config-secrets

Secrets management prevents leakage by routing env vars, cloud backend tokens, and notification endpoints through a centralized loader. This enforces lifecycle controls and ensures sensitive values are never logged during execution.

Rotating tokens involves a four-step process to update the .env file, the configuration loader, and CI/CD pipelines. This safely wires new tokens into their consumers across local and production runtimes without logging sensitive values.

Auditing .env.example drift involves cataloging all environment variables to ensure they are declared and actively consumed by code. This tracks placeholder drift and maintains operational readiness by preventing orphaned variables.

Secret cataloging supports operational readiness by tracking each secret's NAME, PURPOSE, SCOPE, LIFETIME, and BLAST RADIUS. This inventory ensures all tokens and endpoints are documented for safe lifecycle management.

Adding new environment variables requires updating the .env file, the config loader, and CI/CD configurations simultaneously. This end-to-end process ensures secrets are wired to their consumers and tracked in .env.example without leaking.

Runbooks and tests are maintained alongside secrets management to enforce lifecycle controls and verify safe wiring across local and production runtimes. They ensure sensitive values are loaded correctly and validate operational readiness.