Are Service Account Email and Private Key File necessary?

[zackharley]

I'm using the identity toolkit to verify tokens, but I've removed the serviceAccountEmail and serviceAccountPrivateKeyFile fields in my gitkit.server.config.js file and the identity toolkit sign in still works. Do I actual need to include the serviceAccountEmail and serviceAccountPrivateKeyFile fields?

This is my gitkit.server.config.js:

const widgetHost = process.env.APP_HOST || 'localhost:8000';

let config = {
  clientId: '*************',
  projectId: '***********',
  widgetUrl: `http://${widgetHost}/gitkit`,
  cookieName: 'gtoken'
};

export default config;

[wyhao31]

Hi Zack,

If you only need to verify tokens, service account email and private key are not required. These service account info are only needed when you want to do something using service account, such as downloading all your users' accounts.

Thanks.

[zackharley]

Great to know! Thanks a ton