Development

Development Environment Files

Dotenv-style files commonly contain application secrets, API keys, and connection strings.

Metadata

id: development.env-files
category: development
sensitivity: high
artifact types: environment, configuration, credential
tags: dotenv, development

Path Matchers

Path	Kind	Platforms
`**/.env`	`glob`	`windows`, `linux`, `macos`
`*/.env.`	`glob`	`windows`, `linux`, `macos`

Content Indicators

Regular expressions:

(?i)(api[_-]?key|secret|token|password)\s*=

Credential Types

api-key
password
access-token

Impact

credential_access
discovery

References

dotenv README

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