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🚨 Security Cleanup Required

Critical Action Items​

1. Remove Exposed Credentials File​

File: docs/Create User API Token.txt

Status: ⚠️ PENDING REMOVAL

Issue: This file contains sensitive Cloudflare R2 credentials that are exposed in version control:

  • Cloudflare R2 API Token
  • Access Key ID
  • Secret Access Key
  • R2 Endpoint URL

Required Actions:

Immediate (High Priority)​

  1. Delete the file from repository:

    git rm "docs/Create User API Token.txt"
    git commit -m "security: Remove exposed Cloudflare R2 credentials"
    git push

  2. Rotate ALL exposed credentials in Cloudflare Dashboard:

    • Go to: https://dash.cloudflare.com → R2 → Manage R2 API Tokens
    • Delete the exposed API token
    • Create new API token with same permissions
    • Update credentials in secure vault (NOT in git)

  3. Verify credentials are stored securely:

    • Store in environment variables (.env.local - gitignored)
    • Or use secure secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, etc.)
    • Never commit credentials to version control

  1. Purge credentials from git history:

    # Using BFG Repo-Cleaner (recommended)
    bfg --delete-files "Create User API Token.txt"
    git reflog expire --expire=now --all
    git gc --prune=now --aggressive
    git push --force

    # OR using git filter-branch (alternative)
    git filter-branch --force --index-filter \
      "git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch 'docs/Create User API Token.txt'" \
      --prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all

    ⚠️ Warning: Force pushing rewrites history. Coordinate with team before executing.

  2. Add to .gitignore to prevent future exposure:

    echo "# Credentials and secrets" >> .gitignore
    echo "**/credentials.txt" >> .gitignore
    echo "**/api-token.txt" >> .gitignore
    echo "**/*credentials*" >> .gitignore
    echo "**/*secret*" >> .gitignore
    echo "**/*token*.txt" >> .gitignore

2. Additional Security Review​

Review other files for potential credential exposure:

# Search for potential credential files
find . -type f -name "*credentials*" -o -name "*secret*" -o -name "*token*" -o -name "*key*.txt"

# Search file contents for API keys, tokens, passwords
grep -r -i "api.key" --include="*.txt" --include="*.md" .
grep -r -i "secret" --include="*.txt" --include="*.md" .
grep -r -i "password" --include="*.txt" --include="*.md" .

Current Exposed Credentials​

From docs/Create User API Token.txt:

  • Token Value: Pa9EfSANwxiMcN6GOPBUC0vCjQG7yf9Co9DzPgVO
  • Access Key ID: 8038e34abc9925b44033a4b0b1ba5417
  • Secret Access Key: 2ca6969a0c7bfb633cc8b14ca1d3fe8f48d7f906788890993415794ec99062f7
  • R2 Endpoint: https://0238179add98d5f46a6227393db367f3.r2.cloudflarestorage.com

⚠️ These credentials MUST be rotated immediately.

Security Best Practices​

DO ✅​

  • Store credentials in environment variables
  • Use .env.local files (gitignored)
  • Use secure secrets management services
  • Document where credentials are stored (securely)
  • Regular credential rotation (quarterly)

DON'T ❌​

  • Commit credentials to git
  • Share credentials in plain text files
  • Email or message credentials
  • Store credentials in documentation
  • Use default/example credentials in production

Verification Checklist​

After completing security cleanup:

  • File docs/Create User API Token.txt removed from repository
  • All exposed credentials rotated in Cloudflare
  • New credentials stored securely (not in git)
  • Git history purged (optional)
  • .gitignore updated to prevent future exposure
  • Team notified of credential rotation
  • Services using old credentials updated with new credentials
  • No other credential files found in repository

Created: 2025-11-22 Priority: 🔴 CRITICAL Assigned To: Security Team / DevOps Team