SPIRE

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cloud-native security software open-source project software system workload identity system

SPIRE is an open-source system for securely issuing and managing identities to workloads in dynamic, cloud-native environments.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
SPIRE canonical	2
SPIRE Agent	1
SPIRE Server	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7938803 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SPIRE
Context triple: [Cloud Native Computing Foundation, hostsProject, SPIRE]

A. SPIRE
SPIRE is a far-infrared and submillimetre imaging and spectrometer instrument that studied cold dust and gas in the universe aboard the Herschel Space Observatory.
B. Spiral
"Spiral" is a notable work by filmmaker Mark Burg, best known as a producer in the horror and thriller genres.
C. Spiral
Spiral is a distinctive modern architectural complex in Tokyo’s Aoyama district known for its spiral ramp design and role as a cultural and commercial hub.
D. Ikspiari
Ikspiari is a themed shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located at Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Japan.
E. Spektr
Spektr was a Russian-built science module of the Mir space station, primarily used for Earth observation and housing U.S. research equipment during the Shuttle–Mir program.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SPIRE
Target entity description: SPIRE is an open-source system for securely issuing and managing identities to workloads in dynamic, cloud-native environments.

A. SPIRE
SPIRE is a far-infrared and submillimetre imaging and spectrometer instrument that studied cold dust and gas in the universe aboard the Herschel Space Observatory.
B. Spiral
"Spiral" is a notable work by filmmaker Mark Burg, best known as a producer in the horror and thriller genres.
C. Spiral
Spiral is a distinctive modern architectural complex in Tokyo’s Aoyama district known for its spiral ramp design and role as a cultural and commercial hub.
D. Ikspiari
Ikspiari is a themed shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located at Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Japan.
E. Spektr
Spektr was a Russian-built science module of the Mir space station, primarily used for Earth observation and housing U.S. research equipment during the Shuttle–Mir program.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cloud-native security software ⓘ open-source project ⓘ software system ⓘ workload identity system ⓘ
category	cloud-native security project ⓘ identity and access management software ⓘ
designedFor	Kubernetes workloads ⓘ cloud-native environments ⓘ containerized workloads ⓘ dynamic environments ⓘ multi-cloud environments ⓘ
governedBy	Cloud Native Computing Foundation ⓘ
hasFullName	SPIFFE Runtime Environment ⓘ
hostedBy	Cloud Native Computing Foundation ⓘ
implements	SPIFFE specification ⓘ Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone ⓘ
isOpenSource	true ⓘ
issuesCredentialType	JWT SVID ⓘ linked to: JSON Web Tokens (JWT) X.509 SVID ⓘ linked to: X.509 certificates
license	Apache License 2.0 ⓘ
primaryFunction	managing workload identities ⓘ securely issuing identities to workloads ⓘ
programmingLanguage	Go ⓘ
providesComponent	SPIRE Agent ⓘ linked to: SPIRE SPIRE Server ⓘ linked to: SPIRE
relatedStandard	SPIFFE ⓘ
securityGoal	eliminate long-lived secrets ⓘ enable secure service-to-service communication ⓘ strong workload authentication ⓘ
supportsConcept	mutual TLS authentication ⓘ service identity ⓘ workload identity ⓘ zero trust security ⓘ
supportsDeploymentModel	hybrid cloud ⓘ on-premises ⓘ public cloud ⓘ
supportsFeature	automatic certificate rotation ⓘ federation of trust domains ⓘ node attestation ⓘ policy-based identity issuance ⓘ workload attestation ⓘ
supportsIntegration	Docker ⓘ Envoy ⓘ HashiCorp Vault ⓘ Istio ⓘ Kubernetes ⓘ Linux workloads ⓘ
usesIdentifierFormat	SPIFFE ID ⓘ linked to: SPIFFE

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cloud Native Computing Foundation → hostsProject → SPIRE ⓘ

SPIFFE → relatedStandard → SPIRE ⓘ

SPIRE → providesComponent → SPIRE Server ⓘ

linked to: SPIRE

SPIRE → providesComponent → SPIRE Agent ⓘ