Pushed by Accident: A Mixed-Methods Study on Strategies of Handling Secret Information in Source Code Repositories (opens in new tab)

Version control systems for source code, such as Git, are key tools in modern software development. Many developers use services like GitHub or GitLab for collaborative software development. Many software projects include code secrets such as API keys or passwords that need to be managed securely. Previous research and blog posts found that developers struggle with secure code secret management and accidentally leaked code secrets to public ...