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title: Install Client Keystone Authenticator on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Client Keystone Authenticator for Linux - Client
  plugin for kubectl to enable keystone authentication.
url: https://snapcraft.io/client-keystone-auth
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# Client Keystone Authenticator (client-keystone-auth)

[Andre Ruiz (andre-ruiz)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/andre-ruiz "View all snaps from Andre Ruiz (andre-ruiz)")

* [Andre Ruiz (andre-ruiz)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/andre-ruiz "View all snaps from Andre Ruiz (andre-ruiz)")

latest/stable v1.35.0

Install latest/stable of Client Keystone Authenticator

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install client-keystone-auth
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* client-keystone-auth

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 26 January 2026 - latest/stable
* 26 January 2026 - 1.35/stable

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### Websites

* [github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack](https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack "https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack")

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### Contact

* [andre.ruiz@canonical.com](mailto:andre.ruiz@canonical.com "mailto:andre.ruiz@canonical.com")
* [canonical.com](https://canonical.com "https://canonical.com")

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### Donations

* [no.donation.link.com](https://no.donation.link.com "https://no.donation.link.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack](https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack "https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack/issues](https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack/issues "https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/client-keystone-auth#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/client-keystone-auth#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/client-keystone-auth#tab-security)

#### Client plugin for kubectl to enable keystone authentication.

client-keystone-auth snap is a package that carries "client-keystone-auth", a plugin for
kubectl. It allows kubectl to get an auth token from Keystone and use that to authenticate
to the Kubernetes api server. More info at
<https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack/blob/master/docs/keystone-auth/using-client-keystone-auth.md>

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## Install Client Keystone Authenticator on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/raspbian)