Manage your GitHub Actions secrets, with a simple CLI

Python v3.6.7 and above

Install with pip on your machine; the package is available at PyPi

$ pip install githubsecrets

Python v3.6.7 and above

1. Clone this repository
2. Run the githubsecrets module (directory)

   python -m githubsecrets --help
   

$ docker run --rm -it -v "${HOME}/:/app/" unfor19/githubsecrets secret-list -p unfor19 -r githubsecrets
... # Output below

[
  {
    "base_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/unfor19/githubsecrets",
    "body": {
      "secrets": [
        {
          "created_at": "2020-04-11T00:01:12Z",
          "name": "PIP_PASSWORD",
          "updated_at": "2020-04-11T00:17:39Z"
        },
        {
          "created_at": "2020-04-10T23:21:28Z",
          "name": "PIP_USERNAME",
          "updated_at": "2020-04-11T00:17:20Z"
        },
        {
          "created_at": "2020-04-27T20:44:09Z",
          "name": "testing",
          "updated_at": "2020-04-27T20:45:43Z"
        },
        {
          "created_at": "2020-04-27T20:22:37Z",
          "name": "testrepos",
          "updated_at": "2020-04-27T20:22:37Z"
        },
        {
          "created_at": "2020-04-14T14:14:44Z",
          "name": "TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN",
          "updated_at": "2020-04-14T14:14:44Z"
        }
      ],
      "total_count": 5
    },
    "repository": "githubsecrets",
    "status_code": 200
  }
]

$ docker run --rm -it -v c:/Temp:/app/ unfor19/githubsecrets secret-delete -p unfor19 -r githubsecrets -s testrepos
... # Output below

[
  {
    "base_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/unfor19/githubsecrets",
    "repository": "githubsecrets",
    "secret_name": "testrepos",
    "status_code": 204
  }
]

Note: When using Docker, no need to add ghs; supply only a command and its arguments

1. Initialize this application - Creates a credentials file at ~/.githubsecrets/credentials

   $ ghs init

2. Generate a GitHub Personal-Access-Token with the following permissions:

   • repo (all)
   • admin:public_key > read:public_key

3. Save the token in a safe place; we'll use it in the next step

4. Create a profile, use the -p flag and supply a profile name

   $ ghs profile-apply -p willy_wonka
   ...
   SUCCESS: Applied the profile willy_wonka

   You'll be prompted to insert:

   • Github owner - which is your GitHub Organization or GitHub Account name (not email address)
   • Personal access token - that you've created in the previous steps

5. Create a GitHub secret, use the -r flag and supply the repository's name. You can apply the same secret to multiple repositories at once, for example: -r "githubsecrets, aws-build-badges"

   ghs secret-apply -p willy_wonka -r githubsecrets

   You'll be prompted to insert:

   • Secret name
   • Secret value

6. Use it in your GitHub Actions Workflows

   • Snippet

     steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
        with:
          python-version: "3.6"
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          ...
      - name: Build and publish
        env:
          TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PIP_USERNAME }}
          TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PIP_PASSWORD }}
          ...
        run: |
          ...

   • I'm using secrets in this repository, check out this repository's workflows

• 200 - success
• 204 - success
• 404 - secret or repository not found

View all available commands with ghs --help

Usage: ghs [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  All commands can run without providing options, and then you'll be
  prompted to insert values.

  Secrets' values and Personal-Access-Tokens are hidden when prompted

Options:
  -ci, --ci  Use this flag to avoid deletion confirmation prompts
  --help     Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  init            Create a credentials file to store your profiles
  profile-apply   Create or modify multiple profiles providing a string...
  profile-delete  Delete multiple profiles providing a string delimited by...
  profile-list    List all profile - truncates personal access tokens
  secret-apply    Apply to multiple repositories providing a string...
  secret-delete   Delete secrets from multiple repositories providing a...
  secret-get      Get secrets from multiple repositories providing a string...
  secret-list     List secrets of multiple repositories providing a string...

This project uses the keyring package, in some versions of Ubuntu and Debian, you might need to install the following packages

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libdbus-glib-1-dev
$ pip install secretstorage dbus-python keyring

Report issues/questions/feature requests on the Issues section.

Pull requests are welcome! Ideally, create a feature branch and issue for every single change you make. These are the steps:

1. Fork this repo
2. Create your feature branch from master (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Install from source

    $ git clone https://github.com/${GITHUB_OWNER}/githubsecrets.git && cd githubsecrets
    ...
    $ pip install --upgrade pip
    ...
    $ python -m venv ./ENV
    $ . ./ENV/bin/activate
    ...
    $ (ENV) pip install --editable .
    ...
    # Done! Now when you run 'ghs' it will get automatically updated when you modify the code

4. Add the code of your new feature
5. Test - generate a Personal Access Token for testing

   $ (ENV) bash scripts/test_functionality.sh -p PROFILE_NAME -o GITHUB_OWNER -t TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN -r GITHUB_REPOSITORY
   ... # All good? Move on to the next step

6. Commit your remarkable changes (git commit -am 'Added new feature')
7. Push to the branch (git push --set-up-stream origin my-new-feature)
8. Create a new Pull Request and tell us about your changes

Created and maintained by Meir Gabay

Design by facebook.com/KerenOrDesign

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details