Ensure signed URLs have short expiration times
Signed URLs should have expiration times appropriate to their use case.
Security Impact
Long-lived signed URLs can be shared and used after intended access period.
How to Remediate
Generate signed URLs with short expiration times (minutes to hours, not days).
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- gcp-storage-9
- Service
- Google Cloud Storage
- Category
- Access Control
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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