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Why MCM

Accounts & Supported Providers

How MCM connects to cloud and infrastructure providers, and which providers are supported.

Accounts & Supported Providers

An account in MCM is a credential-backed connection to a cloud provider, source control system, container registry, or host. Connecting an account is a one-time step — every MCM module (Discovery, FinOps, Governance, SecOps, Orchestration, and Observability) then uses that connection without any per-module credential setup.


Connecting an Account

MCM provides a guided onboarding wizard for each provider type, with permission templates and step-by-step validation. Each connected account shows a live connection status — Active, Warning, or Failed — so credential issues are visible before they cause module outages.

Every account belongs to an enterprise. For AWS, you can onboard an entire AWS Organization in one step: connect the management account and MCM previews and onboards its member accounts, with consolidated billing and organization-wide cloud activity monitoring. Access to individual accounts can be granted per user through roles.


Supported Providers

Cloud Providers

ProviderCredential TypeModules Unlocked
AWS AWSIAM Role (cross-account assumed role), single account or AWS OrganizationDiscovery, FinOps, Governance, SecOps, Orchestration, Observability
Azure AzureService Principal (App Registration + client secret)Discovery, FinOps, Governance, SecOps, Orchestration, Observability

Source Control

ProviderCredential TypeModules Unlocked
GitHub GitHubPersonal Access TokenDiscovery (repos, orgs), SecOps (code scanning)
GitLab GitLabPersonal Access Token (gitlab.com or self-hosted)Discovery (groups, projects, branches), SecOps (code scanning)
Bitbucket BitbucketUsername with API token or app password (Bitbucket Cloud or self-hosted)Discovery (workspaces, projects, repositories, branches), SecOps (code scanning)

Container Providers

ProviderCredential TypeModules Unlocked
Docker Hub Docker HubUsername + Access TokenDiscovery (images), SecOps (container scanning)
Docker Docker (self-hosted)Docker socket or daemon APIDiscovery (containers), SecOps (container scanning)

Host Providers

ProviderCredential TypeModules Unlocked
Ubuntu UbuntuSSH keyDiscovery (hosts), Governance (host policies), SecOps (host protection), Observability (host logs & metrics)
Debian DebianSSH keyDiscovery, Governance, SecOps, Observability
RHEL RHELSSH keyDiscovery, Governance, SecOps, Observability
CentOS CentOSSSH keyDiscovery, Governance, SecOps, Observability
SUSE SUSESSH keyDiscovery, Governance, SecOps, Observability
Amazon LinuxSSH keyDiscovery, Governance, SecOps, Observability
Rocky LinuxSSH keyDiscovery, Governance, SecOps, Observability
AlmaLinuxSSH keyDiscovery, Governance, SecOps, Observability
Oracle LinuxSSH keyDiscovery, Governance, SecOps, Observability

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