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stage: Configure
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group: Configure
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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---
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# Vault Authentication with GitLab OpenID Connect **(FREE)**
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[Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/) is a secrets management application offered by HashiCorp.
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It allows you to store and manage sensitive information such as secret environment
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variables, encryption keys, and authentication tokens.
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Vault offers Identity-based Access, which means Vault users can authenticate
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through several of their preferred cloud providers.
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The following content explains how Vault users can authenticate themselves through
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GitLab by using our OpenID authentication feature.
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## Prerequisites
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1. [Install Vault](https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/install).
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1. Run Vault.
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## Get the OpenID Connect client ID and secret from GitLab
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First you must create a GitLab application to obtain an application ID and secret
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for authenticating into Vault. To do this, sign in to GitLab and follow these steps:
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1. In the top-right corner, select your avatar.
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1. Select **Edit profile**.
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1. On the left sidebar, select **Applications**.
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1. Fill out the application **Name** and [**Redirect URI**](https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/auth/jwt#redirect-uris).
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1. Select the **OpenID** scope.
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1. Select **Save application**.
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1. Copy the **Client ID** and **Client Secret**, or keep the page open for reference.
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## Enable OpenID Connect on Vault
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OpenID Connect (OIDC) is not enabled in Vault by default.
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To enable the OIDC authentication provider in Vault, open a terminal session
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and run the following command:
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```shell
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vault auth enable oidc
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```
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You should see the following output in the terminal:
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```plaintext
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Success! Enabled oidc auth method at: oidc/
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```
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## Write the OIDC configuration
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To give Vault the application ID and secret generated by GitLab and allow
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Vault to authenticate through GitLab, run the following command in the terminal:
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```shell
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vault write auth/oidc/config \
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oidc_discovery_url="https://gitlab.com" \
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oidc_client_id="<your_application_id>" \
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oidc_client_secret="<your_secret>" \
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default_role="demo" \
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bound_issuer="localhost"
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```
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Replace `<your_application_id>` and `<your_secret>` with the application ID
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and secret generated for your app.
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You should see the following output in the terminal:
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```shell
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Success! Data written to: auth/oidc/config
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```
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## Write the OIDC role configuration
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You must tell Vault the [**Redirect URIs**](https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/auth/jwt#redirect-uris)
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and scopes given to GitLab when you created the application.
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Run the following command in the terminal:
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```shell
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vault write auth/oidc/role/demo -<<EOF
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{
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"user_claim": "sub",
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"allowed_redirect_uris": "<your_vault_instance_redirect_uris>",
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"bound_audiences": "<your_application_id>",
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"oidc_scopes": "<openid>",
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"role_type": "oidc",
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"policies": "demo",
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"ttl": "1h",
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"bound_claims": { "groups": ["<yourGroup/yourSubgrup>"] }
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}
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EOF
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```
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Replace:
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- `<your_vault_instance_redirect_uris>` with redirect URIs that match where your
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Vault instance is running.
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- `<your_application_id>` with the application ID generated for your app.
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The `oidc_scopes` field must include `openid`.
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This configuration is saved under the name of the role you are creating. In this
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example, we are creating a `demo` role.
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WARNING:
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If you're using a public GitLab instance, such as GitLab.com, you must specify
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the `bound_claims` to allow access only to members of your group or project.
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Otherwise, anyone with a public account can access your Vault instance.
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## Sign in to Vault
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1. Go to your Vault UI. For example: [http://127.0.0.1:8200/ui/vault/auth?with=oidc](http://127.0.0.1:8200/ui/vault/auth?with=oidc).
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1. If the `OIDC` method is not selected, open the dropdown list and select it.
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1. Select **Sign in With GitLab**, which opens a modal window:
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1. To allow Vault to sign in through GitLab, select **Authorize**. This redirects you back to your Vault UI as a signed-in user.
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## Sign in using the Vault CLI (optional)
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You can also sign into Vault using the [Vault CLI](https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/commands).
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1. To sign in with the role configuration you created in the previous example,
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run the following command in your terminal:
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```shell
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vault login -method=oidc port=8250 role=demo
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```
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This command sets:
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- `role=demo` so Vault knows which configuration we'd like to sign in with.
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- `-method=oidc` to set Vault to use the `OIDC` sign-in method.
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- `port=8250` to set the port that GitLab should redirect to. This port
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number must match the port given to GitLab when listing
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[Redirect URIs](https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/auth/jwt#redirect-uris).
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After running this command, you should see a link in the terminal.
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1. Open this link in a web browser:
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You should see in the terminal:
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```plaintext
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Success! You are now authenticated. The token information displayed below
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is already stored in the token helper. You do NOT need to run "vault login"
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again. Future Vault requests will automatically use this token.
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```
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