# S07E23: What Are Credentials?

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Podcast: [CheckMates Go: Cyber Security Podcast from Check Point](https://stenobird.com/podcast/checkmates-go-cyber-security-podcast-from-check-point-936187)
Published: 2025-12-17T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/CheckMates-Go-Cyber-Security/S07E23-What-Are-Credentials/ba-p/265604
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Duration seconds: 633

## Resource

PhoneBoy interviews Cyber Security Technologist and Evangelist Marc Davidson discussing his recent blog post on Defending Against Credential Attacks with a Hybrid Mesh Architecture. This episode discusses what credentials actually are and why letting them get out might be dangerous. We also highlight a series of posts by Chris Atkinson providing tips on Dynamic Routing, specifically Router ID, Default Originate, Bidirectional Forwarding Detection, Protocol Rank, and Connection Persistence.&nb...

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