Security · 1h ago
Stop Giving AI Agents Standing API Keys
AI agents using long-lived API keys pose security risks due to fast, unattended actions and prompt injection vulnerabilities. The fix is short-lived, scoped credentials that limit audience, operations, resources, lifetime, and rate. A credential broker pattern can inject secrets at call time, never exposing them to the model.
Meridian48 take
This is a practical security warning that many developers overlook; the broker pattern is a solid mitigation but adds complexity that teams must weigh against convenience.
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