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Service Account

حساب الخدمة

GLS-000105

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Definition

A special Google Cloud account used by code (not humans) to authenticate with Google APIs.

حساب Google Cloud خاص يستخدمه الكود (ليس البشر) للمصادقة مع Google APIs.

Why It Matters

Firebase Admin SDK needs credentials to call Firestore from a server. Service accounts provide those credentials without human login.

Firebase Admin SDK يحتاج بيانات اعتماد لاستدعاء Firestore من خادم. حسابات الخدمة توفر تلك البيانات دون تسجيل دخول بشري.

Full Definition

A service account is an identity for a program or service to authenticate with Google Cloud APIs. Unlike user accounts (human-controlled), service accounts are used by servers and automation. They can be granted specific IAM roles to access only what they need. 404Fault uses Workload Identity Federation instead of service account JSON keys — avoiding secret files in production.
حساب الخدمة هو هوية لبرنامج أو خدمة للمصادقة مع Google Cloud APIs. على عكس حسابات المستخدمين (التي يتحكم بها البشر)، تُستخدم حسابات الخدمة من قِبَل الخوادم والأتمتة. يمكن منحها أدوار IAM محددة للوصول فقط لما تحتاجه. يستخدم 404Fault Workload Identity Federation بدلًا من مفاتيح JSON لحساب الخدمة — تجنبًا لملفات الأسرار في الإنتاج.

Example Usage

“Vercel's Workload Identity Federation gives 404Fault's server a temporary service account token at runtime — no JSON key file needed.”

“Workload Identity Federation في Vercel يمنح خادم 404Fault رمز حساب خدمة مؤقتًا في وقت التشغيل — لا حاجة لملف مفتاح JSON.”

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Avoid these mistakes when using Service Account:

1

Committing service account JSON keys to git (major security risk)

2

Giving service accounts overly broad roles — use principle of least privilege

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