Configuration for direct-path (via ALTS) with workload
identity. This feature is not officially supported for external
customers in Kubernetes Engine when using Workload Identity.
Attribute
Name
Description
enable_alts
google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.BoolValue
enable_alts controls whether the alts handshaker should be
enabled or not for direct-path.
Requires Workload Identity
(workload_pool][google.container.v1beta1.WorkloadIdentityConfig.workload_pool]
must be non-empty).
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