<ul><li>When working on modern DevOps projects, managing secrets and environment-specific variables securely is critical.</li><li>.env files store environment variables in key-value pairs and are commonly used with tools like Docker, Node.js, Python, and CI/CD pipelines.</li><li>To use .env files securely in DevOps projects, follow best practices, including not committing them to Git, using .env.example for structure, and using secret managers in CI/CD.</li><li>Additionally, encrypting .env files, setting restrictive access permissions, using environment variables instead of files, and regularly rotating secrets can further enhance security.</li></ul>

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