Yes, a credential that expires quickly is more secure than one that expires slowly or not at all. Anyone who compromises the short term credential only has a s

Yes, a credential that expires quickly is more secure than one that expires slowly or not at all. Anyone who compromises the short term credential only has a short window to abuse it, and then they have to get another one. Yes, maybe its easy for them to get it again, but maybe it's not. Security is about defence in depth and risk management, not perfection.