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Secret rotation

Every secret rotates within its maximum age, and a leaked secret is revoked within one hour of detection.

Satisfies

CriterionText
SOC2 CC6.1The entity implements logical access security software, infrastructure and architectures over protected information assets.
ISO27001 A.5.17The allocation and management of authentication information is controlled.

Implemented by

Test

StepRule
KindDetective: it finds the failure after it happens.
SelectEvery secret held in any namespace, on each day of the report period.
AssertNo secret exceeds its maximum age, and every detected leak has a revocation Event within one hour.

Owner

Security Engineer, Engineering Team.

Example

A payment key for a print-on-demand shop appears in a public paste. Leaked-key scanning revokes it 12 minutes after detection and issues a new one.