Add an sts_region parameter to the AWS auth engine's client config

builtin/credential/aws/client.go

@@ -37,14 +37,19 @@ func (b *backend) getRawClientConfig(ctx context.Context, s logical.Storage, reg
 	endpoint := aws.String("")
 	var maxRetries int = aws.UseServiceDefaultRetries
 	if config != nil {
-		// Override the default endpoint with the configured endpoint.
+		// Override the defaults with configured values.
 		switch {
 		case clientType == "ec2" && config.Endpoint != "":
 			endpoint = aws.String(config.Endpoint)
 		case clientType == "iam" && config.IAMEndpoint != "":
 			endpoint = aws.String(config.IAMEndpoint)
-		case clientType == "sts" && config.STSEndpoint != "":
-			endpoint = aws.String(config.STSEndpoint)
+		case clientType == "sts":
+			if config.STSEndpoint != "" {
+				endpoint = aws.String(config.STSEndpoint)
+			}
+			if config.STSRegion != "" {
+				region = config.STSRegion
+			}
 		}
 
 		credsConfig.AccessKey = config.AccessKey

builtin/credential/aws/path_config_client.go

@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ func (b *backend) pathConfigClient() *framework.Path {
 				Description: "URL to override the default generated endpoint for making AWS STS API calls.",
 			},
 
+			"sts_region": {
+				Type:        framework.TypeString,
+				Default:     "",
+				Description: "The region ID for the sts_endpoint, if set.",
+			},
+
 			"iam_server_id_header_value": {
 				Type:        framework.TypeString,
 				Default:     "",
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ func (b *backend) pathConfigClientRead(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request
 			"endpoint":                   clientConfig.Endpoint,
 			"iam_endpoint":               clientConfig.IAMEndpoint,
 			"sts_endpoint":               clientConfig.STSEndpoint,
+			"sts_region":                 clientConfig.STSRegion,
 			"iam_server_id_header_value": clientConfig.IAMServerIdHeaderValue,
 			"max_retries":                clientConfig.MaxRetries,
 		},
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ func (b *backend) pathConfigClientCreateUpdate(ctx context.Context, req *logical
 	stsEndpointStr, ok := data.GetOk("sts_endpoint")
 	if ok {
 		if configEntry.STSEndpoint != stsEndpointStr.(string) {
-			// We don't directly cache STS clients as they are ever directly used.
+			// We don't directly cache STS clients as they are never directly used.
 			// However, they are potentially indirectly used as credential providers
 			// for the EC2 and IAM clients, and thus we would be indirectly caching
 			// them there. So, if we change the STS endpoint, we should flush those
@@ -229,6 +236,18 @@ func (b *backend) pathConfigClientCreateUpdate(ctx context.Context, req *logical
 		configEntry.STSEndpoint = data.Get("sts_endpoint").(string)
 	}
 
+	stsRegionStr, ok := data.GetOk("sts_region")
+	if ok {
+		if configEntry.STSRegion != stsRegionStr.(string) {
+			// Region is used when building STS clients. As such, all the comments
+			// regarding the sts_endpoint changing apply here as well.
+			changedCreds = true
+			configEntry.STSRegion = stsRegionStr.(string)
+		}
+	} else if req.Operation == logical.CreateOperation {
+		configEntry.STSRegion = data.Get("sts_region").(string)
+	}
+
 	headerValStr, ok := data.GetOk("iam_server_id_header_value")
 	if ok {
 		if configEntry.IAMServerIdHeaderValue != headerValStr.(string) {
@@ -281,6 +300,7 @@ type clientConfig struct {
 	Endpoint               string `json:"endpoint"`
 	IAMEndpoint            string `json:"iam_endpoint"`
 	STSEndpoint            string `json:"sts_endpoint"`
+	STSRegion              string `json:"sts_region"`
 	IAMServerIdHeaderValue string `json:"iam_server_id_header_value"`
 	MaxRetries             int    `json:"max_retries"`
 }

builtin/credential/aws/path_config_client_test.go

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func TestBackend_pathConfigClient(t *testing.T) {
 
