dockerhub-credentials

DevOps & Security

Manages Docker Hub credentials for the MockServer project. Guides the user through creating a Docker Hub Personal Access Token, validates it, and stores it in AWS Secrets Manager for use by CI pipelines. Use when the user says "docker hub credentials", "docker hub token", "set up docker push", "configure docker hub", "rotate docker token", or needs to store Docker Hub credentials in AWS Secrets Manager.

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Store Docker Hub Credentials in AWS Secrets Manager

This skill guides you through creating (or rotating) Docker Hub credentials and storing them in AWS Secrets Manager (mockserver-build/dockerhub) for use by Buildkite pipelines.

Prerequisites

AWS CLI installed and configured with the mockserver-build SSO profile
Authenticated to AWS: aws sso login --profile mockserver-build
Docker Hub account with push access to the mockserver/mockserver repository
Terraform resources deployed (the aws_secretsmanager_secret.dockerhub resource in terraform/buildkite-agents/build-secrets.tf must exist)

Step 1: Try Local Docker Credentials (Optional Shortcut)

Before asking the user to create a new token, check if Docker Hub credentials are already available locally:

# Check what credential store is configured
cat ~/.docker/config.json | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('credsStore','none'))"

# Try to extract credentials (the helper name comes from credsStore above)
echo "https://index.docker.io/v1/" | docker-credential-desktop get 2>/dev/null

If credentials are found, ask the user if they want to use them. Note that credentials from Docker Desktop may be session tokens rather than reusable PATs — prefer creating a dedicated PAT in Step 2 for production use.

Step 2: Create a Docker Hub Personal Access Token

If no local credentials are available (or the user wants a fresh token):

Instruct the user to navigate to Docker Hub:
- URL: https://app.docker.com/settings/personal-access-tokens
- Or: Docker Hub → Avatar → Account Settings → Personal Access Tokens
Click Generate New Token
Settings:
- Description: mockserver-ci (or similar)
- Permissions: Read & Write (needed to push images)
- Expiration: Choose based on rotation policy (recommended: 1 year)
Copy the generated token (format: dckr_pat_...)

Ask the user to provide:

Docker Hub username
Personal Access Token

Step 3: Validate Credentials

Test the credentials before storing them:

echo "<token>" | docker login --username "<username>" --password-stdin 2>&1

If login succeeds, proceed. If it fails, ask the user to verify the token.

After validation, log out to avoid leaving credentials in the local Docker config:

docker logout

Step 4: Store in AWS Secrets Manager

aws secretsmanager put-secret-value \
    --secret-id mockserver-build/dockerhub \
    --secret-string '{"username":"<username>","token":"<token>"}' \
    --profile mockserver-build \
    --region eu-west-2

IMPORTANT: Never log or echo the token value. Use the AWS CLI directly.

Step 5: Verify Storage

Confirm the secret was stored correctly by checking the JSON structure (not the token value):

aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
    --secret-id mockserver-build/dockerhub \
    --profile mockserver-build \
    --region eu-west-2 \
    --query 'SecretString' \
    --output text | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(f'✓ Secret contains username: {\"username\" in d}'); print(f'✓ Secret contains token: {\"token\" in d}'); print(f'✓ Username: {d.get(\"username\", \"MISSING\")}'); print(f'✓ Token length: {len(d.get(\"token\", \"\"))} chars')"

SECURITY: Never print any part of the token value (not even the first N characters). Verify by checking the JSON structure and token length only.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Cause	Fix
`aws secretsmanager put-secret-value` fails with "not found"	Terraform not applied	Run `terraform apply` in `terraform/buildkite-agents/`
`docker login` fails with 401	Token expired or invalid	Create a new PAT in Docker Hub
AWS CLI fails with expired SSO token	SSO session expired	Run `aws sso login --profile mockserver-build`
`ResourceNotFoundException`	Secret doesn't exist yet	Ensure `terraform apply` has been run for `build-secrets.tf`

Security Notes

Never commit Docker Hub tokens to the repository
Never log the full token value in CI output
The secret in AWS Secrets Manager is encrypted at rest using the default KMS key
Access is scoped: only the Buildkite agent EC2 instance role can read the secret (via buildkite-read-dockerhub-secret IAM policy)
Rotate the token if it may have been exposed