open-feature / open-feature/flagd

[FEATURE] Support reading credentials (bearer, etc) from file

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enhancement
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Go
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Description

Requirements

We want to enable the reading of credentials not just from an env var, but also from a file so that file-mounted secrets in Kubenetes and other docker runtimes can be easily leveraged by flagd.

Relates to: https://github.com/open-feature/flagd/issues/1785

cc @guidobrei

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Research direction

Start by tracing flagd’s existing environment-variable credential handling and read the related issue #1785 for context. Done means credentials such as bearer tokens can also be read from a file, supporting file-mounted secrets in Kubernetes and other Docker runtimes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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