Secure Building Blocks¶
Secure focuses on protecting enterprise applications, data, and infrastructure through comprehensive identity management, continuous compliance, and quantum-safe cryptographic capabilities. It enables organizations to manage non-human identities, assess and monitor application risk, and prepare for post-quantum security threats while maintaining compliance and operational efficiency.
Core Capabilities¶
| Capability | Technology | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Non-human Identity & Secret Management | IBM Verify + HashiCorp Vault | Centralize identity, access control, and secrets management for machine workloads and human users |
| Application Risk & Continuous Compliance | IBM Concert | Unified visibility into application risk, vulnerabilities, and compliance posture across hybrid environments |
| Cryptographic & Quantum-Safe Readiness | IBM Guardium Cryptography Manager | Enterprise-grade cryptographic discovery, key management, and post-quantum cryptographic readiness |
Github Repository¶
Code for these accelerators can be found in the Secure - Automation Building Blocks repo.
Key Use Cases¶
Non-human Identity & Secret Management (IBM Verify + HashiCorp Vault)¶
Typical scenarios include centralized identity and access management, single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), adaptive access policies, privileged access control, and securing machine workloads across hybrid environments with dynamic secrets and automated credential rotation.
Application Risk & Continuous Compliance (IBM Concert)¶
Organizations leverage this capability to continuously monitor CVE exposure, detect compliance drift, manage certificate lifecycles, assess security posture, map dependency risks, and identify systemic resilience weaknesses before they affect business-critical workloads.
Cryptographic & Quantum-Safe Readiness (IBM Guardium Cryptography Manager)¶
Organizations leverage this capability to discover all cryptographic assets across their application portfolio, implement post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, manage cryptographic key lifecycles, ensure cryptographic compliance, and protect sensitive data against both current and future quantum computing threats.
Related Building Blocks¶
- Operate - Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration
- Optimize - Continuously improve efficiency, resilience, and resource utilization
Together, these capabilities create a comprehensive security model that protects enterprise assets through robust identity management, continuous compliance monitoring, and quantum-resistant cryptography while maintaining operational efficiency.