The GCP credentials validity check used before running the auth refresh command now distinguishes a timeout from an actual valid/invalid result. If the check times out, the refresh command is skipped and a log message notes it's deferring until the API actually rejects the credentials, instead of always re-running the refresh command on any failure or exception as before. If the API had already rejected the credentials before the timeout, the refresh still runs.
GCP credential auth-refresh check gains timeout handling
A slow GCP credential check no longer forces an unnecessary refresh; it waits for an actual rejection.
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2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Cloud AuthArea: what it touches
Bug FixesKind: in v2.1.261,
Bug FixesSection of the release