Difference between “gcloud auth application-default login” and “gcloud auth login”
What is the difference between gcloud auth application-default login vs gcloud auth login?
Despite the definitions below, it is still hard to differentiate them.
gcloud auth application-default login - acquire new user credentials to use for Application Default Credentials
gcloud auth login - authorize gcloud to access the Cloud Platform with Google user credentials
When should I use one over the other?
google-cloud-platform gcloud
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What is the difference between gcloud auth application-default login vs gcloud auth login?
Despite the definitions below, it is still hard to differentiate them.
gcloud auth application-default login - acquire new user credentials to use for Application Default Credentials
gcloud auth login - authorize gcloud to access the Cloud Platform with Google user credentials
When should I use one over the other?
google-cloud-platform gcloud
asked Nov 14 '18 at 17:53
Marshall AnMarshall An
3528
add a comment |
What is the difference between gcloud auth application-default login vs gcloud auth login?
Despite the definitions below, it is still hard to differentiate them.
gcloud auth application-default login - acquire new user credentials to use for Application Default Credentials
gcloud auth login - authorize gcloud to access the Cloud Platform with Google user credentials
When should I use one over the other?
google-cloud-platform gcloud
asked Nov 14 '18 at 17:53
Marshall AnMarshall An
3528
What is the difference between gcloud auth application-default login vs gcloud auth login?
Despite the definitions below, it is still hard to differentiate them.
gcloud auth application-default login - acquire new user credentials to use for Application Default Credentials
gcloud auth login - authorize gcloud to access the Cloud Platform with Google user credentials
When should I use one over the other?
google-cloud-platform gcloud
google-cloud-platform gcloud
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The difference is the use cases:
As a developer, I want to interact with GCP via gcloud.gcloud auth login
This obtains your credentials and stores them in ~/.config/gcloud/. Now you can run gcloud commands from your terminal and it will find your credentials automatically. Any code/SDK you want to use will not automatically pick up your creds in this case.
As a developer, I want my code to interact with GCP via SDK.gcloud auth application-default login
This obtains you credentials and stores them in 'the well-known location for Application Default Credentials'. Now any code/SDK you run will be able to find the credentials automatically. This is a good stand-in when locally testing code which would normally use service account credentials (which normally would sit in a file on your server, not on your local computer).
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The difference is the use cases:
As a developer, I want to interact with GCP via gcloud.gcloud auth login
This obtains your credentials and stores them in ~/.config/gcloud/. Now you can run gcloud commands from your terminal and it will find your credentials automatically. Any code/SDK you want to use will not automatically pick up your creds in this case.
As a developer, I want my code to interact with GCP via SDK.gcloud auth application-default login
This obtains you credentials and stores them in 'the well-known location for Application Default Credentials'. Now any code/SDK you run will be able to find the credentials automatically. This is a good stand-in when locally testing code which would normally use service account credentials (which normally would sit in a file on your server, not on your local computer).
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The difference is the use cases:
As a developer, I want to interact with GCP via gcloud.gcloud auth login
This obtains your credentials and stores them in ~/.config/gcloud/. Now you can run gcloud commands from your terminal and it will find your credentials automatically. Any code/SDK you want to use will not automatically pick up your creds in this case.
As a developer, I want my code to interact with GCP via SDK.gcloud auth application-default login
This obtains you credentials and stores them in 'the well-known location for Application Default Credentials'. Now any code/SDK you run will be able to find the credentials automatically. This is a good stand-in when locally testing code which would normally use service account credentials (which normally would sit in a file on your server, not on your local computer).
answered Nov 14 '18 at 19:29
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The difference is the use cases:
As a developer, I want to interact with GCP via gcloud.gcloud auth login
This obtains your credentials and stores them in ~/.config/gcloud/. Now you can run gcloud commands from your terminal and it will find your credentials automatically. Any code/SDK you want to use will not automatically pick up your creds in this case.
As a developer, I want my code to interact with GCP via SDK.gcloud auth application-default login
This obtains you credentials and stores them in 'the well-known location for Application Default Credentials'. Now any code/SDK you run will be able to find the credentials automatically. This is a good stand-in when locally testing code which would normally use service account credentials (which normally would sit in a file on your server, not on your local computer).
answered Nov 14 '18 at 19:29
HimalHimal
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The difference is the use cases:
As a developer, I want to interact with GCP via gcloud.gcloud auth login
This obtains your credentials and stores them in ~/.config/gcloud/. Now you can run gcloud commands from your terminal and it will find your credentials automatically. Any code/SDK you want to use will not automatically pick up your creds in this case.
As a developer, I want my code to interact with GCP via SDK.gcloud auth application-default login
This obtains you credentials and stores them in 'the well-known location for Application Default Credentials'. Now any code/SDK you run will be able to find the credentials automatically. This is a good stand-in when locally testing code which would normally use service account credentials (which normally would sit in a file on your server, not on your local computer).
answered Nov 14 '18 at 19:29
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