Authentication
Configuring authentication to external services in Red Hat Developer Hub
Abstract
Preface
Depending on your organization’s security policies, you might require to identify and authorize users before giving them access to resources, such as Red Hat Developer Hub.
In Developer Hub, authentication and authorization are two separate processes:
- Authentication defines the user identity, and passes on this information to Developer Hub. Read the following chapters to configure authentication in Developer Hub.
- Authorization defines what the authenticated identity can access or do in Developer Hub. See Authorization.
To explore Developer Hub features, you can enable the guest user to skip configuring authentication and authorization, log in as the guest user, and access all the features.
The authentication system in Developer Hub is handled by external authentication providers.
Developer Hub supports following authentication providers:
- Red Hat Single-Sign On (RHSSO)
- GitHub
- Microsoft Azure
To identify users in Developer Hub, configure:
- One (and only one) authentication provider for sign-in and identification.
- Optionally, additional authentication providers for identification, to add more information to the user identity, or enable access to additional external resources.
For each authentication provider, set up the shared secret that the authentication provider and Developer Hub require to communicate, first in the authentication provider, then in Developer Hub.
Developer Hub stores user identity information in the Developer Hub software catalog.
To explore the authentication system and use Developer Hub without authorization policies, you can bypass the Developer Hub software catalog and start using Developer Hub without provisioning the Developer Hub software catalog.
To get, store, and update additional user information, such as group or team ownership, with the intention to use this data to define authorization policies, provision users and groups in the Developer Hub software catalog.
Developer Hub uses a one-way synchronization system to provision users and groups from your authentication system to the Developer Hub software catalog. Therefore, deleting users and groups by using Developer Hub Web UI or REST API might have unintended consequences.
Chapter 1. Authenticating with the Guest user
To explore Developer Hub features, you can skip configuring authentication and authorization. You can configure Developer Hub to log in as a Guest user and access Developer Hub features.
1.1. Authenticating with the Guest user on an Operator-based installation
After an Operator-based installation, you can configure Developer Hub to log in as a Guest user and access Developer Hub features.
Prerequisites
- You installed Developer Hub by using the Operator.
- You added a custom Developer Hub application configuration, and have sufficient permissions to modify it.
Procedure
To enable the guest user in your Developer Hub custom configuration, edit your Developer Hub application configuration with following content:
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragmentauth: environment: development providers: guest: dangerouslyAllowOutsideDevelopment: true
Verification
- Go to the Developer Hub login page.
- To log in with the Guest user account, click Enter in the Guest tile.
- In the Developer Hub Settings page, your profile name is Guest.
- You can use Developer Hub features.
1.2. Authenticating with the Guest user on a Helm-based installation
On a Helm-based installation, you can configure Developer Hub to log in as a Guest user and access Developer Hub features.
Prerequisites
Procedure
To enable the guest user in your Developer Hub custom configuration, configure your Red Hat Developer Hub Helm Chart with following content:
Red Hat Developer Hub Helm Chart configuration fragment
upstream: backstage: appConfig: app: baseUrl: 'https://{{- include "janus-idp.hostname" . }}' auth: environment: development providers: guest: dangerouslyAllowOutsideDevelopment: true
Verification
- Go to the Developer Hub login page.
- To log in with the Guest user account, click Enter in the Guest tile.
- In the Developer Hub Settings page, your profile name is Guest.
- You can use Developer Hub features.
Chapter 2. Authenticating with Red Hat Single Sign-On (RHSSO)
To authenticate users with Red Hat Single Sign-On (RHSSO):
2.1. Enabling authentication with Red Hat Single-Sign On (RHSSO)
To authenticate users with Red Hat Single Sign-On (RHSSO), enable the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication provider in Red Hat Developer Hub.
Prerequisites
- You added a custom Developer Hub application configuration, and have sufficient permissions to modify it.
- You have sufficient permissions in RHSSO to create and manage a realm.
Procedure
To allow Developer Hub to authenticate with RHSSO, complete the steps in RHSSO, to create a realm and a user and register the Developer Hub application:
Use an existing realm, or create a realm, with a distinctive Name such as <my_realm>. Save the value for the next step:
- RHSSO realm base URL, such as: <your_rhsso_URL>/auth/realms/<your_realm>.
