The latest articles on Forem by Ben Davies (@ben_davies). https://forem.com/ben_davies https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3770839%2F9e8205cc-dd69-4764-a1d8-c921c62e5f9a.jpg https://forem.com/ben_davies en Ben Davies Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:12:01 +0000 https://forem.com/ben_davies/1password-dotenvx-tool-clf https://forem.com/ben_davies/1password-dotenvx-tool-clf <p>I've decided to open source some of my tools I use for daily engineering. Today, it's EnvLock — a runtime package for 1Password and dotenvx.</p> <p><a href="https://bendavies1218.github.io/envlock-examples/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check it out here</a></p> <p>With AI coding tools becoming more used than ever, it's never been more important to protect your secrets. If your secrets live in a plain text .env file, they're one prompt away from being exfiltrated.</p> <p>envlock combines dotenvx encryption with 1Password key management so secrets never exist on disk — only in memory, only for the process that needs them.</p> <p>This tool is designed for small teams, startups and freelancers. It doesn't fit every use case — feel free to support envlock by opening a PR and contributing or Staring it.</p> <p>While it's possible to just use 1Password, I like the combination of dotenvx encryption. This makes rotating environment variables very simple as you only need to encrypt them again and update the encryption key.</p> security ai