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Workload Identity Management

Security concepts
Workload identity management governs how non-human entities, applications, services, containers, scripts, and automated processes) authenticate and authorize their interactions across distributed systems.
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Workload IGA

Identity types
Workload IGA (Identity Governance and Administration for Workloads) extends traditional identity governance principles, such as access reviews, provisioning, and policy enforcement, to non-human identities like applications, services, and AI agents. It ensures that every workload has the right access, at the right time, for the right purpose.
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Workload

Identity types
A specific task, application, or process running on a machine or within a computing environment, often associated with cloud-based or distributed systems.

Workload Identity Federation (WIF)

Identity types
Workload Identity Federation allows workloads running in one environment (e.g., on-premises or a third-party cloud) to authenticate and access resources in another environment (e.g., public cloud) without managing long-term credentials. It typically leverages federated trust models like OIDC (OpenID Connect) for secure authentication.