In 2025, zombie layers are haunting your registry:
❌ You removed the key
❌ You rebuilt and force-pushed
✅ The blob is still downloadable — by digest
⚠️ If you ever copied a token or SSH key during a debug step — it's probably still alive.
Learn how to:
✅ Track and purge orphaned Docker layers
✅ Stop leaking secrets in multi-stage builds
✅ Use immutable tags without false confidence
✅ Automate GC and retention before bounty hunters find your mistake
🧼 This guide is your cleanup protocol:
https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/docker-ghost-layers-2025-hunt-down-zombies-and-hide-your-secrets-ad662efe8d05
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