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Identity and Access Management

Identity and access management controls which identities can access resources and which operations they may perform. Cloud IAM combines identities, roles, policies, and trust relationships to authorize both people and automated workloads.

Also known as: IAM

Why it matters

Authentication alone does not determine which cloud operations a build may perform.

Practical example

Grant a CI identity permission to upload release artifacts without giving it broad account administration rights.

Related terms

Sources

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