To register your Developer Hub in RHSSO, in the created realm, create a Client ID, with:
- Client ID: A distinctive client ID, such as <RHDH>.
-
Valid redirect URIs: Set to the OIDC handler URL:
https://<RHDH_URL>/api/auth/oidc/handler/frame
. - Navigate to the Credentials tab and copy the Client secret.
Save the values for the next step:
- Client ID
- Client Secret
Configure your RHSSO realm for performance and security:
- Navigate to the Configure > Realm Settings.
- Set the Access Token Lifespan to a value greater than five minutes (preferably 10 or 15 minutes) to prevent performance issues from frequent refresh token requests for every API call.
- Enable the Revoke Refresh Token option to improve security by enabling the refresh token rotation strategy.
- To prepare for the verification steps, in the same realm, get the credential information for an existing user or create a user. Save the user credential information for the verification steps.
To add your RHSSO credentials to your Developer Hub secrets, edit your Developer Hub secrets, such as
secrets-rhdh
, and add the following key/value pairs:AUTH_OIDC_CLIENT_ID
- Enter the saved Client ID.
AUTH_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET
- Enter the saved Client Secret.
AUTH_OIDC_METADATA_URL
- Enter the saved RHSSO realm base URL.
To set up the RHSSO authentication provider in your Developer Hub custom configuration, edit your custom Developer Hub ConfigMap such as
app-config-rhdh
, and add the following lines to theapp-config-rhdh.yaml
content:app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with mandatory fields to enable authentication with RHSSOauth: environment: production providers: oidc: production: metadataUrl: ${AUTH_OIDC_METADATA_URL} clientId: ${AUTH_OIDC_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${AUTH_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET} signInPage: oidc
environment: production
-
Mark the environment as
production
to hide the Guest login in the Developer Hub home page. metadataUrl
,clientId
,clientSecret
- To configure the OIDC provider with your secrets.
sigInPage: oidc
- To enable the OIDC provider as default sign-in provider.
Optional: Consider adding the following optional fields:
dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: true
To enable authentication without requiring to provision users in the Developer Hub software catalog.
WarningUse this option to explore Developer Hub features, but do not use it in production.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optional field to allow authenticating users absent from the software catalogauth: environment: production providers: oidc: production: metadataUrl: ${AUTH_OIDC_METADATA_URL} clientId: ${AUTH_OIDC_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${AUTH_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET} signInPage: oidc dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: true
callbackUrl
RHSSO callback URL.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optional callbackURL
field
auth: providers: oidc: production: callbackUrl: ${AUTH_OIDC_CALLBACK_URL}
tokenEndpointAuthMethod
Token endpoint authentication method.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optional tokenEndpointAuthMethod
field
auth: providers: oidc: production: tokenEndpointAuthMethod: ${AUTH_OIDC_TOKEN_ENDPOINT_METHOD}
tokenSignedResponseAlg
Token signed response algorithm.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optional tokenSignedResponseAlg
field
auth: providers: oidc: production: tokenSignedResponseAlg: ${AUTH_OIDC_SIGNED_RESPONSE_ALG}
scope
RHSSO scope.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optional scope
field
auth: providers: oidc: production: scope: ${AUTH_OIDC_SCOPE}
signIn.resolvers
Declarative resolvers to override the default resolver: emailLocalPartMatchingUserEntityName
. The authentication provider tries each sign-in resolver until it succeeds, and fails if none succeed.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optional callbackURL
field
auth: providers: oidc: production: signIn: resolvers: - resolver: preferredUsernameMatchingUserEntityName - resolver: emailMatchingUserEntityProfileEmail - resolver: emailLocalPartMatchingUserEntityName
auth.backstageTokenExpiration
To modify the Developer Hub token expiration from its default value of one hour, note that this refers to the validity of short-term cryptographic tokens, not the session duration. The expiration value must be set between 10 minutes and 24 hours.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optional auth.backstageTokenExpiration
field
auth:
backstageTokenExpiration: { minutes: <user_defined_value> }
Verification
- Go to the Developer Hub login page.
- Your Developer Hub sign-in page displays Sign in using OIDC and the Guest user sign-in is disabled.
- Log in with OIDC by using the saved Username and Password values.
2.2. Provisioning users from Red Hat Single-Sign On (RHSSO) to the software catalog
Prerequisites
Procedure
To enable RHSSO member discovery, edit your custom Developer Hub ConfigMap, such as
app-config-rhdh
, and add the following lines to theapp-config-rhdh.yaml
content:app-config.yaml
fragment with mandatorykeycloakOrg
fieldsdangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: false catalog: providers: keycloakOrg: default: baseUrl: ${AUTH_OIDC_METADATA_URL} clientId: ${AUTH_OIDC_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${AUTH_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET}
dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: false
- Allow authentication only for users present in the Developer Hub software catalog.
baseUrl
- Your RHSSO server URL, defined when enabling authentication with RHSSO.
clientId
- Your Developer Hub application client ID in RHSSO, defined when enabling authentication with RHSSO.
clientSecret
- Your Developer Hub application client secret in RHSSO, defined when enabling authentication with RHSSO.
Optional: Consider adding the following optional fields:
realm
Realm to synchronize. Default value:
master
.app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalrealm
fieldcatalog: providers: keycloakOrg: default: realm: master
loginRealm
Realm used to authenticate. Default value:
master
.app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalloginRealm
fieldcatalog: providers: keycloakOrg: default: loginRealm: master
userQuerySize
User number to query simultaneously. Default value:
100
.app-config.yaml
fragment with optionaluserQuerySize
fieldcatalog: providers: keycloakOrg: default: userQuerySize: 100
groupQuerySize
Group number to query simultaneously. Default value:
100
.app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalgroupQuerySize
fieldcatalog: providers: keycloakOrg: default: groupQuerySize: 100
schedule.frequency
To specify custom schedule frequency. Supports cron, ISO duration, and "human duration" as used in code.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalschedule.frequency
fieldcatalog: providers: keycloakOrg: default: schedule: frequency: { hours: 1 }
schedule.timeout
To specify custom timeout. Supports ISO duration and "human duration" as used in code.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalschedule.timeout
fieldcatalog: providers: keycloakOrg: default: schedule: timeout: { minutes: 50 }
schedule.initialDelay
To specify custom initial delay. Supports ISO duration and "human duration" as used in code.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalschedule.initialDelay
fieldcatalog: providers: keycloakOrg: default: schedule: initialDelay: { seconds: 15}
Verification
Check the console logs to verify that the synchronization is completed.
Successful synchronization example:
{"class":"KeycloakOrgEntityProvider","level":"info","message":"Read 3 Keycloak users and 2 Keycloak groups in 1.5 seconds. Committing...","plugin":"catalog","service":"backstage","taskId":"KeycloakOrgEntityProvider:default:refresh","taskInstanceId":"bf0467ff-8ac4-4702-911c-380270e44dea","timestamp":"2024-09-25 13:58:04"} {"class":"KeycloakOrgEntityProvider","level":"info","message":"Committed 3 Keycloak users and 2 Keycloak groups in 0.0 seconds.","plugin":"catalog","service":"backstage","taskId":"KeycloakOrgEntityProvider:default:refresh","taskInstanceId":"bf0467ff-8ac4-4702-911c-380270e44dea","timestamp":"2024-09-25 13:58:04"}
- Log in with an RHSSO account.
2.3. Creating a custom transformer to provision users from Red Hat Single-Sign On (RHSSO) to the software catalog
To customize how RHSSO users and groups are mapped to Red Hat Developer Hub entities, you can create a backend module that uses the keycloakTransformerExtensionPoint
to provide custom user and group transformers for the Keycloak backend.
