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Last updated: 26 Sep 2023

signon: Environment variables

ActiveRecord Encryption

Used by ActiveRecord to encrypt values in the database e.g. User#otp_secret_key.

  • ACTIVE_RECORD_ENCRYPTION_KEY_DERIVATION_SALT
  • ACTIVE_RECORD_ENCRYPTION_PRIMARY_KEY

Devise

Used by Devise and/or its extensions to encrypt values in the database e.g. User#password.

  • DEVISE_PEPPER
  • DEVISE_SECRET_KEY

GOV.UK Notify

Used to configure Mail::Notify for use by ActionMailer in sending emails.

  • GOVUK_NOTIFY_API_KEY
  • GOVUK_NOTIFY_TEMPLATE_ID

Rewrite URIs for OAuth Applications

Used by Doorkeeper::Application#substituted_uri.

  • SIGNON_APPS_URI_SUB_PATTERN
  • SIGNON_APPS_URI_SUB_REPLACEMENT

GOV.UK app domain

Used to configure Google Analytics in the new app/views/layouts/admin_layout.html.erb.

  • GOVUK_APP_DOMAIN

GOV.UK environment names

Used to configure GovukAdminTemplate and in Healthcheck::ApiTokens#expiring_tokens.

  • GOVUK_ENVIRONMENT_NAME