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page_title: Vault Agent Auto-Auth Kubernetes Method
sidebar_title: Kubernetes
description: Kubernetes Method for Vault Agent Auto-Auth
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# Vault Agent Auto-Auth Kubernetes Method

The `kubernetes` method reads in a Kubernetes service account token from the
running pod (via `/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token`) and
sends it to the [Kubernetes Auth
method](https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/auth/kubernetes.html).

## Configuration

- `role` `(string: required)` - The role to authenticate against on Vault
- `token_path` `(string: optional)` - The file path to a custom JWT token to use
  for authentication. If omitted, the default service account token path is used.

## Learn

Refer to the [Vault Agent with
Kubernetes](https://learn.hashicorp.com/vault/identity-access-management/vault-agent-k8s)
guide for a step-by-step tutorial.
