# Workload identity

[2 · Identify](/category/identify/)

| Workload identity |
| --- |
| Category | [Identify](/category/identify/) |
| Related | [Workload Identity in Multi System Environments (WIMSE) Architecture](/protocols/wimse/), [SPIFFE (Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone)](/protocols/spiffe/) |

[Identify](/category/identify/) A cryptographic identity for software, such as a service or an agent, rather than for a person. WIMSE and SPIFFE define how workloads obtain and present such identities.

## Instances

Not applicable.

## See also

- [Workload Identity in Multi System Environments (WIMSE) Architecture](/protocols/wimse/)
- [SPIFFE (Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone)](/protocols/spiffe/)

## References

- [https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-wimse-arch/](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-wimse-arch/) (2026-10-15) VERIFIED

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