Academy
What is secrets sprawl?
Glossary · AI agent and machine identity security
Short answer
Secrets sprawl is the spread of credentials across code, tickets, chat and configuration, where nobody tracks them.
Why it matters
Every copy is another place a secret can leak. Agents add more copies, because they need credentials to work.
What it looks like
The same API key in a repository, a CI variable and a shared document.
In nerl0
nerl0 maps credentials and what they can reach. It does not read data store contents. See Connectors.