vetkit.py.jwt.hardcoded-secret
A JWT or framework signing secret is hard-coded in source. Anyone with the code can forge tokens/sessions.
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Suite: Security
python
A JWT or framework signing secret is hard-coded in source. Anyone with the code can forge tokens/sessions.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR
How to fix it
Read the secret from the environment or a secret manager and rotate the exposed value.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/python.yml.
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