feat: Support workload identity federation flow

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 - `certificates`: [v1.2.0](services/certificates/CHANGELOG.md#v120)
   - **Feature:** Switch from `v2beta` API version to `v2` version.
   - **Breaking change:** Rename `CreateCertificateResponse` to `GetCertificateResponse`
+- `core`: 
+  - [v0.21.0](core/CHANGELOG.md#v0210)
+    - **Chore:** Use `jwt-bearer` grant to get a fresh token instead of `refresh_token`
+    - **Feature:** Support Workload Identity Federation flow
 - `sfs`:
   - [v0.2.0](services/sfs/CHANGELOG.md)
     - **Breaking change:** Remove region configuration in `APIClient`

README.md

@@ -234,4 +234,4 @@ See the [release documentation](./RELEASE.md) for further information.
 
 ## License
 
-Apache 2.0
+Apache 2.0

core/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## v0.21.0
+- **Chore:** Use `jwt-bearer` grant to get a fresh token instead of `refresh_token`
+- **Feature:** Support Workload Identity Federation flow
+
 ## v0.20.1
 - **Improvement:** Improve error message when passing a PEM encoded file to as service account key
 

core/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.20.1
+v0.21.0

core/auth/auth.go

@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ func SetupAuth(cfg *config.Configuration) (rt http.RoundTripper, err error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("configuring no auth client: %w", err)
 		}
 		return noAuthRoundTripper, nil
+	} else if cfg.WorkloadIdentityFederation {
+		wifRoundTripper, err := WorkloadIdentityFederationAuth(cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("configuring no auth client: %w", err)
+		}
+		return wifRoundTripper, nil
 	} else if cfg.ServiceAccountKey != "" || cfg.ServiceAccountKeyPath != "" {
 		keyRoundTripper, err := KeyAuth(cfg)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -84,14 +90,18 @@ func DefaultAuth(cfg *config.Configuration) (rt http.RoundTripper, err error) {
 		cfg = &config.Configuration{}
 	}
 
-	// Key flow
-	rt, err = KeyAuth(cfg)
+	// WIF flow
+	rt, err = WorkloadIdentityFederationAuth(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
-		keyFlowErr := err
-		// Token flow
-		rt, err = TokenAuth(cfg)
+		// Key flow
+		rt, err = KeyAuth(cfg)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no valid credentials were found: trying key flow: %s, trying token flow: %w", keyFlowErr.Error(), err)
+			keyFlowErr := err
+			// Token flow
+			rt, err = TokenAuth(cfg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("no valid credentials were found: trying key flow: %s, trying token flow: %w", keyFlowErr.Error(), err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return rt, nil
@@ -221,6 +231,29 @@ func KeyAuth(cfg *config.Configuration) (http.RoundTripper, error) {
 	return client, nil
 }
 
+// WorkloadIdentityFederationAuth configures the wif flow and returns an http.RoundTripper
+// that can be used to make authenticated requests using an access token
+func WorkloadIdentityFederationAuth(cfg *config.Configuration) (http.RoundTripper, error) {
+	wifConfig := clients.WorkloadIdentityFederationFlowConfig{
+		TokenUrl:                      cfg.TokenCustomUrl,
+		BackgroundTokenRefreshContext: cfg.BackgroundTokenRefreshContext,
+		ClientID:                      cfg.ServiceAccountEmail,
+		TokenExpiration:               cfg.ServiceAccountFederatedTokenExpiration,
+		FederatedTokenFunction:        cfg.ServiceAccountFederatedTokenFunc,
+	}
+
+	if cfg.HTTPClient != nil && cfg.HTTPClient.Transport != nil {
+		wifConfig.HTTPTransport = cfg.HTTPClient.Transport
+	}
+
+	client := &clients.WorkloadIdentityFederationFlow{}
+	if err := client.Init(&wifConfig); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error initializing client: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return client, nil
+}
+
 // readCredentialsFile reads the credentials file from the specified path and returns Credentials
 func readCredentialsFile(path string) (*Credentials, error) {
 	if path == "" {

core/auth/auth_test.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/clients"
 	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/config"
@@ -121,6 +122,32 @@ func TestSetupAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	// create a wif assertion file
+	wifAssertionFile, errs := os.CreateTemp("", "temp-*.txt")
+	if errs != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Creating temporary file: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = wifAssertionFile.Close()
+		err := os.Remove(wifAssertionFile.Name())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Removing temporary file: %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	token, err := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, jwt.RegisteredClaims{
+		ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(time.Minute)),
+		Subject:   "sub",
+	}).SignedString([]byte("test"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Removing temporary file: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	_, errs = wifAssertionFile.WriteString(string(token))
+	if errs != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Writing wif assertion to temporary file: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	// create a credentials file with saKey and private key
 	credentialsKeyFile, errs := os.CreateTemp("", "temp-*.txt")
 	if errs != nil {
@@ -147,12 +174,19 @@ func TestSetupAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		desc                        string
 		config                      *config.Configuration
 		setToken                    bool
+		setWorkloadIdentity         bool
 		setKeys                     bool
 		setKeyPaths                 bool
 		setCredentialsFilePathToken bool
 		setCredentialsFilePathKey   bool
 		isValid                     bool
 	}{
+		{
+			desc:                "wif_config",
+			config:              nil,
+			setWorkloadIdentity: true,
+			isValid:             true,
+		},
 		{
 			desc:                        "token_config",
 			config:                      nil,
@@ -241,6 +275,12 @@ func TestSetupAuth(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Setenv("STACKIT_CREDENTIALS_PATH", "")
 			}
 
