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// * security/zero_trust_workload_identity_manageer/zero-trust-manager-oidc-federation.adoc

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= About Vault OpenID Connect

[role="_abstract"]
Use Vault OpenID Connect (OIDC) with SPIRE to securely authenticate workloads. Vault uses SPIRE as a trusted OIDC provider to validate workload identities. This configuration enables workloads to receive short-lived tokens to access secrets and perform actions within Vault.


