“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” You might be surprised to learn that this wise quote comes from George Orwell’s famous 1984, not a ‘how to code’ textbook. Although if developers want to keep sensitive information safe, they should memorize every word. There’s been a 20% increase in leaked secrets year-on-year, including API keys, passwords, tokens, and other credentials embedded in source code. Once secrets are authenticated, it’s difficult to distinguish between a valid user and a bad actor, and there’s no way of knowing who has discovered the secrets. Nobody suspects […]
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