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Analysis / Root cause:
OpenShift Console already supports impersonating arbitrary users through the masthead user menu. Because Kubernetes service account impersonation is represented as an impersonated user name in the form system:serviceaccount:<namespace>:<name>, service accounts can technically be impersonated today by manually entering that full username.

However, the UI does not provide a first-class workflow for service account impersonation:

  • The masthead impersonation modal only prompts for a username.
  • ServiceAccount resources do not expose an impersonation action like User resources do.

This PR implements RFE-9146. I am a customer implementing these changes.

Solution description:
Adds first-class UI support for service account impersonation.

Changes include:

  • Adds a User / ServiceAccount selector to the masthead impersonation modal.
  • When ServiceAccount is selected, the modal prompts for namespace and service account name, then constructs system:serviceaccount:<namespace>:<name>.
  • Keeps the existing optional groups field available for impersonation requests.
  • Adds a ServiceAccount action provider so ServiceAccount details/actions include Impersonate service account <name>.
  • Updates impersonation transport handling so ServiceAccount uses the existing Impersonate-User header/subprotocol behavior.
  • Updates the impersonation banner so groups display for any impersonation kind when groups are present.
  • Adds Jest coverage for the modal service account flow.
  • Adds Playwright e2e coverage for:
    • Masthead modal service account impersonation.
    • ServiceAccount details action impersonation.

Screenshots / screen recording:
Not attached yet. I will add screenshots after opening the PR.

Test setup:
Tested locally with CRC and a local bridge.

Setup used:

  • CRC running OpenShift v4.22.7
  • Local console bridge at http://localhost:9000
  • Test namespace and service account created by the Playwright test

Test cases:
Manual/API validation:

  • Verified CRC is running.
  • Created a test namespace and service account.
  • Verified service account impersonation through oc auth can-i --as=system:serviceaccount:<namespace>:<name>.
  • Verified the local Console UI can impersonate the service account from:
    • Masthead user menu -> Impersonate user -> ServiceAccount
    • ServiceAccount details page -> Actions -> Impersonate service account

Automated validation run:

  • yarn install
  • yarn i18n
  • yarn test public/components/modals/__tests__/impersonate-user-modal.spec.tsx public/components/modals/__tests__/impersonate-user-modal-integration.spec.tsx
  • yarn eslint public/components/modals/impersonate-user-modal.tsx public/components/masthead/masthead-toolbar.tsx public/actions/ui.ts packages/console-shared/src/utils/console-fetch-utils.ts packages/console-app/src/actions/providers/service-account-provider.ts public/components/modals/__tests__/impersonate-user-modal.spec.tsx public/components/modals/__tests__/impersonate-user-modal-integration.spec.tsx
  • yarn eslint e2e/pages/masthead-page.ts e2e/pages/service-account-page.ts e2e/tests/console/app/service-account-impersonation.spec.ts
  • yarn dev-once
  • ./build-backend.sh
  • WEB_CONSOLE_URL=http://localhost:9000 npx playwright test --project=console e2e/tests/console/app/service-account-impersonation.spec.ts --retries=0
    • Passed 3 consecutive runs
  • git diff --check
  • JSON validation for changed JSON files

Known validation note:

  • npx tsc --noEmit -p e2e/tsconfig.json currently fails due to pre-existing unrelated e2e TypeScript errors outside this change.

Browser conformance:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari (or Epiphany on Linux)

Additional info:
The implementation does not add backend-specific service account impersonation logic. Kubernetes impersonation treats service accounts as user identities via the Impersonate-User header, so the UI constructs the canonical service account username and reuses the existing impersonation flow.

Minimal AI disclosure: AI assistance was used to help draft and validate this change.

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  • New Features

    • Added support for impersonating service accounts, with optional group selection.
    • Added service-account impersonation from service-account details.
    • Added validation and guidance for service-account namespace and name fields.
    • Updated impersonation notifications to display selected groups.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved impersonation handling for service accounts with and without groups.
  • Tests

    • Added end-to-end coverage for user and service-account impersonation workflows.

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@dronenb: This pull request references RFE-9146 which is a valid jira issue.

Warning: The referenced jira issue has an invalid target version for the target branch this PR targets: expected the feature request to target the "5.1.0" version, but no target version was set.

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Analysis / Root cause:
OpenShift Console already supports impersonating arbitrary users through the masthead user menu. Because Kubernetes service account impersonation is represented as an impersonated user name in the form system:serviceaccount:<namespace>:<name>, service accounts can technically be impersonated today by manually entering that full username.

However, the UI does not provide a first-class workflow for service account impersonation:

  • The masthead impersonation modal only prompts for a username.
  • ServiceAccount resources do not expose an impersonation action like User resources do.

This PR implements RFE-9146. I am a customer implementing these changes.

Solution description:
Adds first-class UI support for service account impersonation.

Changes include:

  • Adds a User / ServiceAccount selector to the masthead impersonation modal.
  • When ServiceAccount is selected, the modal prompts for namespace and service account name, then constructs system:serviceaccount:<namespace>:<name>.
  • Keeps the existing optional groups field available for impersonation requests.
  • Adds a ServiceAccount action provider so ServiceAccount details/actions include Impersonate service account <name>.
  • Updates impersonation transport handling so ServiceAccount uses the existing Impersonate-User header/subprotocol behavior.
  • Updates the impersonation banner so groups display for any impersonation kind when groups are present.
  • Adds Jest coverage for the modal service account flow.
  • Adds Playwright e2e coverage for:
  • Masthead modal service account impersonation.
  • ServiceAccount details action impersonation.

