# Usage of hard-coded secret

## Overview

* **Rule ID**: `javascript_lang_hardcoded_secret`
* **Applicable Languages**: Javascript
* **Weakness ID**: CWE-798

## Description

Storing secrets directly in your code poses a security risk. Instead, use environment variables or a secret management system to protect your sensitive information.

## Remediation Guidelines

* **Do not** store plaintext secrets in your code. This exposes sensitive information to unnecessary risk.

  ```java
    passport.use(new OAuth2Strategy({
      authorizationURL: 'https://www.example.com/oauth2/authorize',
      tokenURL: 'https://www.example.com/oauth2/token',
      clientID: 'my-id-123',
      clientSecret: 'shh-my-secret',
      callbackURL: 'http://localhost:3000/auth/example/callback'
        },
    function(accessToken, refreshToken, profile, cb) {
      User.findOrCreate({ exampleId: profile.id }, function (err, user) {
        return cb(err, user);
      });
    }
  ));

  ```
* **Use environment variables to store sensitive information, such as secrets.** This approach keeps credentials out of your codebase and facilitates more secure management.
* **Consider implementing a key-management system to handle secrets and other sensitive data securely.** This method offers enhanced security features for managing and accessing credentials.

## References

* [**OWASP hardcoded passwords**](https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Use_of_hard-coded_password)
* [**Google Cloud Key Management Service**](https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs)
* [**AWS Key Management Service**](https://aws.amazon.com/kms/)
* [**CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials**](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html)
* [**OWASP Top 10: A07:2021 - Identification and Authentication Failures**](https://owasp.org/Top10/A07_2021-Identification_and_Authentication_Failures/)

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