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This page outlines the custom authentication configurations you can set up for your SambaStack cluster.

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Custom OIDC Configuration

To integrate SambaStack with your organization’s identity provider, configure custom OIDC authentication.

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Step 1: Gather required values

SourceValues
Provided by your OIDC providerOIDC_CLIENT_ID, OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET, OIDC_ISSUER_URL, OIDC_REDIRECT_URI
Random string to be createdJWT_SECRET_KEY
These correspond to environment variables: OIDC_CLIENT_ID, OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET, OIDC_ISSUER_URL, OIDC_REDIRECT_URI, and JWT_SECRET_KEY.
Values will be base64-encoded during upload, even if provided as plain text.

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Step 2: Create Kubernetes Secret

To create the secret, make a file named oidc-auth.yaml with your OIDC provider details:
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: oidc-auth
  namespace: sambastack
stringData:
  OIDC_CLIENT_ID: "<client-id>"
  OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET: "<client-secret>"
  OIDC_ISSUER_URL: "<oidc-issuer-url>"
  OIDC_REDIRECT_URI: "https://ui.<yourdomain>/web/auth/callback"
  JWT_SECRET_KEY: "<random-string>"
Replace the placeholders with your actual values (all base64 encoded):
  • <client-id>: Your OIDC client ID
  • <client-secret>: Your OIDC client secret
  • <oidc-issuer-url> : Unique URL from your Identity Provider
  • <yourdomain>: Your organization’s domain
  • <random-string>: A securely generated random string for JWT signing
SambaNova provides the full registry URL and version number during handover. Contact your SambaNova representative for access credentials.
Ensure the OIDC_REDIRECT_URI matches your UI domain’s callback endpoint: https://ui.<yourdomain>/web/auth/callback

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Step 3: Apply the Secret

kubectl apply -f oidc-auth.yaml

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Step 4: Update sambastack.yaml

Add the OIDC configuration to your sambastack.yaml:
gateway:
  replicas: 3
  auth:
    enabled: true
    secretName: oidc-auth     # Must match the oidc-auth secret name
See the SambaStack.yaml Reference for a full example.

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Step 5: Apply the Configuration

Update your Helm deployment:
helm upgrade sambastack \
  -f sambastack.yaml \
  --namespace sambastack \
  oci://<REGISTRY_URL>/sambastack/sambastack

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Keycloak User Management

If using Keycloak as your primary authentication tool, refer to the Keycloak Server Administration Guide for details on configuring your authentication setup.
Keycloak also supports the following:
  1. Login activity tracking: View, export, and filter user activity by event type (login, logout, register).
  2. LDAP integration: Federate multiple LDAP/AD servers in a single Keycloak realm and map LDAP user attributes to the Keycloak common user model.