diff --git a/config/auth_kubernetes_role/k8s/au/syd1/cephrgw-operator.yaml b/config/auth_kubernetes_role/k8s/au/syd1/cephrgw-operator.yaml
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+++ b/config/auth_kubernetes_role/k8s/au/syd1/cephrgw-operator.yaml
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+bound_service_account_names:
+  - cephrgw-operator
+bound_service_account_namespaces:
+  - cephrgw-system
+token_ttl: 600
+token_max_ttl: 600
+audience: vault
diff --git a/policies/kv/service/cephrgw/dashboard-credentials/read.yaml b/policies/kv/service/cephrgw/dashboard-credentials/read.yaml
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+# Allow the cephrgw-operator to read its Ceph dashboard credentials
+---
+rules:
+  - path: "kv/data/service/cephrgw/dashboard-credentials"
+    capabilities:
+      - read
+
+auth:
+  k8s/au/syd1:
+    - cephrgw-operator