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# testing
python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/upstream/umap/umap-upstream
python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/upstream/scikit-learn/sklearn-upstream

# NVIDIA AI Workbench: generated or temporary project files
.project/*
!.project/spec.yaml
!.project/configpacks

# Temp directories and notebooks created by jupyterlab
.Trash-*/
.jupyter/
.local/

# Model artifacts generated by notebook runs, e.g. random_forest_demo.ipynb
*.sav
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# apt packages to install should be listed one per line
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#!/bin/bash
# This file contains bash commands that will be executed when the Project container starts.
#
# Note: Passwordless sudo is available during the execution of this script
# Note: This file may be removed if you don't need to use it
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#!/bin/bash
# This file contains bash commands that will be executed at the end of the container build process,
# after all system packages and programming language specific package have been installed.
#
# Note: This file may be removed if you don't need to use it
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#!/bin/bash
# This file contains bash commands that will be executed at the beginning of the container build process,
# before any system packages or programming language specific package have been installed.
#
# Note: This file may be removed if you don't need to use it
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jupyterlab>3.0
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# Set environment variables in the format KEY=VALUE, 1 per line
# This file will be sourced inside the project container when started.
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🛡️ Analyzed with Security Review | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
printf '%s\n' '--- variables.env ---'
cat -n variables.env
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant ignore rules ---'
if [ -f .gitignore ]; then
  rg -n -C 2 'variables\.env|\.env|secret|credential' .gitignore || true
else
  printf '%s\n' '.gitignore not found'
fi
printf '%s\n' '--- references to variables.env and sensitive variables ---'
rg -n -C 2 'variables\.env|sensitive variable|secret mechanism|AI Workbench' --glob '!variables.env' --glob '!.git/**' . | head -200 || true
printf '%s\n' '--- tracked status ---'
git ls-files --error-unmatch variables.env

Repository: NVIDIA/cuml

Length of output: 591

🌐 Web query:

official NVIDIA AI Workbench documentation variables.env sensitive variables secrets

💡 Result:

NVIDIA AI Workbench distinguishes between non-sensitive environment variables and sensitive variables (secrets) to ensure secure management [1]. They are handled differently in terms of storage, version control, and accessibility [1][2]. Non-Sensitive Variables - Stored in the variables.env file within your project repository [1][3]. - These are version-controlled by Git and remain consistent across different hosts and users [1]. - They are intended for general configuration settings needed by your container [1]. Sensitive Variables (Secrets) - The keys and descriptions for secrets are defined in the project specification (.project/spec.yaml), which is version-controlled [4][5]. - The actual secret values are never stored in the repository [1][4]. Instead, they are stored securely on each host in a file named secrets.env located at.nvwb/project-runtime-info//secrets.env [1]. - Because these values live outside the repository, they must be re-entered when you clone a project to a new machine [4][6]. Managing Secrets via CLI - You can create a sensitive environment variable using the CLI command: nvwb create environment-variable --is-sensitive [7][8]. - You can set or update values for existing secrets using the nvwb configure secrets command [7]. - If you need to change a sensitive value, the existing secret must be deleted and created again, as sensitive variables cannot be directly mutated [8]. Security Considerations - AI Workbench stores project secrets unencrypted in the runtime directory on the host's disk [9]. This design is intended to be equivalent to how platforms like Docker and Podman manage secrets [9]. - These secrets are automatically deleted from the host when the corresponding project is removed from the context [9]. - Sensitive information, such as API keys or passwords, should always be configured as secrets rather than placed in variables.env to prevent them from being committed to source control [1].

Citations:

Sensitive Data Exposure

Reachability: Internal
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Keep secrets out of variables.env.

This tracked file is intended for non-sensitive values. Warn users not to add API keys, passwords, or other secrets, and direct them to AI Workbench sensitive variables.

Proposed clarification 
-# Set environment variables in the format KEY=VALUE, 1 per line
+# Set non-sensitive environment variables in the format KEY=VALUE, 1 per line.
+# Do not add API keys, passwords, or other secrets to this file.
+# Configure sensitive values through the AI Workbench secret mechanism.
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# Set environment variables in the format KEY=VALUE, 1 per line
# This file will be sourced inside the project container when started.
# Set non-sensitive environment variables in the format KEY=VALUE, 1 per line.
# Do not add API keys, passwords, or other secrets to this file.
# Configure sensitive values through the AI Workbench secret mechanism.
# This file will be sourced inside the project container when started.
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In `@variables.env` around lines 1 - 2, Update the comments in variables.env to
warn that API keys, passwords, and other secrets must not be added, and direct
users to AI Workbench sensitive variables for secret configuration.

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# NOTE: If you change this file while the project is running, you must restart the project container for changes to take effect.

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