# Create and manage OIDC connections — Step 2: Define the GitHub Actions workflow

> Add a top-level permissions key that requests a GitHub OIDC ID token Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```yaml permissions: id-token: write ``` Define a job that triggers the OIDC exchange.

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Add a top-level permissions key that requests a GitHub OIDC ID token

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
   permissions:
     id-token: write
```

Define a job that triggers the OIDC exchange. Update connection_id with the connection ID you copied from Docker

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
   jobs:
     login:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
         - name: OIDC connections
           id: docker_oidc
           uses: docker/oidc-action@v1
           with:
             connection_id: &lt;YOUR_CONNECTION_ID&gt;
```

Add a step that signs in to Docker with an access token once the ID token passes authentication

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
   - name: Sign in to Docker Hub
     uses: docker/login-action@{{% param "login_action_version" %}}
     with:
       username: &lt;DOCKER_ORGANIZATION_NAME&gt;
       password: ${{ steps.docker_oidc.outputs.token }}
```

The username value must be an organization name. Personal accounts aren't supported.

Your updated workflow YAML should look like this

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
   permissions:
     id-token: write

   jobs:
     login:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
         - name: OIDC connections
           id: docker_oidc
           uses: docker/oidc-action@v1
           with:
             connection_id: &lt;YOUR_CONNECTION_ID&gt;

         - name: Sign in to Docker Hub
           uses: docker/login-action@{{% param "login_action_version" %}}
           with:
             username: &lt;YOUR_ORGANIZATION_NAME&gt;
             password: ${{ steps.docker_oidc.outputs.token }}
```

Run your GitHub Action and verify the workflow can sign in to Docker.

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