{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/vault/issues/1379","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/vault","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/vault/issues/1379/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/vault/issues/1379/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/vault/issues/1379/events","html_url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/issues/1379","id":153211373,"number":1379,"title":"AWS Signature V4 auth backend","user":{"login":"louis-gounot","id":900518,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/900518?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot","html_url":"https://github.com/louis-gounot","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":3,"created_at":"2016-05-05T11:09:27Z","updated_at":"2016-05-10T13:28:44Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Hello,\r\n\r\nWould it be possible to have an AWS signature V4 Auth backend.\r\nSignature algorithm documentation : [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html]\r\n\r\nLet's imagine I want to build an AWS IAM compatible service (that is a service offering similar features and using the same signature algorithm for code reuse purposes).\r\nIn such case, I need to be able to store credentials (access key/secret tuples) in vault.\r\nIf I want to use Vault to securely store the secret part, currently I can't keep it inside Vault cause I need it to derive the signing key.\r\n\r\nHaving an AWS Signature V4 auth backend would allow to keep the secret part secured inside vault and to be able to verify the signature (requesting signature check on access key by providing signature to check, service, region and text to sign)."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/vault/issues/comments/218156926","html_url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/issues/1379#issuecomment-218156926","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/vault/issues/1379","id":218156926,"user":{"login":"louis-gounot","id":900518,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/900518?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot","html_url":"https://github.com/louis-gounot","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/louis-gounot/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-05-10T13:28:44Z","updated_at":"2016-05-10T13:28:44Z","body":"@ejfinneran Would be great if you can publish your code.\r\n\r\nRegarding pull request, I think it is more up to vault managers to tell about."}}