Limited Permissions Service Account
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Drawing on @bburky 's feedback to the above PR.
> Because the Google docs aren't too clear on this, it's probably worth adding a note to the README to point specifically to the "Assign a role to a service account" docs section and explain how to set up the service account:
> https://developers.google.com/workspace/guides/create-credentials#assign_a_role_to_a_service_account
>
> I would suggest to create a custom admin role limited to only user API read and directory API read. Grant the admin role to the service account with "Assign a role to a service account". The service account's maximum permissions are those of the Admin role (the service account will not be restricted to specific OAuth roles like with domain-wide delegation).
> The "Optional: Set up domain-wide delegation for a service account" steps can be skipped entirely. This method does not use domain-wide delegation at all or impersonation.
Additionally refer to:
- [Selective Service Account access](https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3/wiki/Authorization#selective-service-account-access)
- [About administrator roles](https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/users/assign-specific-admin-roles?hl=en)
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Research direction
Start in the README and review the linked Google Workspace service-account documentation and selective-access references. Explain how to create a custom admin role with only user API and directory API read access, assign it to the service account, and clarify that domain-wide delegation and impersonation are not required. Done means the README points to the relevant setup guidance and describes the limited-permission configuration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- google-cloud
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 74/100