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SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Credential Management

Environment Variables (Required)

The following environment variables must be set for secure operation:

# Firebase Configuration
export FIREBASE_API_KEY="your-firebase-api-key"
export FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID="kodrixide"

# GitHub OAuth
export GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID="your-client-id"
export GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET="your-client-secret"

# Git Credentials
export KODRIX_GH_USER="your-github-username"
export KODRIX_GH_TOKEN="your-github-personal-access-token"

Never Commit

  • API keys, tokens, or secrets
  • Private keys or certificates
  • Credentials in any form
  • .env or .env.local files

Secure Practices

For Developers

  1. Use .env.local (git-ignored) for local development
  2. Use secure credential managers (1Password, LastPass, etc.)
  3. Rotate tokens regularly
  4. Use read-only tokens when possible
  5. Never paste credentials in logs or error messages

For CI/CD

  1. Use GitHub Secrets for sensitive data
  2. Use organization-level secrets for shared credentials
  3. Rotate secrets quarterly
  4. Audit secret access logs

Reporting Security Issues

Please do NOT open public issues for security vulnerabilities. Instead:

  1. Email: security@kodrix.local (if available)
  2. Use GitHub's private vulnerability reporting
  3. Include: Description, severity, reproduction steps, impact

Credential Rotation

Firebase

  • Rotate API keys every 90 days
  • Use separate keys for development and production
  • Monitor usage in Firebase Console

GitHub OAuth

  • Revoke compromised tokens immediately
  • Use GitHub token expiration settings
  • Maintain audit logs of token usage

Git Access Tokens

  • Use fine-grained personal access tokens
  • Limit scopes to necessary permissions only
  • Set expiration dates (max 1 year)
  • Rotate on each major version release

Vulnerability Scanning

This repository uses automated scanning:

  • Dependency scanning (npm, gradle, etc.)
  • Secret detection (pre-commit hooks)
  • SAST (Static Application Security Testing)

References

There aren't any published security advisories