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Ankush Chowdhary
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Ankush Chowdhary

With an unwavering focus on technology spanning over two decades, Ankush remains genuinely dedicated to the ever-evolving realm of cybersecurity. Throughout his career, he has consistently upheld a deep commitment to assisting businesses on their journey towards modernization and embracing the digital age. His guidance has empowered numerous enterprises to prioritize and implement essential cybersecurity measures. He has had the privilege of being invited as a speaker at various global cybersecurity events, where he had the opportunity to share his insights and exert influence on key decision-makers concerning cloud security and policy matters. Driven by an authentic passion for education and mentorship, he derives immense satisfaction from guiding, teaching, and mentoring others within the intricate domain of cybersecurity. The intent behind writing this book has been a modest endeavor to achieve the same purpose.
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Prashant Kulkarni
Prashant Kulkarni
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Prashant Kulkarni

In his career, Prashant has worked directly with customers, helping them overcome different security challenges in various product areas. These experiences have made him passionate about continuous learning, especially in the fast-changing security landscape. Joining Google 4 years back, he expanded his knowledge of Cloud Security. He is thankful for the support of customers, the infosec community, and his peers that have sharpened his technical skills and improved his ability to explain complex security concepts in a user-friendly way. This book aims to share his experiences and insights, empowering readers to navigate the ever-evolving security landscape with confidence. In his free time, Prashant indulges in his passion for astronomy, marveling at the vastness and beauty of the universe.
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Service accounts

Google Cloud service accounts are a critical part of the platform. A cloud resource or workload uses a specific type of account. To make API calls, an application deployed (for example, Compute Engine, App Engine, or GKE) or a workload (Dataproc, Dataflow, and so on) utilizes service accounts. Using a service account as an identity, the application can access cloud resources (either in the same or a different project) based on the role it has been assigned.

There are some main differences between a service account and a user account:

  • Service accounts have no ability to log in to the Cloud console like a normal user.
  • Public and private RSA key pairs are used to authenticate the service account and sign the API request.
  • A service account can be impersonated by a human or another service account.
  • Service accounts are not visible in Cloud Identity because they belong to the Google Cloud managed domain. While service accounts can be added to a Google...
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Ankush Chowdhary

With an unwavering focus on technology spanning over two decades, Ankush remains genuinely dedicated to the ever-evolving realm of cybersecurity. Throughout his career, he has consistently upheld a deep commitment to assisting businesses on their journey towards modernization and embracing the digital age. His guidance has empowered numerous enterprises to prioritize and implement essential cybersecurity measures. He has had the privilege of being invited as a speaker at various global cybersecurity events, where he had the opportunity to share his insights and exert influence on key decision-makers concerning cloud security and policy matters. Driven by an authentic passion for education and mentorship, he derives immense satisfaction from guiding, teaching, and mentoring others within the intricate domain of cybersecurity. The intent behind writing this book has been a modest endeavor to achieve the same purpose.
Read more about Ankush Chowdhary

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Prashant Kulkarni

In his career, Prashant has worked directly with customers, helping them overcome different security challenges in various product areas. These experiences have made him passionate about continuous learning, especially in the fast-changing security landscape. Joining Google 4 years back, he expanded his knowledge of Cloud Security. He is thankful for the support of customers, the infosec community, and his peers that have sharpened his technical skills and improved his ability to explain complex security concepts in a user-friendly way. This book aims to share his experiences and insights, empowering readers to navigate the ever-evolving security landscape with confidence. In his free time, Prashant indulges in his passion for astronomy, marveling at the vastness and beauty of the universe.
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