diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 2bb5d8e089..c55d2a5f18 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -8,9 +8,38 @@ Canonical reference for changes, improvements, and bugfixes for Boundary. ### New and Improved +* Credential Stores: This release introduces Credential Stores, with the first + implementation targeting Vault. A credential store can be created that accepts + a Vault periodic token (which it will keep refreshed) and connection + information allowing it to make requests to Vault. +* Credential Libraries: This release introduces Credential Libraries, with the + first implementation targeting Vault. Credential libraries describe how to + make a request to fetch a credential from the credential store. The first + credential library is the `generic` type that takes in a user-defined request + body to send to Vault and thus can work for any type of Vault secrets engine. + When a credential library is used to fetch a credential, if the credential + contains a lease, Boundary will keep the credential refreshed, and revoke the + credential when the session that requested it is finished. +* Credential Brokering: Credential libraries can be attached to targets; when a + session is authorized against that target, a credential will be fetched from + the library that is then relayed to the client. The client can then use this + information to make a connection, allowing them to gain the benefit of dynamic + credential generation from Vault, but without needing their own Vault + login/token (see NOTE below). +* `boundary connect` Credential Brokering Integration: Additionally, we have + started integration into the `boundary connect` helpers, starting in this + release with the Postgres helper; if the credential contains a + username/password and `boundary connect postgres` is the helper being used, + the command will automatically pass the credentials to the `psql` process. * The worker will now close any existing proxy connections it is handling when it cannot make a status request to the worker. The timeout for this behavior - is 15 seconds. + is currenly 15 seconds. + +NOTE: When using credential brokering, remember that if the user can connect +directly to the end resource, they can use the brokered username and password +via that direct connection to skip Boundary. This isn't any different from +normal Boundary behavior (if a user can directly connect, they can bypass +Boundary) but it's worth repeating. ### Bug Fixes