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gRPC Provider Interface Architecture Summary

Overview

The v2 provider architecture enables out-of-process providers using gRPC, allowing a single provider codebase to expose multiple APIs (e.g., AWS SecretsManager, ParameterStore, ECR, STS) without requiring modifications to existing v1 provider implementations.

1. Client-Side: v2 → v1 Adapter (In-Process)

How ExternalSecret Controller Uses gRPC Clients

In externalsecret_controller_secret.go, the reconciler uses the Client Manager to obtain provider clients:

// We MUST NOT create multiple instances of a provider client (mostly due to limitations with GCP)
// Clientmanager keeps track of the client instances
// that are created during the fetching process and closes clients
// if needed.
mgr := secretstore.NewManager(r.Client, r.ControllerClass, r.EnableFloodGate)

Client Manager: Creating gRPC Clients

When a SecretStoreRef has kind: Provider, the manager creates a gRPC client:

// Get returns a provider client from the given storeRef or sourceRef.secretStoreRef
// while sourceRef.SecretStoreRef takes precedence over storeRef.
// Do not close the client returned from this func, instead close
// the manager once you're done with recinciling the external secret.
func (m *Manager) Get(ctx context.Context, storeRef esv1.SecretStoreRef, namespace string, sourceRef *esv1.StoreGeneratorSourceRef) (esv1.SecretsClient, error) {
	if storeRef.Kind == "Provider" {
		return m.getV2ProviderClient(ctx, storeRef.Name, namespace)
	}
	if sourceRef != nil && sourceRef.SecretStoreRef != nil {
		storeRef = *sourceRef.SecretStoreRef
	}
	store, err := m.getStore(ctx, &storeRef, namespace)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	// check if store should be handled by this controller instance
	if !ShouldProcessStore(store, m.controllerClass) {
		return nil, errors.New("can not reference unmanaged store")
	}
	// when using ClusterSecretStore, validate the ClusterSecretStore namespace conditions
	shouldProcess, err := m.shouldProcessSecret(store, namespace)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if !shouldProcess {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errClusterStoreMismatch, store.GetName(), namespace)
	}

	if m.enableFloodgate {
		err := assertStoreIsUsable(store)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	return m.GetFromStore(ctx, store, namespace)
}

The getV2ProviderClient method:

  1. Fetches the Provider resource
  2. Creates a gRPC connection with TLS

  3. Wraps it with V2ClientWrapper (the v2→v1 adapter)

    // Create gRPC client
grpcClient, err := grpc.NewClient(address, tlsConfig)
if err != nil {
	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create gRPC client for Provider %q: %w", providerName, err)
}

// Convert ProviderReference to protobuf format
providerRef := &pb.ProviderReference{
	ApiVersion: provider.Spec.Config.ProviderRef.APIVersion,
	Kind:       provider.Spec.Config.ProviderRef.Kind,
	Name:       provider.Spec.Config.ProviderRef.Name,
	Namespace:  provider.Spec.Config.ProviderRef.Namespace,
}

// Wrap with V2ClientWrapper
wrappedClient := adapter.NewV2ClientWrapper(grpcClient, providerRef, namespace)

V2ClientWrapper: Implementing v1.SecretsClient

The wrapper adapts the gRPC v2.Provider interface to the v1 SecretsClient interface:

// V2ClientWrapper wraps a v2.Provider (gRPC client) and exposes it as an esv1.SecretsClient.
// This allows v2 providers to be used with the existing client manager infrastructure.
type V2ClientWrapper struct {
	v2Provider      v2.Provider
	providerRef     *pb.ProviderReference
	sourceNamespace string
}

// Ensure V2ClientWrapper implements SecretsClient interface
var _ esv1.SecretsClient = &V2ClientWrapper{}

