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TL;DR

Require HTTPS for the Helm-managed Vault address so the projected service-account JWT and retrieved OAuth client secret cannot be exposed over plaintext transport.

What changed

  • Reject plain HTTP in both the Helm template and NVCA cluster mapper.
  • Add plain-HTTP negative coverage to Go and Helm tests.
  • Update source and generated chart documentation.

Context for reviewers

This is a focused follow-up to #843 prompted by review feedback on the 3.2 backport (#845). No supported Helm-managed deployment uses a plain-HTTP Vault endpoint.

QA

  • go test -count=1 -ldflags '-X github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-dra-driver-gpu/internal/info.version=v25.8.0' ./pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt
  • ./scripts/lint_helm.sh
  • golangci-lint run --allow-parallel-runners -c .golangci.yml ./pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/...
  • bazel test //src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt:clustermgmt_test

Relates to #842

Checklist

  • Source and generated charts are synchronized.
  • Validation and negative tests cover plain HTTP.
  • Go, Helm, lint, and Bazel checks pass.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Security

    • Vault connections now require HTTPS exclusively; plain HTTP addresses are rejected.
    • OAuth-based Vault integrations enforce secure HTTPS URLs.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved validation messages clarify the HTTPS requirement.
    • Added coverage to ensure insecure Vault addresses are rejected.
  • Documentation

    • Updated configuration guidance and schema descriptions to specify HTTPS-only Vault addresses.

The Vault address carries projected JWT authentication and OAuth client-secret retrieval. Reject plain HTTP so those credentials cannot be sent without transport encryption.

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
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  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient.go
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient_test.go
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/scripts/lint_helm.sh
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  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient_test.go
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient.go
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/scripts/lint_helm.sh

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Walkthrough

The operator and both Helm chart copies now require HTTPS Vault addresses. Runtime and template validation reject HTTP URLs. Documentation and validation tests reflect the HTTPS-only requirement.

Changes

Vault HTTPS enforcement

Layer / File(s) Summary
HTTPS validation contract
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient.go, */templates/helm-managed-nvcfbackend-cm.yaml, */README.md, */values.yaml, */values.schema.json
Vault address validation now accepts only absolute HTTPS URLs. Existing restrictions remain. Documentation now states the HTTPS-only requirement.
HTTP rejection coverage
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient_test.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/scripts/lint_helm.sh
Operator and Helm validation tests now reject plain HTTP URLs and invalid query or fragment delimiters.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to e8992

The PR rejects plaintext Vault endpoints for Helm-managed deployments, protecting service-account tokens and OAuth secrets in transit; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Possibly related PRs

  • NVIDIA/nvcf#843: This change tightens the Vault address validation introduced by that PR from HTTP(S) to HTTPS only.

Suggested reviewers: estroz, kristinapathak

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In
`@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient.go`:
- Around line 71-72: Update the Helm address validation near parsed.RawQuery and
parsed.Fragment to also reject parsed.ForceQuery and any raw fragment delimiter,
including trailing ? and # with empty values. Extend
TestHelmManagedClient_GetCluster_RequiresValidVaultAddress with cases covering
both empty delimiters.
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  • deploy/helm/nvca-operator/nvca-operator/README.md
  • deploy/helm/nvca-operator/nvca-operator/templates/helm-managed-nvcfbackend-cm.yaml
  • deploy/helm/nvca-operator/nvca-operator/values.schema.json
  • deploy/helm/nvca-operator/nvca-operator/values.yaml
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/deployments/nvca-operator/README.md
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/deployments/nvca-operator/templates/helm-managed-nvcfbackend-cm.yaml
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/deployments/nvca-operator/values.schema.json
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/deployments/nvca-operator/values.yaml
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient.go
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient_test.go
  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/scripts/lint_helm.sh

Comment thread src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/clustermgmt/helmclient.go Outdated
Reject literal query and fragment delimiters even when net/url parses their values as empty. This keeps runtime validation aligned with the Helm boundary.

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
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