diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-google-auth.yml b/.github/workflows/test-google-auth.yml
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+name: test-google-auth
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/test-google-auth.yml'
+      - 'google/auth/**'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/test-google-auth.yml'
+      - 'google/auth/**'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test-google-auth:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./google/auth
+        id: google-auth
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          repository: elastic/dummy
+      - run: >
+          test
+          "projects/8560181848/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/github/providers/repo-37af2ab116595bd21e72f6b8478"
+          =
+          "${{ steps.google-auth.outputs.workload-identity-provider }}"
diff --git a/google/auth/README.md b/google/auth/README.md
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+# google/auth
+
+This is an opinionated GitHub Action to authenticate with GCP.
+It generates a Workload Identity Pool Provider ID based on the repository name, which is compatible with the
+GCP Workload Identity Pool Provider ID we use for Elastic Observability repositories.
+
+## Inputs
+
+| name             | description                    | required | default                    |
+|------------------|--------------------------------|----------|----------------------------|
+| `project-number` | <p>The GCP project number</p>  | `false`  | `8560181848`               |
+| `repository`     | <p>The repository name</p>     | `false`  | `${{ github.repository }}` |
+
+## Outputs
+
+| name                         | description                                             |
+|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
+| `workload-identity-provider` | <p>The generated Workload Identity Pool Provider ID</p> |
+
+## Usage
+
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  job_id:
+    permissions:
+      contents: 'read'
+      id-token: 'write'
+    steps:
+      - uses: 'actions/checkout@v4' # Checkout needs to happen before using this action
+      - uses: 'elastic/oblt-actions/google/auth@v1'
+```
diff --git a/google/auth/action.yml b/google/auth/action.yml
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+name: google/auth
+
+description: |
+  This is an opinionated GitHub Action to authenticate with GCP.
+  It generates a Workload Identity Pool Provider ID based on the repository name, which is compatible with the
+  GCP Workload Identity Pool Provider ID we use for Elastic Observability repositories.
+
+inputs:
+  project-number:
+    description: 'The GCP project number'
+    default: '8560181848'
+  repository:
+    description: 'The repository name'
+    default: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+outputs:
+    workload-identity-provider:
+      value: ${{ steps.generate-workload-identity-pool-provider-id.outputs.workload_identity_provider_id }}
+      description: 'The generated Workload Identity Pool Provider ID'
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Generate workloadIdentityPool provider ID
+      id: generate-workload-identity-pool-provider-id
+      run: |
+        import hashlib
+        import os
+
+        repository = os.environ['GH_REPOSITORY']
+        project_number = os.environ['PROJECT_NUMBER']
+
+        m = hashlib.sha256()
+        m.update(repository.encode('utf-8'))
+        hash = m.hexdigest()[:27]
+        id = f"projects/{project_number}/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/github/providers/repo-{hash}"
+
+        with open(os.environ['GITHUB_OUTPUT'], 'a') as f:
+            f.write(f"workload_identity_provider_id={id}")
+
+      shell: python
+      env:
+        GH_REPOSITORY: ${{ inputs.repository }}
+        PROJECT_NUMBER: ${{ inputs.project-number }}
+    - uses: google-github-actions/auth@71fee32a0bb7e97b4d33d548e7d957010649d8fa # v2.1.3
+      with:
+        project_id: 'elastic-observability'
+        workload_identity_provider: ${{ steps.generate-workload-identity-pool-provider-id.outputs.workload_identity_provider_id }}
+        request_reason: ${{ github.workflow_ref	}}