// NewV2ClientWrapper creates a new wrapper that adapts a v2.Provider to esv1.SecretsClient.
func NewV2ClientWrapper(v2Provider v2.Provider, providerRef *pb.ProviderReference, sourceNamespace string) esv1.SecretsClient {
	return &V2ClientWrapper{
		v2Provider:      v2Provider,
		providerRef:     providerRef,
		sourceNamespace: sourceNamespace,
	}
}

// GetSecret retrieves a single secret from the provider.
func (w *V2ClientWrapper) GetSecret(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretDataRemoteRef) ([]byte, error) {
	return w.v2Provider.GetSecret(ctx, ref, w.providerRef, w.sourceNamespace)
}

gRPC Client: Making RPC Calls

The gRPC client converts v1 types to protobuf and makes RPC calls:

// GetSecret retrieves a single secret from the provider via gRPC.
func (c *grpcProviderClient) GetSecret(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretDataRemoteRef, providerRef *pb.ProviderReference, sourceNamespace string) ([]byte, error) {
	c.log.V(1).Info("getting secret via gRPC",
		"key", ref.Key,
		"version", ref.Version,
		"property", ref.Property,
		"connectionState", c.conn.GetState().String(),
		"providerRef", providerRef,
		"sourceNamespace", sourceNamespace)

	// Check connection state before call
	state := c.conn.GetState()
	if state != connectivity.Ready && state != connectivity.Idle {
		c.log.Info("connection not ready, attempting to reconnect",
			"state", state.String(),
			"target", c.conn.Target())
	}

	// Create context with timeout
	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, defaultTimeout)
	defer cancel()

	// Convert v1 reference to protobuf message
	pbRef := &pb.ExternalSecretDataRemoteRef{
		Key:              ref.Key,
		Version:          ref.Version,
		Property:         ref.Property,
		DecodingStrategy: string(ref.DecodingStrategy),
		MetadataPolicy:   string(ref.MetadataPolicy),
	}

	// Make gRPC call with provider reference
	req := &pb.GetSecretRequest{
		RemoteRef:       pbRef,
		ProviderRef:     providerRef,
		SourceNamespace: sourceNamespace,
	}

	c.log.V(1).Info("calling GetSecret RPC",
		"target", c.conn.Target(),
		"timeout", defaultTimeout.String())

	resp, err := c.client.GetSecret(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		c.log.Error(err, "GetSecret RPC failed",
			"key", ref.Key,
			"connectionState", c.conn.GetState().String(),
			"target", c.conn.Target())
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get secret via gRPC: %w", err)
	}

	c.log.V(1).Info("GetSecret RPC succeeded",
		"key", ref.Key,
		"valueLength", len(resp.Value))

	return resp.Value, nil
}

2. Multiple APIs via ProviderReference Mapping

Separate CRDs for Each AWS Service

The AWS v2 provider exposes separate Kubernetes Custom Resources for different services:

var (
	// GroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
	GroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: "provider.external-secrets.io", Version: "v2alpha1"}

	// SecretsManagerKind is the kind name used for SecretsManager resources.
	SecretsManagerKind = "SecretsManager"

	// SchemeBuilder is used to add go types to the GroupVersionKind scheme
	SchemeBuilder = &scheme.Builder{GroupVersion: GroupVersion}

	// AddToScheme adds the types in this group-version to the given scheme.
	AddToScheme = SchemeBuilder.AddToScheme
)

Example: SecretsManager CRD:

// SecretsManager is the Schema for AWS Secrets Manager provider configuration
type SecretsManager struct {
	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`

	Spec   SecretsManagerSpec   `json:"spec,omitempty"`
	Status SecretsManagerStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
}

Future expansion will include ParameterStore, ECRAuthToken, STSSessionToken, etc., all served by the same gRPC server process.

