Introducing singlestore-auth-iam for Server Authentication

Passwords in modern infrastructure are often problematic due to their complexity in management and vulnerability to leaks, prompting SingleStore to pursue a passwordless future to enhance security and simplicity. Initially, the company introduced singlestore-auth-helper to allow human users to connect to databases without passwords, improving access, auditability, and reducing credential sprawl. This initiative has now been extended to servers and applications with the launch of singlestore-auth-iam, which enables passwordless authentication by integrating with cloud provider Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems like AWS IAM, Azure AD, or GCP IAM. This approach leverages short-lived, automatically rotated credentials, eliminating the need for static database passwords and decreasing risks associated with credential leakage, operational management of secrets, and compliance complexities. By focusing solely on authentication, singlestore-auth-iam ensures secure access without handling passwords, while authorization is maintained through SingleStore's role-based permissions. The unified approach offered by singlestore-auth-helper and singlestore-auth-iam facilitates secure, auditable authentication for developers and applications, aligning with the Zero Trust principle and simplifying the security of data infrastructure.