This pattern, when properly implemented, ensures that CI/CD pipelines operate with the minimal necessary privileges, guarding against unauthorized actions and reducing the overall risk to software delivery workflows.
Modern software delivery relies on Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, often spanning multiple services, build agents, and cloud infrastructures. These pipelines must handle sensitive operations such as code compilation, artifact storage, secrets management, and deployment to production systems. As a result, rigorous Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) are critical to safeguard these processes.
Without proper access controls, unauthorized parties or processes can gain elevated privileges, manipulate the pipeline, access sensitive secrets, or compromise production environments. Inadequate RBAC and violation of the [Princ