There's a specific kind of stomach drop that comes from realizing your database password is sitting in a public Git repository. Bots scan public repos constantly looking for exactly that, and API keys for cloud providers and payment services are a favorite. This is one of those problems where a few habits up front save you from a really bad day. What counts as a secret Anything that grants access. Database passwords, API keys, OAuth client secrets, private keys, webhook signing secrets, SMTP passwords, encryption keys, the app's session secret. If someone with that string could do something…
Never Commit Your Keys - A Practical Guide to Secrets in Code
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