Prerequisites
Procedure
-
Create a new backend module with the
yarn new
command. Add your custom user and group transformers to the
keycloakTransformerExtensionPoint
.The following is an example of how the backend module can be defined:
plugins/<module-name>/src/module.ts
import { GroupTransformer, keycloakTransformerExtensionPoint, UserTransformer, } from '@janus-idp/backstage-plugin-keycloak-backend'; const customGroupTransformer: GroupTransformer = async ( entity, // entity output from default parser realm, // Keycloak realm name groups, // Keycloak group representation ) => { /* apply transformations */ return entity; }; const customUserTransformer: UserTransformer = async ( entity, // entity output from default parser user, // Keycloak user representation realm, // Keycloak realm name groups, // Keycloak group representation ) => { /* apply transformations */ return entity; }; export const keycloakBackendModuleTransformer = createBackendModule({ pluginId: 'catalog', moduleId: 'keycloak-transformer', register(reg) { reg.registerInit({ deps: { keycloak: keycloakTransformerExtensionPoint, }, async init({ keycloak }) { keycloak.setUserTransformer(customUserTransformer); keycloak.setGroupTransformer(customGroupTransformer); /* highlight-add-end */ }, }); }, });
ImportantThe module’s
pluginId
must be set tocatalog
to match thepluginId
of thekeycloak-backend
; otherwise, the module fails to initialize.Install this new backend module into your Developer Hub backend.
backend.add(import(backstage-plugin-catalog-backend-module-keycloak-transformer))
Verification
Developer Hub imports the users and groups each time when started. Check the console logs to verify that the synchronization is completed.
Successful synchronization example:
{"class":"KeycloakOrgEntityProvider","level":"info","message":"Read 3 Keycloak users and 2 Keycloak groups in 1.5 seconds. Committing...","plugin":"catalog","service":"backstage","taskId":"KeycloakOrgEntityProvider:default:refresh","taskInstanceId":"bf0467ff-8ac4-4702-911c-380270e44dea","timestamp":"2024-09-25 13:58:04"} {"class":"KeycloakOrgEntityProvider","level":"info","message":"Committed 3 Keycloak users and 2 Keycloak groups in 0.0 seconds.","plugin":"catalog","service":"backstage","taskId":"KeycloakOrgEntityProvider:default:refresh","taskInstanceId":"bf0467ff-8ac4-4702-911c-380270e44dea","timestamp":"2024-09-25 13:58:04"}
- After the first import is complete, navigate to the Catalog page and select User to view the list of users.
- When you select a user, you see the information imported from RHSSO.
- You can select a group, view the list, and access or review the information imported from RHSSO.
- You can log in with an RHSSO account.
Chapter 3. Authenticating with GitHub
To authenticate users with GitHub or GitHub Enterprise:
3.1. Enabling authentication with GitHub
To authenticate users with GitHub, enable the GitHub authentication provider in Red Hat Developer Hub.
Prerequisites
- You have added a custom Developer Hub application configuration, and have sufficient permissions to modify it.
- You have sufficient permissions in GitHub to create and manage a GitHub App.
Procedure
To allow Developer Hub to authenticate with GitHub, create a GitHub App. Opt for a GitHub App instead of an OAuth app to use fine-grained permissions, gain more control over which repositories the application can access, and use short-lived tokens.
Register a GitHub App with the following configuration:
- GitHub App name: Enter a unique name identifying your GitHub App, such as <Red Hat Developer Hub>-<GUID>.
-
Homepage URL: Your Developer Hub URL:
https://<my_developer_hub_url>
. -
Authorization callback URL: Your Developer Hub authentication backend URL:
https://<my_developer_hub_url>/api/auth/github/handler/frame
. -
Webhook URL: Your Developer Hub URL:
https://<my_developer_hub_url>
. - Webhook secret: Provide a strong secret.
Repository permissions:
Enable
Read-only
access to:- Administration
- Commit statuses
- Contents
- Dependabot alerts
- Deployments
- Pull Requests
Webhooks
TipIf you plan to make changes using the GitHub API, ensure that
Read and write
permissions are enabled instead ofRead-only
.
- Toggle other permissions as per your needs.
Organization permissions:
-
Enable
Read-only
access to Members.
-
Enable
-
For Where can this GitHub App be installed?, select
Only on this account
.
- In the General → Clients secrets section, click Generate a new client secret.
- In the General → Private keys section, click Generate a private key.
- In the Install App tab, choose an account to install your GitHub App on.
