# How to use GCP service account for ssh authentication in AWX

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-gcp-service-account-for-ssh-authentication-in-awx/3276>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** gcp, awx, ansible-core\
**Created:** [January 11, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-gcp-service-account-for-ssh-authentication-in-awx/3276 "2024-01-11T16:46:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anitha-1599](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/anitha-1599/32/1636_2.png) [@Anitha-1599](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anitha-1599)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-gcp-service-account-for-ssh-authentication-in-awx/3276/1 "2024-01-11T16:46:48Z")

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Hey all,

I am new to AWX and Ansible.  
We have an AWX setup and have to execute playbooks on multiple servers in different projects using a service account for login.  
How can we set up this  
What permissions need to be there for the service account?  
How will the authentication happen?  
Where in the AWX UI we can configure this?

Please help me if anyone is aware of this process.

Thanks in advance !!

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**Author:** ![SaravanaSelvaraj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/saravanaselvaraj/32/2841_2.png) [@SaravanaSelvaraj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/SaravanaSelvaraj)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-gcp-service-account-for-ssh-authentication-in-awx/3276/2 "2025-04-17T14:42:42Z")

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Hello @Anitha-1599 , I am also looking for response for your question. By the way were you able to establish SSH connectivity to GCP VM instance using SA ? Please reply !

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**Author:** ![wayt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3be4f8/32.png) [@wayt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/wayt)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-gcp-service-account-for-ssh-authentication-in-awx/3276/3 "2025-04-27T19:13:56Z")

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Have a look at [AWX to GCP VM : Establish and Maintain IAP Tunnel for Subsequent Playbook Execution - #4 by wayt](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-to-gcp-vm-establish-and-maintain-iap-tunnel-for-subsequent-playbook-execution/42035/4)