Clarify Vault client vs server authentication #1580 - #3300
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Document when the client must send X-Config-Token, that Spring Vault is auto-configured from server properties, and that server-side tokens are renewed. Fixes spring-cloudgh-1580 Signed-off-by: Abdullah <89297042+AzazelSensei@users.noreply.github.com>
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| [[vault-authentication]] | ||
| == Client and Server Authentication | ||
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| There are two separate questions: how Config Server authenticates to Vault, and whether a Config Client must send a Vault token. |
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Reword this to not ask questions. State there are two ways to authenticate.
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Reworded that to state there are two ways to authenticate.
Signed-off-by: Abdullah <89297042+AzazelSensei@users.noreply.github.com>
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The Vault pages still read as if every client must send a token. I spelled out the two modes: X-Config-Token per request vs server-side authentication, that spring-vault-core auto-configures the client from spring.cloud.config.server.vault properties, and that a server token is renewed when Vault marks it renewable.
Fixes #1580