// SLASHDOT — LINUX & OPEN SOURCE

Claude Code's 'Don't Ask Again' File Exposes Passwords and Keys in 1,122 Public Copies on GitHub

Published: 11/08/2026, 06:34 PM

Be careful with the file .claude/settings.local.json, warns The Hacker News: Passwords and API keys that developers typed into commands they approved in Claude Code are sitting in public GitHub repositories, where anyone can read them. When a user selects "Yes, and don't ask again," Anthropic's A...