2026-05-26 · 6 min read · Rahul Chitturi
- security
Leaked credentials in chat, screen shares, and screen recordings cause real incidents. Development velocity does not require reckless paste behavior.
Use redacted samples
Keep canonical test JWTs and JSON fixtures in your repo with obviously fake values. Decode structure with those, not production tokens.
Client-side tools reduce retention risk
Server-side formatters may log request bodies. Browser-only tools remove that entire class of leak—though extensions and shoulder surfing still matter.
Clipboard and screen share
Assume the worst case: if it appeared on screen, treat it as compromised.
- Clear clipboard after pasting secrets
- Blur tokens in demos
- Rotate anything accidentally exposed in a recording