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how are the secrets decrypted, I would like some explanation so that I can have some understanding here, I am starting to feel like all these companies are just meme-ing with their security posture.

Like did someone vibe code too hard, how do env secrets leak for everyone...

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secret encryption is always a bit of a conundrum for a running cloud system. the secret needs to be plaintext when you use it, so you have to decrypt at least on every deploy. but that means the keys have to be ready at hand, no passphrase, somewhere an automated system can get them. that makes it very hard to actually protect them from someone with full access

Easy, all the bad guys need to do is access whatever system stores the decryption keys.

They absolutely are. Every ceo sees security as a massive money pit (it is) but there’s a reason it’s expensive and hard to do well. Those compliance frameworks they show off are meaningless and can be manipulated extremely easily. There are a lot of security leaders who are going to be having a very bad time soon.



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