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no need to create Github Actions IAM User --- just use the CDK / Terraform writing method of OIDC federated IAM Role

Overview

If you use OpenID Connect federation IAM Role in GitHub Actions, you can use GitHub Actions just by issuing IAM User and AccessKey / SecretKey for Github Actions and creating IAM Role without embedding secrets.

The mechanism was easy to understand in this picture. https://github.com/glassechidna/ghaoidc

This article shares how to write an IAM Role in CDK / Terraform and what i have learned by practicing at this point.

Explanation

Until now, when accessing AWS from workflow, I think that the AccessKey / SecretKey embedded in the secrets of the github repository was set as credential to run the workflow as shown below.

- name: Configure AWS Credentials
  uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
  with:
    aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
    aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
    aws-region: us-west-2

This is the story that you can get the credit tail to access AWS from workflow using OpenID Connect token as shown below.

permissions:
  id-token: write
  contents: read
steps:
  - name: Configure AWS
    run: |
      export AWS_ROLE_ARN=arn:aws:iam::0123456789012:role/ExampleGithubRole
      export AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE=/tmp/awscreds
      export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1

      echo AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE=$AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE >> $GITHUB_ENV
      echo AWS_ROLE_ARN=$AWS_ROLE_ARN >> $GITHUB_ENV
      echo AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION >> $GITHUB_ENV

      curl -H "Authorization: bearer $ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_TOKEN" "$ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_URL" | jq -r '.value' > $AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE

You no longer need to create an IAM User for Github Actions, issue an AccessKey / SecretKey, or embed creditentail secrets on github.

Details are as described in the AWS federation comes to GitHub Actions article.

What i have learned trying using it:

  • Some workflows provided by Github Market currently work and some do not (not supported).

    1. OK: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login @ v1, aws-actions/amazon-ecs-deploy-task-definition @ v1

    2. Doesn't work: aws-actions/aws-codebuild-run-build @ v1 (No credentials. Try adding @ aws-actions / configure-aws-credentials earlier in your job to set up AWS credentials.)

  • Workflows that exceed 10 minutes will result in an error due to the expiration of the token (after 10 minutes, if you retake the Token again, it will work)

  • Works with self hosted runner

Workaround for workflow provided on Github Market using @aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials

I was taught a way to workaround in the above issue.

- name: Get AWS Credentials Using OIDC
  id: aws_sts_creds
  run: |
    export AWS_ROLE_ARN=arn:aws:iam::0123456789012:role/ExampleGithubRole
    export AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE=/tmp/awscreds
    export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1

    curl -H "Authorization: bearer $ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_TOKEN" "$ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_URL&audience=sigstore" | jq -r '.value' > $AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE

    aws sts assume-role-with-web-identity \
      --role-arn $AWS_ROLE_ARN \
      --role-session-name github-actions \
      --web-identity-token file://$AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE \
      --duration-seconds 1000 > /tmp/aws-creds

    export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="$(cat /tmp/aws-creds | jq -r ".Credentials.AccessKeyId")"
    export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="$(cat /tmp/aws-creds | jq -r ".Credentials.SecretAccessKey")"
    export AWS_SESSION_TOKEN="$(cat /tmp/aws-creds | jq -r ".Credentials.SessionToken")"

    echo ::add-mask::$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
    echo ::add-mask::$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
    echo ::add-mask::$AWS_SESSION_TOKEN

    echo ::set-output name=aws_access_key_id::$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
    echo ::set-output name=aws_secret_access_key::$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
    echo ::set-output name=aws_session_token::$AWS_SESSION_TOKEN
    echo ::set-output name=aws_default_region::$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION

- name: Configure AWS Credentials
  uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
  with:
    aws-access-key-id: ${{ steps.aws_sts_creds.outputs.aws_access_key_id }}
    aws-secret-access-key: ${{ steps.aws_sts_creds.outputs.aws_secret_access_key }}
    aws-session-token: ${{ steps.aws_sts_creds.outputs.aws_session_token }}
    aws-region: ${{ steps.aws_sts_creds.outputs.aws_default_region }}

IAM Role for IaC

The description method of CloudFormation of IAM Role where github actions is the asset role is described in the following Blog.

https://awsteele.com/blog/2021/09/15/aws-federation-comes-to-github-actions.html

I rewrote it with CDK / Terraform.

CDK

from aws_cdk import aws_iam

...

    system = "your_subsystem"
    github_owner = "your_github_owner"
    github_repo = "your_github_repo"

    # github actions IAM Role
    aws_iam_openid_connect_provider = aws_iam.OpenIdConnectProvider(
        self,
        id=f"{system}-github-actions-oidc-provider",
        url="https://vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com",
        client_ids=["sigstore"],
        thumbprints=["a031c46782e6e6c662c2c87c76da9aa62ccabd8e"],
    )

    github_actions_role = aws_iam.Role(
        self,
        id=f"{system}-github-actions-role",
        role_name=f"{system}-github-actions-role",
        assumed_by=aws_iam.FederatedPrincipal(
            federated=aws_iam_openid_connect_provider.open_id_connect_provider_arn,
            conditions={
                "StringLike": {
                    "vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com:sub": f'repo:{github_owner}/{github_repo}:*'
                }
            },
            assume_role_action="sts:AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity"
        )
    )

Terraform

resource "aws_iam_openid_connect_provider" "github_actions" {
  url = "https://vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com"
  client_id_list = ["sigstore"]
  thumbprint_list = ["a031c46782e6e6c662c2c87c76da9aa62ccabd8e"]
}

resource "aws_iam_role" "github_actions" {
  name = "${local.system}-github-actions"

  assume_role_policy = <<EOF
{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Principal": {
        "Federated": "${aws_iam_openid_connect_provider.github_actions.id}"
      },
      "Condition": {
        "StringLike": {
          "vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com:sub": "repo:${local.github_owner}/${local.github_repo}:*"
        }
      },
      "Action": "sts:AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity"
    }
  ]
}
EOF
}

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