What is the purpose of Workload Identity Federation in GCP?

Question

Google Cloud (GCP) — Hard

What is the purpose of Workload Identity Federation in GCP?

Accepted Answer

Workload Identity Federation enables secure authentication to GCP APIs for external workloads. This is achieved by leveraging external identity providers, eliminating the need for long-lived service account keys. The correct answer, option B, is accurate because it specifically addresses authentication for workloads outside GCP. Options A, C, and D are incorrect as they do not pertain to external workload authentication.