How does your app authenticate with secrets management and solve secret zero?
This tests platform trust chains and the bootstrap credential problem. A strong answer names IAM, Kubernetes, or AppRole auth, explains platform attestation, and uses short-lived tokens.
This tests platform identity and breaking the bootstrap dependency without hardcoded secrets. A strong answer names AWS IAM, Kubernetes service accounts, or Vault AppRole auth, explains platform attestation, and shows token exchange for a short-lived session at startup. Mention sidecars or init containers for retrieval, tmpfs storage, and ephemeral least-privilege identities with automatic renewal. Red flag: long-lived API keys in env vars, config files, or container images as the primary authentication mechanism.
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