Description: Token lifecycle management refers to the comprehensive process of handling tokens from their creation to their expiration. This process is crucial in the realm of cloud security, where tokens are used to authenticate and authorize access to resources and services. Proper management of these tokens involves several stages, including generation, storage, usage, revocation, and expiration. Each of these stages must be carefully controlled to ensure that tokens are not vulnerable to attacks, such as theft or improper reuse. In a zero-trust environment, where threats are assumed to come from any direction, token lifecycle management becomes even more critical. Data tokenization, which involves replacing sensitive data with tokens that have no intrinsic value, also benefits from effective management, as it ensures that tokens used to represent sensitive data are treated with the same level of security as the original data. Furthermore, integrating token management into the software development lifecycle across various environments is essential to maintain security and compliance at every stage of the development and deployment process.
