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Security & Cloud Governance Path
Architect multi-layered zero-trust security from IAM identities to private network perimeters.
25 mins2 Architectural Steps
STEP 1
Resource Hierarchy & Centralized Policy Governance
Organize projects, folders, and resources with centralized policy inheritance.
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud IAM & Resource Manager
Centralized policy management with automatic downward inheritance across folders and projects.
Key Concepts:
Resource HierarchyPolicy Inheritance (Union model)IAM ConditionsOrganization Policies
CLI Example:
gcloud projects get-iam-policy my-projectSTEP 2
Non-Human Service Authentication & Keyless Workloads
Authenticate microservices, VMs, and external CI/CD pipelines without static secret keys.
Google Cloud Platform
Service Accounts & Workload Identity Federation
Eliminates static JSON credentials using Workload Identity Federation (OIDC) and metadata server token generation.
Key Concepts:
Short-Lived OAuth TokensWorkload Identity (GKE)Workload Identity Federation (GitHub Actions)No Static Keys
CLI Example:
gcloud iam service-accounts create app-sa --display-name='App SA'