Non-Human Identity: Questions to Ask Vendors

A request for information and request for proposal getting started guide

This research note provides some foundational questions and concepts that can be used by buy-side practitioners with respect to their go to market due diligence. They can be used to start the basis of a request for information (RFI) or request for proposal (RFP) process.

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1. Scope and Terminology

There is considerable debate and “word wars” over the terms being used to describe non-human identity. “Workload Identity,” “Non-Human Identity” (NHI), and “Machine Identity” are all used interchangeably.