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AI agent for database administrators

Database Credential Rotation Agent

Database credentials rotated in staged order with every dependent application confirmed working

Risk managementAutomationIT and developmentOperations
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Database Credential Rotation Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Passwords for database accounts stay unchanged for years because nobody knows everything that uses them. This agent lists database accounts and finds the applications and jobs that connect with each one, using connection logs and configuration. It plans rotation in stages: low-risk systems first, critical ones last. For each stage it creates the new secret in the secret store, updates the consuming applications, and tests each connection. Any failure triggers a rollback to the old credential, and the agent records what it missed. It only moves on when every consumer in the stage connects. A person approves each production rotation. Edge case: a service account used by a nightly job that is not running now is flagged to be tested at its next run, not skipped.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedYes, continueNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Rotation window opens 2 USES A TOOL List accounts and find consumers from connectionlogs and config 3 DOES Order accounts into stages by risk 4 CHECKS THE RESULT Is every account's consumer list complete? If not: search configs and job schedules for the missingconsumers and relist. Back to step 2. 5 YOU APPROVE DBA approves the stage for production 6 USES A TOOL Create the new secret and update the secret store 7 USES A TOOL Update the consumers and test each connection 8 CHECKS THE RESULT Do all consumers connect and pass health checks? If not: roll back to the old credential and log thefailing consumer. Back to step 6. 9 DOES Retire the old password after the hold period 10 RESULT Rotation report per account
Read the steps as a list
  1. Rotation window opens
  2. List accounts and find consumers from connection logs and config
  3. Order accounts into stages by risk
  4. Is every account's consumer list complete?If not: search configs and job schedules for the missing consumers and relist. Back to step 2.
  5. DBA approves the stage for productionThe agent waits here for your OK.
  6. Create the new secret and update the secret store
  7. Update the consumers and test each connection
  8. Do all consumers connect and pass health checks?If not: roll back to the old credential and log the failing consumer. Back to step 6.
  9. Retire the old password after the hold period
  10. Rotation report per account

How it decides

Accounts are ordered by risk, lowest first. A stage is complete only when all known consumers connect and health checks pass.

  • Rotate non-production accounts before production
  • Keep the old credential valid for 24 hours as a rollback window
  • Flag accounts with consumers not seen in 30 days for a manual check
  • Stop the run after 2 stage failures

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Rotation interval (default 90 days)
  • Rollback hold period (default 24 hours)
  • Staging order and risk levels
  • Health checks used per application

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Each production rotation
  • Retiring the old credential

Hard limits

  • Never deletes the old credential before the hold period
  • Never rotates production without approval

It stops when

  • Done: every account rotated and verified
  • Stop: a critical consumer fails twice after rollback

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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5 AIsChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok
  • One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensThe quarterly run covered 46 accounts. In stage 2, the reporting account failed because a nightly export script still held the old password. The check failed and the agent rolled back within 3 minutes and added the script to the consumer list. It updated the script's secret and the rerun passed. The DBA approved the production stage and the old password was retired after 24 hours.

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