People can't see it straight away. However, let's say if you forgot to set debut = False, they can see it. Not straight away, but very trivial.
It is advisable to put your secret keys in external file (.env for example) and use library like django-environ to get the value. On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 at 23:09, john fabiani <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Maybe a dumb question but if I add secret keys in my settings.py file > (or should it be placed) will they be protected from the front end side > (the part that is displayed to the user of the website). > > For example I have a secret key to access Authorize Net. Will it be > protected from someone opening the website and using chrome to see the > source? > > Johnf > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/eeb82d0a-f18d-c253-a613-24c685307f41%40jfcomputer.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAFKhtoSOzw7DcJmnXOrszXrv5OZ9Dt%2BJ%3D%2BAQaJhGczGL3-e%3DQQ%40mail.gmail.com.
