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+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# oauth2-proxy: runs the Authentik OIDC code-flow and injects the user's
+# id_token as `Authorization: Bearer` upstream to kong-proxy, so the dashboard
+# talks to the apiserver AS THE USER (per-user RBAC applies).
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+resource "kubernetes_manifest" "oauth2_proxy_externalsecret" {
+  manifest = {
+    apiVersion = "external-secrets.io/v1beta1"
+    kind       = "ExternalSecret"
+    metadata = {
+      name      = "oauth2-proxy"
+      namespace = kubernetes_namespace.k8s-dashboard.metadata[0].name
+    }
+    spec = {
+      refreshInterval = "1h"
+      secretStoreRef  = { name = "vault-kv", kind = "ClusterSecretStore" }
+      target          = { name = "oauth2-proxy", creationPolicy = "Owner" }
+      data = [
+        { secretKey = "client-id", remoteRef = { key = "k8s-dashboard", property = "oauth2_proxy_client_id" } },
+        { secretKey = "client-secret", remoteRef = { key = "k8s-dashboard", property = "oauth2_proxy_client_secret" } },
+        { secretKey = "cookie-secret", remoteRef = { key = "k8s-dashboard", property = "oauth2_proxy_cookie_secret" } },
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+locals {
+  oauth2_proxy_upstream = "https://kubernetes-dashboard-kong-proxy.kubernetes-dashboard.svc.cluster.local:443"
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_deployment" "oauth2_proxy" {
+  metadata {
+    name      = "oauth2-proxy"
+    namespace = kubernetes_namespace.k8s-dashboard.metadata[0].name
+    labels    = { app = "oauth2-proxy" }
+  }
+
+  spec {
+    replicas = 2
+    selector { match_labels = { app = "oauth2-proxy" } }
+
+    template {
+      metadata { labels = { app = "oauth2-proxy" } }
+      spec {
+        container {
+          name  = "oauth2-proxy"
+          image = "quay.io/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy:v7.7.1"
+          args = [
+            "--http-address=0.0.0.0:4180",
+            "--provider=oidc",
+            "--oidc-issuer-url=https://authentik.viktorbarzin.me/application/o/k8s-dashboard/",
+            "--redirect-url=https://k8s.viktorbarzin.me/oauth2/callback",
+            "--upstream=${local.oauth2_proxy_upstream}",
+            "--ssl-upstream-insecure-skip-verify=true",
+            "--scope=openid email profile offline_access k8s-dashboard-audience",
+            "--oidc-extra-audience=kubernetes",
+            "--pass-authorization-header=true",
+            "--set-authorization-header=true",
+            "--pass-access-token=true",
+            "--email-domain=*",
+            "--insecure-oidc-allow-unverified-email=true",
+            "--cookie-secure=true",
+            "--cookie-domain=k8s.viktorbarzin.me",
+            "--whitelist-domain=k8s.viktorbarzin.me",
+            "--cookie-refresh=30m",
+            "--cookie-expire=168h",
+            "--code-challenge-method=S256",
+            "--reverse-proxy=true",
+            "--skip-provider-button=true",
+          ]
+          env {
+            name = "OAUTH2_PROXY_CLIENT_ID"
+            value_from {
+              secret_key_ref {
+                name = "oauth2-proxy"
+                key  = "client-id"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          env {
+            name = "OAUTH2_PROXY_CLIENT_SECRET"
+            value_from {
+              secret_key_ref {
+                name = "oauth2-proxy"
+                key  = "client-secret"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          env {
+            name = "OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_SECRET"
+            value_from {
+              secret_key_ref {
+                name = "oauth2-proxy"
+                key  = "cookie-secret"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          port { container_port = 4180 }
+          readiness_probe {
+            http_get {
+              path = "/ping"
+              port = 4180
+            }
+            initial_delay_seconds = 5
+            period_seconds        = 10
+          }
+          resources {
+            requests = {
+              cpu    = "25m"
+              memory = "64Mi"
+            }
+            limits = {
+              memory = "128Mi"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        dns_config {
+          option {
+            name  = "ndots"
+            value = "2"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [
+      spec[0].template[0].spec[0].dns_config, # KYVERNO_LIFECYCLE_V1
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_service" "oauth2_proxy" {
+  metadata {
+    name      = "oauth2-proxy"
+    namespace = kubernetes_namespace.k8s-dashboard.metadata[0].name
+  }
+  spec {
+    selector = { app = "oauth2-proxy" }
+    port {
+      port        = 4180
+      target_port = 4180
+    }
+  }
+}