Leaking secrets

[jimgit]

Description

[Enter feedback here]In VISUAL STUDIO - if you forget to use a git ignore file or accidentally use one for a different type project (like python) and publsih your project to a PUBLIC github repo (you own github) - you will be leaking secrets via the environment variables.

YOU SHOULD PATCH THIS PROCESS SO THIS CAN'T HAPPEN - especially to novice programmers that don't know better.

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/app-secrets?view=aspnetcore-9.0&tabs=windows

Content source URL

https://github.com/dotnet/AspNetCore.Docs/blob/main/aspnetcore/security/app-secrets.md

Document ID

ba688ac2-e90e-fce5-f60d-40c2553c3efd

Article author

@tdykstra

Metadata

• ID: 9c99993c-c983-6fda-6c3a-ce4ec8c1d5db
• Service: aspnet-core
• Sub-service: security

Related Issues

[Rick-Anderson]

Description

[Enter feedback here]In VISUAL STUDIO - if you forget to use a git ignore file or accidentally use one for a different type project (like python) and publish your project to a PUBLIC github repo (you own github) - you will be leaking secrets via the environment variables.

Environment variables are NOT checked into GitHub

[Rick-Anderson]

@tdykstra unless @jimgit can show where .gitignore should be added to prevent leaking secrets, close this issue and not-reproduced

[jimgit]

To reproduce. Use visual studio WITHOUT a gitignore (or an improper git ignore). Since gitignore is a "Hidden" file and may not be understood by a beginner (and you want people to use your tools right?) Create repo in GITHUB (owned by microsoft) - and add the remote (per the instructions if you make a repo with no ignore nor a readme.md) - and now add the remote. What you will find is all types of secrets are leaked to a PUBLIC repo. This is a "FEATURE" of Visual Studio and Github when used by an ametuer. WHY do you think you have scanning tools that alert due to secret leaks?

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[tdykstra]

Given that this is a Visual Studio issue, please use the Report a Problem VS feature.