GitLab Integration for Policy Orchestration

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Key Benefits

1. Secure Storage: GitLab versions and stores policies (enforcement remains in Reva)
2. Collaboration: Review changes through GitLab Merge Requests
3. Change Tracking: Full audit trail via Git commit history
4. Automated Sync: Approved changes update Reva automatically

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Prerequisites

1. GitLab Repository (GitLab’s guide)
   • Create a repo for policy files
2. Personal Access Token (PAT) (GitLab’s PAT guide)
   • Generate a PAT with:
     • api scope
     • write_repository scope

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Integration Steps

1. Start Integration
   • Go to Reva: Integrations > "+ Integration" > Select "GitLab"
2. Configure Settings
   • Integration Name*: Unique ID (e.g., gitlab-prod)
   • Description: Purpose (e.g., “Access policies repository”)
3. Connect GitLab
   • PAT*: Your GitLab token (e.g., glpat-xxxxxx)
   • Email*: Your GitLab email (e.g., user@domain.com)
   • Username*: Your GitLab username (e.g., dev-user)
   • Repository URL*: HTTPS link (e.g., https://gitlab.com/yourteam/policies.git)
4. Select Branch
   • Choose sync branch (e.g., main)
5. Activate
   • Click Activate (bottom-right corner)