Devices, systems, and methods for uniformly implementing a no known password security solution for authentication

A method of implementing a universal no known password (NKP) security solution for authentication, the method comprising executing, by one or more computing devices in a networked computing environment, an identity management software system, the method comprising:

• receiving, via the identity management software system, an application programming interface (API) call comprising a request to rotate an authentication credential from a computing device of an owner of an application;
• in response to the request to rotate the authentication credential, rotating, via the identity management software system, the authentication credential for an account on a directory service associated with the application;
• generating, via the identity management software system, the authentication credential associated with the account based on the rotation;
• transmitting, via the identity management software system, an API call comprising a write command associated with the authentication credential to a secret vault, wherein the write command is configured to cause the secret vault to store the authentication credential;
• transmitting, via a credential distribution software system of the networked computing environment, an API call comprising a read command associated with the authentication credential to the secret vault, wherein the read command is configured to cause the secret vault to provide the authentication credential to the credential distribution software system;
• pushing, via the credential distribution software system, the authentication credential to a target execution environment of a plurality of hosts and containers that corresponds to the authentication credential;
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• refreshing, via an NKP agent of the target execution environment of the plurality of hosts and containers, a ticket granting ticket (TGT) for the account based on the authentication credential.

A system configured to implement a universal no known password (NKP) security solution for authentication, the system comprising one or more computing devices configured to execute:

• an identity management software system configured to:
• receive an application programming interface (API) call comprising a request for a new NKP account from a computing device of an owner of an application;
• in response to the request for the new NKP account, generate an account on a directory service associated with the application;
• generate an authentication credential associated with the account;
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• transmit an API call comprising a write command associated with the authentication credential to a secret vault, wherein the write command is configured to cause the secret vault to store the authentication credential;
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• a credential distribution software system configured to:
• transmit an API call comprising a read command associated with the authentication credential to the secret vault, wherein the read command is configured to cause the secret vault to provide the authentication credential to the credential distribution software system;
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• push the authentication credential to a target execution environment of a plurality of hosts and containers that corresponds to the authentication credential.