
If a secret with the same name exists at multiple levels, the secret at the lowest level takes precedence. For example, a secret created at the repository level must have a unique name in that repository. Secret names must be unique at the level they are created at. Secret names must not start with a number. Secret names must not start with the GITHUB_ prefix. Secret names can only contain alphanumeric characters (, , ) or underscores ( _). The following rules apply to secret names:
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For information about stopping the codespace, see " Using the Visual Studio Code Command Palette in GitHub Codespaces." Naming secrets If you've created a secret on and you want to use it in a currently running codespace, stop the codespace and then restart it. Once you have created a secret, it will be available when you create a new codespace or restart the codespace. To share a secret with a codespace created from a template, you will need to publish the codespace to a repository on GitHub, then give that repository access to the secret. Then, you can use the secret in any codespace you create for a repository that has access to the secret. You can choose which repositories should have access to each secret. Credentials for a private image registry (for more information, see " Allowing your codespace to access a private registry").

For example, you may want to store and access the following sensitive information as encrypted secrets. You can add encrypted secrets to your personal account that you want to use in your codespaces. About encrypted secrets for GitHub Codespaces
