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Aug. 30, 2024

Django: rotate your secret key, fast or slow

published by Adam Johnson
in blog Adam Johnson
original entry Django: rotate your secret key, fast or slow

Django’s SECRET_KEY setting is used for cryptographic signing in various places, such as for session storage and password reset tokens. This makes keeping it secure a high priority since an attacker with the key could forge things like password reset tokens.

If you have leaked your secret key, you …