Yhn SportMotorsport first seen 6 d ago, last 1 h ago, peak #3
Cloud agents given production access via OIDC instead of secrets
Original: We let our cloud agents query prod (with OIDC, not secrets)
Formal has described how it allows its cloud agents to query production systems using OIDC federated identity rather than long-lived secrets. The approach lets agents authenticate through short-lived tokens tied to their workload, removing stored credentials that could leak. Engineers are debating the security trade-offs of giving autonomous agents direct access to production infrastructure and whether OIDC federation is the right pattern.
Why now: Giving AI agents production database access is a new and risky infrastructure pattern that engineers want to scrutinise
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- We let our cloud agents query prod (with OIDC, not secrets) · saligrama · 21
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