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Actions OpenID Connect - GitHub Docs

Explains how to use OpenID Connect (OIDC) to allow GitHub Actions to authenticate with cloud providers like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and HashiCorp Vault without using long-lived secrets.

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Actions OpenID Connect - GitHub Docs

Explains how to use OpenID Connect (OIDC) to allow GitHub Actions to authenticate with cloud providers like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and HashiCorp Vault without using long-lived secrets.

When To Use

Use when you need to configure secure, secretless authentication between GitHub Actions workflows and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Reference Files

FileContainsUse For
SKILL.mdEntry point: scope, routing table, and workflow.Start here.
docs/actions-security-openid-connect-github-docs-workflow-guide.mdAn overview of how GitHub Actions uses OpenID Connect to exchange short-lived tokens with cloud providers for secure authentication.Questions about an overview of how GitHub Actions uses OpenID Connect to exchange short-lived tokens with cloud providers for secure...
examples/actions-security-openid-connect-github-docs-github-actions-openid-connec.textA text representation of a JSON Web Token (JWT) payload used for OpenID Connect authentication in GitHub Actions.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A text representation of a JSON Web Token (JWT) payload used for OpenID Connect authentication in GitHub Actions.
examples/actions-security-openid-connect-github-docs-github-actions-openid-connec-2.textAn example of a JSON object representing JWT claims used for OpenID Connect authentication in GitHub Actions.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in An example of a JSON object representing JWT claims used for OpenID Connect authentication in GitHub Actions.

What This Skill Covers

    • GitHub Actions / - Concepts / - Security / - OpenID Connect
  • Main sections: In this article, Overview of OpenID Connect (OIDC), Benefits of using OIDC, How OIDC integrates with GitHub Actions, Understanding the OIDC token.

Workflow

  1. Open the most relevant file under docs/ for the exact documented workflow and wording.
  2. Open schemas/ files for exact structured contracts.
  3. Open examples/ files for concrete requests, commands, snippets, and manifests.
  4. Do not add behavior or configuration that is not present in the attached source files.

Canonical source: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/security/openid-connect