Why rotate at all
API keys are credentials. The longer they live, the more chances they have to leak through screen sharing, browser sync, or a developer-tool screenshot you forgot you took. Rotating periodically — even with no specific incident — is good hygiene.
What rotation does NOT change
Your tier, your subscription, your trade history, your open positions, your dashboard preferences. Rotation only swaps the credentials the bot uses to talk to Binance. Everything else is preserved.
When to rotate immediately, no waiting
- Your laptop or phone with the dashboard logged in is lost or stolen.
- You see an unfamiliar IP in your dashboard's access log.
- Binance emails you about a suspicious login.
- You shared a screenshot of any HalalCrypto dashboard view that may have included key fragments.
- A browser extension you trust later turns out to be malicious.
In each of those cases, rotate first, ask questions later. The cost is five minutes; the upside is sleeping well.