I.0342Indicator
Exposes API keys or cloud credentials in public repos
Keys tied to an observed identity appear in public code or gists, enabling direct access to infrastructure or data.
Classification
- Risk domain One of 9 areas of human risk, from social engineering to readiness and response. Every signal belongs to one.
- Category
- Evidence level
- Maturity practices One capability a program performs, scored on its own: See, Understand, Act, Prove, Govern and Culture.
- Mappings
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Indicators carry no mappings of their own; the signals in the same risk domain do.
Cite this term
"Exposes API keys or cloud credentials in public repos" (I.0342), Human Risk Management Framework v2.0.0, Living Security, CC BY 4.0. https://www.humanriskmanagement.com/taxonomy/indicators/i-0342-exposes-api-keys-or-cloud-credentials-in-public-repos
Part of the open HRM Taxonomy, CC BY 4.0. Download the taxonomy as JSON · What's new in 2.0.
The initial assessment
Find your level.Then fix what matters.
18 questions, about 4 minutes and nothing to type before the result: your level, a score for each practice and three first playbooks, each Easy, Medium or Hard.