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public   class  ComputeEngineCredentials   extends   GoogleCredentials   implements   ServiceAccountSigner ,   IdTokenProvider  
  OAuth2 credentials representing the built-in service account for a Google Compute Engine VM.
 
Fetches access tokens from the Google Compute Engine metadata server.
 
These credentials use the IAM API to sign data. See #sign(byte[])  for more details.
Static Methods
   
  create() 
  
    
public   static   ComputeEngineCredentials   create ()  
  Create a new ComputeEngineCredentials instance with default behavior.
getIdentityDocumentUrl() 
  
    
public   static   String   getIdentityDocumentUrl ()  
  
    
      
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        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  
    
public   static   String   getMetadataServerUrl ()  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  
    
public   static   String   getMetadataServerUrl ( DefaultCredentialsProvider   provider )  
  
    
      
        Parameter  
      
        Name Description  
      
        providercom.google.auth.oauth2.DefaultCredentialsProvider  
     
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  getServiceAccountsUrl() 
  
    
public   static   String   getServiceAccountsUrl ()  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  getTokenServerEncodedUrl() 
  
    
public   static   String   getTokenServerEncodedUrl ()  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  getTokenServerEncodedUrl(DefaultCredentialsProvider provider) 
  
    
public   static   String   getTokenServerEncodedUrl ( DefaultCredentialsProvider   provider )  
  
    
      
        Parameter  
      
        Name Description  
      
        providercom.google.auth.oauth2.DefaultCredentialsProvider  
     
  
  
    
      
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        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  newBuilder() 
  
    
public   static   ComputeEngineCredentials . Builder   newBuilder ()  
  
  Methods
   
  createScoped(Collection<String> newScopes) 
  
    
public   GoogleCredentials   createScoped ( Collection<String>   newScopes )  
  Clones the compute engine account with the specified scopes.
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  createScoped(Collection<String> newScopes, Collection<String> newDefaultScopes) 
  
    
public   GoogleCredentials   createScoped ( Collection<String>   newScopes ,   Collection<String>   newDefaultScopes )  
  Clones the compute engine account with the specified scopes.
Overrides 
  
  equals(Object obj) 
  
    
public   boolean   equals ( Object   obj )  
  
    
      
        Parameter  
      
        Name Description  
      
        objObject  
     
  
  
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  getAccount() 
  
    
public   String   getAccount ()  
  Returns the email address associated with the GCE default service account.
    
      
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        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  getScopes() 
  
    
public   final   Collection<String>   getScopes ()  
  
  hashCode() 
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        int  
     
  
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  idTokenWithAudience(String targetAudience, List<IdTokenProvider.Option> options) 
  
    
public   IdToken   idTokenWithAudience ( String   targetAudience ,   List<IdTokenProvider . Option >  options )  
  Returns a Google ID Token from the metadata server on ComputeEngine
    
      
        Parameters  
      
        Name Description  
      
        targetAudienceString the aud: field the IdToken should include
 
      
        optionsList <Option >list of Credential specific options for the token. For example, an IDToken for a
     ComputeEngineCredential could have the full formatted claims returned if
     IdTokenProvider.Option.FORMAT_FULL) is provided as a list option. Valid option values are:
     
 
     
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        IdToken IdToken object which includes the raw id_token, JsonWebSignature
 
     
  
  
    
      
        Exceptions  
      
        Type Description  
      
        IOException if the attempt to get an IdToken failed
 
     
  
  refreshAccessToken() 
  
    
public   AccessToken   refreshAccessToken ()  
  Refresh the access token by getting it from the GCE metadata server
Overrides 
  
  
  sign(byte[] toSign) 
  
    
public   byte []   sign ( byte []   toSign )  
  Signs the provided bytes using the private key associated with the service account.
 
The Compute Engine's project must enable the Identity and Access Management (IAM) API and
 the instance's service account must have the iam.serviceAccounts.signBlob permission.
See Also: Blob  Signing 
    
      
        Parameter  
      
        Name Description  
      
        toSignbyte []bytes to sign
 
     
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        byte []signed bytes
 
     
  
  toBuilder() 
  
    
public   ComputeEngineCredentials . Builder   toBuilder ()  
  
  Overrides 
  
  toString() 
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  Overrides 
  
 
     
    
  
  
  
     
  
    
    
      
    
     
  
       
         
  
  
    
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