vetkit.ruby.rails.hardcoded-secret-key-base
secret_key_base / secret_token is set to a string literal in code. Anyone with the source can forge signed cookies and sessions and decrypt encrypted ones.
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ruby
secret_key_base / secret_token is set to a string literal in code. Anyone with the source can forge signed cookies and sessions and decrypt encrypted ones.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Load the secret from Rails credentials or ENV (ENV.fetch("SECRET_KEY_BASE")) and rotate the leaked value.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/ruby.yml.
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