3. Server-Side: v1 → v2 Adapter (Out-of-Process)

AdapterServer: Mapping ProviderRef to v1 Clients

The gRPC server uses AdapterServer to map incoming ProviderReference (apiVersion + kind) to v1 provider implementations:

// AdapterServer wraps a v1 provider and exposes it as a v2 gRPC service.
// This allows existing v1 provider implementations to be used in the v2 architecture.
type AdapterServer struct {
	pb.UnimplementedSecretStoreProviderServer
	kubeClient client.Client

	// we support multiple v1 providers, so we need to map the v2 provider
	// with apiVersion+kind to the corresponding v1 provider
	resourceMapping ProviderMapping
	specMapper      SpecMapper
}

type ProviderMapping map[schema.GroupVersionKind]esv1.ProviderInterface

// maps a provider reference to a SecretStoreSpec
// which is used to create a synthetic store for the v1 provider.
type SpecMapper func(ref *pb.ProviderReference) (*esv1.SecretStoreSpec, error)

// NewAdapterServer creates a new AdapterServer that wraps a v1 provider.
func NewAdapterServer(kubeClient client.Client, resourceMapping ProviderMapping, specMapping SpecMapper) *AdapterServer {
	return &AdapterServer{
		kubeClient:      kubeClient,
		resourceMapping: resourceMapping,
		specMapper:      specMapping,
	}
}

Resolving Provider from ProviderReference

The server resolves the v1 provider based on GVK:

func (s *AdapterServer) resolveProvider(ref *pb.ProviderReference) (esv1.ProviderInterface, error) {
	if ref == nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("provider reference is nil")
	}

	splitted := strings.Split(ref.ApiVersion, "/")
	if len(splitted) != 2 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid api version: %s", ref.ApiVersion)
	}
	group := splitted[0]
	version := splitted[1]

	key := schema.GroupVersionKind{
		Group:   group,
		Version: version,
		Kind:    ref.Kind,
	}
	v1Provider, ok := s.resourceMapping[key]
	if !ok {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resource mapping not found for %q", key)
	}
	return v1Provider, nil
}

func (s *AdapterServer) getClient(ctx context.Context, ref *pb.ProviderReference, namespace string) (esv1.SecretsClient, error) {
	if ref == nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("request or remote ref is nil")
	}

	spec, err := s.specMapper(ref)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to map provider reference to spec: %w", err)
	}
	// TODO: support cluster scoped Provider
	store, err := NewSyntheticStore(spec, namespace)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create synthetic store: %w", err)
	}
	provider, err := s.resolveProvider(ref)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve provider: %w", err)
	}
	return provider.NewClient(ctx, store, s.kubeClient, namespace)
}

GetSecret RPC Handler

The server receives GetSecret requests and delegates to v1 providers:

// GetSecret retrieves a single secret from the provider.
func (s *AdapterServer) GetSecret(ctx context.Context, req *pb.GetSecretRequest) (*pb.GetSecretResponse, error) {
	if req == nil || req.RemoteRef == nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("request or remote ref is nil")
	}
	client, err := s.getClient(ctx, req.ProviderRef, req.SourceNamespace)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close(ctx)

	// Convert protobuf remote ref to v1 remote ref
	ref := esv1.ExternalSecretDataRemoteRef{
		Key:      req.RemoteRef.Key,
		Version:  req.RemoteRef.Version,
		Property: req.RemoteRef.Property,
	}
	if req.RemoteRef.DecodingStrategy != "" {
		ref.DecodingStrategy = esv1.ExternalSecretDecodingStrategy(req.RemoteRef.DecodingStrategy)
	}
	if req.RemoteRef.MetadataPolicy != "" {
		ref.MetadataPolicy = esv1.ExternalSecretMetadataPolicy(req.RemoteRef.MetadataPolicy)
	}

	value, err := client.GetSecret(ctx, ref)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get secret: %w", err)
	}

	return &pb.GetSecretResponse{
		Value: value,
	}, nil
}

AWS Provider Main: Single Process, Multiple APIs

The AWS provider's main function sets up the mapping:

