This is part two of a three-part series of blog posts. In part one, published in Sept 2023, we talked about the drivers and the need for machine identities. Now, we take a look at the building blocks of a machine identity management system.
In March 2023, we announced a framework called App management policy which allows admins to implement security best practices for applications in their tenant. Now, we've added a new capability that allows admins to define trusted certificate issuers for their tenant. Attempts to add an app certificate that does not meet the criteria defined in the policy will be rejected.
As businesses adopt multicloud strategies, the challenge of deploying, maintaining, and managing least privilege access between workloads within and across clouds is growing. We’re building a streamlined, unified solution and we want your input. Join us on this journey!
Part one of a three-part series on why we need machine identities, what the key building blocks are, what standards are available, and what gaps we need to fill.
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