+			if test.setWorkloadIdentity {
+				t.Setenv("STACKIT_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE", wifAssertionFile.Name())
+			} else {
+				t.Setenv("STACKIT_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE", "")
+			}
+
 			t.Setenv("STACKIT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL", "test-email")
 
 			authRoundTripper, err := SetupAuth(test.config)
@@ -253,7 +293,7 @@ func TestSetupAuth(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("Test didn't return error on invalid test case")
 			}
 
-			if test.isValid && authRoundTripper == nil {
+			if authRoundTripper == nil && test.isValid {
 				t.Fatalf("Roundtripper returned is nil for valid test case")
 			}
 		})
@@ -381,6 +421,32 @@ func TestDefaultAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Writing private key to temporary file: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	// create a wif assertion file
+	wifAssertionFile, errs := os.CreateTemp("", "temp-*.txt")
+	if errs != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Creating temporary file: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = wifAssertionFile.Close()
+		err := os.Remove(wifAssertionFile.Name())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Removing temporary file: %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	token, err := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, jwt.RegisteredClaims{
+		ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(time.Minute)),
+		Subject:   "sub",
+	}).SignedString([]byte("test"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Removing temporary file: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	_, errs = wifAssertionFile.WriteString(string(token))
+	if errs != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Writing wif assertion to temporary file: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	// create a credentials file with saKey and private key
 	credentialsKeyFile, errs := os.CreateTemp("", "temp-*.txt")
 	if errs != nil {
@@ -409,6 +475,7 @@ func TestDefaultAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		setKeyPaths               bool
 		setKeys                   bool
 		setCredentialsFilePathKey bool
+		setWorkloadIdentity       bool
 		isValid                   bool
 		expectedFlow              string
 	}{
@@ -418,6 +485,14 @@ func TestDefaultAuth(t *testing.T) {
 			isValid:      true,
 			expectedFlow: "token",
 		},
+		{
+			desc:                "wif_precedes_key_precedes_token",
+			setToken:            true,
+			setKeyPaths:         true,
+			setWorkloadIdentity: true,
+			isValid:             true,
+			expectedFlow:        "wif",
+		},
 		{
 			desc:         "key_precedes_token",
 			setToken:     true,
@@ -475,6 +550,13 @@ func TestDefaultAuth(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				t.Setenv("STACKIT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN", "")
 			}
+
+			if test.setWorkloadIdentity {
+				t.Setenv("STACKIT_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE", wifAssertionFile.Name())
+			} else {
+				t.Setenv("STACKIT_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE", "")
+			}
+
 			t.Setenv("STACKIT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL", "test-email")
 
 			// Get the default authentication client and ensure that it's not nil
@@ -501,6 +583,10 @@ func TestDefaultAuth(t *testing.T) {
 					if _, ok := authClient.(*clients.KeyFlow); !ok {
 						t.Fatalf("Expected key flow, got %s", reflect.TypeOf(authClient))
 					}
+				case "wif":
+					if _, ok := authClient.(*clients.WorkloadIdentityFederationFlow); !ok {
+						t.Fatalf("Expected key flow, got %s", reflect.TypeOf(authClient))
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		})

core/clients/auth_flow.go

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package clients
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/oapierror"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultTokenExpirationLeeway = time.Second * 5
+)
+
+type AuthFlow interface {
+	RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+	GetAccessToken() (string, error)
+	RefreshAccessToken() error
+	GetBackgroundTokenRefreshContext() context.Context
+}
+
+// TokenResponseBody is the API response
+// when requesting a new token
+type TokenResponseBody struct {
+	AccessToken string `json:"access_token"`
+	ExpiresIn   int    `json:"expires_in"`
+	// Deprecated: RefreshToken is no longer used and the SDK will not attempt to refresh tokens using it but will instead use the AuthFlow implementation to get new tokens.
+	// This will be removed after 2026-07-01.
+	RefreshToken string `json:"refresh_token"`
+	Scope        string `json:"scope"`
+	TokenType    string `json:"token_type"`
+}
+
+func parseTokenResponse(res *http.Response) (*TokenResponseBody, error) {
+	if res == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("received bad response from API")
+	}
+	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Fail silently, omit body from error
+			// We're trying to show error details, so it's unnecessary to fail because of this err
+			body = []byte{}
+		}
+		return nil, &oapierror.GenericOpenAPIError{
+			StatusCode: res.StatusCode,
+			Body:       body,
+		}
+	}
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	token := &TokenResponseBody{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, token)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal token response: %w", err)
+	}
+	return token, nil
+}
+
+func tokenExpired(token string, tokenExpirationLeeway time.Duration) (bool, error) {
+	if token == "" {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	// We can safely use ParseUnverified because we are not authenticating the user at this point.
+	// We're just checking the expiration time
+	tokenParsed, _, err := jwt.NewParser().ParseUnverified(token, &jwt.RegisteredClaims{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("parse token: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	expirationTimestampNumeric, err := tokenParsed.Claims.GetExpirationTime()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("get expiration timestamp: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Pretend to be `tokenExpirationLeeway` into the future to avoid token expiring
+	// between retrieving the token and upstream systems validating it.
+	now := time.Now().Add(tokenExpirationLeeway)
+	return now.After(expirationTimestampNumeric.Time), nil
+}