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Alternatives to HashiCorp Boundary

HashiCorp Boundary is an open-source identity access management (IAM) tool that facilitates secure user access to dynamic hosts and critical

Alternatives to CyberArk

CyberArk’s Privileged Access Manager is a tool that allows organizations to secure access for privileged administrators (typically systems and

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Alternatives to Okta Advanced Server Access

Okta’s Advanced Server Access (ScaleFT) is a tool allowing organizations to secure access to SSH and RDP servers via a centralized authentication method. However, if you need to secure access to databases, Kubernetes clusters, the cloud CLIs, switches, routers, or internal web applications, there are other options to consider.

Alternatives to HashiCorp Vault

HashiCorp Vault is a powerful secrets management tool that is well suited to automating the creation, distribution, and destruction of secrets. However, if your goal is to secure access to sensitive systems, a secrets store is not the only approach. In this blog post we’ll look at a few alternatives, with my take on the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.

How We Automate User Provisioning & Keep Track of Credentials

There are a number of ways to automate user provisioning but the real challenge lies in keeping track of those credentials.

What Is Cloud PAM? Migration, Challenges & More

You’re moving to the cloud, but your PAM solution won’t migrate. Everyone needs access. It’s time to rethink your access management strategy.

SSH Key Management Explained: Best Practices & More

Infrastructure and DevOps administrators face significant barriers in managing Secure Shell (SSH) keys. In this article, we’ll explore the complexities of SSH key management. We’ll also show how to effectively authenticate users without having to manage SSH keys for individual users.

‘As Code’ in the Wild: How This FinTech Embraced Zero-Friction Infrastructure Access

strongDM’s CTO and co-founder, Justin McCarthy, sat down with Drew Blas, Director of Internal Engineering at Betterment, to discuss sources of friction in infrastructure access and how automating access and auditing has helped enable Betterment expand its teams, move to Kubernetes, and explore multi-cloud environments.

Kubernetes RBAC Explained: Challenges, Approaches, and More

An explanation of role-based access control (RBAC) in Kubernetes, why it is hard to manage manually and practical strategies for simplifying RBAC in large-scale clusters.

4+ Kubernetes Authentication Methods (Proxy, OIDC & More)

Kubernetes authentication presents a unique challenge. While Kubernetes defines the concepts of both user accounts and service accounts natively, it doesn’t provide us with a single, built-in method for authenticating those accounts. Instead, we must choose from a variety of techniques involving third-party tools or resources to perform Kubernetes cluster authentication.