# Non-Human Identity Security for Modern Infrastructure

> Defakto is a cybersecurity company specializing in non-human identity management — securing machines, services, and automation instead of people. The platform eliminates static secrets and standing access by issuing verified, short-lived identities for every workload, API, and CI/CD process. Built on open standards like SPIFFE, Defakto integrates with AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and Terraform to provide visibility, zero-trust authentication, and compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.


## Pages

- [Applicant Privacy Notice](https://www.defakto.security/applicant-privacy-notice/)
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- [Request a Demo](https://www.defakto.security/demo/)
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- [Security](https://www.defakto.security/security/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.defakto.security/privacy-policy/)
- [Homepage](https://www.defakto.security/)


## Posts

- [OAuth + SPIFFE = No Secrets! ](https://www.defakto.security/blog/oauth-spiffe-no-secrets/)
- [The Agentic Era Just Got the Authentication Model It Needs](https://www.defakto.security/blog/the-agentic-era-just-got-the-authentication-model-it-needs/)
- [Defakto Recognized with Six Cybersecurity Awards for Non-Human Identity as Market Momentum Accelerates](https://www.defakto.security/blog/defakto-recognized-with-six-cybersecurity-awards-for-non-human-identity-as-market-momentum-accelerates/)
- [Chain Reaction: How One Stolen Token Tore Through Five Ecosystems](https://www.defakto.security/blog/chain-reaction-how-one-stolen-token-tore-through-five-ecosystems/)
- [AI Agents Don't Need Better Secrets. They Need Identity.](https://www.defakto.security/blog/ai-agents-dont-need-better-secrets-they-need-identity/)
- [TruffleNet and Cloud Abuse at Scale: An Identity Architecture Failure](https://www.defakto.security/blog/trufflenet-and-cloud-abuse-at-scale-an-identity-architecture-failure/)
- [Your AI Agents Aren't Hidden. They're Ungoverned. It’s time to Act](https://www.defakto.security/blog/your-ai-agents-arent-hidden-theyre-ungoverned-its-time-to-act/)
- [AI Attack Automation Is Here. And It’s Coming for Your Credentials.](https://www.defakto.security/blog/ai-attack-automation-is-here-and-its-coming-for-your-credentials/)
- [Defakto Security Named a 2025 Gartner® Cool Vendor™ in Identity-First Security](https://www.defakto.security/blog/defakto-security-named-a-2025-gartner-cool-vendor-in-identity-first-security/)
- [AI, SPIFFE, and the Rise of Non-Human Identity: Takeaways from Workload Identity Day 0](https://www.defakto.security/blog/ai-spiffe-and-the-rise-of-non-human-identity-takeaways-from-workload-identity-day-0/)
- [From Reaction to Resilience: Why Breaches Keep Repeating Themselves](https://www.defakto.security/blog/from-reaction-to-resilience-why-breaches-keep-repeating-themselves/)
- [Defakto Secures $30.75 M Series B to Set a New Standard in Non-Human Identity Security ](https://www.defakto.security/blog/defakto-secures-30-75-m-series-b-to-set-a-new-standard-in-non-human-identity-security/)
- [Introducing Defakto: The Future of Non-Human Identity Security](https://www.defakto.security/blog/introducing-defakto-the-future-of-non-human-identity-security/)
- [Authentication is not Authorization: Why treating them as the same breaks your security model](https://www.defakto.security/blog/authentication-is-not-authorization/)
- [Shai-Hulud npm Supply Chain Attack: Why Secrets Fueled the Worm](https://www.defakto.security/blog/shai-hulud-npm-supply-chain-attack-why-secrets-fueled-the-worm/)
- [From OAuth Tokens to API Keys: The Toxic Data Behind the Salesloft Drift / Salesforce Breach](https://www.defakto.security/blog/from-oauth-tokens-to-api-keys-the-toxic-data-behind-the-salesloft-drift-salesforce-breach/)
- [MFA vs Multi-Attestation: Why AI Needs a New Identity Model](https://www.defakto.security/blog/mfa-vs-multi-attestation-why-ai-needs-a-new-identity-model/)
- [Service Accounts Were a Shortcut. Now They’re a Liability. It’s time to go Accountless.](https://www.defakto.security/blog/go-accountless-eliminate-service-accounts/)
- [When AI Knew Too Much: A Cautionary Tale About Agentic Systems Without Guardrails](https://www.defakto.security/blog/when-ai-knew-too-much-a-cautionary-tale-about-agentic-systems-without-guardrails/)
- [Wiz’s Base44 Vulnerability Findings Spotlight a Fixable Gap: Non-Human Identity](https://www.defakto.security/blog/wiz-base44-vulnerability-non-human-identity/)
- [Another Day, Another Leaked API Key — This Time, It’s xAI](https://www.defakto.security/blog/another-day-another-leaked-api-key-this-time-its-xai/)
- [McDonald’s McHire Breach Shows Why APIs Need Non-Human Identity and Strong Auth](https://www.defakto.security/blog/mcdonalds-mchire-breach-shows-why-apis-need-non-human-identity-and-strong-auth/)
