Machine Communication Process Security

Secure Your Machine Workflows & API Integrations

Govern machine-to-machine communication with ephemeral credentials, policy guardrails, and complete visibility. No more long-lived API keys or ungoverned integrations.

The Overlooked Attack Surface

Machine Workflows Are Your Biggest Blind Spot

CI/CD pipelines, API integrations, and automated workflows use persistent credentials that no one rotates. They operate at machine speed with elevated privileges – and attackers know it.

Ungoverned M2M Communication

Machine-to-machine workflows operate with persistent credentials and no oversight.

Long-Lived API Keys

Static credentials that never rotate become prime targets for attackers.

No Visibility

Security teams can't see what automated processes are accessing which resources.

Shadow Integrations

Teams connect tools and services without formal security review.

MCP Coverage

What Machine Communication Processes We Secure

Astellent governs all automated interactions between systems – from CI/CD pipelines to data workflows to cloud automation.

CI/CD Pipelines

Build, test, and deployment automation that accesses code, secrets, and infrastructure.

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsArgoCD

Container & Orchestration

Service accounts for containers, pods, and orchestration platforms.

KubernetesDockerECSNomad

Cloud Automation

Infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management workflows.

TerraformCloudFormationPulumiAnsible

Data Pipelines

ETL processes, data sync, and analytics workflows accessing sensitive data.

AirflowdbtFivetranDatabricks
The Astellent Solution

Governed Access for Every Machine Workflow

Replace long-lived credentials with just-in-time access. Define what each workflow can do. See everything that happens.

100% visibility

MCP Discovery

Automatically discover all machine-to-machine connections, API integrations, and automated workflows across your environment.

Zero standing access

Ephemeral Credentials

Replace long-lived API keys with short-lived tokens issued just-in-time for each workflow execution.

Policy-driven

Policy Guardrails

Define what each workflow can access using policy-as-code. Enforce least privilege automatically.

Intent-aware

Intent Verification

Validate what each workflow is trying to accomplish before granting access to sensitive resources.

Full traceability

Complete Audit Trail

Every MCP action logged with full context: what, when, why, and outcome. Meet compliance requirements.

Real-World MCP Scenarios

See how Astellent handles common machine workflow access patterns.

CI/CD Pipeline Deployment

Pipeline requests credentials to deploy to production. Astellent validates the pipeline identity, checks deployment approval status, and issues 5-minute scoped credentials.

workflow:deploy-pipeline
action:deploy
resource:eks:prod-cluster
result:ALLOWED

Data Sync Job

Nightly ETL job needs database access. Astellent issues read-only credentials scoped to specific tables, valid only for the job duration.

workflow:etl-sync-job
action:read
resource:postgres:analytics/*
result:ALLOWED

Unauthorized API Access

Workflow attempts to access an API endpoint outside its approved scope. Astellent blocks the request and alerts security.

workflow:marketing-automation
action:write
resource:api:billing/invoices
result:DENIED
100%
MCP Visibility
5min
Max Credential TTL
Zero
Long-Lived Secrets
<100ms
Policy Decision

How MCP Security Works

A simple flow that secures every machine workflow.

01

Discover MCPs

Automatically find all machine workflows, API integrations, and service connections.

02

Define Policies

Specify what each workflow can access using policy-as-code.

03

Issue Credentials

Replace static keys with ephemeral, scoped credentials per execution.

04

Monitor & Audit

Track all MCP activity. Detect anomalies. Maintain compliance.

Ready to secure your machine workflows?

Stop treating MCP as an afterthought. Bring visibility, governance, and ephemeral credentials to every machine-to-machine interaction.