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Airbrake Project Key

Service Name: Airbrake

Service Description: Airbrake is an error monitoring and performance monitoring service that helps developers track, prioritize, and fix errors in real-time. It provides error tracking, notification, and analysis tools for various programming languages and frameworks.

Service Address: https://airbrake.io/

Validation Type: API Auth

IP Allow list: IP restrictions can be configured at the account level through Airbrake's security settings, but not directly at the project key level.

Secret Access Scope: Grants access to report errors, view project data, and interact with the Airbrake API for a specific project.

Secret Revokement URL: https://airbrake.io/projects/[PROJECT_ID]/settings/api_keys

Secret Example: a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6

Suspicious Activity Investigation Instructions:

  • Review the Airbrake dashboard for unusual error reporting patterns or volume spikes.

  • Check for unauthorized projects or unexpected error reports in your Airbrake account.

  • Examine API usage logs to identify any suspicious API calls or access patterns.

  • Verify if errors are being reported from unexpected applications or environments.

  • Review notification settings to ensure alerts haven't been modified to hide suspicious activity.

Mitigation Instructions:

  • Log in to your Airbrake account and navigate to the affected project.

  • Go to Project Settings > API Keys.

  • Revoke the compromised project key by clicking the delete button next to it.

  • Generate a new project key to replace the compromised one.

  • Update the project key in all legitimate applications that need to report to Airbrake.

  • Review and update access permissions for team members who have access to the project.

  • Enable two-factor authentication for all users with access to your Airbrake account.

  • Consider implementing IP restrictions in the account security settings if available.