This section outlines the CLI commands relevant to Universal Identity authentication.

create

Create a new Auth Method that will be able to authenticate using Akeyless Universal Identity

Usage

akeyless auth-method create universal-identity \
--name <Auth method name> \
--ttl <Token TTL>

Flags

-n, --name: Required Auth Method name

--descrpition: Auth Method description

--access-expires[=0]: Access expiration date in Unix timestamp (select 0 for access without expiry date)

--bound-ips: A comma-separated CIDR block list to allow client access

--gw-bound-ips: A comma-separated CIDR block list as a trusted Gateway entity

--delete-protection: Protection from accidental deletion of this object, [true/false]

--force-sub-claims: enforce role-association must include sub-claims

--jwt-ttl[=0]: creds expiration time in minutes. If not set, use default according to account settings (see get-account-settings)

--deny-rotate: Deny from the token to rotate

--deny-inheritance: Deny from root to create children

--ttl[=60]: Token TTL (has the value that configured in Akeyless console > Authentication settings)

uid-create-child-token

Create a new child token using Akeyless Universal Identity

Usage

akeyless uid-create-child-token \
--child-deny-rotate \
--child-deny-inheritance

Flags

--child-deny-rotate: Deny from new child to rotate

--child-deny-inheritance: Deny from new child to create their own children

--child-ttl: New child token TTL

-n, --auth-method-name: The universal identity auth method name, required only when uid-token is not provided

--tid, --uid-token-id: The ID of the uid-token, required only when uid-token is not provided

--profile or --token: Use a specific Akeyless profile (located at $HOME/.akeyless/profiles) or a temporary access token

--uid-token: The universal identity token. It is required only for universal_identity authentication

uid-generate-token

Generate a new token using Akeyless Universal Identity

Usage

akeyless uid-generate-token --auth-method-name <Auth method name>

uid-list-children

List the token children ids of Akeyless Universal Identity

Usage

akeyless uid-list-children --auth-method-name <UID Auth Method Name>

uid-revoke-token

Revoke token using Akeyless Universal Identity

Usage

akeyless uid-revoke-token \
--revoke-type <revokeSelf/revokeAll> \
--revoke-token <UID Token ID>

Flags

--revoke-type: Required, revokeSelf/revokeAll (delete only this token/this token and his children)

--revoke-token: Required, the universal identity token/token-id to revoke

-n, --auth-method-name: The universal identity auth method name

uid-rotate-token

Rotate Akeyless Universal Identity token

Flags

-t, --token, --uid-token: The Universal identity token to rotate

--fork: Create a new child token with default Flags

--send-manual-ack-token: The new rotated token to send manual ack for (with uid-token=the-orig-token)

--with-manual-ack: Disable automatic ack

-o, --output-file: Path to the output file

-i, --input-file: Path to the input file

update

Update a new Auth Method that will be able to authenticate using Akeyless Universal Identity

Usage

akeyless auth-method update universal-identity \
--name <Auth method name> \
--new-name <Auth method new name>

Flags

--new-name: Auth Method new name

-n, --name: Required, Auth Method name

--descrpition: Auth Method description

--access-expires[=0]: Access expiration date in Unix timestamp (select 0 for access without expiry date)

--bound-ips: A comma-separated CIDR block list to allow client access

--gw-bound-ips: A comma-separated CIDR block list as a trusted Gateway entity

--force-sub-claims: enforce role-association must include sub-claims

--audit-logs-claims: Additional sub-claims to include in audit logs. e.g. --audit-logs-claims email --audit-logs-claims username

--delete-protection: Protection from accidental deletion of this object, [true/false]

--jwt-ttl[=0]: creds expiration time in minutes. If not set, use default according to account settings (see get-account-settings)

--deny-rotate: Deny from the token to rotate

--deny-inheritance: Deny from root to create children

--ttl[=60]: Token TTL (in minutes)