Best practices for API key rotation in production?
Ryan MitchellMar 5, 2026
We're running OpenAI API calls in a production microservices architecture and need to implement key rotation. Currently we have a single API key hardcoded in our config (I know, I know).
What are the best practices here?
- Do you use a secrets manager (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)?
- How do you handle the transition period when rotating keys?
- Does OpenAI support multiple active keys per project?
- Any recommended rotation frequency?
Our stack is Kubernetes with Node.js services. Would love to hear how others handle this.
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