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Pensar - auto fix for Committed Environment File Containing Sensitive Credentials#19

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Pensar - auto fix for Committed Environment File Containing Sensitive Credentials#19
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  • Added two comments directly below the .env entry in the .gitignore file. The first comment instructs users that if .env was ever committed, it must be removed from the git history to prevent secret exposure. The second provides a link to the official GitHub documentation on removing sensitive data from a repository’s history. This addresses the issue that .gitignore does not remove already-committed sensitive files, thereby hardening security awareness and remediation among developers. No functional or compatibility changes were made.
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Application CWE-798 The repository appears to contain a committed .env file. Environment files typically store sensitive credentials such as API keys, database passwords, or OAuth secrets. Checking this file into version control exposes those secrets to anyone with repository access (or to the public if the repo is public), violating best-practice secret-management guidelines and creating a direct path for account takeover or unauthorized API use. high Link

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