Troubleshooting: Copilot suggesting insecure code in tests
Copilot-generated test helpers occasionally include hardcoded secrets and insecure mocks—need mitigation strategies and linting rules to catch these issues.
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Implement automated secrets scanning and test-specific linting: add pre-commit hooks (detect-secrets/trufflehog), enable secret scanning in CI, and fail builds on detected literals. Add test-file lint rules (ESLint/Flake8 or a simple regex) to ban string-like credentials and hardcoded mocks. Use centralized test fixtures that read from env/vault and require PR checklist reviews for generated test helpers. Configure GitHub Copilot to prefer project snippets and review its completions in test directories.
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