Feat/kafka msk iam role arn - #12307
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Add STS AssumeRole support to the MSK IAM authentication library. When role_arn is configured, the standard chain provider is wrapped with flb_sts_provider_create() on every token refresh, matching the pattern used by other AWS output plugins (S3, Kinesis, CloudWatch). New parameters added to flb_aws_msk_iam_register_oauth_cb(): - role_arn: IAM role ARN to assume (e.g. for cross-account access) - sts_endpoint: custom STS API endpoint (optional) - external_id: STS external ID for third-party role assumption (optional) All three parameters are optional; pass NULL to preserve existing behavior without STS assume role. Signed-off-by: sungtaek <leesungtaek@gmail.com>
Add three new configuration options for MSK IAM STS AssumeRole support: - aws_msk_iam_role_arn: ARN of the IAM role to assume - aws_msk_iam_sts_endpoint: custom endpoint for the STS API (optional) - aws_msk_iam_external_id: external ID for third-party roles (optional) All options are guarded by FLB_HAVE_AWS_MSK_IAM and are optional. When aws_msk_iam_role_arn is not set, behavior is unchanged. Signed-off-by: sungtaek <leesungtaek@gmail.com>
Pass NULL for the three new optional STS parameters added to flb_aws_msk_iam_register_oauth_cb(). in_kafka does not expose role_arn options; this change only maintains API compatibility. Signed-off-by: sungtaek <leesungtaek@gmail.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change adds optional AWS MSK IAM AssumeRole settings to Kafka output configuration and OAuth callback registration. Token generation and callback credential retrieval can create STS providers with a role ARN, STS endpoint, and external ID. ChangesMSK IAM AssumeRole support
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The IAM role authentication path can use inconsistent session identity across credential providers and leak resources when credentials are incomplete, potentially causing authentication refresh failures or long-running resource growth. These bounded correctness and lifecycle issues should be fixed before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Kafka as Kafka OAuth callback
participant Provider as AWS credential provider
participant STS as STS AssumeRole provider
participant Endpoint as STS endpoint
Kafka->>Provider: Retrieve base credentials
Kafka->>STS: Configure role ARN and external ID
STS->>Endpoint: Request assumed-role credentials
Endpoint-->>STS: Return temporary credentials
STS-->>Kafka: Generate OAuth token
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| temp_provider = flb_sts_provider_create(config->flb_config, | ||
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When aws_msk_iam_external_id contains a valid reserved character such as +, this value is passed directly to flb_sts_provider_create(), whose flb_sts_uri() appends it to the query without URI encoding (&ExternalId=%s). STS interprets + as a space during query decoding, so AssumeRole fails for roles configured with such external IDs; percent-encode the value before including it in the STS request.
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| if (sts_tls && sts_session_name) { | ||
| base_provider = temp_provider; | ||
| temp_provider = flb_sts_provider_create(config->flb_config, |
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When aws_msk_iam_role_arn is set, build_msk_iam_payload() has already performed an STS AssumeRole request to obtain the credentials used to sign the token, but this added provider creation performs a second AssumeRole request during the same refresh solely to populate librdkafka's principal metadata. Every refresh therefore doubles STS traffic and synchronous refresh latency, increasing the chance of throttling or token-refresh failures; return/reuse the first access-key identifier or use stable local metadata instead.
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1622-1638: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winUse four-space indentation for the new configuration entries.
The added initializer blocks use three leading spaces. Use four-space indentation for these blocks.
As per coding guidelines, “Use 4-space tabs/indentation.”
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In `@src/aws/flb_aws_msk_iam.c`:
- Around line 238-288: Persist a single STS session name in the MSK IAM context
during registration and reuse it for both flb_sts_provider_create() calls during
OAuth refresh; release it in flb_aws_msk_iam_destroy(). In the
incomplete-credentials cleanup path, explicitly destroy base_provider and
sts_tls because temp_provider does not own those dependencies.
Apply the same fix in `@src/aws/flb_aws_msk_iam.c` around lines 238 - 302.
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In `@plugins/out_kafka/kafka.c`:
- Around line 1622-1638: Update the indentation of the aws_msk_iam_role_arn,
aws_msk_iam_sts_endpoint, and aws_msk_iam_external_id configuration initializer
blocks to use four spaces consistently.
