gen_jwk.sh

###############################################
# Generate a JWK file to connect Vault to GCP #
# by providing GCP our own private key        #
###############################################

# Inspired by:
# https://binx.io/2021/03/08/how-to-create-your-own-google-service-account-key-file/

# And for my later self - GCP does indeed want a public key certificate - not just a bare public key!

# Provide these from the Service Account you created.
PROJECT_ID=""
CLIENT_NAME=""
CLIENT_ID=""

openssl genrsa -out my.key 4096

openssl req -x509 -new  \
  -key my.key \
  -subj /CN=unused \
  -out csr.pem

openssl x509 \
   -in csr.pem \
   -signkey my.key \
   -days 31 \
   -out certificate.pem

PRIVATE_KEY_ID=$(cat certificate.pem | openssl x509 -outform der | openssl sha1)
PRIVATE_KEY=$(cat my.key)
CLIENT_EMAIL=${CLIENT_NAME}@${PROJECT_ID}.iam.gserviceaccount.com

touch keys.json
chmod 0600 keys.json

jq -n \
   --arg PRIVATE_KEY "$PRIVATE_KEY" \
   --arg PROJECT_ID $PROJECT_ID \
   --arg CLIENT_EMAIL $CLIENT_EMAIL \
   --arg CLIENT_ID $CLIENT_ID \
   --arg PRIVATE_KEY_ID $PRIVATE_KEY_ID \
  '{
  "type": "service_account",
  "project_id": $PROJECT_ID,
  "private_key_id": $PRIVATE_KEY_ID,
  "private_key": $PRIVATE_KEY,
  "client_email": $CLIENT_EMAIL,
  "client_id": $CLIENT_ID,
  "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
  "token_uri": "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token",
  "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
  "client_x509_cert_url": @uri "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/\($CLIENT_EMAIL)"
}' > keys.json

vault write gcp/config [email protected]

rm keys.json my.key

echo "Add certificate.pem to your service account keys"