5 min readWhile least privilege remains a fundamental security principle, DevOps teams consistently fail to apply it to non-human identities, like CI/CD pipelines and applications. This struggle stems from a reliance on outdated, static credentials and a tension between development velocity and security, making a shift to ephemeral, policy-driven access a critical and necessary solution.
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