chore(kong): added health check path

backend/kong-gateway/authn-kong/handler.lua

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ local claim_spec = {
     exp = validators.is_not_expired()
 }
 
-
+local health_check_path = "/api/v1/healthz"
 
 -- Access phase handler
 function MyAuthHandler:access(conf)
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ function MyAuthHandler:access(conf)
 
     kong.log.notice("The path is ", path)
 
+    -- Exit if the path is the health check path
+    if path == health_check_path then
+        return kong.response.exit(200, { message = "OK" })
+    end
+
     for i, pub_path in ipairs(publicPaths) do
         if pub_path == path then
             return