secrets in Github Actions

05/08/2025

• Using secrets in GitHub Actions
  • Secrets allow you to store sensitive information in your organization, repository, or repository environments.
  • If a secret value appears in the workflow logs, it will be replaced with ***.


• Example
  • Set two secrets in the repository: FOO='BAR' and BAR='FOO'.

    

    Set environment secrets

  • Write a workflow to print the secrets.

    
      name: print secrets
    
      on:
        workflow_dispatch:
    
      jobs:
        print:
          runs-on: ubuntu-latest
          environment: main
          
          steps:
            - name: foobar
              run: 'echo "The secret FOO is: ${{ secrets.FOO }}"'
            - name: barfoo
              run: 'echo "The secret BAR is: ${{ secrets.BAR }}"'
    

    .github/workflows/print-secrets.yaml
  • Run the workflow.

    

    Result of running the workflow

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