GitHub Secrets 101: Store API Keys, Tokens, and Credentials Safely

In this tutorial we will discuss how to create secrets in github. GitHub Secrets are encrypted environment variables that you define in your repository or organization settings. They're not visible in logs, not exposed to users, and are read-only in workflows.

Prerequisite

• Github Account

Objective

• Create github secret

To create a github secret the first thing to do is

• Open the repository

• Click on settings

• Scroll down

• Click on Secrets and variables

• Click on Actions

• Click on New repository secret

• Type the name of the Secret e.g Username

• Paste the value as Secret

• Click on Add Secret