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Safeguard articles tagged "credential-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

6 articles

Application Security

Secrets management: tools and best practices

Secrets leak because of workflow gaps, not carelessness. Here's how vaults, scanners, and rotation policies actually stop credential exposure.

May 16, 20267 min read
Cloud Security

Preventing and detecting Azure service principal credenti...

How Azure service principal secrets leak through repos, pipelines, and IaC state files — and the detection, scoping, and rotation practices that stop a leak from becoming a breach.

Jan 14, 20267 min read
Industry Analysis

Personal Access Token Security Best Practices

Leaked personal access tokens have driven major supply chain breaches. Here's why PATs are risky, real incidents, and how scoping, rotation, and detection fix it.

Nov 1, 20256 min read
Security

Password Validation: How to Verify Credentials Securely

Password validation is more than a regex for length and symbols. Here is how to check credentials the way modern guidance actually recommends.

May 20, 20256 min read
Open Source Security

PyPI API Token Scopes: An Audit Guide

PyPI API tokens look simple, but how you scope them decides whether a leaked CI secret is a bad day or an ecosystem event. A practical audit guide for security teams.

Jun 22, 20246 min read
Incident Analysis

AT&T Data Breach: 73 Million Customer Records Surface on the Dark Web

In March 2024, AT&T confirmed that a dataset containing personal information of approximately 73 million current and former customers, including encrypted passcodes, had been published on the dark web, three years after its initial appearance.

Mar 30, 20247 min read

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