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		xd on March 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A GitHub repository was public-viewable "You got downvoted because storing encrypted secrets is fine." Storing where?

morelisp on March 4, 2022 [–]

... in version control. The response is intended to be read in context of the sentences above it.

xd on March 4, 2022 | [–]

The security and integrity of data shouldn't rely on itself to prove such.. imagine trying to store a checksum within the data it represents for instance.

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