Cloud Identity

Cloud identity management governs how human users and machine workloads authenticate to cloud services and what resources they can access. It encompasses federated identity (SSO via SAML or OIDC from corporate identity providers), service account management, cross-account access patterns, and just-in-time privilege elevation.

Effective cloud identity management applies zero trust principles: verify every access request, grant minimum required permissions, and continuously monitor for anomalous access patterns.