Claude Code's "Don't Ask Again" exposes passwords in 1,122 public GitHub files(apiiro.com)
622 points by shmulc 4 days ago | 422 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ~Anthropic acknowledges the issue and will investigate mitigations while noting the file should be gitignored
  • ↓Headline is misleading; the real cause is users committing local settings, not the button itself
  • ↓Users should practice basic security hygiene with password managers and env vars rather than blame the tool
  • ↑The underlying design flaw of storing full command strings with secrets is legitimate and needs fixing
  • •Shares practical mitigations like ephemeral VMs, secret-scanning skills, or release repo workflows