# Pipeline secrets: how not to end up with your keys on GitHubEN
Where the tokens and passwords a CI/CD pipeline needs should live: why a secret in the repository cannot be deleted, masking and protected branches, short-lived identities with OIDC.
Where the tokens and passwords a CI/CD pipeline needs should live: why a secret in the repository cannot be deleted, masking and protected branches, short-lived identities with OIDC.
What a CI/CD pipeline is, explained simply: continuous integration, continuous delivery, working examples with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI, and what is worth putting inside one.
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