@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ echo allowed_domains=\"$DATACENTER.consul, $NAME-server, $NAME-server.$NAMESPACE
Prior to creating Vault auth roles for the Consul server and the Consul components, ensure that the Vault Kubernetes auth method is enabled as described in [Vault Kubernetes Auth Method](/docs/k8s/installation/vault#vault-kubernetes-auth-method).
Finally, two Kubernetes auth roles need to be created, one for the Consul servers and one for the Consul components:
Finally, three Kubernetes auth roles need to be created, one for the Consul servers, one for the Consul clients, and one for the Consul components.
Role for Consul servers:
```shell-session
vault write auth/kubernetes/role/consul-server \
$ vault write auth/kubernetes/role/consul-server \
bound_service_account_names=<Consul server service account> \
bound_service_account_namespaces=<Consul installation namespace> \
policies=consul-server \
@ -121,11 +122,29 @@ you can run:
-> **Note:** Should you enable other supported features such as gossip-encryption be sure to append additional policies to
the Kube auth role in a comma separated value e.g. `policies=consul-server,consul-gossip`
Role for Consul clients:
```shell-session
vault write auth/kubernetes/role/consul-ca \
$ vault write auth/kubernetes/role/consul-client \
bound_service_account_names=<Consul client service account> \
bound_service_account_namespaces=default \
policies=ca-policy \
ttl=1h
```
To find out the service account name of the Consul client, use the command below.
```shell-session
$ helm template --release-name <your release name> -s templates/client-serviceaccount.yaml hashicorp/consul
```
-> **Note:** Should you enable other supported features such as gossip-encryption, ensure you append additional policies to
the Kube auth role in a comma separated value e.g. `policies=ca-policy,consul-gossip`
Role for CA components:
```shell-session
$ vault write auth/kubernetes/role/consul-ca \
bound_service_account_names="*" \
bound_service_account_namespaces=<Consul installation namespace> \
policies=consul-ca \
policies=ca-policy \
ttl=1h
```
@ -147,6 +166,7 @@ global:
consulClientRole: consul-client
consulCARole: consul-ca
tls:
enableAutoEncrypt: true
enabled: true
caCert:
secretName: "pki/cert/ca"