{"slug": "i-almost-pasted-my-aws-key-into-chatgpt-so-i-built-a-goblin-to-stop-me", "title": "I almost pasted my AWS key into ChatGPT, so I built a goblin to stop me", "summary": "A developer built LeakGoblin, a free, local-only command-line tool that scans and redacts API keys, tokens and passwords before text is pasted into AI tools. The tool was created after the developer nearly pasted an AWS key into ChatGPT.", "body_md": "LeakGoblin is a free, local-only CLI that scans and redacts API keys, tokens and passwords before you paste text into AI tools. Here's why I built it and how it works.\n\nFor further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or [reporting abuse](https://dev.to/report-abuse)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-almost-pasted-my-aws-key-into-chatgpt-so-i-built-a-goblin-to-stop-me", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/lovixcloud/i-almost-pasted-my-aws-key-into-chatgpt-so-i-built-a-goblin-to-stop-me-352p", "published_at": "2026-10-17 02:45:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-17 02:58:10.167561+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["LeakGoblin", "ChatGPT", "AWS"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-almost-pasted-my-aws-key-into-chatgpt-so-i-built-a-goblin-to-stop-me", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-almost-pasted-my-aws-key-into-chatgpt-so-i-built-a-goblin-to-stop-me.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-almost-pasted-my-aws-key-into-chatgpt-so-i-built-a-goblin-to-stop-me.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-almost-pasted-my-aws-key-into-chatgpt-so-i-built-a-goblin-to-stop-me.jsonld"}}