Rolling API Tokens: A Thought Experiment
Daryl Lim and Zhi Kai examines a thought experiment on Rolling API Tokens, leveraging the Double Ratchet Protocol to eliminate long-lived secrets through continuous key rotation.
Summary
Architecture and Background
Daryl Lim, Zhi Kai present 'Rolling API Tokens: A Thought Experiment' at DEF CON SG1 CSIT Village, detailing technical frameworks, attack surfaces, and core methodologies in api-security, token-security, cryptographic-protocols, session-management.
Vulnerability Analysis
The technical analysis dissects structural design flaws, protocol vulnerabilities, and edge cases uncovered during rigorous research.
Exploitation and Demonstrations
A thought experiment on Rolling API Tokens, leveraging the Double Ratchet Protocol to eliminate long-lived secrets through continuous key rotation.
Remediation and Defensive Strategies
Security practitioners and defenders receive actionable defensive controls, hardened configurations, and threat detection strategies to mitigate impact.
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