Merge branch 'ogolowinski-master-patch-97166' into 'master'

Deprecate omniauth-kerberos_gem

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!70260

data/deprecations/deprecation_omniauth-kerberos_gem.yml

+- name: "OmniAuth Kerberos gem"
+  announcement_milestone: "14.3"
+  removal_milestone: "15.0"
+  body: | # Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below.
+    The `omniauth-kerberos` gem will be removed in our next major release, GitLab 15.0.
+
+    This gem has not been maintained and has very little usage. We therefore plan to remove support for this authentication method and recommend using the Kerberos [SPNEGO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPNEGO) integration instead. You can follow the [upgrade instructions](../integration/kerberos.md#upgrading-from-password-based-to-ticket-based-kerberos-sign-ins) to upgrade from the `omniauth-kerberos` integration to the supported one.
+
+    Note that we are not deprecating the Kerberos SPNEGO integration, only the old password-based Kerberos integration.
+  stage: Manage
+  tiers:  [Premium, Ultimate]
+  issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337384
+  documentation_url: ../integration/kerberos.md#upgrading-from-password-based-to-ticket-based-kerberos-sign-ins
+  announcement_date: 2021-22-09
+

doc/update/deprecations.md

@@ -33,3 +33,11 @@ Audit events for [repository events](../administration/audit_events.md#repositor
 These events have always been disabled by default and had to be manually enabled with a
 feature flag. Enabling them can cause too many events to be generated which can
 dramatically slow down GitLab instances. For this reason, they are being removed.
+
+### OmniAuth Kerberos gem
+
+The `omniauth-kerberos` gem will be removed in our next major release, GitLab 15.0.
+
+This gem has not been maintained and has very little usage. We therefore plan to remove support for this authentication method and recommend using the Kerberos [SPNEGO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPNEGO) integration instead. You can follow the [upgrade instructions](../integration/kerberos.md#upgrading-from-password-based-to-ticket-based-kerberos-sign-ins) to upgrade from the `omniauth-kerberos` integration to the supported one.
+
+Note that we are not deprecating the Kerberos SPNEGO integration, only the old password-based Kerberos integration.