 	data := map[string]interface{}{
 		"sts_endpoint":               "https://my-custom-sts-endpoint.example.com",
+		"sts_region":                 "us-east-2",
 		"iam_server_id_header_value": "vault_server_identification_314159",
 	}
 	resp, err = b.HandleRequest(context.Background(), &logical.Request{
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ func TestBackend_pathConfigClient(t *testing.T) {
 		Data:      data,
 		Storage:   storage,
 	})
-
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -75,8 +75,18 @@ func TestBackend_pathConfigClient(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected iam_server_id_header_value: '%#v'; returned iam_server_id_header_value: '%#v'",
 			data["iam_server_id_header_value"], resp.Data["iam_server_id_header_value"])
 	}
+	if resp.Data["sts_endpoint"] != data["sts_endpoint"] {
+		t.Fatalf("expected sts_endpoint: '%#v'; returned sts_endpoint: '%#v'",
+			data["sts_endpoint"], resp.Data["sts_endpoint"])
+	}
+	if resp.Data["sts_region"] != data["sts_region"] {
+		t.Fatalf("expected sts_region: '%#v'; returned sts_region: '%#v'",
+			data["sts_region"], resp.Data["sts_region"])
+	}
 
 	data = map[string]interface{}{
+		"sts_endpoint":               "https://my-custom-sts-endpoint2.example.com",
+		"sts_region":                 "us-west-1",
 		"iam_server_id_header_value": "vault_server_identification_2718281",
 	}
 	resp, err = b.HandleRequest(context.Background(), &logical.Request{
@@ -108,4 +118,12 @@ func TestBackend_pathConfigClient(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected iam_server_id_header_value: '%#v'; returned iam_server_id_header_value: '%#v'",
 			data["iam_server_id_header_value"], resp.Data["iam_server_id_header_value"])
 	}
+	if resp.Data["sts_endpoint"] != data["sts_endpoint"] {
+		t.Fatalf("expected sts_endpoint: '%#v'; returned sts_endpoint: '%#v'",
+			data["sts_endpoint"], resp.Data["sts_endpoint"])
+	}
+	if resp.Data["sts_region"] != data["sts_region"] {
+		t.Fatalf("expected sts_region: '%#v'; returned sts_region: '%#v'",
+			data["sts_region"], resp.Data["sts_region"])
+	}
 }

builtin/credential/aws/path_role_test.go

@@ -986,6 +986,65 @@ func TestAwsVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// This test was used to reproduce https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/issues/7418
+// and verify its fix.
+func TestRoleResolutionWithSTSEndpointConfigured(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("skipping test because it hits real endpoints")
+
+	config := logical.TestBackendConfig()
+	storage := &logical.InmemStorage{}
+	config.StorageView = storage
+
+	b, err := Backend(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = b.Setup(context.Background(), config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// configure the client with an sts endpoint that should be used in creating the role
+	data := map[string]interface{}{
+		"sts_endpoint": "https://sts.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com",
+		// Note - if you comment this out, you can reproduce the error shown
+		// in the linked GH issue above. This essentially reproduces the problem
+		// we had when we didn't have an sts_region field.
+		"sts_region": "eu-west-1",
+	}
+	resp, err := b.HandleRequest(context.Background(), &logical.Request{
+		Operation: logical.CreateOperation,
+		Path:      "config/client",
+		Data:      data,
+		Storage:   storage,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if resp != nil && resp.IsError() {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create the role entry; resp: %#v", resp)
+	}
+
+	data = map[string]interface{}{
+		"auth_type":               iamAuthType,
+		"bound_iam_principal_arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:assumed-role/MyRole/foo",
+		"resolve_aws_unique_ids":  true,
+	}
+	resp, err = b.HandleRequest(context.Background(), &logical.Request{
+		Operation: logical.CreateOperation,
+		Path:      "role/MyRoleName",
+		Data:      data,
+		Storage:   storage,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if resp != nil && resp.IsError() {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create the role entry; resp: %#v", resp)
+	}
+}
+
 func resolveArnToFakeUniqueId(_ context.Context, _ logical.Storage, _ string) (string, error) {
 	return "FakeUniqueId1", nil
 }