Managing Identity for Projects, Pipelines, and CI/CD Agents

Securing the software delivery pipeline is one of the most critical aspects of modern DevOps, yet managing credentials safely remains a major challenge. This course provides a clear pathway to understanding how projects, pipelines, and runner agents authenticate and authorize access to resources. You will transition from using risky, long-lived passwords to implementing secure, modern identity solutions that protect your automated workflows from credential leaks. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational identity concepts, including service accounts, managed identities, and service connections. - Configure least-privilege access controls for projects, environments, and deployment pipelines. - Implement modern passwordless authentication using OpenID Connect (OIDC) and federated credentials. - Secure CI/CD runner agents and self-hosted environments against unauthorized access. - Apply secrets management best practices, including secret masking and environment-level protections. We begin with the core definitions of identity and access management in automated environments. From there, you will read through step-by-step explanations of configuring secure connections, managing agent permissions, and implementing modern token-based authentication workflows. This text-based course is designed for beginner DevOps engineers, system administrators, and developers looking to secure their deployment workflows. No prior security or advanced cloud administration experience is required. Start reading today to build secure, robust, and credential-free deployment pipelines.