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title: "SPIFFE / SPIRE: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "SPIFFE / SPIRE: Workload identity for services."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/spiffe/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> SPIFFE / SPIRE: Workload identity for services.

External standards we compose with

# SPIFFE / SPIRE

Workload identity for services.

Workload identity for services. Composes with KYE™ entity URNs at the trust-domain boundary.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 4 November 2026, once podcast audio is switched on.

**Source** The KYE Protocol™ glossary, [as published](https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/#spiffe). Not legal advice.