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what is the alternative of hardcoded secret [duplicate]

I have a class in the code that does some sort of encryption, and to do so there is a hardcoded key in the code. After reviewing the code by a security expert, he raised this as an issue, highliting ...
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Is having hard-coded API keys such as the SafetyNet API key considered a vulnerability?

I have a scenario where the developers are using SafetyNet API to protect their Android apps. I observed that the SafetyNet API key has been hard-coded within the apk file. This is the first time I ...
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Why are there multiple "Hardcoded Password" Entries in CWE instead of single one?

When I looked up hardcoded password vulnerability in software world, I saw there are three kinds of vulnerabilities. These are that: CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials The Hardcoded Creds ...
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What types of software can have "Hardcoded Password" vulnerability?

When I investigated the Google results, the software vulnerability "Hardcoded Password" (cwe-798 & cwe-259) is a vulnerability for IoT devices' software (see: link1) and thick client ...
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