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What is this endpoint?
.env
A file where you can store your sensitive data like API keys, passwords, etc.
What an attacker could do
App environment files routinely hold database passwords, API keys, and secret tokens in plaintext. Reading one often hands an attacker full database access, cloud credentials, and the ability to impersonate the application.
How to defend it
Never web-serve dotfiles: block requests for .env and other hidden files at the web server or CDN, keep secrets out of the web root, and load them from environment variables or a secrets manager. Rotate anything that may have leaked.
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