Keep your API keys boring

Three habits, none of them clever: Give a key only the permissions the job needs. If a strategy never withdraws, the key it uses should be unable to withdraw. Most damage stories start with a key that could do more than its job. Use separate keys for separate purposes, so revoking one doesn't take down everything. And know how to revoke, before you need to. Find the button now, not while your hands are shaking.
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CryptoKarl· Jun 2026 ago
"Find the button now, not while your hands are shaking" is unfortunately very specific advice and I know why.
GrandpaGrizzly· Jun 2026 ago
The permission point is the one that separates an incident from a catastrophe.
DataDrivenDee· Jul 2026 ago
Genuine question though — how do you actually verify a key can't withdraw, rather than trusting the checkbox? I've been meaning to fire a deliberate withdraw call at a read/trade-only key just to see it get rejected, so I know the restriction is real and not just cosmetic in the UI. Same for revoke: rotating one on a quiet day and watching what breaks tells you more than finding the button does.
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