You can create a Rotated Secret for GCP Service Account. Before you start, create a GCP Target that includes the relevant information with a privileged service account assigned with the GCP service account key admin role roles/iam.serviceAccountKeyAdmin.

When a client requests a Rotated Secret value, the Akeyless Platform connects to the GCP Cloud through your Gateway to rotate the service account key for the target service account.

Create a Rotated GCP Service Account Secret from the CLI

To create a Rotated GCP Secret using the Akeyless CLI, run the following command:

akeyless rotated-secret create gcp \
--name <Rotated Secret name> \
--gateway-url 'https://<Your-Akeyless-GW-URL:8000>' \
--target-name <target name to associate> \
--authentication-credentials <use-user-creds|use-target-creds> \
--rotator-type <service-account-rotator|target> \
--gcp-key-file-path <path to service account private key> \
--auto-rotate <true|false> \
--rotation-interval <1-365> \
--rotation-hour <hour in UTC>

Where:

• name: A unique name of the Rotated Secret. The name can include the path to the virtual folder where you want to create the new Rotated Secret, using slash / separators. If the folder does not exist, it will be created together with the Rotated Secret.

• gateway-url: Akeyless Gateway Configuration Manager URL (port 8000).

• target-name: The name of the Target with which the Rotated Secret should be associated.

• authentication-credentials: Determines how to connect to the target GCP account.

  • use-user-creds - Use the credentials defined on the Rotated Secret item.
  • use-target-creds - Use the credentials defined on the GCP Target item.

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Select use-target-creds if the Rotated Secret Service Account is not authorized to change their Key, and a privileged user, like the GCP Target service account, is required to change the Service Account Key on behalf of the Rotated Secret service account.

• rotator-type: The type of credentials to be rotated. For GCP Targets, choose:

  • service-account-rotator - to rotate the GCP Service Account Key specified in the Rotated Secret
  • target - to rotate the Access Key for the user specified in the GCP Target.

• gcp-key-file-path: A path to the GCP Service account credentials file of the GCP Service Account whose Key should be rotated.

• auto-rotate: Enable auto-rotation if you need to update the Access Key regularly. If this value is set to true, specify the rotation-interval in days, and optionally also the rotation-hour.

You can find the complete list of parameters for this command in the CLI Reference - Rotated Secrets section.

Create a Rotated GCP Secret in the Akeyless Console

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To start working with Rotated Secrets from the Akeyless Console, you need to configure the Gateway URL thus enabling communication between the Akeyless SaaS and the Akeyless Gateway.

To create rotated secrets directly from the Akeyless Gateway, you can use the Gateway Configuration Manager.

1. Log in to the Akeyless Console, and go to Items > New > Rotated Secret > GCP.

2. Define a Name of the Rotated Secret, and specify the Location as a path to the virtual folder where you want to create the new Rotated Secret, using slash / separators. If the folder does not exist, it will be created together with the Rotated Secret.

3. Define the remaining settings as follows:

• Delete Protection: When enabled, protects the Rotated Secret from accidental deletion.

• Target: Defines the name of the GCP Target to be associated with the Rotated Secret.

• Authenticate with the following credentials: Determines how to connect to the target GCP account:

  • User credentials: Use the credentials defined inside the Rotated Secret item.
  • Target credentials: Use the credentials defined inside the GCP Target item.

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Select Target credentials if the Rotated Secret Service Account is not authorized to change their own Key, and a privileged user, like the GCP Target Service Account, is required to change the Key on behalf of the Rotated Secret user.

• Rotator type: Determines the rotator type:
  • Service Account: Rotates the Key defined inside the Rotated Secret item.
  • Target: Rotates the Key defined inside the GCP Target item.

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You can rotate the Access Key for the GCP Target too, by creating a Rotated Secret with the Rotator type set to Target. When you're using a Target rotator, the access role with which this Rotated Secret is associated must have read and update permissions on the corresponding Target.

• Gateway: Select the Gateway through which the secret will be rotated.

• Protection Key: To enable Zero-Knowledge, select a key with a Customer Fragment. For more information about Zero-Knowledge, see Implement Zero Knowledge

• Auto rotate: Determines if automatic rotation is enabled.

• Rotation interval (in days): Defines the number of days (1-365) to wait between automatic Access Key rotations when Auto Rotate is enabled.

• Rotation hour (local time zone): Defines the time when the Access Key should be rotated if Auto Rotate is enabled.

• Rotation Notification: If you wish to get a notification before the next Automatic Rotation, click on ⊕ Add Notification and adjust the day count to any number you desire. This can be done multiple times to be notified more than once.

4. Click Finish.