- [Want Control Over Secrets? Start with Your Strategic Control Point: CI/CD.](https://www.defakto.security/blog/want-control-over-secrets-start-with-ci-cd/)
- [Secret Sprawl: Understand It To Reduce Your Risk](https://www.defakto.security/blog/secret-sprawl-understand-it-to-reduce-your-risk/)
- [Asana’s MCP Bug Wasn’t Unique — It Was a Sign of What’s Coming](https://www.defakto.security/blog/asanas-mcp-bug-wasnt-unique-it-was-a-sign-of-whats-coming/)
- [AI’s Security Problem Isn’t AI — It’s Everything Around It](https://www.defakto.security/blog/ais-security-problem-isnt-ai-its-everything-around-it/)
- [NHI, Agentic AI & the Future of Identity: Recapping Identiverse 2025](https://www.defakto.security/blog/nhi-agentic-ai-the-future-of-identity-recapping-identiverse-2025/)
- [The Rise of AI Agents Is an Identity Crisis in Disguise](https://www.defakto.security/blog/rise-of-ai-agents-is-an-identity-crisis/)
- [KuppingerCole Recognizes Defakto, formerly known as SPIRL, as a 2025 Rising Star in Non-Human Identity Security](https://www.defakto.security/blog/kuppingercole-recognizes-spirl-as-a-rising-star-in-non-human-identity-security/)
- [Grok’s Key Leak Proves It: Static Secrets Don’t Belong in Code](https://www.defakto.security/blog/groks-key-leak-proves-it-static-secrets-dont-belong-in-code/)
- [Agentic AI Without Secrets, Part 3 – Making it Real](https://www.defakto.security/blog/ai-without-secrets-part-3-making-it-real/)
- [Securing AI Agents in the Real World: A Case Study - Part 2 of 3](https://www.defakto.security/blog/securing-ai-agents-in-the-real-world-a-case-study/)
- [Agentic AI - Just Another Day in the Workload Identity Office. Part 1 of 3](https://www.defakto.security/blog/agentic-ai-just-another-day-in-the-workload-identity-office/)
- [Workload Identity - Key Takeaways from IETF 122](https://www.defakto.security/blog/workload-identity-key-takeaways-from-ietf-122/)
- [Join us at IETF Bangkok](https://www.defakto.security/blog/join-us-at-ietf-bangkok/)
- [It’s 2025. Let’s Talk About Secrets Sprawl](https://www.defakto.security/blog/its-2025-lets-talk-about-secrets-sprawl/)
- [Defakto Wins Best CyberSecurity Startup in 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards](https://www.defakto.security/blog/spirl-wins-big-triple-winner-in-the-2025-cybersecurity-excellence-awards/)
- [Lessons from the Snowflake Breach: Moving Past the Age of Secrets](https://www.defakto.security/blog/snowflake-change-in-security-posture/)
- ["Don't break prod," and why your secrets are future outages](https://www.defakto.security/blog/dont-break-prod-and-why-your-secrets-are-future-outages/)
- [AI Security Begins with Workload Identity](https://www.defakto.security/blog/ai-security-begins-with-workload-identity/)
- [Non-Human Identity Misconceptions: Secrets are not Identities](https://www.defakto.security/blog/non-human-identity-misconceptions-secrets-are-not-identities/)
- [KubeCon 2024 highlights demand for workload identity solutions](https://www.defakto.security/blog/kubecon-in-salt-lake-city-highlights-demand-for-workload-identity-solutions/)
- [Workload Identity: A Problem Made for Standards!](https://www.defakto.security/blog/workload-identity-a-problem-made-for-standards/)
- [Shift from Certificate Management to Credential Management](https://www.defakto.security/blog/blog-shift-from-certificate-management-to-credential-management/)
- [Join us at Cloud Native Security Con 2024](https://www.defakto.security/blog/join-us-at-cloud-native-security-con-2024/)
- [Why Multi-Factor Authentication for Workloads is a Critical Security Control](https://www.defakto.security/blog/why-multi-factor-authentication-for-workloads-is-a-must/)
- [How to construct SPIFFE IDs](https://www.defakto.security/blog/how-to-construct-spiffe-ids/)
- [Simplifying SPIFFE: Accessible Workload Identity with Defakto](https://www.defakto.security/blog/simplifying-spiffe-accessible-workload-identity-with-spirl/)


## Products

- [Kubernetes](https://www.defakto.security/product/kubernetes/)
- [Hybrid Infrastructure](https://www.defakto.security/product/hybrid-infrastructure/)
- [On Prem](https://www.defakto.security/product/on-prem/)
- [Multi-Cloud Access and Federation](https://www.defakto.security/product/multi-cloud-access-and-federation/)
- [CI/CD](https://www.defakto.security/product/ci-cd/)


## Use Cases

- [Zero Trust](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/zero-trust-security/)
- [Secure Agentic AI](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/secure-agentic-ai/)
- [Reduce Risk of AD Service Accounts](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/eliminate-service-accounts/)
- [Simplify Secrets Management](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/simplify-secrets-management/)
- [Non-Human IGA](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/non-human-iga/)