Google Cloud password advice.
Wednesday, 11 February 2026 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bens_dadOK. It isn't strictly password advice.
I have just received an email from Google with the subject: [Action Advised] Review Google Cloud credential security best practices - not sure why, I have a gmail account but no live cloud stuff.
This is the bit that annoys me:
The problem is that many internet resources that want/need to be secured, I do not access frequently.
Ah. Maybe the point is that *I* don't need a continued identity, but having one makes my interaction with the resource more profitable to them.
I have just received an email from Google with the subject: [Action Advised] Review Google Cloud credential security best practices - not sure why, I have a gmail account but no live cloud stuff.
This is the bit that annoys me:
Disable Dormant Keys: Audit your active keys and decommission any that show no activity over the last 30 days.
The problem is that many internet resources that want/need to be secured, I do not access frequently.
Ah. Maybe the point is that *I* don't need a continued identity, but having one makes my interaction with the resource more profitable to them.
