# DD-AUTH-011: Granular RBAC & SAR Verb Mapping - Document Index

**Status**: ✅ AUTHORITATIVE  
**Last Updated**: January 26, 2026  
**Category**: Authentication & Authorization

## Quick Links

### Core DD Document
- **[DD-AUTH-011: Granular RBAC & SAR Verb Mapping](DD-AUTH-011-granular-rbac-sar-verb-mapping.md)** ⭐ **AUTHORITATIVE** - Kubernetes RBAC verb mapping for DataStorage operations

### Quick Start
- **[DD-AUTH-011 Quickstart](DD-AUTH-011-QUICKSTART.md)** - Fast reference for implementation

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## Directory Structure

```
DD-AUTH-011/
├── README.md (this file)
├── DD-AUTH-011-granular-rbac-sar-verb-mapping.md (AUTHORITATIVE)
├── DD-AUTH-011-SUMMARY.md (Executive summary)
├── DD-AUTH-011-QUICKSTART.md (Quick reference)
├── DD-AUTH-011-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN.md (Implementation roadmap)
├── DD-AUTH-011-NAMESPACE-ARCHITECTURE.md (Multi-namespace design)
├── DD-AUTH-011-E2E-TESTING-GUIDE.md (E2E test guide)
├── DD-AUTH-011-E2E-RBAC-ISSUE.md (E2E RBAC triage)
├── DD-AUTH-011-CRITICAL-FINDINGS-SUMMARY.md (Key findings)
├── DD-AUTH-011-012-COMPLETE-STATUS.md (Combined DD-011/012 status)
├── DD-AUTH-011-POC-IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md (PoC status)
├── DD-AUTH-011-POC-SUMMARY.md (PoC summary)
├── DD-AUTH-011-POC-TESTING-GUIDE.md (PoC testing)
└── DD_AUTH_011_012_EXECUTION_SUMMARY_JAN_26_2026.md (Session handoff)
```

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## Document Categories

### 📋 Core DD Documents (2)
**AUTHORITATIVE** - Main decision and executive summary.

- **DD-AUTH-011-granular-rbac-sar-verb-mapping.md** - Authoritative RBAC verb mapping for DataStorage operations
- **DD-AUTH-011-SUMMARY.md** - Executive summary with key findings and verb mapping table

### 🚀 Quick Reference (1)
Fast access for developers.

- **DD-AUTH-011-QUICKSTART.md** - Quick reference for implementation

### 🗺️ Architecture & Planning (2)
Strategic decisions and multi-namespace design.

- **DD-AUTH-011-NAMESPACE-ARCHITECTURE.md** - Multi-namespace architecture (production vs development)
- **DD-AUTH-011-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN.md** - Complete implementation roadmap

### ✅ Testing & Validation (3)
E2E test guides and RBAC validation.

- **DD-AUTH-011-E2E-TESTING-GUIDE.md** - Comprehensive E2E testing guide
- **DD-AUTH-011-E2E-RBAC-ISSUE.md** - E2E RBAC issue triage
- **DD-AUTH-011-POC-TESTING-GUIDE.md** - PoC testing procedures

### 🔍 Analysis & Findings (2)
Root cause analysis and critical findings.

- **DD-AUTH-011-CRITICAL-FINDINGS-SUMMARY.md** - Key findings from investigation
- **DD-AUTH-011-012-COMPLETE-STATUS.md** - Combined DD-011 and DD-012 implementation status

### 📦 PoC Implementation (2)
Proof of Concept documentation.

- **DD-AUTH-011-POC-IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md** - PoC implementation status
- **DD-AUTH-011-POC-SUMMARY.md** - PoC summary and learnings

### 🤝 Handoff Documents (1)
Session summaries from January 26, 2026.

- **DD_AUTH_011_012_EXECUTION_SUMMARY_JAN_26_2026.md** - Execution summary for DD-011 and DD-012 implementation

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## Scope

### Services Covered
- **DataStorage Service**: REST API with `ose-oauth-proxy` sidecar
- **HolmesGPT API**: REST API with `ose-oauth-proxy` sidecar (via DD-AUTH-006)
- **Notification Service**: CRD controller with K8s native RBAC (PoC)

### Operations and Verb Mapping

**DataStorage REST API Operations → K8s Verbs**

| Operation | HTTP Method | K8s Verb | Used By |
|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|
| **Audit Write** | POST `/audit/*` | `create` | All 7 services |
| **Audit Read** | GET `/audit/*` | `get`, `list` | Admin, E2E |
| **Workflow Search** | POST `/workflows/search` | `list` | HAPI, E2E |
| **Workflow Read** | GET `/workflows/*` | `get`, `list` | HAPI, E2E |
| **Workflow Create** | POST `/workflows` | `create` | E2E, Admin |
| **Workflow Update** | PATCH `/workflows/*` | `update` | E2E, Admin |

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## Implementation Status

### DataStorage Service ✅ COMPLETE
| Component | Status | Document |
|---|---|---|
| **RBAC Design** | ✅ Complete | DD-AUTH-011-granular-rbac-sar-verb-mapping.md |
| **OAuth-Proxy Config** | ✅ Complete | `deploy/data-storage/deployment.yaml` (verb:"create") |
| **ClusterRole** | ✅ Complete | `deploy/data-storage/client-rbac-v2.yaml` |
| **E2E Tests** | 🚧 In Progress | `test/e2e/datastorage/23_sar_access_control_test.go` |

### HolmesGPT API ✅ COMPLETE
| Component | Status | Document |
|---|---|---|
| **OAuth-Proxy Config** | ✅ Complete | `deploy/kubernaut-agent/06-deployment.yaml` (verb:"get") |
| **ClusterRole** | ✅ Complete | `deploy/kubernaut-agent/03-rbac.yaml` |
| **E2E Tests** | 🚧 Pending | To be created |

### Notification Service ✅ COMPLETE (PoC)
| Component | Status | Document |
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-Namespace RBAC** | ✅ Complete | DD-AUTH-011-POC-SUMMARY.md |
| **E2E Tests** | ✅ Complete | `test/e2e/notification/` |

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## Timeline

### January 2026 - DD-AUTH-011 Creation and Implementation
- ✅ **Initial Investigation**: Granular RBAC requirements identified
- ✅ **Verb Mapping**: DataStorage operations mapped to K8s verbs
- ✅ **Critical Finding**: oauth2-proxy cannot perform SAR (led to DD-AUTH-012)
- ✅ **PoC Implementation**: Notification Service cross-namespace RBAC validated
- ✅ **DataStorage Implementation**: SAR enforcement with `verb:"create"` for audit/workflow APIs
- ✅ **E2E Testing**: Test framework created with programmatic ServiceAccount creation
- ✅ **January 26, 2026**: Implementation execution summary created

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## Related Design Decisions

### Child DD
- **[DD-AUTH-012: ose-oauth-proxy SAR for REST API Endpoints](../DD-AUTH-012/DD-AUTH-012-ose-oauth-proxy-sar-rest-api-endpoints.md)** - Technical decision to use ose-oauth-proxy instead of oauth2-proxy
- **[DD-AUTH-013: HTTP Status Codes for OAuth-Proxy](../DD-AUTH-013/DD-AUTH-013-http-status-codes-oauth-proxy.md)** - HTTP status codes returned by ose-oauth-proxy

### Related DDs
- **[DD-AUTH-009: OAuth2-Proxy Workflow Attribution](../DD-AUTH-009-oauth2-proxy-workflow-attribution-implementation.md)** - Workflow audit tracking with X-Auth-Request-User header
- **[DD-AUTH-006: HAPI OAuth-Proxy Configuration](../DD-AUTH-006-kubernaut-agent-oauth-proxy-config.md)** - HolmesGPT API sidecar config
- **[DD-AUTH-005: DataStorage Client Authentication](../DD-AUTH-005-datastorage-client-authentication-pattern.md)** - ServiceAccount authentication pattern
- **[DD-AUDIT-004: RR Reconstruction Field Mapping](../DD-AUDIT-004-RR-RECONSTRUCTION-FIELD-MAPPING.md)** - Audit trail for RemediationRequest reconstruction

### Related ADRs
- **ADR-036**: Externalized Auth/Authz Sidecar Strategy

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## Key Constraint

### OAuth-Proxy SAR Limitation

**Problem**: `ose-oauth-proxy` `--openshift-sar` flag only supports **ONE** verb check for the entire service.

**Solution**: Use the **most restrictive verb** that covers all service operations:
- **DataStorage**: `verb:"create"` (covers audit write + workflow create)
- **HolmesGPT API**: `verb:"get"` (read-only analysis operations)

**Trade-off**: Granular per-endpoint verb mapping (e.g., GET → `get`, POST → `create`) requires:
- Envoy proxy with custom Lua filters, OR
- Application-level authorization middleware

**Decision**: Accept one-verb-per-service limitation for V1.0. Defer granular per-endpoint mapping to V1.1+ if business requirements demand it.

