<ul><li>The author shares a story about testing a module against a third-party web API without leaking sensitive authentication tokens.</li><li>To ensure the module works as intended without requiring an active network connection, mocking the service is essential.</li><li>Different mocking approaches in Perl are discussed, with an emphasis on using LWP::UserAgent::Mockable for testing web services.</li><li>Tips are provided on handling authorization tokens securely, scrubbing sensitive data from mock files, and setting up Git commit hooks for automated checks.</li></ul>

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