Lexicon

Secret Rotation

Kind: technique

Layer: Security Core

Record: lexicon:secret-rotation

Canonical: Lexicon

A technique for replacing credentials on a schedule and after any exposure, so a leaked secret stops working.

Listed in Lexicon terms, after Remove Secret from Code and before Least-Privilege Credential.

Category

  • Security Privacy Compliance

Refactors

  • Secret Sprawl
  • Secrets Management

Linked from

  • Anti-patterns
  • Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance