Key Rotation - CI/CD Glossary Definition
Key rotation is replacing a cryptographic key with a new one on a schedule or after suspected exposure, so any single key is used for a limited time.
Rolling safely
Support two active keys during a rollover so in-flight tokens signed by the old key still verify until it is retired, avoiding an outage.
In CI/CD
Rotate signing and encryption keys used by pipelines regularly, and always rotate immediately after a compromise.
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