GKE Workload Identity Intro Tutorial

GKE Workload Identity Intro Tutorial

August 17, 2022

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gke google kubernetes

GKE Workload Identity is a way to associated a Google Service Account with a Kubernetes Service Account.

Google Service Account <=> Kubernetes Service Account
GSA <=> KSA

We'll go through the Google Docs and explain what it's talking about.

Useful Commands

gcloud iam service-accounts get-iam-policy SERVICE_ACCOUNT@GOOGLE_PROJECT.iam.gserviceaccount.com

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