G :donor: :Tick:<p>Hardcoding service account keys?<br>🔒 There’s a better way to handle Google Cloud authentication—especially in CI/CD pipelines like Azure DevOps.</p><p>I’ve just published a new blog post:<br>👉 “Secure Google Cloud Authentication in Python: Avoiding CI/CD Pitfalls with Service Accounts”</p><p>In this post, I unpack:<br> • 6 common anti-patterns (yes, even Secure Files can be insecure 👀)<br> • A clean, modular way to handle credentials using Azure Key Vault<br> • Python examples to rebuild service account JSONs securely in memory<br> • Bonus tips for local testing without polluting your environment</p><p>If you’ve ever juggled Terraform, BigQuery, or Cloud Functions automation and thought “there has to be a more secure way”—this one’s for you.</p><p>🛡️ Let’s move beyond insecure quick fixes and build pipelines we’re proud of.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://cirriustech.co.uk/blog/gcp-auth-antipatterns/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cirriustech.co.uk/blog/gcp-aut</span><span class="invisible">h-antipatterns/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CloudSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DevSecOps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DevSecOps</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GoogleCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleCloud</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCP</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AzureDevOps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AzureDevOps</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ServiceAccounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceAccounts</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/KeyVault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeyVault</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CICD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CICD</span></a></p>