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Rotation

Concept a word Carolverse uses with a precise meaning

📖What it means

Replacing a credential on a schedule so that a leaked one stops being useful. A credential that is never rotated is permanently valuable to whoever finds it.

⚖️What it is NOT

The neighbours this word is most often confused with, and the line between them.

Not: Revoke

Rotation replaces a secret routinely; revoking withdraws authority deliberately.

🗣️Also called

key rotationre-issuerefresh

🔗Related ideas

Credential Vault Revoke