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title: Install Client Keystone Authenticator on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Client Keystone Authenticator for on Pop!_OS
  - Client plugin for kubectl to enable keystone authentication.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/client-keystone-auth/pop
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# Install Client Keystone Authenticator on **Pop!\_OS**

# 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)")

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

#### 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>

### Package name

* client-keystone-auth

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 20 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 20 October 2026 - 1.37/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")
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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/install/client-keystone-auth/pop#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install Client Keystone Authenticator

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on Pop!\_OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Client Keystone Authenticator

To install Client Keystone Authenticator, simply use the following command:

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

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