1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/ssl/base.rb b/lib/puppet/ssl/base.rb
index 781ccb805..674330373 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/ssl/base.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/ssl/base.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ class Puppet::SSL::Base
         content.to_pem
     end
 
+    # Provide the full text of the thing we're dealing with.
+    def to_text
+        return "" unless content
+        content.to_text
+    end
+
     private
 
     def wrapped_class