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What type of PR is this?
/kind bug

Assisted by: Google Gemini (for generating the custom bootstrap script for dex server)
Assisted by: Claude Code Opus 4.6 (for generating unit tests)

What does this PR do / why we need it:
Due to recent change for improving the security, dex service account tokens gets rotated every 1hour. When dex service account rotates, the dex config and the client secret changes, causing the existing logged in sessions to be invalidated. This causes existing logged-in users to be forced to re-login. The root cause of this issue is because Argo CD hard codes the storage to memory and there is no option provided to configure this specific field https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/blob/aa4629e50c2ae8c138b9333e4add48a7124d2aff/util/dex/config.go#L31

To fix the issue, the signing keys needs to be stored in a persistent storage and dex provides the following options for persistent storage :

  1. Kubernetes (recommended for kubernetes based environment)
  2. etcd v3
  3. Postgres/MySQL
  4. SQLLite (not recommended for production environment)

There is an upstream PR in argo-cd argoproj/argo-cd#28624 created to make this hardcoded storage setting to a configurable value. The PR is proposed as an enhancement and may not be available for back-porting. It may be available for 3.6 or 3.7 timelines based on when the PR would be accepted and merged. For bug fixes, this timelines and lack of backporting option makes this approach unacceptable, Due to the reason explained, a fix in the operator code is the preferred approach.

** Summary of changes done in this PR.

  1. Unless etcd storage is explicitly disabled (via an environment variable in Subscription object), use the etcd storage
  2. When etcd storage is used, the startup script of the dex container image is modified to use a custom script instead of the default argocd-dex rundex which is valid for in-memory storage.
  3. The custom script does the following steps. These steps are the same steps done inside the rundex subcommand, but the script provides a mechanism to change the storage config before the server is started.
    i. Create a self signed TLS certificate using openssl command.
    ii. Generate the base Dex Config file using argocd-dex gendexcfg
    iii. Use the awk command to update the storage configuration in the generated base configuration and use that for the dex server.
    iv. Poll for any changes done to the dex config in argocd-cm configmap. The poll interval is 15s. The change detection is done via gendexcfg command and comparing it with the previous configuration via sha256sum.
    v. When the SA token rotates, the dex config is modified and within 15s this change is detected and the process gets restarted via the TERM signal.
  4. The PR is also using go build tags to inject custom values for dex server token expiry and threshold. This is to improve the testing process and reduce the wait time to simulate and actual token rotation event. This code will be included only when the code is compiled with the -tag debug option. Otherwise this custom code is not included in production images.

Leaking go-routines is caused due to the process being handled within the go runtime. rundex command uses internal go runtime's os.Exec command, which I suspect is not cleaning up some of the pending go-routines that could be left causing a leak. With a shell based approach, and passing the SIGTERM signal to the underlying dex server process directly, the cleanup of pending go-routines, must be addressed as well. This assumption needs to be verified and requires an environment where the issue can be reproduced.

Have you updated the necessary documentation?

  • Documentation update is required by this PR.
  • Documentation has been updated.

Which issue(s) this PR fixes:

Fixes
GITOPS-10429
GITOPS-10364
How to test changes / Special notes to the reviewer:

  1. Add the catalog source containing the catalog image with the fix.
oc apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
kind: CatalogSource
metadata:
  name: devel-gitops-service-source
  namespace: openshift-marketplace
spec:
  displayName: "GITOPS DEVEL"
  image: quay.io/anjoseph/gitops-operator-catalog:v1.21.3-4
  publisher: "GITOPS DEVEL"
  sourceType: grpc
EOF
  1. Install the OpenShift GitOps Operator
    6.1 Create the namespace and OperatorGroup resources.
oc  create ns openshift-gitops-operator
oc apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
kind: OperatorGroup
metadata:
  name: openshift-gitops-operator
  namespace: openshift-gitops-operator
spec:
  upgradeStrategy: Default
EOF