Save the following values for the next step:
- App ID
- Client ID
- Client secret
- Private key
- Webhook secret
To add your GitHub credentials to your Developer Hub secrets, edit your Developer Hub secrets, such as
secrets-rhdh
, and add the following key/value pairs:AUTH_GITHUB_APP_ID
- Enter the saved App ID.
AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID
- Enter the saved Client ID.
GITHUB_HOST_DOMAIN
-
Enter your GitHub host domain:
https://github.com
unless you are using GitHub Enterprise. GITHUB_ORGANIZATION
- Enter your GitHub organization name, such as `<your_github_organization_name>'.
GITHUB_ORG_URL
-
Enter
$GITHUB_HOST_DOMAIN/$GITHUB_ORGANIZATION
. GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET
- Enter the saved Client Secret.
GITHUB_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
- Enter the saved Private key.
GITHUB_WEBHOOK_URL
-
Enter your Developer Hub URL:
https://<my_developer_hub_url>
. GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET
- Enter the saved Webhook secret.
To set up the GitHub authentication provider and enable integration with the GitHub API in your Developer Hub custom configuration, edit your custom Developer Hub ConfigMap such as
app-config-rhdh
, and add the following lines to theapp-config-rhdh.yaml
content:app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with mandatory fields to enable authentication with GitHubauth: environment: production providers: github: production: clientId: ${AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET} integrations: github: - host: ${GITHUB_HOST_DOMAIN} apps: - appId: ${AUTH_GITHUB_APP_ID} clientId: ${AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET} webhookUrl: ${GITHUB_WEBHOOK_URL} webhookSecret: ${GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET} privateKey: | ${GITHUB_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE} signInPage: github
environment: production
-
Mark the environment as
production
to hide the Guest login in the Developer Hub home page. clientId
,clientSecret
,host
,appId
,webhookUrl
,webhookSecret
,privateKey
- Use the Developer Hub application information that you have created in GitHub and configured in OpenShift as secrets.
sigInPage: github
- To enable the GitHub provider as default sign-in provider.
Optional: Consider adding the following optional fields:
dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: true
To enable authentication without requiring to provision users in the Developer Hub software catalog.
WarningUse
dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog
to explore Developer Hub features, but do not use it in production.app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optional field to allow authenticating users absent from the software catalogauth: environment: production providers: github: production: clientId: ${AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET} integrations: github: - host: ${GITHUB_HOST_DOMAIN} apps: - appId: ${AUTH_GITHUB_APP_ID} clientId: ${AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET} webhookUrl: ${GITHUB_WEBHOOK_URL} webhookSecret: ${GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET} privateKey: | ${GITHUB_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE} signInPage: github dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: true
callbackUrl
The callback URL that GitHub uses when initiating an OAuth flow, such as: <your_intermediate_service_url/handler>. Define it when Developer Hub is not the immediate receiver, such as in cases when you use one OAuth app for many Developer Hub instances.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optionalenterpriseInstanceUrl
fieldauth: providers: github: production: callbackUrl: <your_intermediate_service_url/handler>
enterpriseInstanceUrl
Your GitHub Enterprise URL. Requires you defined the
GITHUB_HOST_DOMAIN
secret in the previous step.app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optionalenterpriseInstanceUrl
fieldauth: providers: github: production: enterpriseInstanceUrl: ${GITHUB_HOST_DOMAIN}
TipTo enable GitHub integration with a different authentication provider, complete the following configurations:
-
Add the GitHub provider to the existing
auth
section. -
Keep the
signInPage
section from your authentication provider configuration.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with mandatory fields to enable GitHub integration and use a different authentication providerauth: environment: production providers: github: production: clientId: ${AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET} <your_other_authentication_providers_configuration> integrations: github: - host: ${GITHUB_HOST_DOMAIN} apps: - appId: ${AUTH_GITHUB_APP_ID} clientId: ${AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET} webhookUrl: ${GITHUB_WEBHOOK_URL} webhookSecret: ${GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET} privateKey: | ${GITHUB_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE} signInPage: <your_main_authentication_provider>
Verification
- Go to the Developer Hub login page.
- Your Developer Hub sign-in page displays Sign in using GitHub and the Guest user sign-in is disabled.
- Log in with GitHub.
