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+# Secrets — real values live in Bitwarden, never committed.
+# Reference files (key-name tables) are fine; value-bearing files are not.
+
+# Credential value files
+credentials.env
+*.creds
+*.secret
+*.secrets
+secrets.*
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# Loose password / key files
+pw.txt
+password*.txt
+*.pem
+*.key
+id_rsa
+id_ed25519
+*token*.txt