2.2 Create the Subscription resource with the required env overrides.

oc apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
kind: Subscription
metadata:
  labels:
    operators.coreos.com/gitops-operator.openshift-gitops-operator: ""
  name: gitops-operator
  namespace: openshift-gitops-operator
spec:
  channel: latest
  installPlanApproval: Automatic
  name: gitops-operator
  source: devel-gitops-service-source
  sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
  startingCSV: gitops-operator.v1.8.0
  config:
    env:
      - name: ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SECONDS
        value: "600"
      - name: ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_RENEWAL_THRESHOLD
        value: "70"
      - name: ARGOCD_DEX_STORAGE_ENV_OVERRIDE
        value: "true"
EOF
  1. Login to the session using SSO and wait for the service account to be rotated. With the env overrides for token expiry seconds and threshold, it would take maximum of 17 minutes for the token to be rotated.
# Get the expiry time
oc get secret openshift-gitops-argocd-dex-server-token -o jsonpath='{.data.expiry}'| base64 -d

# Get the current time
date --utc

# Wait for 7 mins after the current time has passed the expiry time. The token and expiry time would get updated.

# Check the logs that the dex server has restarted due to change detected in argocd-cm/argocd-secret.
oc logs <openshift-dex-server-pod> -n openshift-gitops
  1. Ensure that the user is not being forced to login when the service account was rotated.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Dex now supports etcd-backed storage with an automatically managed etcd sidecar.
    • Dex storage can be configured for etcd or in-memory operation.
    • Debug builds support configuring Dex token expiry and renewal thresholds through environment variables.
    • The etcd sidecar image can be customized through an environment variable.
    • Go and Docker builds support optional build tags.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved Dex deployment reconciliation to keep container and sidecar settings synchronized.
    • Added startup checks to ensure etcd is ready before Dex starts.

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The PR adds build-tag propagation, debug-configurable Dex token settings, and optional etcd-backed Dex storage. It adds startup configuration, an etcd sidecar, deployment reconciliation, configurable sidecar images, and tests for storage modes.

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Dex storage and build configuration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Build tag wiring
Dockerfile, Makefile
Build tags pass through Go and Docker builds. E2E startup disables Dex etcd storage.
Dex token configuration
controllers/argocd/dex.go, controllers/argocd/dex_config.go, controllers/argocd/dex_config_debug.go
Dex token expiry and renewal thresholds use default or debug-specific configuration.
Dex etcd startup script
controllers/argoutil/dex.go, controllers/argoutil/dex_test.go
The startup script waits for etcd and transforms Dex storage configuration. Tests cover memory, sqlite3, postgres, and etcd storage.
Deployment reconciliation and validation
common/defaults.go, common/keys.go, controllers/argocd/dexUtil.go, controllers/argocd/dex.go, controllers/argocd/dex_test.go
Dex deployments add and reconcile the etcd sidecar, its image, settings, probes, and container command. Tests cover storage modes.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ArgoCDOperator
  participant DexContainer
  participant EtcdSidecar
  participant DexProcess
  ArgoCDOperator->>DexContainer: Set the custom Dex startup command
  DexContainer->>EtcdSidecar: Wait for port 2379
  EtcdSidecar-->>DexContainer: Accept the connection
  DexContainer->>DexProcess: Transform storage configuration
  DexContainer->>DexProcess: Start Dex
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Suggested reviewers: chengfang

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 6f382

When etcd-backed Dex storage is enabled, Dex may start without a reachable etcd sidecar, while certificate rotation, token renewal, and transport-security concerns remain unresolved. These can cause authentication or session failures and stale or exposed session data, so the change is not ready to merge.

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controllers/argocd/dex_test.go (1)

1638-1638: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Confirm the "default" case is isolated from the ambient environment.

This case leaves envVars nil, so no t.Setenv call runs and IsDexEtcdStorageEnabled reads the process environment. If ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED=false is set in a developer shell or a CI job, this case asserts the wrong branch and fails.

Set the variable to an empty value for this case so the default is exercised deterministically.

♻️ Proposed isolation
 			name: "default kubernetes storage with in-cluster config when no storage customizations",
+			envVars: map[string]string{"ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED": ""},
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In `@controllers/argocd/dex_test.go` at line 1638, Update the test case named
“default kubernetes storage with in-cluster config when no storage
customizations” to explicitly set ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED to an empty
value through its envVars fixture, ensuring IsDexEtcdStorageEnabled does not
read an ambient process setting and exercises the default branch
deterministically.
controllers/argoutil/dex_test.go (1)

171-177: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Remove newFakeClientForCRDs and its helper-only imports.