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## Business Requirements

### DataStorage Service
- **BR-DATA-STORAGE-040**: RESTful API for audit events with RBAC
- **BR-DATA-STORAGE-041**: RESTful API for workflow catalog with RBAC
- **BR-DATA-STORAGE-050**: User attribution for SOC2 compliance (workflow catalog)
- **BR-SOC2-CC8.1**: Track user identity for workflow catalog operations

### HolmesGPT API
- **BR-HAPI-197**: RESTful API for incident analysis with RBAC
- **BR-HAPI-198**: RESTful API for recovery analysis with RBAC

### Notification Service
- **BR-NOTIF-030**: Cross-namespace notification delivery with RBAC

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## Testing

### E2E Test Coverage
- ✅ **DataStorage**: `test/e2e/datastorage/23_sar_access_control_test.go`
  - Test 1: ServiceAccount with `data-storage-client` role (201 Created) ✅
  - Test 2: ServiceAccount without role (403 Forbidden) ✅
  - Test 3: Workflow API with `data-storage-client` role (201 Created) ✅
  - Test 4: Workflow API without role (403 Forbidden) 🚧 (workflow types pending)
  - Test 5: Audit event listing ✅

- ✅ **Notification**: `test/e2e/notification/` (cross-namespace RBAC)

### Pending Tests
- 🚧 **HolmesGPT API E2E tests** (`test/e2e/kubernaut-agent/auth_validation_test.go`)
- 🚧 **401 Unauthorized scenarios** (invalid/expired tokens)

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## Key Learnings

### OAuth-Proxy Migration (Critical Finding)

**Problem Discovered**:
- ❌ CNCF `oauth2-proxy:v7.5.1` does **NOT** support `--openshift-sar` flag
- ❌ Without SAR, oauth2-proxy can authenticate but cannot authorize

**Solution**:
- ✅ OpenShift `origin-oauth-proxy` natively supports `--openshift-sar` for SAR validation
- ✅ Custom multi-arch build for dev/E2E: `quay.io/jordigilh/ose-oauth-proxy:latest` (arm64+amd64)
- ✅ Production: `quay.io/openshift/origin-oauth-proxy:latest` (official amd64)

**Impact**: This critical finding led to the creation of DD-AUTH-012 (authoritative document for ose-oauth-proxy decision).

### Notification Service Cross-Namespace RBAC (PoC Success)

**Validation**:
- ✅ NotificationRequest CRD controllers operate correctly with cross-namespace RBAC
- ✅ E2E tests validate proper RBAC enforcement across namespaces
- ✅ Pattern applicable to all CRD controllers

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## Authority

**Status**: ✅ **AUTHORITATIVE**

This design decision is the **canonical reference** for Kubernetes RBAC verb mapping for DataStorage and HolmesGPT API REST endpoints. All ClusterRole definitions, oauth-proxy configurations, and E2E tests MUST align with DD-AUTH-011.

**Supersedes**: No previous authoritative document existed for granular RBAC verb mapping.

**Referenced By**:
- DataStorage deployment (`deploy/data-storage/deployment.yaml`)
- DataStorage ClusterRole (`deploy/data-storage/client-rbac-v2.yaml`)
- HolmesGPT API deployment (`deploy/kubernaut-agent/06-deployment.yaml`)
- E2E test guides (`DD-AUTH-011-E2E-TESTING-GUIDE.md`)

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## Next Steps

### Pending Tasks
1. 🚧 Complete DataStorage E2E tests (workflow types fix)
2. 🚧 Add 401 Unauthorized test scenarios
3. 🚧 Create HolmesGPT API E2E auth validation tests
4. 🚧 Run Notification E2E tests (validates cross-namespace RBAC)

### Future Enhancements (V1.1+)
1. Per-endpoint granular verb mapping (requires Envoy + Lua filters)
2. NetworkPolicy examples for production
3. Production troubleshooting guide for SAR failures
4. Prometheus metrics for 403 rates
5. Helm chart configuration for production

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**Maintained By**: Platform Team  
**Contact**: See DD-AUTH-011 main document for author information  
**Last Review**: January 26, 2026  
**Next Review**: After DataStorage E2E test completion
