Currently, we have sensitive data, such as API keys and database credentials, hard-coded in our application's source code. This creates a security risk as this information can be accessed by anyone who has access to the codebase.
To address this security concern, we need to move this sensitive data to a separate .env file. The .env file will be ignored by version control systems like Git, so our sensitive data will remain secure.
We need to update the application code to read the sensitive data from the .env file instead of being hard-coded. We can use a package like dotenv to manage the .env file and access the environment variables in our code.
This change will ensure that our sensitive data is not accessible to unauthorized users and will improve the overall security of our application.
Tasks:
Identify all sensitive data that needs to be moved to the .env file
Create a .env file in the root directory of the application
Add the sensitive data as environment variables in the .env file
Update the application code to read the sensitive data from the environment variables in the .env file using dotenv
Test the application thoroughly to ensure that the sensitive data is still accessible and the application works as expected
Let's prioritize this task and work on it as soon as possible to ensure that our application is secure.
Currently, we have sensitive data, such as API keys and database credentials, hard-coded in our application's source code. This creates a security risk as this information can be accessed by anyone who has access to the codebase.
To address this security concern, we need to move this sensitive data to a separate .env file. The .env file will be ignored by version control systems like Git, so our sensitive data will remain secure.
We need to update the application code to read the sensitive data from the .env file instead of being hard-coded. We can use a package like dotenv to manage the .env file and access the environment variables in our code.
This change will ensure that our sensitive data is not accessible to unauthorized users and will improve the overall security of our application.
Tasks:
Thanks!