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What to do if I accidentally commit an API key or other sensitive information to the git repo? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world to c/programming@programming.dev
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I know that pushing a commit with an API key is something for which a developer should have his balls cut off, but...

...I'm wondering what I should do if, somehow, I accidentally commit an API key or other sensitive information, an environment variable to the repo.

Should I just revoke the access and leave it as is, or maybe locally remove this commit and force-push a new one without the key? How do you guys handle this situation in a professional environment?

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[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago

only access secrets from environment variables

I kind of think this is a bad idea because environment variables can be read from anywhere and aren't designed to be secret.

But I'm not sure what a better solution is tbh.

[-] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Storing them in files with correct permissions.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago

also storing them outside of the webserver directory

[-] pupbiru@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

you’re not entirely wrong, but this is the current standard/accepted advice for local development - probably what we’re talking about given this thread is about git commits - because the chance of exploit via this mechanism requires local access… with such access, you’re pretty screwed in far more ways

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Sops, or OpenBao

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