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Where can I obtain the SECRET_KEY for Flask?

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answered 2023-06-03 12:23:02 +0000

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The SECRETKEY for Flask is a secret key that should never be shared with anyone else. It is used to protect your application against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and other security vulnerabilities. You can generate a SECRETKEY by using the secrets module in Python:

import secrets

secrets.token_hex(16)

This will generate a random 32-character hexadecimal string that you can use as your SECRETKEY. Alternatively, you can set the SECRETKEY as an environment variable in your application's configuration file, which is a more secure way to store sensitive information.

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