## Improve the following in code practices & security (low): _:bulb: Codebase verification_

[AndlerRL]

💡 Codebase verification

⚠️ Potential issue

Security Issues Found: Hardcoded Secrets Present in Configuration Files

The analysis revealed multiple hardcoded secrets in your configuration files, which pose significant security risks:

• docker-compose.yml:

  • POSTGRES_PASSWORD: pass — Hardcoded passwords should be managed via environment variables or a secrets manager.
  • HASURA_GRAPHQL_JWT_SECRET contains a hardcoded key, exposing sensitive information.

• apps/hasura/config.yaml:

  • # admin_secret: lfg Local — Even commented-out secrets should be avoided in version-controlled files.

Recommendations:

1. Remove hardcoded values and use environment variables for managing sensitive information.
2. Implement a secrets management system to securely handle all secrets.
3. Conduct a comprehensive review of all configuration files to ensure no other hardcoded secrets exist.

🔗 Analysis chain

Remove the commented admin secret from the configuration file

While it's good that the admin secret is commented out and marked as "Local", it's still a security risk to have any sensitive information in configuration files, even as comments. This is especially true if this file is committed to version control.

Consider the following recommendations:

1. Remove the commented admin secret entirely from this file.
2. Use environment variables or a secure secrets management system to handle sensitive information like admin secrets.
3. Document the need for an admin secret in a separate, non-versioned file or in your project's README, explaining how to set it up for local development.

Here's how you can modify the line:

-# admin_secret: lfg  Local 
+# Admin secret should be set via environment variables for security

To ensure no sensitive information is present in the repository, run the following command:

If this command returns any results, please review them carefully to ensure no sensitive information is being committed.

🏁 Scripts executed

The following scripts were executed for the analysis:

Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Search for potential hardcoded secrets in YAML files
rg -i '(secret|password|key):\s*\S+' --type yaml

Length of output: 445

🧰 Tools

🪛 yamllint

[error] 4-4: trailing spaces

(trailing-spaces)

Originally posted by @coderabbitai in #283 (comment)