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# Is Weak Secret • AI Agent SDK

> is_weak_secret: Return True if ``value`` is empty or a known-weak/placeholder secret.

# is\_weak\_secret

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> This function is defined in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

Return True if `value` is empty or a known-weak/placeholder secret.

Comparison is whitespace-stripped and case-insensitive.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def is_weak_secret(value: Optional[str]) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="value" type="Optional[str]" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Usage

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
>>> is_weak_secret("change-me")
    True
    >>> is_weak_secret("$(openssl rand -hex 16)")
    True
    >>> is_weak_secret("strong-non-placeholder-token")
    False
```

## Used By

* [`assert_gateway_secret_strong`](../functions/assert_gateway_secret_strong)

## Source

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