googleauth - Class Google::Auth::DefaultCredentials (v1.14.0)

Reference documentation and code samples for the googleauth class Google::Auth::DefaultCredentials.

DefaultCredentials is used to preload the credentials file, to determinewhich type of credentials should be loaded.

Inherits

  • Object

Methods

.determine_creds_class

defself.determine_creds_class(json_key_io)

Reads the input json and determines which creds class to use.

.make_creds

defself.make_creds(options={})

Override CredentialsLoader#make_creds to use the class determined byloading the json.

Important: If you accept a credential configuration (credentialJSON/File/Stream) from an external source for authentication to GoogleCloud, you must validate it before providing it to any Google API orlibrary. Providing an unvalidated credential configuration to GoogleAPIs can compromise the security of your systems and data. For moreinformation, refer toValidate credential configurations from externalsources.

.read_creds

defself.read_creds()

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