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Create a Guide/Template: How to Create Secrets in GitHub

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Complexity: Missing CoP label: checked CoP label: shortcuts added CoP: Engineering CoP: Ops drive: knowlegebase feature : guide creation Phase: 1 - Gather Examples Solo Ready for Bonnie Triage size: 2pt status: 1.1 needs wiki examples status: 1.2 needs issues examples status: 1.3 needs project board examples status: 1.4 needs slack examples
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Description

### Overview
There are developers that need to create secrets for projects and are unaware of how to do so in GitHub. This causes an issue where Secrets are being used in a non-compliant way which increases our security risk.

### Action Items
The phases in the guide-making process are listed below. Each phase displayed in blue is linked to a wiki page with instructions on how to complete that phase. Open the wiki page in a new tab, copy the instructions for each part into the section labeled 'Tasks' at the bottom of this issue, and complete each task listed.
- [ ] [Gather Examples Solo](https://github.com/hackforla/guides/wiki/How-to-Gather-Examples:-Solo) (open in a new tab)
- [ ] [Gather Examples Collaboratively](https://github.com/hackforla/guides/wiki/Phase-2-%E2%80%90-Gather-Examples-Collaboratively)
- [ ] [Create a Guide Draft](https://github.com/hackforla/guides/wiki/How-to-Draft-a-Guide)
- [ ] If needed, create a template
- [ ] [Have your guide peer reviewed](https://github.com/hackforla/guides/wiki/Peer-Reviews-for-Guides)
- [ ] [Present your guide for leadership review](https://github.com/hackforla/guides/wiki/Submitting-Your-Guide-for-Leadership-Review)
### Resources/Instructions
- Google Drive Folder for this Guide’s documents and shortcuts (to documents in other locations) [0067 [DRAFT] How to Create Secrets in GitHub](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19MKMWaALTpXDWNPYwpmrk_4RKNPzmxjt)

GitHub's documentation: [Using secrets in GitHub Actions](
https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/encrypted-secrets#creating-encrypted-secrets-for-an-environment)

Review this link to understand how someone might hack your secrets:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63003669/how-can-i-see-my-git-secrets-unencrypted

### Projects to Check
### Tasks
- [ ] This is where you will copy instructions from the wiki page for the step you are currently on.

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