iam
Safeguard articles tagged "iam" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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EKS Pod Identity vs IRSA: A 2026 Migration Playbook
How to migrate from IRSA to EKS Pod Identity in 2026, including the trade-offs, the operational gotchas, and the cases where IRSA still makes sense.
AWS EKS Pod Identity vs. IRSA for Supply Chain
Pod Identity and IRSA both give EKS workloads AWS identities. The supply chain implications diverge once you look past the docs.
CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management)
What is CIEM? A clear breakdown of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, how it differs from CSPM, and why excessive cloud permissions keep piling up.
How to prevent public access to AWS S3 buckets
A practical walkthrough for locking down AWS S3 buckets: Block Public Access, bucket policies, encryption, and how Safeguard catches misconfigurations early.
How to enable MFA on an AWS root account
A step-by-step guide to enabling MFA on your AWS root account, covering virtual MFA device setup, verification commands, troubleshooting, and ongoing security best practices.
How to set up AWS Secrets Manager with automatic rotation
A practical guide to setting up AWS Secrets Manager with automatic rotation via Lambda, including verification steps and a comparison to Parameter Store.
GCP Cloud Build + Workload Identity Federation
Workload Identity Federation is the right way to give Cloud Build and external CI access to GCP. Here is the architecture, the traps, and the rollout plan.
Setting up OIDC federation between GitHub Actions and AWS...
A step-by-step guide to setting up AWS OIDC GitHub Actions federation, from IAM provider setup to scoped trust policies, so CI/CD pipelines never need long-lived AWS keys.
Managing and securing GCP service account keys
A practical, step-by-step guide to GCP service account key security: disable key creation, adopt impersonation, rotate remaining keys, and monitor for misuse.
Using GCP organization policy constraints to enforce secu...
GCP organization policy security constraints turn security intent into enforceable guardrails across your resource hierarchy, closing gaps IAM alone cannot.
Comparing IAM models across AWS, Azure, and GCP
A practical AWS vs Azure vs GCP IAM comparison of native controls, evaluation criteria, real vendor tools, and where third-party solutions fit in.
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