Kiali SSO Configuration

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SmoothGlue can automatically configure this client and application out of the box. Please see the SmoothGlue auto-SSO feature.

Prerequisites

• Ensure the Global SSO Settings have already been configured for this cluster.
• Access to Keycloak Master Realm

Create Keycloak Client

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If this client already exists due to it being configured for another cluster, consider adding the environment name as common prefix to the client name. For example, the client name could be my-org-run-kiali.

1. While you are in the smoothglue realm, click on Clients under Manage in the left pane.
2. Click Create client.
3. Enter client name kiali for Client ID.
4. Click on the Next button.
5. Toggle on Client authentication.
6. Click on the Next button. Note: The application's FQDN name may be obtained by running kubectl get virtualservice -A
7. Enter https://{{ application_fqdn }}/kiali for Valid Redirect URIs.
8. Click on the Save button.

SSO Configuration

Retrieve the client_secret from the Keycloak client:

1. As a Keycloak Admin and within the smoothglue realm, click Clients on the left-hand panel.
2. Click on the kiali client.
3. Click on the Credentials tab.
4. Copy the value from the Client Secret field.

Add the following values to values.yaml to configure SSO:

kiali:
  sso:
    enabled: true
    client_id: kiali # should match the client name in keycloak
    client_secret: ""

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See How to Configure Big Bang Values for more information on configuring Big Bang applications.