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SEC-6: Secrets Pattern Detection

Summary​

SEC-6 expands the secret-hygiene review beyond obvious hardcoded credentials. FlowBeacon uses this policy to flag content in Make.com scenarios and n8n workflows that may deserve manual review because it appears to contain sensitive material or unsafe storage behavior.

Severity: High · Category: Security · Platforms: Make.com, n8n

What FlowBeacon Reviews​

  • Whether automation content contains suspicious values that may represent sensitive access material.
  • Whether sensitive information may be hidden, transformed, encoded, or stored in a way that still creates exposure.
  • Whether the configuration deserves closer review even when the issue is not a simple pasted secret.

Why This Matters​

  • Sensitive values are sometimes obscured rather than removed, which still creates risk.
  • Broader review reduces the chance that insecure storage habits slip through.
  • Early detection helps teams move risky material into safer controls sooner.

If This Policy Is Flagged​

  1. Review the flagged area to confirm whether sensitive material is present.
  2. Move any risky value into approved secure storage or managed connections.
  3. Rotate access if there is any doubt about prior exposure.
  4. Re-run the evaluation after cleanup is complete.

Why Users Care​

  • Teams get earlier warning on secret-management issues that are easy to miss manually.
  • Support and audit work become simpler when configuration stays free of risky material.
  • Consultants can deliver cleaner implementations with less hidden security debt.