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by jasonallen 3482 days ago
I'm always amazed at how efficient AWS is at detecting private keys on the internet (checked into github, etc..), and then proactively locking down accounts. I wonder how long it will be until we see a similar service from consumer accounts, like github or twitter. Seems like "have I been pwned" might offer a commercial API for such benefit...
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If the bots can find the api keys then amazon can just run their own bots.
HIBP is simply a database of email addresses that have been associated with leaks. I don't see how that would help him identify private keys.
Well AFAIK Twitter doesn't give users keypairs, so I think they meant do the same with leaked credentials.
yeah, that's what I mean. Provide a service that reports back leaked working credentials so that the service provider can lock down the account.