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Decommission Cleanly

The takeaway

Half-removed systems leave credentials and access behind — finish the job.

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A system that's 'mostly' decommissioned often leaves live credentials, DNS records, and access paths behind — a ghost with a key. Clean, complete decommissioning closes the doors that abandoned systems hold open indefinitely.

“A half-dead system is a fully open door.”

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