gcloud alpha iam service-accounts sign-jwt - sign a JWT with a managed service account key
gcloud alpha iam service-accounts sign-jwt INPUT-FILE OUTPUT-FILE --iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]
(ALPHA) This command signs a JWT using a system-managed service account key.
If the service account does not exist, this command returns a PERMISSION_DENIED error.
To create a sign JWT with a system-managed service account key, run:
$ gcloud alpha iam service-accounts sign-jwt \ --iam-account=my-iam-account@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com \ input.json output.jwt
- INPUT-FILE
A path to the file containing the JSON JWT Claim set to be signed.
- OUTPUT-FILE
A path the resulting signed JWT will be written to.
- --iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT
The service account to sign as.
These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.
Run $ gcloud help for details.
For more information on how this command ties into the wider cloud infrastructure, please see https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/java/appidentity/.
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist. These variants are also available:
$ gcloud iam service-accounts sign-jwt
$ gcloud beta iam service-accounts sign-jwt