Eliminating the Secret: Workload Identity Without Credentials

Long-lived credentials sitting in config files are the single most dangerous thing in cloud deployments. This episode traces the architectural shift across Google Cloud, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes — from static secrets to short-lived tokens generated at request time. We explore the "secret zero" problem, the bot user trap, and how platforms like IMDSv2, managed identities, and the TokenRequest API are eliminating the credential entirely. The industry is converging on one radical answer: stop having the secret. Episode #188225 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/188225