Okteto · Authentication Profile

Okteto Authentication

Authentication

Authentication schemes for Okteto as documented in the provided pages

Okteto declares 3 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

OpenID Connect oauth2
· flows:
Azure Workload ID jwt
Kubernetes Credential Plugin other

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-10-18'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (deepseek)
source: https://www.okteto.com/docs/self-hosted/install/auth/openid-connect
sources:
- https://www.okteto.com/docs/self-hosted/install/auth/openid-connect
- https://www.okteto.com/docs/1.50/self-hosted/install/auth/openid-connect
- https://www.okteto.com/docs/1.50/admin/cloud-credentials/azure-cloud-credentials
- https://www.okteto.com/docs/1.43/core/credentials/kubernetes-credentials
description: Authentication schemes for Okteto as documented in the provided pages
schemes:
- type: oauth2
  name: OpenID Connect
  evidence: Okteto supports any identity provider that implements the OpenID Connect standard.
  flows:
  - authorization_code
  scopes:
  - openid
  - email
  - profile
  how_to_obtain: Create an OpenID Connect application with your identity provider and configure clientId and clientSecret in Okteto's Helm configuration.
- type: jwt
  name: Azure Workload ID
  evidence: Azure Cloud Credentials let the commands in your Okteto Manifests authenticate to Microsoft Azure with the identity of your Okteto
    cluster, without client secrets.
  how_to_obtain: Configure Azure Cloud Credentials in Okteto Admin Dashboard with Tenant ID, Client ID, Audience JWT Claim (api://AzureADTokenExchange),
    and Authority Host.
- type: other
  name: Kubernetes Credential Plugin
  evidence: The kubeconfig provided by Okteto uses a credential plugin to authenticate access your Kubernetes cluster.
  how_to_obtain: Use 'okteto kubeconfig' command or download credentials from Okteto dashboard Settings > Setup section.
docs: https://www.okteto.com/docs/self-hosted/install/auth/openid-connect, https://www.okteto.com/docs/1.50/self-hosted/install/auth/openid-connect,
  https://www.okteto.com/docs/1.50/admin/cloud-credentials/azure-cloud-credentials, https://www.okteto.com/docs/1.43/core/credentials/kubernetes-credentials
note: 'The pages describe authentication for different contexts: OpenID Connect for user authentication to Okteto, Azure Workload ID for cloud
  credentials, and Kubernetes credential plugin for cluster access.'

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