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Secrets Management: Moving Away from Environment Variables

Modern DevSecOps (The Hard Way)

Never Hardcode Secrets

Passwords, API keys, and certificates must never be stored in plaintext or Git.

Why Env Vars are risky:

  • They can be printed in logs.
  • They are visible to child processes.

The DevSecOps way:

Use tools like HashiCorp Vault or platform-specific Secret Managers. For this course, we will use encrypted Bash variables and .env files protected by strict permissions.