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| /* If role_arn is set, wrap with STS AssumeRole provider */ | ||
| if (config->role_arn) { | ||
| sts_tls = flb_tls_create(FLB_TLS_CLIENT_MODE, FLB_TRUE, 0, | ||
| NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL); | ||
| if (!sts_tls) { | ||
| flb_error("[aws_msk_iam] build_msk_iam_payload: failed to create TLS for STS"); | ||
| flb_aws_provider_destroy(temp_provider); | ||
| return NULL; | ||
| } | ||
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| sts_session_name = flb_sts_session_name(); | ||
| if (!sts_session_name) { | ||
| flb_error("[aws_msk_iam] build_msk_iam_payload: failed to generate STS session name"); | ||
| flb_tls_destroy(sts_tls); | ||
| flb_aws_provider_destroy(temp_provider); | ||
| return NULL; | ||
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| base_provider = temp_provider; | ||
| temp_provider = flb_sts_provider_create(config->flb_config, | ||
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| config->external_id, | ||
| config->role_arn, | ||
| sts_session_name, | ||
| config->region, | ||
| config->sts_endpoint, | ||
| NULL, | ||
| flb_aws_client_generator()); | ||
| flb_free(sts_session_name); | ||
| sts_session_name = NULL; | ||
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| if (!temp_provider) { | ||
| flb_error("[aws_msk_iam] build_msk_iam_payload: failed to create STS provider"); | ||
| flb_tls_destroy(sts_tls); | ||
| flb_aws_provider_destroy(base_provider); | ||
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| flb_info("[aws_msk_iam] build_msk_iam_payload: using STS AssumeRole for credentials"); | ||
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| if (temp_provider->provider_vtable->init(temp_provider) != 0) { | ||
| flb_error("[aws_msk_iam] build_msk_iam_payload: failed to initialize AWS credentials provider"); | ||
| flb_aws_provider_destroy(temp_provider); | ||
| if (base_provider) { | ||
| flb_aws_provider_destroy(base_provider); | ||
| } | ||
| if (sts_tls) { | ||
| flb_tls_destroy(sts_tls); | ||
| } |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
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When using AWS MSK IAM authentication, the error "Cannot change principals during re-authentication" occurs because the Kafka broker requires the authenticated principal (defined as the assumed-role session) to remain constant throughout the lifetime of the connection [1][2][3]. Many modern AWS credential providers, such as EKS Pod Identity (via the eks-pod-identity-agent), generate dynamic, random STS session names every time credentials are refreshed [1][2][4]. Since the session name is part of the IAM principal string (e.g., assumed-role/MyRole/RandomSessionName), a refresh results in a new principal identity [1][5][3]. The MSK broker detects this change during the SASL re-authentication cycle and rejects the connection for security reasons [1][6][3]. To resolve this, you must ensure a static session name is used for the MSK authentication process, regardless of the underlying credential provider's behavior [1][3]. ### Recommended Workaround The industry-standard approach to fixing this is to use an intermediate, dedicated IAM role for MSK access [1][2][4]. 1. Create a dedicated IAM role specifically for MSK access, which has the necessary Kafka produce/consume permissions [1][4]. 2. Configure a trust policy on this dedicated role that allows your current environment's identity (e.g., the EKS Pod Identity role) to perform sts:AssumeRole [1][2][4]. 3. In your Kafka client configuration (sasl.jaas.config), explicitly configure the awsRoleArn (the dedicated role) and a static awsRoleSessionName [1][6][3]: sasl.jaas.config=software.amazon.msk.auth.iam.IAMLoginModule required \ awsRoleArn="arn:aws:iam:::role/YourDedicatedMSKRole" \ awsRoleSessionName="YourStaticSessionName"; By adopting this "double-assume" pattern, the underlying credential provider (like Pod Identity) manages rotation, but the Kafka client consistently assumes the dedicated role with a fixed session name [2][3][4]. Consequently, the principal viewed by MSK remains stable across re-authentication cycles [1][2][3]. This solution is widely documented and verified for various clients, including Java/Spring Boot applications, as the primary way to bypass the dynamic session name limitation in current AWS credential providers [2][5][3][4].
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- 1: https://github.com/aws/aws-msk-iam-auth/blob/main/README.md
- 2: I'm having trouble with 'Cannot change principals during re-authentication from A: B' aws/aws-msk-iam-auth#104
- 3: [EKS] [eks-pod-identity] [bug]: Setting the STS Session name in eks-pod-identity-agent aws/containers-roadmap#2362
- 4: eks-pod-identity-agent session name for use with MSK aws/eks-pod-identity-agent#29
- 5: Re-authentication fails with OAUTHBEARER when roleArn is used in the default credential aws/aws-msk-iam-sasl-signer-js#19
- 6: https://github.com/aws/aws-msk-iam-auth
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Persist one STS session name for each MSK IAM context.
When role_arn is set, each OAuth refresh generates two different STS session names. Store one session name during registration and pass it to both flb_sts_provider_create() calls. Free it in flb_aws_msk_iam_destroy().
When credentials are incomplete, also destroy base_provider and sts_tls; flb_aws_provider_destroy(temp_provider) does not own either dependency.
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In `@src/aws/flb_aws_msk_iam.c` around lines 238 - 288, Persist a single STS
session name in the MSK IAM context during registration and reuse it for both
flb_sts_provider_create() calls during OAuth refresh; release it in
flb_aws_msk_iam_destroy(). In the incomplete-credentials cleanup path,
explicitly destroy base_provider and sts_tls because temp_provider does not own
those dependencies.
Apply the same fix in `@src/aws/flb_aws_msk_iam.c` around lines 238 - 302.
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