Using domain-wide delegation without service account keys, Java editionSome Google APIs don’t support service accounts. To use them in an unattended scenario, we have to use domain-wide delegation. That adds some complexity, but doesn’t require a service account key. Continue »
Using Fiddler to inspect Java client library requestsWhen developing applications that use the Google Cloud API, being able to trace and inspect HTTP requests with a tool like Fiddler can be a great debugging aid. But getting Fiddler to work with the Java client libraries can be a bit tricky. Continue »
Using a CNG-backed key as service account key in JavaOne of the best ways to store a service account key on Windows is to use a CryptoNG key storage provider. That even works with Java. Continue »
Using Identity-Aware-Proxy and JAX-RS to authenticate usersBy deploying a web application behind Identity-Aware-Proxy, we can ensure that an application only receives requests that are authenticated and satisfy the context-aware access rules we’ve configured. But there are still a few things that the web application needs to do itself. Continue »