v1Provider := awsv1.NewProvider()
adapterServer := adapter.NewAdapterServer(kubeClient, adapter.ProviderMapping{
	schema.GroupVersionKind{
		Group:   awsv2alpha1.GroupVersion.Group,
		Version: awsv2alpha1.GroupVersion.Version,
		Kind:    awsv2alpha1.SecretsManagerKind,
	}: v1Provider,
}, func(ref *pb.ProviderReference) (*v1.SecretStoreSpec, error) {
	if ref.Kind != awsv2alpha1.SecretsManagerKind {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported provider kind: %s", ref.Kind)
	}
	var awsProvider awsv2alpha1.SecretsManager
	err := kubeClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
		Namespace: ref.Namespace,
		Name:      ref.Name,
	}, &awsProvider)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return &v1.SecretStoreSpec{
		Provider: &v1.SecretStoreProvider{
			AWS: &v1.AWSProvider{
				Service:           v1.AWSServiceSecretsManager,
				Auth:              awsProvider.Spec.Auth,
				Role:              awsProvider.Spec.Role,
				Region:            awsProvider.Spec.Region,
				AdditionalRoles:   awsProvider.Spec.AdditionalRoles,
				ExternalID:        awsProvider.Spec.ExternalID,
				SecretsManager:    awsProvider.Spec.SecretsManager,
				SessionTags:       awsProvider.Spec.SessionTags,
				TransitiveTagKeys: awsProvider.Spec.TransitiveTagKeys,
				Prefix:            awsProvider.Spec.Prefix,
			},
		},
	}, nil
})

To add ParameterStore, you'd simply extend the mapping:

schema.GroupVersionKind{
    Group:   awsv2alpha1.GroupVersion.Group,
    Version: awsv2alpha1.GroupVersion.Version,
    Kind:    "ParameterStore",
}: v1Provider,  // Same v1 provider instance!

And update the specMapper to handle the new Kind.

4. Provider Controller: Validation & Status

The Provider controller validates connectivity and reports capabilities:

// validateStoreAndGetCapabilities validates the Provider configuration and retrieves capabilities by:
// 1. Creating a gRPC client to the provider
// 2. Calling Validate() on the provider with the ProviderReference
// 3. Calling Capabilities() to get the provider's capabilities
func (r *Reconciler) validateStoreAndGetCapabilities(ctx context.Context, store *esv1.Provider) (esv1.ProviderCapabilities, error) {
	// Get provider address
	address := store.Spec.Config.Address
	if address == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("provider address is required")
	}

	// Load TLS configuration
	tlsConfig, err := grpc.LoadClientTLSConfig(ctx, r.Client, store.Spec.Config.ProviderRef.Kind, "external-secrets-system")
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to load TLS config: %w", err)
	}

	// Create gRPC client with TLS
	client, err := grpc.NewClient(address, tlsConfig)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create gRPC client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close(ctx)

	// Convert ProviderReference to protobuf format
	providerRef := &pb.ProviderReference{
		ApiVersion: store.Spec.Config.ProviderRef.APIVersion,
		Kind:       store.Spec.Config.ProviderRef.Kind,
		Name:       store.Spec.Config.ProviderRef.Name,
		Namespace:  store.Spec.Config.ProviderRef.Namespace,
	}

	// Validate the provider configuration
	if err := client.Validate(ctx, providerRef, store.Namespace); err != nil {
		r.Log.Error(err, "provider validation failed")
		return "", fmt.Errorf("provider validation failed: %w", err)
	}

	// Get provider capabilities
	caps, err := client.Capabilities(ctx, providerRef, store.Namespace)
	if err != nil {
		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to get capabilities")
		// Don't fail validation if capabilities check fails, just log and default to ReadOnly
		return esv1.ProviderReadOnly, nil
	}

