Practical guide

Document which account owns an external service key

Document which account owns an external service key. Practical live-host checklist, fictional example and limits to check before your next session.

Team workflow checklist

  1. Record the owning account without the secret.
  2. Name the person responsible for rotation.
  3. Store the key in the approved secret location.

Fictional worked example

In a fictional rehearsal, a teammate cannot tell whether the latest change was acknowledged. The team turns the problem into a concrete check: record the owning account without the secret. Next, they name the person responsible for rotation. If the answer still depends on missing information, they store the key in the approved secret location.

Limits and next check

Further reading