Temporary probing agents for collecting data in a computing environment

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory storage medium storing an orchestrator executable on the processor to:
• receive a request from an information consumer for data in a computing environment within a security boundary;
• in response to the request, launch a temporary probing agent in the computing environment within the security boundary, to cause the temporary probing agent to collect data in the computing environment within the security boundary, wherein the temporary probing agent is to terminate in response to a condition indicating completion of data collection by the temporary probing agent;
• and
• provide, to the information consumer, data based on the collected data from the temporary probing agent.

A method performed by a system comprising a hardware processor, comprising:

• executing an orchestrator at a security boundary for a computing environment;
• receiving, by the orchestrator from an information consumer outside the security boundary, a request for data in the computing environment that is within the security boundary;
• launching, by the orchestrator, a temporary probing agent in the computing environment that is within the security boundary;
• collecting, by the temporary probing agent, data in the computing environment that is within the security boundary;
• sending the collected data through the orchestrator to the information consumer;
• and
• in response to detecting a condition indicating completion of data collection by the temporary probing agent, terminating the temporary probing agent in the computing environment that is within the security boundary.