No Go file references newFakeClientForCRDs. Remove the unused helper and the imports used only by it.

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In `@controllers/argoutil/dex_test.go` around lines 171 - 177, Remove the unused
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In `@controllers/argocd/dex_config_debug.go`:
- Line 23: Initialize the threshold variable in dexServerTokenRenewalThreshold
with common.ArgoCDDexServerTokenRenewalThresholdPercent so an unset
ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_RENEWAL_THRESHOLD uses the default renewal threshold.
Preserve the existing environment override behavior and getDexOAuthClientSecret
flow.
- Around line 15-19: Update getTokenExpirySeconds to validate
ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SECONDS before it reaches getDexOAuthClientSecret
and TokenRequestSpec.ExpirationSeconds: reject values below the Kubernetes
minimum of 600 seconds and return common.ArgoCDDexServerTokenExpirySecs when
validation fails, while preserving valid configured values.

In `@controllers/argocd/dex_test.go`:
- Line 673: Move the ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED default setup before
invoking setEnvFunc in the test setup, so cases that enable etcd storage through
setEnvFunc can override the default and reconcileDexDeployment observes the
intended value.

In `@controllers/argocd/dex.go`:
- Around line 641-670: Update reconcileDexDeployment to remove the existing
managed etcd sidecar when the desired deployment has fewer than two containers,
and reconcile Containers[1].Image when the sidecar is present, recording each
change consistently with the existing etcd container fields and preserving the
current env, resources, security context, volume mounts, command, and image pull
policy handling.
- Around line 464-491: Update the IsDexEtcdStorageEnabled() deployment override
so the etcd sidecar’s /tmp/etcd-data is backed by durable storage rather than
the dexconfig EmptyDir, or preserve the configured durable Dex backend instead
of switching to local etcd. Ensure Dex data survives Deployment rollouts,
including refresh tokens and authorization codes.

In `@controllers/argoutil/dex.go`:
- Around line 46-66: Update the inner polling loop supervising the Dex process
started by “dex serve” to check whether DEX_PID is still running on each
iteration, and break immediately when it exits so the outer loop starts Dex
again. Preserve the existing configuration-change detection and graceful SIGTERM
handling.

In `@Makefile`:
- Line 221: Update the Makefile command near the `make run` invocation to set
`ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED` to `"false"` instead of
`ARGOCD_DEX_KUBERNETES_STORAGE_ENABLED`, matching the flag read by
`argoutil.IsDexEtcdStorageEnabled()`.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@controllers/argocd/dex_test.go`:
- Line 1638: Update the test case named “default kubernetes storage with
in-cluster config when no storage customizations” to explicitly set
ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED to an empty value through its envVars fixture,
ensuring IsDexEtcdStorageEnabled does not read an ambient process setting and
exercises the default branch deterministically.

In `@controllers/argoutil/dex_test.go`:
- Around line 171-177: Remove the unused newFakeClientForCRDs test helper and
delete imports referenced only by that function, including its scheme, API
extensions, fake client, and testing dependencies if no longer used elsewhere in
the file.

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Comment thread controllers/argocd/dex_config_debug.go Outdated
Comment on lines +15 to +19
EnvKeyDexServerTokenExpirySecs = "ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SECONDS"
EnvKeyDexServerTokenRenewalThreshold = "ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_RENEWAL_THRESHOLD"
)

// dexServerTokenRenewalThreshold is how much nominal lifetime may remain before we treat the Dex token

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Validate debug Dex token expiry before creating the TokenRequest

When ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SECONDS is 0 or negative, getTokenExpirySeconds() returns it and getDexOAuthClientSecret() sends it to TokenRequestSpec.ExpirationSeconds. The Kubernetes API requires at least 600 seconds, so CreateToken can fail and propagate through Dex secret reconciliation instead of using the default. Reject values below the valid minimum and retain common.ArgoCDDexServerTokenExpirySecs on validation failure.

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In `@controllers/argocd/dex_config_debug.go` around lines 15 - 19, Update
getTokenExpirySeconds to validate ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SECONDS before
it reaches getDexOAuthClientSecret and TokenRequestSpec.ExpirationSeconds:
reject values below the Kubernetes minimum of 600 seconds and return
common.ArgoCDDexServerTokenExpirySecs when validation fails, while preserving
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Comment thread controllers/argocd/dex_config_debug.go Outdated
// values can be overridden with environment variables when debug build tag is enabled.
func dexServerTokenRenewalThreshold() time.Duration {
dexServerTokenRenewalThresholdEnv := os.Getenv(EnvKeyDexServerTokenRenewalThreshold)
var threshold int64

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Initialize the debug renewal threshold to the default.

When ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_RENEWAL_THRESHOLD is unset, dexServerTokenRenewalThreshold returns zero. getDexOAuthClientSecret then requeues at token expiry instead of before expiry. Initialize threshold with common.ArgoCDDexServerTokenRenewalThresholdPercent.

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In `@controllers/argocd/dex_config_debug.go` at line 23, Initialize the threshold
variable in dexServerTokenRenewalThreshold with
common.ArgoCDDexServerTokenRenewalThresholdPercent so an unset
ARGOCD_DEX_SERVER_TOKEN_RENEWAL_THRESHOLD uses the default renewal threshold.
Preserve the existing environment override behavior and getDexOAuthClientSecret
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Comment thread controllers/argocd/dex_test.go Outdated
test.setEnvFunc(t, "false")
}

t.Setenv("ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED", "false")

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Set the default before invoking setEnvFunc.

Both current cases set setEnvFunc: nil, so this does not affect current cases. However, reconcileDexDeployment uses argoutil.IsDexEtcdStorageEnabled() to select the custom startup script and etcd sidecar. A case that enables this path through setEnvFunc would be reset to false by line 673.

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+			t.Setenv("ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED", "false")
 			if test.setEnvFunc != nil {
 				test.setEnvFunc(t, "false")
 			}
 
-			t.Setenv("ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED", "false")
 			assert.NoError(t, r.reconcileDexDeployment(test.argoCD))
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In `@controllers/argocd/dex_test.go` at line 673, Move the
ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED default setup before invoking setEnvFunc in the
test setup, so cases that enable etcd storage through setEnvFunc can override
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start-e2e: install-prometheus-crds ## Start operator for E2E tests (installs required CRDs if needed)
ARGOCD_CLUSTER_CONFIG_NAMESPACES="argocd-e2e-cluster-config, argocd-test-impersonation-1-046, argocd-agent-principal-1-051, argocd-agent-agent-1-052, appset-argocd, appset-old-ns, appset-new-ns, appset-argocd-clusterrole, ns-hosting-principal, ns-hosting-managed-agent, ns-hosting-autonomous-agent, gitops-promoter-1-134" make run
ARGOCD_CLUSTER_CONFIG_NAMESPACES="argocd-e2e-cluster-config, argocd-test-impersonation-1-046, argocd-agent-principal-1-051, argocd-agent-agent-1-052, appset-argocd, appset-old-ns, appset-new-ns, appset-argocd-clusterrole, ns-hosting-principal, ns-hosting-managed-agent, ns-hosting-autonomous-agent, gitops-promoter-1-134" ARGOCD_DEX_KUBERNETES_STORAGE_ENABLED="false" make run

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the storage flag that Dex reads.

Line 221 sets ARGOCD_DEX_KUBERNETES_STORAGE_ENABLED, but argoutil.IsDexEtcdStorageEnabled() reads ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED and enables etcd when the value is unset. make start-e2e therefore starts etcd storage instead of disabling it. Set ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED="false".

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In `@Makefile` at line 221, Update the Makefile command near the `make run`
invocation to set `ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED` to `"false"` instead of
`ARGOCD_DEX_KUBERNETES_STORAGE_ENABLED`, matching the flag read by
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…tartup script for dex

Signed-off-by: Anand Francis Joseph <anjoseph@redhat.com>
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anandf force-pushed the add_dex_etcd_storage branch from da3698d to 16ca61f Compare September 9, 2026 12:20
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Signed-off-by: Anand Francis Joseph <anjoseph@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Anand Francis Joseph <anjoseph@redhat.com>
cp /tls/tls.crt /tmp/tls.crt
cp /tls/tls.key /tmp/tls.key
elif command -v openssl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes \

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openssl may not be available in dex image.

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yes. it is not available in the upstream image. If openssl is not available, we will disable tls. Openssl availabillity is checked via elif command -v openssl >/dev/null 2>&1; then, if not available tls is disabled.

