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Managed identity
How does Azure Managed Identity / AWS IAM Roles for service accounts improve security?
Answers use simple, clear English.
Quick interview answer
Workloads get short-lived credentials from the platform instead of long-lived secrets in config. Apps request tokens for Key Vault, S3, Storage, etc. Combine with least-privilege roles and eliminate secret sprawl.
Detailed answer
Workloads get short-lived credentials from the platform instead of long-lived secrets in config. Apps request tokens for Key Vault, S3, Storage, etc. Combine with least-privilege roles and eliminate secret sprawl.
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