From 29571445a2213a354efb6c45390e8bc66295d13a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "pensarapp[bot]" <182705637+pensarapp[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 16:18:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix security issue: Hardcoded API Key Exposed Through
 Insecure HTTP Transmission (CWE-798, CWE-319)

---
 notebooks/cognee_openai_compatable_demo.ipynb | 32 +++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/notebooks/cognee_openai_compatable_demo.ipynb b/notebooks/cognee_openai_compatable_demo.ipynb
index 99e0c15c1..9a0dadd3e 100644
--- a/notebooks/cognee_openai_compatable_demo.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/cognee_openai_compatable_demo.ipynb
@@ -9,11 +9,20 @@
     }
    },
    "source": [
+    "import os\n",
     "from openai import OpenAI\n",
     "\n",
     "# Use /api/v1/auth/login to get JWT\n",
     "\n",
-    "client = OpenAI(api_key=\"COGNEE_API_KEY\", base_url=\"http://localhost:8000/api/v1/\")\n",
+    "# Retrieve API key from environment variable\n",
+    "api_key = os.getenv(\"COGNEE_API_KEY\")\n",
+    "if not api_key:\n",
+    "    raise EnvironmentError(\"COGNEE_API_KEY environment variable is not set.\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Use HTTPS for secure transmission\n",
+    "base_url = \"https://localhost:8000/api/v1/\"\n",
+    "\n",
+    "client = OpenAI(api_key=api_key, base_url=base_url)\n",
     "\n",
     "client.responses.create(\n",
     "    model=\"cognee-v1\",\n",
@@ -26,8 +35,8 @@
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
       "\n",
-      "\u001B[1mHTTP Request: POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/responses \"HTTP/1.1 307 Temporary Redirect\"\u001B[0m\n",
-      "\u001B[1mHTTP Request: POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/responses/ \"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\"\u001B[0m"
+      "\u001B[1mHTTP Request: POST https://localhost:8000/api/v1/responses \"HTTP/1.1 307 Temporary Redirect\"\u001B[0m\n",
+      "\u001B[1mHTTP Request: POST https://localhost:8000/api/v1/responses/ \"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\"\u001B[0m"
      ]
     },
     {
@@ -52,9 +61,18 @@
     }
    },
    "source": [
+    "import os\n",
     "from openai import OpenAI\n",
     "\n",
-    "client = OpenAI(api_key=\"COGNEE_API_KEY\", base_url=\"http://localhost:8000/api/v1/\")\n",
+    "# Retrieve API key from environment variable\n",
+    "api_key = os.getenv(\"COGNEE_API_KEY\")\n",
+    "if not api_key:\n",
+    "    raise EnvironmentError(\"COGNEE_API_KEY environment variable is not set.\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Use HTTPS for secure transmission\n",
+    "base_url = \"https://localhost:8000/api/v1/\"\n",
+    "\n",
+    "client = OpenAI(api_key=api_key, base_url=base_url)\n",
     "\n",
     "client.responses.create(\n",
     "    model=\"cognee-v1\",\n",
@@ -67,8 +85,8 @@
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
       "\n",
-      "\u001B[1mHTTP Request: POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/responses \"HTTP/1.1 307 Temporary Redirect\"\u001B[0m\n",
-      "\u001B[1mHTTP Request: POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/responses/ \"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\"\u001B[0m"
+      "\u001B[1mHTTP Request: POST https://localhost:8000/api/v1/responses \"HTTP/1.1 307 Temporary Redirect\"\u001B[0m\n",
+      "\u001B[1mHTTP Request: POST https://localhost:8000/api/v1/responses/ \"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\"\u001B[0m"
      ]
     },
     {
@@ -106,4 +124,4 @@
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
  "nbformat_minor": 2
-}
+}
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