Summary
According to a post on X by @thecsguy, clicking "don't ask again" in Claude Code can save the exact approved command, password included, into .claude/settings.local.json. The post attributes to Apiiro the finding of 1,379 secrets this way, 379 of them database passwords, with 215 files missed by both gitleaks and TruffleHog. The headline puts the total at 1,122 public GitHub files. The post is a carried-over update.
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What happened
Clicking “don’t ask again” in Claude Code can save the exact approved command, password included, into .claude/settings.local.json; Apiiro says it found 1,379 secrets this way, 379 of them database passwords, with 215 files missed by both gitleaks and TruffleHog. Search your org for settings.local.json, rotate...
Why it matters
Developers and organizations using Claude Code could have credentials sitting in repositories without realizing it. The post recommends searching your organization for settings.local.json, rotating any secrets found, and purging them from git history. These figures come from Apiiro as relayed in the post, and VQV has not independently checked them.
Signal Intelligence
Signal Strength 79%
Technical label WATCH
Public Interest 52
Category BIG MOVE
Reader Depth TECHNICAL
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Public Interest components
Recognizable Entity Score 73
Practical Impact Score 28
Novelty Interest Score 70
Consequence Score 54
Curiosity Score 0
Shareability Score 62
Why this is here
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