loads(buf)
+            except ValueError as ve:
+                log.error(f'Error decoding response as JSON: {ve}')
+            else:
+                errors = r.get('errors')
+                if errors:
+                    raise SignFailed('; '.join(errors)) from e
+            msg = buf.strip().decode('utf-8', errors='replace') or e.reason
+            raise SignFailed(msg) from e
+    else:
+        with res:
+            return json.load(res)
+
+
+def sign_and_save_certs(url: str, hostname: str, sshdir: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    certs = []
+    response = request_sign(url, hostname, sshdir)
+    for name, content in response['certificates'].items():
+        path = sshdir / name
+        log.info('Writing new certificate to %s', path)
+        with path.open('w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            f.write(content)
+        certs.append(path)
+    return certs
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ansible_main()
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/tasks/main.yml b/roles/step-ssh/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0af6580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+- name: ensure ssh host certificates are signed
+  ssh_host_certs:
+  register: host_certs
+  tags:
+  - cert
+
+- name: ensure sshd is configured to use host certificates
+  template:
+    src: hostcertificate.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/10-hostcertificate.conf
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  notify:
+  - reload sshd
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - sshd_config
+
+- name: ensure dch-smallstep repo is configured
+  copy:
+    src: dch-smallstep.repo
+    dest: /etc/yum.repos.d/dch-smallstep.repo
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  tags:
+  - yumrepo
+
+- name: ensure step-cli is installed
+  package:
+    name: step-cli
+    state: present
+  tags:
+  - install
+
+- name: ensure step certificate directory exists
+  file:
+    path: '{{ step_root_ca_path | dirname }}'
+    mode: u=rwx,go=rx
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    state: directory
+  tags:
+  - cert
+- name: ensure step root ca is installed
+  copy:
+    src: '{{ step_root_ca }}'
+    dest: '{{ step_root_ca_path }}'
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  tags:
+  - cert
+
+- name: ensure step-ssh-renew systemd units are installed
+  copy:
+    src: '{{ item }}'
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/{{ item }}
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  loop:
+  - step-ssh-renew@.service
+  - step-ssh-renew.target
+  - step-ssh-renew.timer
+  tags:
+  - systemd
+
+- name: ensure step-ssh-renew environment variables are set
+  template:
+    src: step-ssh-renew.env.j2
+    dest: /etc/sysconfig/step-ssh-renew
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - step-cli-config
+
+- name: ensure step-ssh-renew.timer is enabled
+  systemd:
+    name: step-ssh-renew.timer
+    enabled: true
+  tags:
+  - service
+- name: ensure step-ssh-renew.timer is running
+  systemd:
+    name: step-ssh-renew.timer
+    state: started
+  tags:
+  - service
+
+- name: ensure sshd is configured to trust user certificate ca
+  copy:
+    src: trustedusercakeys.conf
+    dest: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/70-trustedusercakeys.conf
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - sshd-config
+  notify:
+  - reload sshd
+
+- name: ensure user ssh ca certificates are trusted
+  template:
+    src: ca.pub.j2
+    dest: /etc/ssh/ca.pub
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - sshd-config
+  notify:
+  - reload sshd
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/templates/ca.pub.j2 b/roles/step-ssh/templates/ca.pub.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2319a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/templates/ca.pub.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% for cert in step_ssh_trueted_user_ca_keys %}
+{{ cert }}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/templates/hostcertificate.conf.j2 b/roles/step-ssh/templates/hostcertificate.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..802624b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/templates/hostcertificate.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{% if host_certs.certs|d(none) %}
+{% for cert in host_certs.certs | sort %}
+HostCertificate {{ cert }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/roles/step-ssh/templates/step-ssh-renew.env.j2 b/roles/step-ssh/templates/step-ssh-renew.env.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..778d812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/step-ssh/templates/step-ssh-renew.env.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+STEP_CA_URL=https://ca.pyrocufflink.blue:32599
+STEP_ROOT={{ step_root_ca_path }}
+STEP_PROVISIONER=sshpop
diff --git a/step-ssh.yml b/step-ssh.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b56bc3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/step-ssh.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- hosts: step-ssh
+  roles:
+  - step-ssh