AWS announces AWS Workload Credentials Provider, a lightweight client-side provider that automates deployment of exported certificates from AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) and local caching of secrets from AWS Secrets Manager across AWS and non-AWS workloads. Previously, customers exporting public or private certificates from ACM had to build custom automation using Amazon EventBridge to detect renewals and deploy the updated certificates. With public certificate lifetimes decreasing per the the Certification Authority Browser Forum (CA/B) mandate, this custom automation can become difficult to
The increasing frequency of certificate renewals due to CA/B Forum mandates necessitates more automated and efficient certificate management solutions, driving this release.
This new service simplifies certificate and secrets management across diverse computing environments, reducing operational overhead and improving security posture for organizations.
Organizations can now automate the deployment and caching of certificados and secrets for both AWS and non-AWS workloads without custom scripting, streamlining critical security operations.
- · AWS customers
- · DevOps teams
- · Security teams
- · Organizations with hybrid cloud environments
- · Providers of custom certificate automation tools
- · Manual certificate management processes
Reduced operational complexity and potential for human error in managing certificates and secrets.
Improved security posture and compliance for applications running across heterogeneous infrastructure.
Enhanced agility for development teams as security management becomes more seamless and integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
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