Choosing CI/CD Credential Boundaries Before Deployment
Review pipeline trust before granting deployment access: job boundaries, short-lived identity, meaningful approvals, denied requests and the ownership handoff.
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Review pipeline trust before granting deployment access: job boundaries, short-lived identity, meaningful approvals, denied requests and the ownership handoff.
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