Dynamic Secrets Explained: Why Rotation Isn’t Enough

Most database passwords are created once, copied across services, and never changed. This video explains static credentials, scheduled rotation, and dynamic secrets using PostgreSQL, including leases, TTLs, revocation, and the operational tradeoffs of short-lived credentials. Dynamic secrets: https://infisical.com/docs/documentation/platform/dynamic-secrets/overview Secret rotation: https://infisical.com/docs/documentation/platform/secret-rotation/overview Follow Infisical: Website: https://infisical.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/infisical GitHub: https://github.com/Infisical Twitter / X: https://x.com/infisical Slack: https://infisical.com/slack