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This Key Will Self-Destruct: An Open Standard for Revocable API Keys
Every leaked credential should be dead, or dying, within sixty seconds of being found. Here's a proposal to make that the default.
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A new proposal calls for leaked credentials to become unusable within sixty seconds of discovery. The idea is to make rapid revocation the default behavior for API keys. The proposal outlines an open standard that would allow systems to automatically invalidate compromised keys. It emphasizes that every leaked credential should be dead or dying within that short window. The concept aims to reduce the window of opportunity for attackers.
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