Add docs for K8s auth method

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Tuan Dang
2024-05-14 18:02:05 -07:00
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ then Infisical returns a short-lived access token that can be used to make authe
To be more specific:
1. The client running on a GCP service obtains an [ID token](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/get-id-token) constituting the identity for a GCP resource such as a GCE instance or Cloud Function; this is a unique JWT token that includes details about the instance as well as Google's [RS256 signature](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7518#section-3.3).
2. The client sends the ID token to Infisical.
2. The client sends the ID token to Infisical at the `/api/v1/auth/gcp-auth/login` endpoint.
3. Infisical verifies the token against Google's [public OAuth2 certificates](https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/certs).
4. Infisical checks if the entity behind the ID token is allowed to authenticate with Infisical based on set criteria such as **Allowed Service Account Emails**.
5. If all is well, Infisical returns a short-lived access token that the client can use to make authenticated requests to the Infisical API.
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ then Infisical returns a short-lived access token that can be used to make authe
To be more specific:
1. The client generates a signed JWT token using the `projects.serviceAccounts.signJwt` [API method](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/reference/credentials/rest/v1/projects.serviceAccounts/signJwt); this is done using the service account credentials associated with the client.
2. The client sends the signed JWT token to Infisical.
2. The client sends the signed JWT token to Infisical at the `/api/v1/auth/gcp-auth/login` endpoint.
3. Infisical verifies the signed JWT token.
4. Infisical checks if the service account behind the JWT token is allowed to authenticate with Infisical based **Allowed Service Account Emails**.
5. If all is well, Infisical returns a short-lived access token that the client can use to make authenticated requests to the Infisical API.