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How to properly store secrets

What are “secrets”? “secrets”, the most well known source of leaks and security breeches. in this era, where so many platforms and services exists, reinventing the wheel is a waste of time and resources. there are so many services to choose from, from the smallest to the biggest. But there is a catch, most of the time, those services will expose an API which requires authentication. usually those services uses a simple API key mechanism to authenticate the user with the API. this is what we call a “secret”.   […]