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@@ -605,10 +605,12 @@ In order to be able to communicate with the Vault server, the variant requires t
 | Input / Variable                    | Description                                                                                                                     | Default value                                                              |
 | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `TBC_VAULT_IMAGE`                   | The [Vault Secrets Provider](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider) image to use (can be overridden) | `registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider:latest` |
-| `vault-base-url` / `VAULT_BASE_URL` | The Vault server base API url                                                                                                   | _none_                                                                     |
+| `vault-base-url` / `VAULT_BASE_URL` | The Vault server base API url                                                                                                   | **must be defined**                                                        |
 | `vault-oidc-aud` / `VAULT_OIDC_AUD` | The `aud` claim for the JWT                                                                                                     | `$CI_SERVER_URL`                                                           |
-| :lock: `VAULT_ROLE_ID`              | The [AppRole](https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/auth/approle) RoleID                                                             | **must be defined**                                                        |
-| :lock: `VAULT_SECRET_ID`            | The [AppRole](https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/auth/approle) SecretID                                                           | **must be defined**                                                        |
+| :lock: `VAULT_ROLE_ID`              | The [AppRole](https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/auth/approle) RoleID                                                             | _none_                                                                     |
+| :lock: `VAULT_SECRET_ID`            | The [AppRole](https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/auth/approle) SecretID                                                           | _none_                                                                     |
+
+By default, the variant will authentifacte using a [JWT ID token](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/secrets/id_token_authentication.html). To use [AppRole](https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/auth/approle) instead the `VAULT_ROLE_ID` and `VAULT_SECRET_ID` should be defined as secret project variables.
 
 #### Usage
 
@@ -637,7 +639,6 @@ include:
       # audience claim for JWT
       vault-oidc-aud: "https://vault.acme.host"
       vault-base-url: "https://vault.acme.host/v1"
-      # $VAULT_ROLE_ID and $VAULT_SECRET_ID defined as a secret CI/CD variable
 
 variables:
   # Secrets managed by Vault