Add the ability to auth via certs without storing them in etcd secret

api/v1beta1/azureclusteridentity_types.go

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ type AzureClusterIdentitySpec struct {
 	// ClientSecret is a secret reference which should contain either a Service Principal password or certificate secret.
 	// +optional
 	ClientSecret corev1.SecretReference `json:"clientSecret,omitempty"`
+	// certPath is the path where certicates exist. When set, it takes precedence over ClientSecret for types that uses certs like ServicePrincipalCertificate.
+	// +optional
+	CertPath string `json:"certPath,omitempty"`
 	// TenantID is the service principal primary tenant id.
 	TenantID string `json:"tenantID"`
 	// AllowedNamespaces is used to identify the namespaces the clusters are allowed to use the identity from.

azure/scope/identity.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package scope
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore"
@@ -127,11 +128,20 @@ func (p *AzureCredentialsProvider) GetTokenCredential(ctx context.Context, resou
 		cred, authErr = azidentity.NewClientSecretCredential(p.GetTenantID(), p.Identity.Spec.ClientID, clientSecret, &options)
 
 	case infrav1.ServicePrincipalCertificate:
-		clientSecret, err := p.GetClientSecret(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get client secret")
+		var certsContent []byte
+		if p.Identity.Spec.CertPath != "" {
+			certsContent, err = os.ReadFile(p.Identity.Spec.CertPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read certificate file")
+			}
+		} else {
+			clientSecret, err := p.GetClientSecret(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get client secret")
+			}
+			certsContent = []byte(clientSecret)
 		}
-		certs, key, err := azidentity.ParseCertificates([]byte(clientSecret), nil)
+		certs, key, err := azidentity.ParseCertificates(certsContent, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse certificate data")
 		}

config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_azureclusteridentities.yaml

@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ spec:
                     type: object
                     x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                 type: object
+              certPath:
+                description: certPath is the path where certicates exist. When set,
+                  it takes precedence over ClientSecret for types that uses certs
+                  like ServicePrincipalCertificate.
+                type: string
               clientID:
                 description: |-
                   ClientID is the service principal client ID.