Lalit Choda (#mrnhi), founder of the ⁠ ⁨@NHIMgmtGroup,⁩ ⁠ launches the Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast - By Humans for Humans, No AI Generated Content.

#mrnhi hosts the voices shaping the future of Non-Human & Agentic AI Identity. In Episode 4, Dwayne McDaniel, Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, joins Mr NHI to discuss Secrets Sprawl and what teams can do to secure NHIs. They explore why credentials are spreading across modern codebases and the role AI plays in both catching leaks early and potentially increasing secrets sprawl.

- Connect with Lalit on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalit-choda-5b924120/⁠⁠

-Connect with Dwayne on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwaynemcdaniel/

Key Moments

• Mr NHIs - Human Identity In The Hot Seat (3:06 - 6:52)
• What Is Secrets Sprawl? (7:31 - 8:50)
• State Of Secrets Report (8:55 - 11:07)
• Why Private Repos Are Worse? (11:20 - 13:30)
• Which Insight Was Horrifying To You? (13:41 - 15:59)
• What Is GitGuardian? (27:07 - 30:29)
• How AI Is Helping From A Security Standpoint? (33:49 - 36:45)
• How To Prevent The Secrets Sprawl Problem / Prevent Controls For Secrets Sprawl Problem (37:12 - 40:25)
• How Often Should Secrets Be Rotated? (41:27 - 42:05)
• Closing Thoughts / Advice For The Audience (45:59 - 47:01)

Keywords

NHI Mgmt Group, Lalit Choda, Mr NHI, Non-Human Identity, NHI, AI, Cybersecurity, Agentic AI, AI Agents, IAM, Machine Identity, Identity Security, Workload Identity, GenAI, Autonomous Agents, Secret Sprawl