Screenshots / screen recording:
Not attached yet. I will add screenshots after opening the PR.

Test setup:
Tested locally with CRC and a local bridge.

Setup used:

  • CRC running OpenShift v4.22.7
  • Local console bridge at http://localhost:9000
  • Test namespace and service account created by the Playwright test

Test cases:
Manual/API validation:

  • Verified CRC is running.
  • Created a test namespace and service account.
  • Verified service account impersonation through oc auth can-i --as=system:serviceaccount:<namespace>:<name>.
  • Verified the local Console UI can impersonate the service account from:
  • Masthead user menu -> Impersonate user -> ServiceAccount
  • ServiceAccount details page -> Actions -> Impersonate service account

Automated validation run:

  • yarn install
  • yarn i18n
  • yarn test public/components/modals/__tests__/impersonate-user-modal.spec.tsx public/components/modals/__tests__/impersonate-user-modal-integration.spec.tsx
  • yarn eslint public/components/modals/impersonate-user-modal.tsx public/components/masthead/masthead-toolbar.tsx public/actions/ui.ts packages/console-shared/src/utils/console-fetch-utils.ts packages/console-app/src/actions/providers/service-account-provider.ts public/components/modals/__tests__/impersonate-user-modal.spec.tsx public/components/modals/__tests__/impersonate-user-modal-integration.spec.tsx
  • yarn eslint e2e/pages/masthead-page.ts e2e/pages/service-account-page.ts e2e/tests/console/app/service-account-impersonation.spec.ts
  • yarn dev-once
  • ./build-backend.sh
  • WEB_CONSOLE_URL=http://localhost:9000 npx playwright test --project=console e2e/tests/console/app/service-account-impersonation.spec.ts --retries=0
  • Passed 3 consecutive runs
  • git diff --check
  • JSON validation for changed JSON files

Known validation note:

  • npx tsc --noEmit -p e2e/tsconfig.json currently fails due to pre-existing unrelated e2e TypeScript errors outside this change.

Browser conformance:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari (or Epiphany on Linux)

Additional info:
The implementation does not add backend-specific service account impersonation logic. Kubernetes impersonation treats service accounts as user identities via the Impersonate-User header, so the UI constructs the canonical service account username and reuses the existing impersonation flow.

Minimal AI disclosure: AI assistance was used to help draft and validate this change.

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Walkthrough

The console now supports user and service-account impersonation with optional groups. The modal validates service-account fields, request handling supports service-account headers, resource actions start impersonation, and Playwright tests cover the flows.

Changes

Service-account impersonation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Subject selection and validation
frontend/public/components/modals/impersonate-user-modal.tsx, frontend/public/components/modals/__tests__/*, frontend/public/locales/en/public.json
The modal supports user and service-account selection. It validates namespace and name values, builds service-account usernames, resets form state, and passes the subject kind to callbacks.
Impersonation dispatch and headers
frontend/public/components/masthead/masthead-toolbar.tsx, frontend/public/actions/ui.ts, frontend/packages/console-shared/src/utils/console-fetch-utils.ts, frontend/public/components/impersonate-notifier.tsx
Dispatch and request handling now support grouped and ungrouped service-account impersonation. Group information appears for all impersonation kinds when present.
Service-account resource action
frontend/packages/console-app/src/actions/providers/service-account-provider.ts, frontend/packages/console-app/package.json, frontend/packages/console-app/console-extensions.json, frontend/packages/console-app/locales/en/console-app.json
The console exposes a service-account action provider. The provider performs access review, starts impersonation, and navigates to the console base path.
End-to-end coverage
frontend/e2e/pages/masthead-page.ts, frontend/e2e/pages/service-account-page.ts, frontend/e2e/tests/console/app/impersonation.spec.ts
Playwright page objects and tests cover user and service-account impersonation, optional groups, stop actions, resource-detail actions, and cleanup.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to fa5de

The change adds a localized service account impersonation workflow with supporting tests, and no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Admin
  participant ImpersonateUserModal
  participant MastheadToolbar
  participant startImpersonate
  participant ConsoleFetchUtils
  participant ConsoleAPI
  Admin->>ImpersonateUserModal: select subject and groups
  ImpersonateUserModal->>MastheadToolbar: submit username, groups, and kind
  MastheadToolbar->>startImpersonate: dispatch impersonation
  startImpersonate->>ConsoleFetchUtils: build impersonation headers
  ConsoleFetchUtils->>ConsoleAPI: send service-account headers
  ConsoleAPI-->>Admin: show active impersonation status
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Ote Binary Stdout Contract ✅ Passed The cumulative diff changes 15 frontend files and no Go files; its only output-like addition is browser-side console.warn, not OTE process-level stdout.
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility ✅ Passed The PR adds a Playwright test using test.describe, not a Ginkgo test; the diff adds no Go files or IPv4/public-internet endpoint usage.
No-Weak-Crypto ✅ Passed The full PR diff adds no MD5, SHA1, DES, RC4, Blowfish, ECB, custom crypto, or secret/token timing comparison; changes only encode impersonation values with existing Base64 logic.
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No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs ✅ Passed The PR adds only a generic impersonation race warning and removes identity details from the prior warning; no added log exposes passwords, tokens, PII, hostnames, or customer data.
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