Eliminating long-lived credentials with trusted publishing (opens in new tab)
is an authentication mechanism that relies on short-lived credentials to reduce the risk of supply-chain attacks. At the 2026 , Mike Fiedler walked the audience through why trusted publishing exists, how it works, and made the case for its adoption. It is not a silver bullet against all attacks, but it does offer protection against theft of long-lived credentials used to publish to package registries.
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