Least-Privilege Settings for Trading Tools: Preparing a Clear Support Ticket on Bitget
When something looks wrong, the quality of your support request often decides how fast it is resolved. This guide covers least-privilege settings for trading tools on Bitget from the point of view of someone preparing to contact help, wherever you read this: what to gather first, which channel to use and which details must never be shared with anyone. Trading tools, portfolio trackers and bots all ask for API access, and each connection is only as safe as the permissions attached to it and the service that stores the key.
Gathering facts before you write
Before writing, collect the date and approximate time, the exact wording of any error, the asset and network involved, and the steps you took. Describe them in order, without guesses. A short factual message is easier to route than a long emotional one, and it gives the agent less reason to ask follow-up questions.
Watch the account for activity you did not initiate: orders at odd hours, unfamiliar trading pairs or repeated small trades. These patterns can indicate a compromised key. Most platforms show which key placed an order, which helps you identify the source quickly and revoke only the affected key.
Choosing the narrowest permissions
If you write your own scripts, keep keys out of source code and version control. Use environment variables or a secrets file excluded from backups that sync publicly. Many accidental leaks happen when a script is shared with a friend or uploaded to a public code site with the key still inside.
Many exchanges let you bind a key to specific IP addresses. If the tool runs on a server with a fixed address, use this restriction; it means a stolen key is useless from anywhere else. Keys without an address restriction may expire sooner or carry fewer permissions on some platforms, so read the current rules on the official API page.
Evaluating the tool before connecting it
Never paste a secret key into chat messages, shared documents or support tickets. The secret is shown only once on creation for good reason. Store it in a password manager, and if you suspect it has been exposed anywhere, delete the key and create a new one rather than hoping it was not seen.
Use separate keys for separate tools instead of one shared key. If one service is breached, you can revoke its key without disturbing everything else, and the activity logs remain easy to interpret. Shared keys make it impossible to tell which tool did what.
Using only channels you opened yourself
Start every support contact from inside the Bitget app or from the help pages you reach by typing the address yourself. Treat any agent who contacts you first, through social media or a messaging app, as an impostor. Genuine support never needs your password, authentication codes or recovery words, and never asks you to move funds to resolve a case.
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Scenario checkpoint
- Store secret keys only in a password manager, never in chats, documents or source code.
- Review the key list every few months and remove any key you cannot match to a current service.
- Use a separate key for each tool so one breach can be revoked without affecting the others.
- Label every key with the tool name and creation date, and delete keys for tools you no longer use.
- Open support only from inside the app or a typed address, and never share passwords, codes or recovery words with any agent.