Control: 1.3 Ensure API keys are rotated every 90 days

Description

Replace production API keys with new API keys regularly, every 90 days for example, as a best practice to secure your account.

Remediation

From Console

To create new API key, complete the following steps:

1. Log in to IBM Cloud.
2. From the Menu bar, click Manage > Access (IAM) > API keys.
3. Click Create an IBM Cloud API key. To rotate an API key, replace an old API key anywhere it is used with the newly created API key.

Delete an old API key:

1. Log in to IBM Cloud.
2. From the Menu bar, click Manage > Access (IAM) > API keys.
3. Identify the API key you want to delete, and from the Actions menu, select Delete.