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FC-UIP-HCD-001: Hardcoded value

Hardcoded path, endpoint or other environment-specific literal detected.

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What it detects

Hardcoded path, endpoint or other environment-specific literal detected. Flowcerta surfaces this finding from the active validation pipeline for supported file types and platforms.

Why it matters

Hardcoded sensitive values create security and operational debt. Rotating the value now requires code change, retesting, and redeployment instead of a simple secret update.

Example violation

Hardcoded path, endpoint or other environment-specific literal detected.

Fix guidance

UiPath

  • Move the value to a configuration asset or argument so the workflow can be promoted between environments without editing it.
  • Use platform-native assets, credentials, bounded retries, and Log Message checkpoints instead of hardcoded literals or silent failure paths.
  • Revalidate the workflow after the change and confirm the finding no longer appears.

Verification steps

  1. Run validation again and confirm the rule no longer appears in the finding list.
  2. Review the changed workflow artifact directly to verify the risky pattern is gone.
  3. Capture the new validation result as evidence for the relevant owner or compliance review.

Compliance references

    Related rules

    PA-005

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