Evidence review
What to inspect before changing anything
Start with the delivered website and the real user journey. Record the current state so the team can distinguish an observed problem from an assumption and compare the same surface after deployment.
- 01Search history and current code for credentials
- 02Inventory environment variables and service tokens
- 03Check which values enter browser bundles or logs
Implementation
A practical improvement plan
Make the smallest coherent change that solves the observed problem. Keep normal code review, accessibility, security and product checks in the loop instead of optimizing for the scan alone.
- 01Move secrets to managed environment storage
- 02Reduce permissions and separate environments
- 03Rotate exposed or long-lived credentials
Verification
How to verify the result
Verification should test the intended outcome and the most likely regression. Use the production delivery path whenever headers, caching, rendering or third-party services affect the result.
- 01Build the client bundle and search for values
- 02Test revoked credentials stop working
- 03Review deployment and log access controls
Common pitfall
A shortcut to avoid
Deleting a secret from the latest commit does not remove it from history or invalidate the credential.
Further reading
Primary guidance and references
These sources provide standards, security guidance or the interpretation framework used to keep this guide bounded. Product-specific implementation still requires review in the actual codebase.