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+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+---
+apiVersion: "v1"
+kind: "ServiceAccount"
+metadata:
+  name: "{{ .Values.serviceAccountName }}"
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
+---
+apiVersion: "rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1"
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: "{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Name }}-pod-svc-reader"
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - pods
+      - services
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+---
+apiVersion: "rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1"
+kind: "ClusterRoleBinding"
+metadata:
+  name: "{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Name }}-pod-svc-reader-binding"
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
+subjects:
+  - kind: "ServiceAccount"
+    name: "{{ .Values.serviceAccountName }}"
+    namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
+roleRef:
+    kind: "ClusterRole"
+    name: "{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Name }}-pod-svc-reader"
+    apiGroup: "rbac.authorization.k8s.io"