In terms of security, what could an attacker do if he knows the SECRET_KEY? Is there any imminent danger?
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In terms of security, what could an attacker do if he knows the SECRET_KEY? Is there any imminent danger?
Well, from the manual:
I’m not sure how it could do those things (i.e. exactly how the secret key is used). Most likely it could lead to identity verification issues. If Django is actually using it to somehow provide https transport, then anyone able to sniff traffic could decrypt the traffic.