Secrets at Scale - Automated Bootstrapping of Secrets & Identity in the Cloud

Explore the challenges and solutions for securely managing secrets and identity in cloud-based applications through this 20-minute conference talk from USENIX Enigma 2017. Discover how Netflix, with its thousands of microservices, tackles the complex task of automatically deploying applications with secrets while maintaining tight access restrictions. Learn about the intricate relationship between secure secret management and ephemeral identity in cloud environments. Gain insights into architecting scalable and self-healing systems that protect sensitive information from developers, continuous integration, and deployment tools. Understand the innovative approaches to bootstrapping secrets and establishing provable identity in large-scale cloud deployments.