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Add support for Google Workload Identity to Cube Store

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#4,434 opened on Apr 22, 2022

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Cube Store currently supports only using a JSON service account credential for authenticating to Google Cloud Storage. Google recommends against using this method when possible for security hardening purposes.

Describe the solution you'd like Implement Workload identity as described in https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/workload-identity

Describe alternatives you've considered Alternative is to use the existing hard-coded secrets method.

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Research direction
Explore how Cube Store currently authenticates to GCS using JSON service account credentials. Then implement Workload Identity by adapting the authentication flow to use the Google Cloud metadata server when running on GKE with Workload Identity enabled. Update the configuration to allow selecting the authentication method.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
backendcloudsecurity
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
GCPKubernetesCube Store
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40