The pre-commit hook that stops a secret from ever reaching your repo
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The worst place to find an API key is in your git history, because once it is committed and pushed it is effectively public forever, even if you delete it in the next commit. Rotating the key is then the only real fix. This gets more likely, not less, once an AI agent is reading and writing files i…
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- 2026-09-14 08:04 · DEV Community — AI
The pre-commit hook that stops a secret from ever reaching your repo