Git-secret: Documentation tweak regarding checked-in status of .gitsecrets

Created on 5 Apr 2017  路  4Comments  路  Source: sobolevn/git-secret

Thanks so much for git secret. I love everything except one thing.

You stipulate that .git-secret should not be ignored, but it's not clear from the documentation if it should be checked in. I've checked it in in my repos, but that also means checking in a file containing a randseed, which makes me uncomfortable. Could you clarify this in the docs?

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@sobolevn and @liz-mars,

Randomseed is now automatically added to gitignore when git-secret is initialized. Documentation will be added to clarify workflow.

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Thanks for your feedback!

I have never thought about ignoring randomseed. Should it be secure?
I guess I have to google some material about it.

Started some tests with ignoring randomseed: https://github.com/sobolevn/git-secret-test-randomseed

Indeed, it it not required to be in the repository. So, I will point that out.

@sobolevn and @liz-mars,

Randomseed is now automatically added to gitignore when git-secret is initialized. Documentation will be added to clarify workflow.

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