# Revoking Former Employees' Access with Short-Lived Credentials

DevFeed: [Revoking Former Employees' Access with Short-Lived Credentials](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ghosts-of-past-employees-29658.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/ghosts-of-past-employees/>)

Author: ben@goteleport.com (Ben Arent)

Published: 2021-10-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [public key](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/public-key.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [credentials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/credentials.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [public-key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-key.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>)

## AI overview

This Teleport blog post uses Halloween imagery to explain access-control risks from former employees retaining credentials or public keys. It recommends short-lived credentials populated through a central identity provider and revoking access when employees leave.

## Source excerpt

Are you sure you've revoked all the credentials for the summer intern? This is a fun seasonal deep-dive into what we can learn from Halloween ceremonies.