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Credential Rotation

Also: key rotation, secret rotation

Replacing a credential with a new one and revoking the old, either on a schedule or after exposure.

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After a vendor breach or a suspected leak, rotation is the first response step: the old secret becomes useless even if an attacker has it. Know where each credential is used before you rotate, so the change does not break production.

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