3.2. Provisioning users from GitHub to the software catalog
To authenticate users, Red Hat Developer Hub requires their presence in the software catalog. Consider configuring Developer Hub to provision users from GitHub to the software catalog on schedule, rather than provisioning the users manually.
Prerequisites
You have enabled authentication with GitHub, including the following secrets:
-
GITHUB_HOST_DOMAIN
-
GITHUB_ORGANIZATION
-
Procedure
To enable GitHub member discovery, edit your custom Developer Hub ConfigMap, such as
app-config-rhdh
, and add the following lines to theapp-config-rhdh.yaml
content:app-config.yaml
fragment with mandatorygithub
fieldsdangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: false catalog: providers: github: providerId: organization: "${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}" schedule: frequency: minutes: 30 initialDelay: seconds: 15 timeout: minutes: 15 githubOrg: githubUrl: "${GITHUB_HOST_DOMAIN}" orgs: [ "${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}" ] schedule: frequency: minutes: 30 initialDelay: seconds: 15 timeout: minutes: 15
dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: false
- Allow authentication only for users present in the Developer Hub software catalog.
organization
,githubUrl
, andorgs
- Use the Developer Hub application information that you have created in GitHub and configured in OpenShift as secrets.
schedule.frequency
- To specify custom schedule frequency. Supports cron, ISO duration, and "human duration" as used in code.
schedule.timeout
- To specify custom timeout. Supports ISO duration and "human duration" as used in code.
schedule.initialDelay
- To specify custom initial delay. Supports ISO duration and "human duration" as used in code.
Verification
Check the console logs to verify that the synchronization is completed.
Successful synchronization example:
{"class":"GithubMultiOrgEntityProvider","level":"info","message":"Reading GitHub users and teams for org: rhdh-dast","plugin":"catalog","service":"backstage","target":"https://github.com","taskId":"GithubMultiOrgEntityProvider:production:refresh","taskInstanceId":"801b3c6c-167f-473b-b43e-e0b4b780c384","timestamp":"2024-09-09 23:55:58"} {"class":"GithubMultiOrgEntityProvider","level":"info","message":"Read 7 GitHub users and 2 GitHub groups in 0.4 seconds. Committing...","plugin":"catalog","service":"backstage","target":"https://github.com","taskId":"GithubMultiOrgEntityProvider:production:refresh","taskInstanceId":"801b3c6c-167f-473b-b43e-e0b4b780c384","timestamp":"2024-09-09 23:55:59"}
- Log in with a GitHub account.
Chapter 4. Authentication with Microsoft Azure
To authenticate users with Microsoft Azure:
4.1. Enabling authentication with Microsoft Azure
Red Hat Developer Hub includes a Microsoft Azure authentication provider that can authenticate users by using OAuth.
Prerequisites
- You have the permission to register an application in Microsoft Azure.
- You added a custom Developer Hub application configuration.
Procedure
To allow Developer Hub to authenticate with Microsoft Azure, create an OAuth application in Microsoft Azure.
In the Azure portal go to App registrations, create a New registration with the configuration:
- Name
- The application name in Azure, such as <My Developer Hub>.
On the Home > App registrations > <My Developer Hub> > Manage > Authentication page, Add a platform, with the following configuration:
- Redirect URI
-
Enter the backend authentication URI set in Developer Hub:
https://<my_developer_hub_url>/api/auth/microsoft/handler/frame
- Front-channel logout URL
- Leave blank.
- Implicit grant and hybrid flows
- Leave all checkboxes cleared.
On the Home > App registrations > <My Developer Hub> > Manage > API permissions page, Add a Permission, then add the following Delegated permission for the Microsoft Graph API:
-
email
-
offline_access
-
openid
-
profile
-
User.Read
Optional custom scopes for the Microsoft Graph API that you define both in this section and in the Developer Hub configuration (
app-config-rhdh.yaml
).NoteYour company might require you to grant admin consent for these permissions. Even if your company does not require admin consent, you might do so as it means users do not need to individually consent the first time they access backstage. To grant administrator consent, a directory administrator must go to the admin consent page and click Grant admin consent for COMPANY NAME.
-
- On the Home > App registrations > <My Developer Hub> > Manage > Certificates & Secrets page, in the Client secrets tab, create a New client secret.
