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| // |
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| // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
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| // |
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| |
| // Package credentials provides support for making OAuth2 authorized and |
| // authenticated HTTP requests to Google APIs. It supports the Web server flow, |
| // client-side credentials, service accounts, Google Compute Engine service |
| // accounts, Google App Engine service accounts and workload identity federation |
| // from non-Google cloud platforms. |
| // |
| // A brief overview of the package follows. For more information, please read |
| // https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2 |
| // and |
| // https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/application-default-credentials. |
| // For more information on using workload identity federation, refer to |
| // https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/how-to#using-workload-identity-federation. |
| // |
| // # Credentials |
| // |
| // The [cloud.google.com/go/auth.Credentials] type represents Google |
| // credentials, including Application Default Credentials. |
| // |
| // Use [DetectDefault] to obtain Application Default Credentials. |
| // |
| // Application Default Credentials support workload identity federation to |
| // access Google Cloud resources from non-Google Cloud platforms including Amazon |
| // Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure or any identity provider that supports |
| // OpenID Connect (OIDC). Workload identity federation is recommended for |
| // non-Google Cloud environments as it avoids the need to download, manage, and |
| // store service account private keys locally. |
| // |
| // # Workforce Identity Federation |
| // |
| // For more information on this feature see [cloud.google.com/go/auth/credentials/externalaccount]. |
| package credentials |