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Scenario: Raja-Rani’s developer committed AWS keys to a public repo. Your steps?
Scenario: Raja-Rani’s developer committed AWS keys to a public repo. Your steps? Turn off the keys first, then clean up and move to roles. Deactivate the keys. Rotate related secrets. Check CloudTrail for misuse. Remove them from git history. Switch the app to an IAM role . Add secret scanning. “I k
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Short answer
Turn off the keys first, then clean up and move to roles.
Steps
Deactivate the keys. Rotate related secrets. Check CloudTrail for misuse.
Remove them from git history. Switch the app to an IAM role. Add secret scanning.
Say it in the interview
“I kill the keys immediately, check CloudTrail for abuse, then move the app to an instance role.”
Common mistake
Only deleting the file. The key stays in git history, so it is still leaked.
Learn more in the lesson: 46.10 Scenario Round — Sahyadri / Raja-Rani