Aembit use cases

Aembit replaces static secrets with identity-based access. Find your starting point in the following sections based on what you’re trying to secure.

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Start with CI/CD Pipelines. It’s the fastest path to seeing Aembit in action, with no agent deployment required.

AI and agents

Your applications call Large Language Model (LLM) APIs and your team uses AI assistants that need access to internal systems. Aembit secures both patterns with identity-based access control.

AI Agents Secure Claude Desktop, Gemini CLI, and other MCP clients with user-level access control and full audit trails.

AI and LLM Access Eliminate embedded API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, and other LLM APIs. Control costs and prevent denial of wallet attacks.

Applications and services

Your applications pull secrets from vaults or need credentials for databases and APIs. Aembit injects credentials at runtime without storing them in config files.

Credential Management Unify access to AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, and HashiCorp Vault through a single identity-based policy layer.

Microservices Security Replace shared service accounts with per-workload identity using SPIFFE JWT-SVID or OIDC tokens in your service mesh.

CI/CD and automation

Your pipelines need credentials to deploy code, access databases, or call APIs. Aembit replaces static secrets with identity-based access that works with your existing CI platform.

CI/CD Pipelines Eliminate hardcoded secrets in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins. No agent required—uses your platform's OIDC tokens.

Data and analytics

Your databases and data warehouses hold your most sensitive data. Aembit replaces static database credentials with identity-based access that works across PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, and more.

Database Access Replace static database passwords with short-lived, identity-based credentials. No changes required on the database side.

Infrastructure and platform

You manage workloads spanning multiple clouds and need consistent identity policies across Kubernetes, VMs, and serverless environments.

Multicloud Environments Authenticate workloads in AWS, Azure, and GCP using their native identity, with unified policies across all environments.

Third-Party Access Securely connect to external services like GitLab or Snowflake with automatic credential rotation.

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Quick reference

If you’re…	Start with	Complexity
Securing AI assistants and MCP clients	AI Agents	Moderate
Protecting LLM API access	AI and LLM Access	Quick start
Securing CI/CD pipelines	CI/CD Pipelines	Quick start
Consolidating vault access	Credential Management	Moderate
Securing database access	Database Access	Moderate
Running Kubernetes microservices	Microservices Security	Moderate
Managing multiple cloud providers	Multicloud Environments	Advanced
Connecting to external SaaS APIs	Third-Party Access	Moderate

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See also

• How Aembit works—Architecture and deployment model
• Quickstart—Get started in minutes
• Security posture—Security architecture and compliance