Save for the next step:
- Directory (tenant) ID
- Application (client) ID
- Application (client) secret
To add your Microsoft Azure credentials to Developer Hub, add the following key/value pairs to your Developer Hub secrets, such as
secrets-rhdh
:AUTH_AZURE_TENANT_ID
- Enter your saved Directory (tenant) ID.
AUTH_AZURE_CLIENT_ID
- Enter your saved Application (client) ID.
AUTH_AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET
- Enter your saved Application (client) secret.
Set up the Microsoft Azure authentication provider in your Developer Hub custom configuration, such as
app-config-rhdh
:app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragmentauth: environment: production providers: microsoft: production: clientId: ${AUTH_AZURE_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${AUTH_AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET} tenantId: ${AUTH_AZURE_TENANT_ID} signInPage: microsoft
environment: production
- Mark the environment as production to hide the Guest login in the Developer Hub home page.
clientId
,clientSecret
andtenantId
- Use the Developer Hub application information that you have created in Microsoft Azure and configured in OpenShift as secrets.
signInPage: microsoft
- Enable the Microsoft Azure provider as default sign-in provider.
Optional: Consider adding following optional fields:
dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: true
To enable authentication without requiring to provision users in the Developer Hub software catalog.
WarningUse
dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog
to explore Developer Hub features, but do not use it in production.app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optional field to allow authenticating users absent from the software catalogauth: environment: production providers: microsoft: production: clientId: ${AUTH_AZURE_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${AUTH_AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET} tenantId: ${AUTH_AZURE_TENANT_ID} signInPage: microsoft dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: true
domainHint
Optional for single-tenant applications. You can reduce login friction for users with accounts in multiple tenants by automatically filtering out accounts from other tenants. If you want to use this parameter for a single-tenant application, uncomment and enter the tenant ID. If your application registration is multi-tenant, leave this parameter blank. For more information, see Home Realm Discovery.
app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optionaldomainHint
fieldauth: environment: production providers: microsoft: production: domainHint: ${AUTH_AZURE_TENANT_ID}
additionalScopes
Optional for additional scopes. To add scopes for the application registration, uncomment and enter the list of scopes that you want to add. The default and mandatory value lists:
'openid', 'offline_access', 'profile', 'email', 'User.Read'
.app-config-rhdh.yaml
fragment with optionaladditionalScopes
fieldauth: environment: production providers: microsoft: production: additionalScopes: - Mail.Send
This step is optional for environments with outgoing access restrictions, such as firewall rules. If your environment has such restrictions, ensure that your RHDH backend can access the following hosts:
-
login.microsoftonline.com
: For obtaining and exchanging authorization codes and access tokens. -
graph.microsoft.com
: For retrieving user profile information (as referenced in the source code). If this host is unreachable, you might see an Authentication failed, failed to fetch user profile error when attempting to log in.
4.2. Provisioning users from Microsoft Azure to the software catalog
To authenticate users with Microsoft Azure, after Enabling authentication with Microsoft Azure, provision users from Microsoft Azure to the Developer Hub software catalog.
Prerequisites
Procedure
To enable Microsoft Azure member discovery, edit your custom Developer Hub ConfigMap, such as
app-config-rhdh
, and add following lines to theapp-config-rhdh.yaml
content:app-config.yaml
fragment with mandatorymicrosoftGraphOrg
fieldsdangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: false catalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: target: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0 tenantId: ${AUTH_AZURE_TENANT_ID} clientId: ${AUTH_AZURE_CLIENT_ID} clientSecret: ${AUTH_AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET}
dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: false
- Allow authentication only for users in the Developer Hub software catalog.
target: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
- Defines the MSGraph API endpoint the provider is connecting to. You might change this parameter to use a different version, such as the beta endpoint.
tenandId
,clientId
andclientSecret
- Use the Developer Hub application information you created in Microsoft Azure and configured in OpenShift as secrets.