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Downstream images of dex that we build, has openssl and curl available.

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awk '/^storage:/ { print "storage:\n type: etcd\n config:\n endpoints:\n - \"http://127.0.0.1:2379\"\n namespace: dex"; skip=1; next } skip && /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+:/ { skip=0 } !skip' /tmp/base.yaml > /tmp/dex.yaml

echo "waiting for etcd to be ready..."
until curl -sf http://127.0.0.1:2381/health > /dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done

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curl may not be available in dex image.

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curl is available in the downstream dex image. I will add a check to skip the curl command if upstream dex does not have it.

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start-e2e: install-prometheus-crds ## Start operator for E2E tests (installs required CRDs if needed)
ARGOCD_CLUSTER_CONFIG_NAMESPACES="argocd-e2e-cluster-config, argocd-test-impersonation-1-046, argocd-agent-principal-1-051, argocd-agent-agent-1-052, appset-argocd, appset-old-ns, appset-new-ns, appset-argocd-clusterrole, ns-hosting-principal, ns-hosting-managed-agent, ns-hosting-autonomous-agent, gitops-promoter-1-134" make run
ARGOCD_CLUSTER_CONFIG_NAMESPACES="argocd-e2e-cluster-config, argocd-test-impersonation-1-046, argocd-agent-principal-1-051, argocd-agent-agent-1-052, appset-argocd, appset-old-ns, appset-new-ns, appset-argocd-clusterrole, ns-hosting-principal, ns-hosting-managed-agent, ns-hosting-autonomous-agent, gitops-promoter-1-134" ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED="false" make run

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Dex's storage.type enum is memory | kubernetes | etcd | sqlite3 | postgres | mysql. How about changing our feature flag to align with dex, something like: ARGOCD_DEX_STORAGE_TYPE = memory | kubernetes | etcd | sqlite3 | postgres | mysql, though we currently only need first 3.

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Yes, that makes sense. It will help in future switch over where we can support additional configuration types.

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137-137: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Pass the build tags to make run as well.

The run target invokes go run without $(GO_TAGS_FLAG). A developer who sets BUILD_TAGS=debug therefore gets the non-debug getTokenExpirySeconds() and dexServerTokenRenewalThreshold() implementations when running the operator locally, including through start-e2e. Forward the flag for consistency with build.

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 run: manifests generate fmt vet ## Run a controller from your host.
-	REDIS_CONFIG_PATH="build/redis" ARGOCD_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE="argocd" go run -ldflags=$(LD_FLAGS) ./cmd/main.go
+	REDIS_CONFIG_PATH="build/redis" ARGOCD_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE="argocd" go run -ldflags=$(LD_FLAGS) $(GO_TAGS_FLAG) ./cmd/main.go
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In `@controllers/argocd/dex.go`:
- Around line 476-533: Update the etcd sidecar configuration in the Dex pod
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durable storage rather than the default /tmp EmptyDir.

In `@controllers/argoutil/dex.go`:
- Line 69: Update the TLS polling logic around the mounted-file checksum
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Comment thread controllers/argocd/dex.go Outdated
Comment on lines +476 to +533
Image: getDexEtcdSidecarContainerImage(),
ImagePullPolicy: argoutil.GetImagePullPolicy(cr.Spec.ImagePullPolicy),
Env: proxyEnvVars(),
Name: "etcd",
Ports: []corev1.ContainerPort{
{
ContainerPort: 2379,
Name: "client",
},
{
ContainerPort: 2381,
Name: "client-http",
},
},
StartupProbe: &corev1.Probe{
ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
Path: "/health",
Port: intstr.FromInt32(2381),
Scheme: corev1.URISchemeHTTP,
},
},
InitialDelaySeconds: 2,
PeriodSeconds: 5,
FailureThreshold: 12,
},
LivenessProbe: &corev1.Probe{
ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
Path: "/livez",
Port: intstr.FromInt32(2381),
Scheme: corev1.URISchemeHTTP,
},
},
InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
PeriodSeconds: 10,
TimeoutSeconds: 3,
FailureThreshold: 3,
},
ReadinessProbe: &corev1.Probe{
ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
Path: "/readyz",
Port: intstr.FromInt32(2381),
Scheme: corev1.URISchemeHTTP,
},
},
InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
PeriodSeconds: 10,
TimeoutSeconds: 3,
FailureThreshold: 3,
},
Resources: getDexResources(cr),
SecurityContext: dexSecCtx,
VolumeMounts: dexVolumeMounts,
})
}

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Back the etcd data directory with durable storage. With Dex etcd storage enabled, the sidecar writes to /tmp/etcd-data under the default /tmp EmptyDir mount. A pod replacement, including a configuration-triggered Deployment rollout, removes this database and can invalidate Dex offline sessions and refresh tokens. Mount a PVC-backed volume at /tmp/etcd-data, or configure an equivalent durable data path.

