Add authentication management method to replace PATs with configuration file

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Problem to solve

The goal is to reduce dependency on and the exposure of PAT in pipelines by implementing a method of "authentication as code" The request would be to have a git repository which links SAML group links on groups within a customer group structure on GitLab.

An example of what a configuration file could look like:

saml_group_links:

• group_id: 1
saml_links:
  • ad_group_id: 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111
access_level: maintainer
  • ad_group_id: 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111112
access_level: owner
• group_id: 2
saml_links:
  • ad_group_id: 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111113
access_level: developer

The idea would be to monitor this repository/file, and when changes are made to the default branch, gitlab would make sure to make these links.