diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sweep-aws-secrets.yml b/.gitea/workflows/sweep-aws-secrets.yml
index a6572e8e..5544a7db 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/sweep-aws-secrets.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/sweep-aws-secrets.yml
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ name: Sweep stale AWS Secrets Manager secrets
 #     reconciler enumerator) is filed as a separate controlplane
 #     issue. This sweeper is the immediate cost-relief stopgap.
 #
-# IAM principal: AWS_JANITOR_ACCESS_KEY_ID / AWS_JANITOR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY.
-# This is a DEDICATED principal — the production `molecule-cp` IAM
-# user lacks `secretsmanager:ListSecrets` (it only has
-# Get/Create/Update/Delete on specific resources, scoped to its
-# operational needs). The janitor needs ListSecrets across the
-# `molecule/tenant/*` prefix, which warrants a separate principal so
-# we don't broaden the prod-CP policy.
+# AWS credentials: the confirmed Gitea secrets are AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID /
+# AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (the molecule-cp IAM user). These are the same
+# credentials used by the rest of the platform. The dedicated
+# AWS_JANITOR_* naming (which the original GitHub workflow used) was
+# never populated in Gitea — the existing secrets are AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID /
+# AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (per issue #425 §425 audit). These DO have
+# secretsmanager:ListSecrets (the production molecule-cp principal);
+# if ListSecrets is revoked in future, a dedicated janitor principal
+# would need to be created and the Gitea secret names updated here.
 #
 # Safety: the script's MAX_DELETE_PCT gate (default 50%, mirroring
 # sweep-cf-orphans.yml — tenant secrets are durable by design, unlike
@@ -71,8 +73,8 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     env:
       AWS_REGION: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION || 'us-east-1' }}
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_JANITOR_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_JANITOR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
       CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN }}
       CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN }}
       MAX_DELETE_PCT: ${{ github.event.inputs.max_delete_pct || '50' }}
@@ -99,13 +101,11 @@ jobs:
             if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
               echo "::warning::skipping sweep — secrets not configured: ${missing[*]}"
               echo "::warning::set them at Settings → Secrets and Variables → Actions, then rerun."
-              echo "::warning::AWS_JANITOR_* must belong to a principal with secretsmanager:ListSecrets and secretsmanager:DeleteSecret on molecule/tenant/* (the prod molecule-cp principal lacks ListSecrets)."
               echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
               exit 0
             fi
             echo "::error::sweep cannot run — required secrets missing: ${missing[*]}"
             echo "::error::set them at Settings → Secrets and Variables → Actions, or disable this workflow."
-            echo "::error::AWS_JANITOR_* must belong to a principal with secretsmanager:ListSecrets and secretsmanager:DeleteSecret on molecule/tenant/*."
             exit 1
           fi
           echo "All required secrets present ✓"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sweep-cf-orphans.yml b/.gitea/workflows/sweep-cf-orphans.yml
index b18630b7..28af2537 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/sweep-cf-orphans.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/sweep-cf-orphans.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ name: Sweep stale Cloudflare DNS records
 # gate halts before damage. Decision-function unit tests in
 # scripts/ops/test_sweep_cf_decide.py (#2027) cover the rule
 # classifier.
+#
+# Secrets: CF_API_TOKEN, CF_ZONE_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+# are confirmed existing per issue #425 §425 audit. CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN and
+# CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN are unconfirmed — if missing, the verify step
+# (schedule → hard-fail, dispatch → soft-skip) surfaces it clearly.
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sweep-cf-tunnels.yml b/.gitea/workflows/sweep-cf-tunnels.yml
index 1fa12cfd..d1828ab2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/sweep-cf-tunnels.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/sweep-cf-tunnels.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ name: Sweep stale Cloudflare Tunnels
 # Safety: the script's MAX_DELETE_PCT gate (default 90% — higher than
 # the DNS sweep's 50% because tenant-shaped tunnels are mostly
 # orphans by design) refuses to nuke past the threshold.
+#
+# Secrets: CF_API_TOKEN, CF_ACCOUNT_ID are confirmed existing per
+# issue #425 §425 audit. CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN and CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN
+# are unconfirmed — if missing, the verify step (schedule → hard-fail,
+# dispatch → soft-skip) surfaces it clearly.
 
 on:
   schedule: