I Built a Zero-Config Secret Manager in Rust Because .env Files Are Security Theater
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I Built a Zero-Config Secret Manager in Rust Because .env Files Are Security Theater Every time I onboard a new developer, the instructions include: "Ask someone for the .env file. Don't commit it." That's it. That's our secret management strategy. A file we pass around on Slack. We've all been there. A .env ends up in a repo. Or in a Slack message. Or gets pasted into a Notion doc for "convenience." Then six months later you're rotating every credential you own because someone f