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fi
/shared/argocd-dex gendexcfg ${EXTRA_ARGS} -o /tmp/check_base.yaml 2>/dev/null || continue
if [ "$(sha256sum < /tmp/base.yaml)" != "$(sha256sum < /tmp/check_base.yaml)" ]; then

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Refresh copied TLS files when the mounted Secret changes.

The Dex Deployment accepts mounted volumes but has no TLS checksum, and reconciliation triggers rollouts only for configuration changes. If a mounted Secret updates, this script keeps using the initial /tmp/tls.crt and /tmp/tls.key, including after a configuration-only Dex restart. Compare the mounted files during polling, copy both files when either changes, and restart Dex.

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the mounted-file checksum comparison to track both mounted TLS certificate and
key files, not only the configuration checksum. When either mounted file
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- Line 24: Update the awkScriptEtcdStorageType configuration so Dex connects to
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const (
DefaultDexStorageType = "etcd"
awkScriptEtcdStorageType = "awk '/^storage:/ { print \"storage:\\n type: etcd\\n config:\\n endpoints:\\n - \\\"http://127.0.0.1:2379\\\"\\n namespace: dex\"; skip=1; next } skip && /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+:/ { skip=0 } !skip' /tmp/base.yaml > /tmp/dex.yaml"

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Encrypt the Dex-to-etcd connection.

The generated Dex configuration and etcd sidecar both use plaintext HTTP. Configure the sidecar and Dex client for HTTPS or mTLS, mount the required certificates, and enable certificate validation.

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configuration so Dex connects to etcd over HTTPS or mTLS instead of plaintext
HTTP, and update the etcd sidecar configuration accordingly. Mount the required
CA and client certificates into both components, reference them in Dex’s etcd
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Comment thread Makefile
start-e2e: install-prometheus-crds ## Start operator for E2E tests (installs required CRDs if needed)
ARGOCD_CLUSTER_CONFIG_NAMESPACES="argocd-e2e-cluster-config, argocd-test-impersonation-1-046, argocd-agent-principal-1-051, argocd-agent-agent-1-052, appset-argocd, appset-old-ns, appset-new-ns, appset-argocd-clusterrole, ns-hosting-principal, ns-hosting-managed-agent, ns-hosting-autonomous-agent, gitops-promoter-1-134" make run
ARGOCD_CLUSTER_CONFIG_NAMESPACES="argocd-e2e-cluster-config, argocd-test-impersonation-1-046, argocd-agent-principal-1-051, argocd-agent-agent-1-052, appset-argocd, appset-old-ns, appset-new-ns, appset-argocd-clusterrole, ns-hosting-principal, ns-hosting-managed-agent, ns-hosting-autonomous-agent, gitops-promoter-1-134" ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED="false" make run

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ARGOCD_DEX_ETCD_STORAGE_ENABLED is the old name and should be changed to the new one.

return env
}
return DefaultDexStorageType
}

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We could use some validation of the raw env var value.

Comment thread controllers/argocd/dex.go Outdated
if UseDex(cr) && argoutil.IsDexEtcdStorageEnabled() {
deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Command = []string{"/bin/sh", "-c"}
deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = argoutil.DexServerCustomStartupScript()
deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers = append(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, corev1.Container{

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can we make etcd an init container with restartPolicy: Always, to let kubernetes manage the lifecycle and ordering of etcd and dex containers? So etcd will starts before dex and shutdown after dex?

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Path: "/readyz",
Port: intstr.FromInt32(2381),
Scheme: corev1.URISchemeHTTP,
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do we need to add the above http probes to dex networkpolicy to allow them? OCP will likely allow them but will be good for other platforms.

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