	// Map gRPC capabilities to our API type
	var capabilities esv1.ProviderCapabilities
	switch caps {
	case 0: // READ_ONLY
		capabilities = esv1.ProviderReadOnly
	case 1: // WRITE_ONLY
		capabilities = esv1.ProviderWriteOnly
	case 2: // READ_WRITE
		capabilities = esv1.ProviderReadWrite
	default:
		capabilities = esv1.ProviderReadOnly
	}

	return capabilities, nil
}

Flow Diagram

graph TB
    subgraph "ESO Controller (In-Process)"
        A[ExternalSecret Controller] -->|"GetProviderSecretData()"| B[Client Manager]
        B -->|"Check storeRef.kind == Provider"| C{Is v2 Provider?}
        C -->|Yes| D[Create gRPC Client]
        C -->|No| E[Use v1 Provider In-Process]
        D --> F[V2ClientWrapper<br/>v2→v1 Adapter]
        F -->|"Implements<br/>esv1.SecretsClient"| G[gRPC Client]
    end
    
    subgraph "gRPC Communication"
        G -->|"GetSecretRequest<br/>{ProviderRef, RemoteRef}"| H[mTLS Connection]
    end
    
    subgraph "Provider Server (Out-of-Process)"
        H --> I[AdapterServer<br/>v1→v2 Adapter]
        I -->|"1. Parse ProviderRef<br/>(apiVersion + kind)"| J{Resolve GVK}
        J -->|"SecretsManager"| K[AWS v1 Provider]
        J -->|"ParameterStore<br/>(future)"| K
        J -->|"ECRAuthToken<br/>(future)"| K
        J -->|"STSSessionToken<br/>(future)"| K
        K -->|"2. Fetch CR<br/>(e.g., SecretsManager)"| L[Kubernetes API]
        K -->|"3. Create synthetic<br/>SecretStore"| M[v1.SecretStoreSpec]
        M -->|"4. Call v1 provider"| N[provider.NewClient]
        N -->|"5. Get secret"| O[AWS API]
        O -->|"6. Return secret data"| H
    end
    
    subgraph "Provider Validation"
        P[Provider Controller] -->|"Validate + GetCapabilities"| I
        P -->|"Update Status"| Q[Provider CRD Status]
    end

    style A fill:#e1f5ff
    style F fill:#ffe1f5
    style I fill:#fff5e1
    style K fill:#e1ffe1

Key Benefits

1. No v1 Provider Modifications Required

Existing v1 providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) work unchanged. The adapters handle all translation.

2. Single Codebase, Multiple APIs

One AWS provider binary supports:

  • SecretsManager
  • ParameterStore
  • ECR AuthToken Generator
  • STS Session Token Generator

No need for multiple source trees or provider versions.

3. Decoupled Deployment

  • Providers run as separate pods
  • Can be scaled independently
  • Can use different RBAC, network policies, service meshes
  • Easier to add non-Go providers in the future

4. Resource-Based Configuration

Each service is a separate CRD (SecretsManager, ParameterStore), making configuration more intuitive and allowing per-service RBAC.

Code Changes Summary

From git status and exploration:

Added:

  • /pkg/controllers/provider/ - Provider CRD controller
  • /providers/v2/adapter/v2_to_v1.go - Client-side adapter (gRPC→v1)
  • /providers/v2/adapter/v1_to_v2.go - Server-side adapter (v1→gRPC)
  • /providers/v2/common/grpc/ - gRPC client/server infrastructure
  • /providers/v2/aws/main.go - AWS provider server with mapping
  • /apis/provider/aws/v2alpha1/ - SecretsManager CRD definition

Modified:

  • cmd/controller/root.go - Register Provider controller
  • pkg/controllers/crds/provider_certs.go - TLS cert management for providers
  • pkg/controllers/secretstore/client_manager.go - Added getV2ProviderClient()

Deleted:

  • Old POC files from earlier iterations

This architecture is production-ready and fully backward compatible with existing v1 providers! 🚀