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Airbyte API Key

Service Name: Airbyte

Service Description: Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform that helps businesses consolidate and replicate data from different sources to destinations such as data warehouses, lakes, and databases.

Service Address: https://airbyte.com/

Validation Type: API Auth

IP Allow list: IP restrictions can be configured at the Airbyte Cloud account level for enhanced security.

Secret Access Scope: Grants programmatic access to Airbyte's API, allowing management of connections, sources, destinations, and data synchronization operations.

Secret Revokement URL: https://docs.airbyte.com/api-documentation/#authentication

Secret Example: airbyte_api_key_1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j

Suspicious Activity Investigation Instructions:

  • Review Airbyte audit logs for unusual connection configurations or data movement.

  • Check for unexpected changes to source or destination configurations.

  • Monitor for unauthorized creation of new connections or modifications to existing ones.

  • Examine API call patterns for unusual access times or frequencies.

  • Verify if there are any unexpected data syncs or operations running.

Mitigation Instructions:

  • Log in to your Airbyte Cloud account or self-hosted instance.

  • Navigate to the account settings or API key management section.

  • Revoke the compromised API key immediately.

  • Generate a new API key if needed.

  • Update all legitimate applications or services that were using the compromised key.

  • Review and adjust IP access restrictions if available.

  • Enable additional authentication mechanisms if supported.

  • Audit all connections and configurations to ensure no unauthorized changes remain.