Optional: Consider adding the following optional
microsoftGraphOrg.providerId
fields:authority: https://login.microsoftonline.com
Defines the authority used. Change the value to use a different authority, such as Azure US government. Default value:
https://login.microsoftonline.com
.app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalqueryMode
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: authority: https://login.microsoftonline.com/
queryMode: basic | advanced
By default, the Microsoft Graph API only provides the
basic
feature set for querying. Certain features requireadvanced
querying capabilities. See Microsoft Azure Advanced queries.app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalqueryMode
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: queryMode: advanced
user.expand
To include the expanded resource or collection referenced by a single relationship (navigation property) in your results. Only one relationship can be expanded in a single request. See Microsoft Graph query expand parameter. This parameter can be combined with ] or xref:userFilter[.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionaluser.expand
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: user: expand: manager
user.filter
To filter users. See Microsoft Graph API and Microsoft Graph API query filter parameters syntax. This parameter and ???TITLE??? are mutually exclusive, only one can be specified.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionaluser.filter
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: user: filter: accountEnabled eq true and userType eq 'member'
user.loadPhotos: true | false
Load photos by default. Set to
false
to not load user photos.app-config.yaml
fragment with optionaluser.loadPhotos
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: user: loadPhotos: true
user.select
Define the Microsoft Graph resource types to retrieve.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionaluser.select
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: user: select: ['id', 'displayName', 'description']
userGroupMember.filter
To use group membership to get users. To filter groups and fetch their members. This parameter and ???TITLE??? are mutually exclusive, only one can be specified.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionaluserGroupMember.filter
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: userGroupMember: filter: "displayName eq 'Backstage Users'"
userGroupMember.search
To use group membership to get users. To search for groups and fetch their members. This parameter and ???TITLE??? are mutually exclusive, only one can be specified.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionaluserGroupMember.search
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: userGroupMember: search: '"description:One" AND ("displayName:Video" OR "displayName:Drive")'
group.expand
Optional parameter to include the expanded resource or collection referenced by a single relationship (navigation property) in your results. Only one relationship can be expanded in a single request. See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/query-parameters#expand-parameter This parameter can be combined with ] instead of xref:userFilter[.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalgroup.expand
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: group: expand: member
group.filter
To filter groups. See Microsoft Graph API query group syntax.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalgroup.filter
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: group: filter: securityEnabled eq false and mailEnabled eq true and groupTypes/any(c:c+eq+'Unified')
group.search
To search for groups. See Microsoft Graph API query search parameter.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalgroup.search
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: group: search: '"description:One" AND ("displayName:Video" OR "displayName:Drive")'
group.select
To define the Microsoft Graph resource types to retrieve.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalgroup.select
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: group: select: ['id', 'displayName', 'description']
schedule.frequency
To specify custom schedule frequency. Supports cron, ISO duration, and "human duration" as used in code.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalschedule.frequency
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: schedule: frequency: { hours: 1 }
schedule.timeout
To specify custom timeout. Supports ISO duration and "human duration" as used in code.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalschedule.timeout
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: schedule: timeout: { minutes: 50 }
schedule.initialDelay
To specify custom initial delay. Supports ISO duration and "human duration" as used in code.
app-config.yaml
fragment with optionalschedule.initialDelay
fieldcatalog: providers: microsoftGraphOrg: providerId: schedule: initialDelay: { seconds: 15}
Verification
Check the console logs to verify that the synchronization is completed.
Successful synchronization example:
backend:start: {"class":"MicrosoftGraphOrgEntityProvider$1","level":"info","message":"Read 1 msgraph users and 1 msgraph groups in 2.2 seconds. Committing...","plugin":"catalog","service":"backstage","taskId":"MicrosoftGraphOrgEntityProvider:default:refresh","taskInstanceId":"88a67ce1-c466-41a4-9760-825e16b946be","timestamp":"2024-06-26 12:23:42"} backend:start: {"class":"MicrosoftGraphOrgEntityProvider$1","level":"info","message":"Committed 1 msgraph users and 1 msgraph groups in 0.0 seconds.","plugin":"catalog","service":"backstage","taskId":"MicrosoftGraphOrgEntityProvider:default:refresh","taskInstanceId":"88a67ce1-c466-41a4-9760-825e16b946be","timestamp":"2024-06-26 12:23:42"}
- Log in with a Microsoft Azure account.