elastic
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kql
GCP Service Account Key Creation
Identifies when a new key is created for a service account in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). A service account is a
special type of account used by an application or a virtual machine (VM) instance, not a person. Applications use
service accounts to make authorized API calls, authorized as either the service account itself, or as G Suite or Cloud
Identity users through domain-wide delegation. If private keys are not tracked and managed properly, they can present a
security risk. An adversary may c