mem, err := getHubMembership(ctx, kubeClient)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query Hub membership: %w", err)
		}
		aud = []string{mem.WorkloadIdentityPool}
	}
	k8sCreds, err := kubeClient.CreatePerRPCCredentials(ctx, ns, serviceAccount, aud, defaultExpirationSeconds)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create RPC credentials for \"%s.%s\": %w", serviceAccount, ns, err)
	}
	if isMCP {

		c.dumpHTTP(req, resp)
	}

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		// If server returns 412 pre-condition failed, it would
		// mean that authentication succeeded, but another
		// side-channel check has failed, we shall take
		// the client offline in such situations.
		// generally all implementations should simply return
		// 403, but in situations where there is a dependency