TECHNICAL DEEP-DIVE

How Zelix Eliminates Machine Identity Risk

An agentless, autonomous security system purpose-built for the unmonitored shadow layer connecting modern enterprise SaaS ecosystems.

Pillar 1 • Complete SaaS Inventory

Zero-Impact Multi-SaaS Discovery & Ingestion

Traditional IAM tools only inspect human directories. Zelix integrates directly with SaaS APIs using read-only tenant metadata permissions to uncover every machine credential across your ecosystem.

Microsoft Entra ID / M365:Enterprise applications, multi-tenant service principals, user consent grants, and client secret expirations.
Google Workspace:Service accounts with domain-wide delegation (DWD), OAuth apps authorized for Google Drive/Gmail, and third-party tokens.
GitHub Enterprise & Slack:Deploy keys with write permissions, Personal Access Tokens (classic & fine-grained), GitHub Apps, and Slack bot tokens reading private channels.
zelix-scanner // real-time telemetryREST API v2.4
$ curl -X POST https://zelixsec.com/api/scans/trigger \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer zlx_live_..."

{
  "scan_id": "a91048b2-7c3e-4d92-911c-d76fb12e0941",
  "status": "completed",
  "elapsed_seconds": 4.28,
  "discovered": {
    "microsoft_entra": 12,
    "google_workspace": 8,
    "github_enterprise": 15,
    "slack_grid": 6
  },
  "critical_threats_found": 3,
  "departed_sponsors_detected": 4,
  "unrotated_tokens_90d": 9
}
Neon pgvector // embedding cosine evaluationvector(1536)
SELECT 
  id, display_name, platform,
  1 - (scope_vector <=> threat_profile_vector) AS cosine_similarity
FROM identities
WHERE 1 - (scope_vector <=> threat_profile_vector) > 0.85
ORDER BY cosine_similarity DESC;

/* RESULT: Midnight Blizzard Match (T1098.005) */
{
  "identity": "AI Meeting Assistant Pro",
  "matched_technique": "OAuth Persistence & Consent Abuse",
  "similarity_score": 0.941,
  "toxic_combination": ["Mail.ReadWrite", "Files.ReadWrite.All"],
  "explanation": "App has persistent tenant-wide email write access without human presence."
}
Pillar 2 • Vector Threat Engine

High-Dimensional Scope Threat Modeling

Standard security rules check for single scary permissions like admin. But modern attackers abuse ordinary-looking permission combinations. Zelix uses Neon pgvector to evaluate complex multi-scope embeddings against verified nation-state breach techniques.

OpenRouter & Cloudflare AI Copilot:

Synthesizes real-time plain-English blast-radius risk explanations, enabling non-technical stakeholders and compliance officers to understand the exact breach impact within seconds.

Pillar 3 • Autonomous Remediation

Autopilot Containment with 1-Click Rollback Vault

Alerts without automated action create fatigue. But automated actions without safety break production. Zelix bridges this with graduated playbooks and automated pre-execution state snapshots.

1. Scope Trimming (Lowest Impact):Removes dangerous write/admin permissions while allowing read-only API traffic to continue.
2. Quarantine & Disable:Suspends service account or enterprise app credentials in the SaaS provider instantly.
3. Cryptographic State Rollback:Restores previous permissions in under 5 seconds if a false positive or dependent job is detected.
IMMUTABLE ROLLBACK RECORDAES-256 ENCRYPTED
Remediation Target:prod-deploy-key
Action Executed:REVOKE & DISABLE
Saved State Hash:sha256:8f92b...e4a1
Rollback Feasibility:100% REVERSIBLE
Safety Guarantee: Production pipelines can be restored with a single click in the Zelix web console or via CLI.

Why Legacy IAM and SSPM Fail at Non-Human Identity

Traditional tools were designed for human employees. They lack the context and speed needed for modern machine tokens.

Security DimensionTraditional IAM (Okta, Ping)General SSPM / CSPM (Wiz)Zelix Security Platform
Machine Token Focus Human-only directoryCloud infra focus (AWS/Azure) 100% Dedicated to SaaS NHIs
OAuth Scope Semantic Threat Analysis NoneStatic rule flags only pgvector Cosine MITRE ATT&CK
Automated Remediation Manual ticketingAlerts only (alert fatigue) Autonomous Autopilot
Rollback Guarantee No state snapshots None 1-Click Cryptographic Vault
DORA & NIS2 Audit Passports Manual CSV exportsGeneric PDF summaries Verifiable Cloudflare R2 Dossiers

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