guildhouse-spire-plugins/docs/oidc-attestation.md

# OIDC Workload Attestation

How the `oidc-attestor` plugin identifies workloads via OIDC tokens.

## Flow

```
Workload         SPIRE Agent         oidc-attestor         OIDC Provider
   |                  |                    |                     |
   |  FetchX509SVID   |                    |                     |
   |----------------->|                    |                     |
   |                  |  Attest(pid=1234)  |                     |
   |                  |------------------->|                     |
   |                  |                    |  GET /.well-known/  |
   |                  |                    |  openid-configuration|
   |                  |                    |-------------------->|
   |                  |                    |  JWKS endpoint      |
   |                  |                    |<--------------------|
   |                  |                    |                     |
   |                  |                    | Read token from     |
   |                  |                    | /var/run/secrets/   |
   |                  |                    | oidc/token          |
   |                  |                    |                     |
   |                  |                    | Verify signature    |
   |                  |                    | via JWKS            |
   |                  |                    |                     |
   |                  |  Selectors         |                     |
   |                  |<-------------------|                     |
   |  X509-SVID       |                    |                     |
   |<-----------------|                    |                     |
```

## Token Discovery

The plugin discovers the workload's OIDC token via a configurable path. In Kubernetes, the token is typically projected into the pod filesystem:

```yaml
# Pod spec
volumes:
  - name: oidc-token
    projected:
      sources:
        - serviceAccountToken:
            audience: spire
            expirationSeconds: 3600
            path: token
containers:
  - name: app
    volumeMounts:
      - name: oidc-token
        mountPath: /var/run/secrets/oidc
        readOnly: true
```

Plugin configuration:

```hcl
WorkloadAttestor "guildhouse_oidc" {
    plugin_cmd = "/opt/spire/plugins/oidc-attestor"
    plugin_data {
        issuer = "https://keycloak.guildhouse.example.org/realms/platform"
        audience = "spire"
        token_path = "/var/run/secrets/oidc/token"
    }
}
```

## Token Verification

1. Plugin reads the JWT from the configured path.
2. Fetches the OIDC discovery document from `{issuer}/.well-known/openid-configuration`.
3. Retrieves the JWKS from the `jwks_uri` in the discovery document.
4. Verifies the JWT signature using the matching key from the JWKS.
5. Validates standard claims: `iss` matches configured issuer, `aud` includes configured audience, `exp` is in the future.

## Selector Output

The plugin returns selectors that SPIRE uses to match workloads against registration entries:

| Selector | Source Claim | Example |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| `oidc_attestor:iss:<value>` | `iss` | `oidc_attestor:iss:https://keycloak.example.org/realms/platform` |
| `oidc_attestor:sub:<value>` | `sub` | `oidc_attestor:sub:f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479` |
| `oidc_attestor:email:<value>` | `email` | `oidc_attestor:email:operator@guildhouse.coop` |
| `oidc_attestor:group:<value>` | `groups[]` | `oidc_attestor:group:platform-engineers` |

## Registration Entry Matching

To grant an SVID to workloads authenticated via OIDC:

```bash
spire-server entry create \
  -spiffeID spiffe://guildhouse.io/ns/prod/sa/web-server \
  -parentID spiffe://guildhouse.io/spire/agent/k8s_psat/guildhouse/... \
  -selector oidc_attestor:sub:f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479
```

Multiple selectors can be combined (AND logic):

```bash
spire-server entry create \
  -spiffeID spiffe://guildhouse.io/ns/prod/sa/admin-tool \
  -parentID spiffe://guildhouse.io/spire/agent/k8s_psat/guildhouse/... \
  -selector oidc_attestor:iss:https://keycloak.example.org/realms/platform \
  -selector oidc_attestor:group:platform-engineers
```

## JWKS Caching

The plugin caches JWKS responses for the duration specified by the `Cache-Control` header (or 5 minutes if not present). This avoids hitting the OIDC provider on every attestation.

## Error Handling

| Error Condition | Plugin Behavior | Impact |
|----------------|----------------|--------|
| **OIDC provider unreachable** | Returns an error from `Attest()`. SPIRE Agent logs the failure but may succeed with other attestors (e.g., `k8s`). | Workloads relying solely on OIDC attestation will not receive SVIDs until connectivity is restored. |
| **Token file not found** | Returns an empty selector set (no error). The workload may still match via other attestors. | No OIDC-derived selectors; registration entries requiring `oidc_attestor:*` selectors will not match. |
| **Token expired** | Returns an error. The `exp` claim is validated against the current time with a small clock skew tolerance. | Workload must refresh its projected token. Kubernetes projected tokens auto-rotate, so this typically resolves within the `expirationSeconds` window. |
| **JWKS key not found** | Returns an error. The token's `kid` header does not match any key in the cached JWKS. | May indicate key rotation at the OIDC provider. The plugin will refetch JWKS on the next cache expiry. |
| **Invalid token signature** | Returns an error. The token was not signed by a key in the JWKS. | Possible token tampering or misconfigured issuer. Check that `issuer` in plugin config matches the token's `iss` claim. |
| **Audience mismatch** | Returns an error. The token's `aud` claim does not include the configured `audience`. | Check that the projected ServiceAccountToken uses the correct `audience` value. |