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Google API Keys Remain Active After Deletion

A security researcher discovered the API keys can still be used for up to 23 minutes after deletion, even though the cloud provider claims deletion is immediate.

Google API keys aren't completely inactive after users delete them, giving attackers a small but significant window to continue abusing them.

Joe Leon, researcher at Belgian startup Aikido Security, recently analyzed the revocation window — the time between a key's deletion and its last successful authentication — for the cloud giant's API keys. In a blog post published today, Leon said Google Cloud Platform (GCP) customers expect API access to end immediately after the key is deleted, but this is not the case. More here

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