Enable JWT in headersv3.0+
Enable the Kong Upstream JWT plugin to add a signed JWT into the HTTP Header
JWT of requests proxied through Kong Gateway.
Prerequisites
-
The Kong Upstream JWT plugin is installed.
Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: kong-upstream-jwt
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "kong-upstream-jwt",
"tags": []
}
'
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongClusterPlugin
metadata:
name: kong-upstream-jwt
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
konghq.com/tags: ''
labels:
global: 'true'
plugin: kong-upstream-jwt
" | kubectl apply -f -
Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_kong_upstream_jwt" "my_kong_upstream_jwt" {
enabled = true
tags = []
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
}
Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: kong-upstream-jwt
service: serviceName|Id
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
serviceName|Id: Theidornameof the service the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/services/{serviceName|Id}/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "kong-upstream-jwt",
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
serviceName|Id: Theidornameof the service the plugin configuration will target.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
name: kong-upstream-jwt
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
konghq.com/tags: ''
plugin: kong-upstream-jwt
" | kubectl apply -f -
Next, apply the KongPlugin resource by annotating the service resource:
kubectl annotate -n kong service SERVICE_NAME konghq.com/plugins=kong-upstream-jwt
Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_kong_upstream_jwt" "my_kong_upstream_jwt" {
enabled = true
tags = []
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
service = {
id = konnect_gateway_service.my_service.id
}
}
Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: kong-upstream-jwt
route: routeName|Id
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
routeName|Id: Theidornameof the route the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/routes/{routeName|Id}/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "kong-upstream-jwt",
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
routeName|Id: Theidornameof the route the plugin configuration will target.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
name: kong-upstream-jwt
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
konghq.com/tags: ''
plugin: kong-upstream-jwt
" | kubectl apply -f -
Next, apply the KongPlugin resource by annotating the httproute or ingress resource:
kubectl annotate -n kong httproute konghq.com/plugins=kong-upstream-jwt
kubectl annotate -n kong ingress konghq.com/plugins=kong-upstream-jwt
Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_kong_upstream_jwt" "my_kong_upstream_jwt" {
enabled = true
tags = []
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
route = {
id = konnect_gateway_route.my_route.id
}
}