
Contributor urges zero standing privilege for machine identities
A cited survey found 109 machine identities per human and 61% of privileged requests still standing.
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A cited survey found 109 machine identities per human and 61% of privileged requests still standing.

A 2026 comparison ranks 12 machine-identity vendors across certificates, workload identity, and API credentials.

A 2026 buyer ranking of machine-identity tools highlights Venafi, Keyfactor, and DigiCert amid shorter TLS lifetimes.

Unit42 researchers show a root attacker on a Kubernetes node can manipulate cgroups to make the local SPIRE agent issue other workloads' identities.

Unit 42 detailed a Kubernetes technique where node-root attackers spoof cgroup selectors to steal SPIFFE/SPIRE workload identities and impersonate applications.
DigiCert pitches AI Trust framework using PKI, DNS policy records and workload identity to govern shadow AI agents across enterprises.
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