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What are the exact steps to securely store API keys in production without accidentally exposing them in GitHub, considering I am working on a weekend project between soccer practices?

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What are the exact steps to securely store API keys in production without accidentally exposing them in GitHub, considering I am working on a weekend project between soccer practices?
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GitHub Docs sensitive data secrets repository secret scanning push protection environment secrets documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
OWASP Secrets Management Cheat Sheet environment variables secrets manager productionGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction

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Searches and sources

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GitHub Docs sensitive data secrets repository secret scanning push protection environment secrets documentation Google ↗
OWASP Secrets Management Cheat Sheet environment variables secrets manager production Google ↗

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GitHub Docs sensitive data secrets repository secret scanning push protection environment secrets documentation
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OWASP Secrets Management Cheat Sheet environment variables secrets manager production
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—Instruction——1x
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